Google Maps
How to Get More Calls From Google Maps
How Google picks who shows on the map, and the 9 things to fix on your profile so customers can find you and call.
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Google Maps & Website Tips for the Trades
Plain-English answers to the questions electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, roofers, welders and auto and diesel shops ask about Google. Every claim about how Google works links to Google's own help pages.
Troubleshooting
Why Isn't My Business Showing on Google Maps?
Verification, pending edits, suspensions, duplicates and service-area mistakes: a step-by-step way to find out why you're missing.
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Do Contractors Need a Website If They Have a Google Business Profile?
You don't have to have one. Here's what a profile does on its own, what a website adds, and a checklist if you build one.
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How to Get More Google Reviews as a Contractor
Get your review link, ask every customer the same way, text it, and reply. Plus what Google prohibits.
Read it →Electricians
How to Get More Electrical Leads From Google
Categories, the services homeowners search for, service area, photos, reviews and a website, the free way, for electricians.
Read it →Plumbers
How to Get More Plumbing Calls From Google
Service area, every plumbing service listed, honest hours, texting, photos and reviews: a plumber's Google checklist.
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HVAC Google Business Profile: A Setup Checklist
Name, categories, services, service area, busy-season hours, posts for seasonal offers, photos and reviews: 10 steps.
Read it →Welders & Fabricators
How to Get Welding Customers From Google
Mobile rig, shop or both: set up your Google profile the right way, list your jobs, show your welds and get reviews.
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