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2026-10-26
The Wrong Google Category Puts the Shop on the Wrong Shelf
…quest. 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. That person asks…
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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 Draw a Service Area You Do Not Cover
…xpect a call from every street. Saying no to a street you never cover makes the profile a liar. 4. If the job is outside the area, say so on the phone in one sentence, and do not quietly widen the map. The…
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Write the Profile Description Like a Person
The description is the short talk you would give at the counter. A stack of keywords is not a talk.
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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
A few products on the profile are a window. Size, stock, and how to order live on the shelf behind it.
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The Message Button and the Lead That Vanishes
…s 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 cleaner. A silent but…
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Put a Booking Link on the Profile
A booking link promises a person can ask for a time without starting from zero. A dead page breaks that promise in one tap.
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A Logo Photo Does Not Show the Work
…not download another shop's photo. That frame is their work, and it leaves the profile open to a complaint. Three frames from your own counter make a truer promise than a downloaded window. The customer loo…
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What the Cover Photo Should Say
The cover is the wide frame at the top of the profile. On a phone the edges are cropped. Writing you placed at the edge disappears. The frame should answer two things at onc…
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Staff Photos Without a Portrait Gallery
A face helps when someone will enter the house or hold the scissors. A run of selfies pushes the work down and turns the profile into an album.
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Moving the Shop to a New Address
…ld copy of the address keeps sending people 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 profi…
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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 customer picks the one with the wrong hours.
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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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Read Your Profile Insights Once a Month
The profile counts a few plain things. Never looking means you repair the wrong part. Looking every morning turns a quiet Tuesday into a panic.
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What Not to Copy from a Rival Profile
A rival's profile is for looking, not for a mould. Pasting their name, their photo, and their area turns your door into their job.
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Refresh the Seasonal Photos
A winter window still up in July says the profile is asleep. When the season turns, add a few new frames and do not wipe the gallery.
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The Business Name Must Match the Sign
The profile name is the sign written down. If the sign says Ayse Kuafor, the profile does not add best and a city.
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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. The quiet line makes people think you do not pick up.
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