Local search and Google profile: be found when someone nearby searches
Anyone searching for a dentist, a hairdresser or an electrician nearby first sees the map and the business profiles from Google. If your entry is complete, up to date and the same everywhere, the chance that people choose you rises. We set it up and keep it in order.
Overview
Local search and Google profile
We maintain your Google Business Profile and your address details so that customers nearby find you on Google and Maps.
Who it is for
- Practices, shops, restaurants and trades with a fixed location
- Businesses that work in several towns
- Anyone whose Google entry shows wrong hours, address or photos
What is included
Review and completion of your Google Business Profile: categories, hours, services, photos
The same details for name, address and contact on your website and in key directories
Structured data on your website for location and opening hours
Guidance and text templates for asking for reviews politely and answering them
Listing on Bing Places and Apple Maps, if you wish
Separate pages for several locations, if you have several
Written fixed-price offer before we start, payment only after approval
What is behind it
Google shows businesses nearby by three things: how well the entry matches the search, how far away the business is and how well known it is. We cannot change the distance, but we can improve the entry and how well known you are.
Real reviews
We do not buy reviews and we do not write them. We show you how to ask satisfied customers politely for feedback without breaking the rules of Google.
How it works
We begin by checking your Google Business Profile and your entries in the most important directories: do name, address, contact and opening hours match everywhere? This takes one to two working days. Then we complete categories, services, description and photos, align the details on your website and add structured data for location and hours. You also receive text templates for asking politely for reviews and replying to them. Altogether we allow five to eight working days. If Google first has to verify your profile, that can take a few more days. That is a guide value, not a promise.
How you measure success
Your Google Business Profile shows you yourself what is happening: how often your profile appeared in search and on the map, how many visitors clicked through to your website and how many requested directions or got in touch in another way. Add the number of reviews, the average and the share of reviews you have replied to. Technically it counts that name, address and contact are identical in all directories. The target is zero discrepancies. Compare equal periods, because searches vary with season and holidays. Google alone decides the order, so we do not promise a position.
Matching projects
Preview in your language, otherwise in English.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get the number one spot on Google Maps?
Nobody can promise that. We make sure your entry is complete and correct and the details are consistent. The order is decided by Google.
Do I need a Google account?
Yes, for the business profile. We have you invite us as a manager so that the profile always stays with you.
How long until the profile is verified?
That is up to Google. Depending on the business, Google asks for proof, for example by video or code. Verification often takes a few days, sometimes longer. If you already have a verified profile, this step is skipped. We tell you beforehand what Google might ask for and guide you through the process so that the profile is verified in your name.
What do I do about a bad review?
Reply factually, politely and briefly, without giving details about the customer, especially for practices. Offer to clear up the matter in direct contact. You can report false or unlawful reviews to Google. We give you text templates for such replies. Genuine critical reviews cannot be deleted, and we neither write nor buy any.
What does it cost?
Checking and completing your Google Business Profile is part of the Google basics in the fixed price of 2,990 € net for a new website. For ongoing care and several locations you receive a written fixed-price offer before we start, payment only after approval.
We would be glad to show you what your new website can look like.
Free, without obligation and without a call. You only pay if you approve the finished website.
Or call us directly: +30 693 182 8158 · info@aen-media.com