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Local SEO and Google Maps

Google Business Profile help and local visibility

A Google Business Profile that brings in local customers

Your profile on Google Maps and in Search is often the first thing customers see of your business, before your website. We set it up, clean it up and keep it sharp, so the profile works for you when someone nearby is looking for what you sell.

What is Google Business Profile, and why does it matter so much?

Google Business Profile, formerly known as Google My Business, is the listing that shows your business on Google Maps and in search results: opening hours, photos, reviews, phone number and directions. The profile itself is free from Google, but few businesses use it well, and many do not know they can control what it shows.

When someone searches for what you sell in your area, visibility is largely decided by the profile: how complete it is, how active it is, and what reputation it shows. A business with a well-kept profile gets seen and chosen. A business without one can be invisible in local search, even with a great website.

  • Setup and verification from scratch
  • Takeover and cleanup of an existing profile
  • Ongoing optimization: posts, photos and replies
  • Works hand in hand with reviews and local SEO

The Corner Bakery

4.8(127 reviews)
Bakery·Open now·closes 4 PM
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KH
2 days ago

“Best cinnamon buns in town, and always such friendly service!”

Response from the owner

Thank you so much! Come back any time, the buns are fresh from seven.

What a sharp profile looks like to the customer

Complete information, fresh photos, clear opening hours and reviews that get replies. When the profile looks like this, you are already part of the customer's shortlist before they have even opened your website.

What we help you with

From no profile at all to a profile that works for you every day.

Set up and verify a new profile

We create the profile from scratch, choose the right categories, complete every field and guide it through Google's verification until it is live and approved.

Claim and clean an existing profile

Many businesses have a profile they do not control, with wrong opening hours or an old address. We claim ownership, correct the information and remove duplicates.

Ongoing optimization

Posts, fresh photos, products and services, answered questions and updated holiday hours. An active profile signals to Google that the business is alive.

Fixes and suspended profiles

Business not showing on Google Maps? Profile suspended by Google? We find the cause, fix what is wrong and follow the case with Google until it is resolved.

Why let us do the work?

Get found nearby

Local searches like "near me" are decided in the map results at the top of Google. That is where your neighbors are looking, and that is where your profile should be when they do.

Trust before the first click

Stars, fresh photos and answered reviews give customers confidence before they even visit your website. The profile is the first impression, and we make sure it holds up.

Results you can measure

The profile tracks its own results: phone calls, direction requests and website clicks. You see the effect in a monthly report, in numbers you understand.

How we work

01

Free analysis

We review your profile, or the lack of one, and compare it with competitors in your area. You get an honest assessment of where you stand, with no obligation.

02

Setup and cleanup

We secure ownership, correct all information and build the profile out fully: categories, description, photos, services and everything Google wants to see.

03

Optimization

We keep the profile active with posts and updates, and connect it to your review work, the factor Google weighs most over time.

04

Measurement and reporting

You get a monthly report with calls, direction requests, profile views and clicks, so you see what the profile actually creates in inquiries.

What does the help cost?

The profile itself is free from Google, what you pay us for is the work. The price depends on your starting point: a defined one-off project for setup or cleanup, or ongoing care as part of your SEO work. You get a concrete quote after the free analysis, before committing to anything.

FAQ

It is your business listing on Google Maps and in search results, with opening hours, photos, reviews, phone number and directions. The profile controls how your business appears when someone searches for you or for what you sell in your area.
You create it through Google, verify that you own the business and complete the information. It is free, but doing it well takes knowledge of categories, guidelines and what Google actually weighs. We handle the whole setup for you, correctly from the start.
Verification is done through Google, typically by video, phone or mail, and an unmanaged existing listing can be claimed by documenting that you own the business. We guide both processes and handle the dialogue with Google.
Google My Business was renamed Google Business Profile in 2022. It is the same product: the profile is now managed directly from Google Search and Maps instead of a separate app.
Yes, the profile itself is completely free from Google, and appearing on Google Maps costs nothing. What businesses pay for, if anything, is the work of setting it up correctly, keeping it active and making it rank, whether they do it themselves or let someone like us do it.
The most common causes are an unverified profile, thin or incorrect information, a wrong category, or a breach of Google's guidelines. In the analysis we find the actual cause for your business and fix it.
Yes. Suspensions are usually caused by guideline issues in the profile information, often unintentional. We find the cause, correct it, file a reinstatement case with Google and follow it until the case is resolved.

Want to know how your profile holds up?

We review your Business Profile and your visibility in local search, and tell you honestly what should be fixed first. Completely free and with no obligation.