Google Maps setup
Get your business on Google Maps.
Google Business Profile setup and upkeep, so customers can find your location, hours and contact details when they search.
What's included
What the setup includes.
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Profile creation or claim
Creating your listing, or helping you claim one that already exists.
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Verification guidance
Walking you through the verification method Google offers your business.
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Categories and services
Choosing an accurate primary category and listing what you really offer.
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Business details
Consistent name, phone, hours, service area and website link.
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Photos and posts
Advice on the real images and updates that keep a listing useful.
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Review process
A simple, honest way to ask real customers for reviews, and how to reply.
The reasoning
Why your Google listing matters.
For many local searches, your listing is the first thing a customer sees. They can call you, get directions or read reviews without ever opening a website, so incomplete or wrong details can quietly cost you enquiries.
Google says local ranking depends mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. You cannot move your location, but you can make your details complete and accurate, and earn real reviews over time.
Choosing well
How to choose someone to set up your listing.
Keep the account yours
You should own the profile and add helpers as managers, never the other way round.
Refuse fake reviews
Buying reviews violates Google’s policies and can get a listing suspended.
Avoid keyword-stuffed names
Use your real business name. Adding extra keywords breaks Google’s guidelines.
Use your real address
Virtual offices and addresses you do not operate from can lead to suspension.
Questions
Straight answers.
- How do I add my business to Google Maps?
- You create a free Google Business Profile, enter your business name, category and location or service area, then complete the verification Google asks for. Once verified, your listing can appear in Search and Maps.
- Is a Google Business Profile free?
- Yes, Google does not charge for the profile itself. Any cost you pay a provider is for their time in setting up and managing it.
- Can I be listed without a shop or office?
- Yes. If you visit customers rather than serving them at your premises, you can set up a service-area business and hide your address.
- How can my business rank higher on Google Maps?
- Keep your profile complete and accurate, choose the right category, add real photos and earn genuine reviews. Your distance from the person searching also matters, and that is outside anyone’s control.
How we work
From idea to impact.
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Discover
Understand your business, audience and goals.
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Define
Create the strategy and creative direction.
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Design
Build the identity and experience.
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Deliver
Launch, refine and move forward.
Start with Google Maps setup
Ready to be found?
Google Business Profile setup and upkeep, so customers can find your location, hours and contact details when they search.