AUTOMATIVEGoogle Business Profile · Cornwall & UK
Google Business Profileoptimisation.
Your Google profile decides whether you show up on the map when someone nearby searches for what you do. We set it up properly, fill every gap and keep it working, so more of those searches turn into calls.
- Categories & services
- Photos & posts
- Reviews
- Verification help
Google Business Profile
Your business
- Primary categoryThe closest match to your main service
- Secondary categoriesEvery other service you want to be found for
- Services & descriptionsWritten around what customers search
- Service areas & hoursMatching your website exactly
- Photos of real workAdded every month
- PostsRecent jobs, offers and updates
- ReviewsAsked for, and every one answered
- Products & booking linkEverything needed to choose you
Why you're not on the map
Most profiles are only half done.
Google ranks the map on how relevant, how close and how well known a business is. Distance is out of your hands. The profile is where you win the rest.
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Wrong or missing categories
The single biggest reason a good business doesn't show on the map. One wrong primary category can hide you from your main search.
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Half-finished
No services listed, a two-line description, three old photos and nothing posted since it was set up.
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Doesn't match the website
Different hours, a different phone number or an old address. Google trusts a business less when the details disagree.
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Reviews left hanging
Unanswered reviews, or no steady flow of new ones, while the businesses above you collect them every week.
What we do
Every part of your profile, done properly.
We work through the whole profile against what Google rewards and what your competitors are doing, then keep it active every week.
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Categories
The right primary category.
We check which categories the top-ranking businesses in your area use, then set your primary and secondary categories to match every service you want to be found for.
- Primary category
- Secondary categories
- Competitor check
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Services & description
Say exactly what you do.
Every service listed with its own description, plus a business description written around the words your customers actually search.
- Services
- Products
- Business description
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Details
Consistent everywhere.
Name, address, phone, hours and service areas made identical across your profile, website and directory listings, so Google can trust them.
- Name, address & phone
- Service areas
- Opening & holiday hours
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Photos & posts
A profile that looks alive.
Real photos of your work, team and premises added every month, and regular posts about recent jobs and updates so the profile never goes quiet.
- Monthly photos
- Weekly posts
- Offers & updates
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Reviews
More reviews, every one answered.
A simple way to ask happy customers for a review after each job, and a reply to every review, good or bad, in your voice.
- Review requests
- Review replies
- Review link & QR code
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Setup & fixes
Verified and under your control.
New profiles set up and taken through verification, duplicates removed, ownership sorted out and help with suspended or stuck listings.
- New profiles
- Verification
- Duplicates & ownership
- Suspensions
Not sure what's wrong with yours?
Your free video review goes through your profile line by line and shows where you rank on the map today.
What local SEO does
From nowhere to the top three.
Each dot is a point on the map where we searched Google. The number is where a business ranks from that spot. Red is nowhere near; green is the top three, where the calls go.
How it works
From hidden to on the map.
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Free video review
We scan where you rank across your area and go through your profile against the businesses above you.
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Fix the foundations
Categories, services, description, details and photos sorted first, because they move rankings fastest.
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Keep it active
Weekly posts, new photos, review requests and replies, so Google sees a business that's open and busy.
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Track and adjust
Map rankings, calls and direction requests checked every month, with the next month's work based on what changed.
The bigger picture
Your profile is one part of local SEO.
A strong profile gets you into the running. Staying in the top three also takes a website Google trusts, consistent directory listings and a steady flow of reviews. That's our full local SEO service. See how it worked for a Cornwall solar installer and electrician.
Local SEO services
Each part, done properly.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What is Google Business Profile optimisation?
It's getting every part of your Google profile right: categories, services, description, details, photos, posts and reviews. A complete, active profile is far more likely to show in the map results when someone nearby searches for what you do.
Is it the same as Google My Business?
Yes. Google renamed Google My Business to Google Business Profile in 2021. It's the listing that shows on Google Maps and on the right of Google search results.
How long until I see a difference?
Fixing categories and services can move rankings within a few weeks. Reviews, photos and posts build over the following months. Competitive searches and larger areas take longer.
Once it's optimised, will it stay at the top?
Not on its own. Competitors keep posting, adding photos and collecting reviews, and Google favours profiles that stay active. That's why we keep working on it every month and track the results.
Can you help if my profile is suspended or won't verify?
Yes. We'll find the likely cause, fix what Google flags and take you through reinstatement or verification. Google makes the final decision, so we can't promise an outcome, but most problems have a clear fix.
Do I need to give you my Google password?
No. You stay the owner and add us as a manager, which you can remove at any time. We never ask for your password or for ownership of the profile.
Can I have a profile without a shop or office?
Yes, if you visit customers. Trades and mobile businesses can hide their address and show a service area instead. Online-only businesses aren't eligible.
Also
What else we do.
- 01WebsitesFast, hand-built sites that rank and turn visitors into enquiries.New websitesService & area pagesHosting & care
- 02Google & Meta AdsPaid campaigns with proper tracking, for when you need calls this week.Google SearchLocal Services AdsFacebook & Instagram
- 03Custom softwareQuoting tools and apps built around how you work, like DigDealer.Quoting appsCustomer portalsAutomations
Free video review
Get your free video review.
A short, personal video for your business: where you show up on Google today, who's beating you, and what we'd do about it. Two to three minutes. No call, no obligation.
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Where you rank
A map-grid scan of where you appear on Google Maps across your whole area.
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Who's beating you
The businesses in the top three, and what they have that you don't.
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Your Google profile
Categories, services, photos and reviews, checked against what Google rewards.
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Your website
A technical check: speed, indexing, schema and the on-page basics Google needs to rank you.
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What we'd fix
The changes we'd make, in order of impact.
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