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2026-10-26
The Wrong Google Category Puts the Shop on the Wrong Shelf
…ith the wrong request. The primary category is the shelf your shop stands on in Google Business Profile. A tyre fitter who picks car dealer does not show up for a tyre search. He shows up for a car search.…
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Set Holiday and Bayram Hours Before the Day
…0 August, 29 October, and the neighbourhood fair are not a regular week. If the profile looks open and the shutter is down, the person on the pavement writes the review before you reopen. Special hours are f…
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Do Not Leave the Questions Block Empty
…up. 3. Do not invent a question that nobody asks. A made-up question makes the profile look like a billboard. The customer feels that and does not trust it. Let the question be a sentence you hear at the co…
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Products on the Profile Are Not a Catalogue
The product list on the profile is a window with a few items. A catalogue is the full shelf. Size, variety, whether it is in stock, and how to order li…
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The Message Button and the Lead That Vanishes
…pocket. These messages do not fall into WhatsApp by themselves. They sit in the Google app or in the profile on a computer. The person who will look must have a name. If nobody will look, a closed button is…
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A Logo Photo Does Not Show the Work
…e shop next door shows a boot with a new sole and you show a gold icon, the eye moves there. A shoe repair shop had a gold icon as its only image. The neighbour had put up a resoled boot. He photographed…
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Staff Photos Without a Portrait Gallery
…the scissors. A run of selfies does the opposite. The work photos sink, and the profile looks like a personal album. A cleaning crew had uploaded forty selfies from the van. People asking for a quote said th…
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Moving the Shop to a New Address
The pin is a promise about a door. After you move, every old copy of the address keeps sending people to the old street. Opening a second profile for the new shop splits…
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Mark the Business Temporarily Closed
…top. Two dates are two promises. 3. Put the same notice on the website. If the profile says closed and the site says open, the customer trusts the site and comes for nothing. Both places should name the sam…
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Merge a Duplicate Business Profile
Two profiles for one door split the stars, the photos, and the calls. The cause is usually simple. A member of staff opened the sec…
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Accessibility, Payments, and Who the Shop Serves
Attributes are the small ticks under the profile. Step-free entrance, card, toilet, by appointment only, and who the shop serves. A tick is a promise. An empty block ma…
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Refresh the Seasonal Photos
A winter window still standing in July says the profile is asleep. Seasonal work also changes the call you want to be seen for. Leaks and boilers in the cold, awnings and outd…
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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…
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Open the Directions Link on Your Own Site
…site still needs the door. The directions link should open the same pin as the profile and end the route there. A link that merely searches your name can open the duplicate, the old address, or a similar na…
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