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2026-10-26

Set Holiday and Bayram Hours Before the Day

Regular hours describe a regular week. Bayram, New Year's Day, 23 April, 19 May, 30 August, 29 October, and the neighbourhood fair ar…

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2026-10-26

Do Not Draw a Service Area You Do Not Cover

…province makes the shop look busy. The same circle also brings a call from two hours away. You say you will not go. The other person feels misled. That feeling leaks into the review the next person reads.…

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2026-10-26

Moving the Shop to a New Address

…to the old street. Opening a second profile for the new shop splits the reviews and starts you from zero. A tailor moved two streets away and opened a second profile so the new one would show. The stars…

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2026-10-26

Mark the Business Temporarily Closed

…is the wrong one if you plan to return. A butcher closed for six weeks of works and left the hours as usual. Delivery drivers kept coming. He switched to temporarily closed, wrote the week he hoped to op…

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2026-10-26

Read Your Profile Insights Once a Month

…ple saw you, how they searched, how many called, how many asked for directions, and how many tapped the website. Never looking for a year means you repair the wrong part. Looking every morning turns a qu…

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2026-10-26

The Cost of Two Different Phone Numbers

Two numbers feel like a spare. On the profile and the website they often become two shops. One rings at the counter. The other rings in a drawer, or in the pocket of som…

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2026-10-26

The Profile and the Website Must Tell One Story

The profile is the short notice on the map. The website is the long form of the same shop. If they clash, the customer believes the one that wasted the trip. Hours, phone, add…

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2026-10-22

Google Maps and Local SEO for Businesses

When someone searches for a service "near me", they look at the map and the first few results. A wrong phone number, old hours, or an empty website sends the click to a competitor. Local visi…