Google Business Profile Setup

For most trades, this is where the calls actually come from. Not the website. Not Facebook. Google Maps. Someone types "plumber near me" and picks one of the top three on the map. If you're not there, you're not getting the call.

Most trades I meet have either never set one up, or set it up years ago and never touched it again. Wrong categories, no photos, no services listed, no reviews requested. It's leaving money on the table.

I set it up properly. The right categories so Google knows what you do. Your services listed word for word so you match what people search. Photos of your actual work, not empty slots. Review requests so your customers can leave you five stars without having to hunt for the link.

It's not magic. It's filling in the right boxes, in the right order, with the right words. But most trades haven't got time to sit down and do it, and Google keeps changing the layout, so it's easy to put off.

Here's the thing. Your Google Business Profile and your website work together. Google looks at both. If your website says you're a plumber in York and your profile says the same, Google trusts it more and shows you higher. That's why I do both.

It works hand in hand with local SEO in York and a proper website. Get all three right and you're visible everywhere your customers are looking.

Every trade and service business in York and the surrounding area. If you serve local customers, you need this.

Plumbers, electricians, joiners, roofers, cleaners, landscapers, tilers, plasterers, painters, gutter cleaners, waste removal, driveways, fencing, gardening, dog walkers, handymen.