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2026-10-26

Set Holiday and Bayram Hours Before the Day

…that in a short post and do not leave the dot open. 3. Change the hours on the website the same morning. If the profile says closed and the site says open, the customer does not know which one to trust, and…

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2026-10-26

Do Not Draw a Service Area You Do Not Cover

…job. If you do grow it, grow it for good the following week and write it on the website too. 5. Redraw the area when you add a second van or when you drop a district. The map should follow where the van act…

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2026-10-26

Products on the Profile Are Not a Catalogue

…ho wants a wreath treats you as absent. The profile window does not replace the website. The window invites people in. The sale finishes inside. 1. On the profile, show a few items people recognise, with a…

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2026-10-26

Put a Booking Link on the Profile

…for a day and a way to reach them. The link on the profile and the link on the website should be the same address. Two doors mean two diaries. If you do not take times online, do not call the button booking…

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2026-10-26

What the Cover Photo Should Say

…its on the summer cover, the shop looks abandoned. Change the wide image on the website the same week. If the profile shows the new door and the site shows the old one, the customer is left between two thres…

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2026-10-26

Moving the Shop to a New Address

…true threshold should be the true threshold on the map as well. 3. Update the website, the sign, the receipt, and any directory that copied you, on the same day. If one of them still says the old street, t…

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2026-10-26

Mark the Business Temporarily Closed

…ck a new one on 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 sho…

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2026-10-26

Read Your Profile Insights Once a Month

…arched, 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 quiet Tuesday into a panic. A…

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2026-10-26

Refresh the Seasonal Photos

…on covers the threshold. The job describes the threshold. 4. If the top of the website still shows the old season, change it the same week. If the profile shows summer and the site shows winter, the custome…

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2026-10-26

The Business Name Must Match the Sign

…ces. The check used the same words as the sign, and it passed. The receipt, the website header, and the profile should show the same words. A legal name can stay on the invoice. The name said at the door is…

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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. The quiet line makes people think you do not pick up.

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2026-10-26

Open the Directions Link on Your Own Site

A person who reaches your 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

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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.

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2026-10-26

Redirect the Old Website So Visitors Stay

The old address should go to the new page of the same job. Home to home, a service to the same service. A visitor should not be left on an empty screen.

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2026-10-26

Do not paste sentences from a competitor's website

A competitor's sentence is their promise. Your page should describe the work you did this week, with your own photo.

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2026-10-26

The street sign, the profile, and the site title share one name

The name on the sign, the profile, and the website title should use the same spelling. A short name in one place and a long name in another splits the search.

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2026-10-26

A Facebook page does not replace the website

A Facebook page is a noticeboard. Search, old bookmarks, and the hours you control still belong on your own website.

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2026-10-26

When the social account goes quiet, the website still answers

A month without posts does not close the shop. Search and old bookmarks still arrive, and the page should keep showing the hours, the job, and how to ask.

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2026-10-26

Card payment on the shop site needs your own domain

…f the lock holds, write the address of the page on the business card and in the website box on the map. If it does not, do not leave the card box open.

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2026-10-22

Google Maps and Local SEO for Businesses

How a nearby customer finds you on the map and in search: a complete profile, reviews, and a website that matches.