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Get found on Google

Claim your listing, fill it in, add photos and check how it shows up.

6 steps, about 3 hours

  1. How to Claim and Verify Your Google Business Profile

    Step by step: find out if your business already has a Google profile, claim it or create one, pick a verification method and fix the usual snags.

    About 20 minutes

  2. How to Choose Your Google Categories, Services and Service Area

    Pick the right primary category, add your services, and set a service area or hide your address, with the exact clicks and Google's own rules.

    About 20 minutes

  3. How to Write Your Google Business Description

    What goes in the 750 character description on your Google profile, what to leave out, a fill-in outline, and a prompt to get a clean first draft from AI.

    About 15 minutes

  4. Which Photos to Put on Your Google Listing

    Real photos beat clever captions. Which photos to add to your Google listing first, the exact steps, the file sizes Google accepts and what to skip.

    About 45 minutes

  5. Make Your Name, Address and Phone Number Match Everywhere

    Small differences in your business name, address or phone number confuse customers and search. Make a master copy, then check each place in about an hour.

    About an hour

  6. Check How Your Business Shows Up on Google, and Fix What Is Wrong

    A 20 minute check of what customers actually see when they search for you, plus how to handle duplicate profiles, wrong details and someone else's listing.

    About 20 minutes

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