Google Business Profile for an Ottawa service business: the first month, step by step
For a plumber, a painter, a mover or a renovation company in Ottawa, the Google Business Profile is often the first thing a customer sees: the map pack, the reviews and the call button come before the website. Here is a practical plan for the first month of a new or neglected profile. Week 1: claim and complete Claim or verify the profile with the business's own Google account, and add a second manager so access does not depend on one person. Choose the most specific primary category, then add secondary categories for each service you really offer. If you work at customers' homes and have no shop, set it up as a service-area business, hide the address and list the areas you serve. Write the description in plain words: what you do, for whom, in which parts of Ottawa, and since when. Add hours, the phone number and the website link. Use exactly the same name, address and phone as on your website. Week 2: photos and services Upload photos of real jobs: before and after, the cr...