Google Business Profile for trades: Should you hide your home address?
Work from home and visit customers? Check when to hide your address, set realistic service areas and review what customers see on Google.
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Articles on Google Business Profile for local businesses.
Plain-language updates and practical advice for trades in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Google Business Profile posts: turn job photos into useful updates
Use a real job photo to answer a customer question, then connect the update to a useful service page and enquiry route.
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How to reply to Google reviews without sounding scripted
Use the customer’s actual point, a detail you can verify and a realistic next step. Keep public replies and private follow-up connected.
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Google review extortion: a response plan for local businesses
Save the original demand, assign someone to coordinate the response and report through the right Google channel.
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Google Maps location looks wrong? Check before changing the profile
A map display problem deserves a factual check. Keep the public rendering, underlying business details and any claimed ranking effect separate.
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Google AI calls: what Canadian businesses should know
Check the Canadian availability before changing your workflow. Clear service information and sensible enquiry handling are useful regardless of who calls.
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Google Business Profile Q&A: what Canadian owners can do
What Canadian owners can do about Business Profile questions, retired Q&A software access and answers customers need before booking.
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A seasonal Google Business Profile routine for local trades
Seasonal demand changes what customers need to know. Keep the profile and the office working from the same service, availability and coverage information.
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AI search visibility: measure enquiries and booked work
A mention, a website visit and a booked job are different outcomes. Keep them separate so your AI search report helps you decide what to improve.
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Google Business Profile appeals: prepare the evidence before submitting
Google now accepts supporting files within the appeal workflow. Check the reason for the restriction and prepare the evidence before you submit.
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Google Business Profile maintenance: what to check weekly
Check the information customers rely on, respond to useful changes and give each task an owner. Regular maintenance helps keep your profile dependable.
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AI local search: a practical check for Canadian businesses
Check the facts an AI answer gives customers, then fix the profile and website information you can control. A practical starting point for Canadian businesses.
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Fake Google reviews: a guide for Canadian businesses
Build a fair review routine, document possible violations and respond to criticism without buying reviews or promising removals.
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Google Business Profile tools for Canadian businesses
Which Google Business Profile tools can help a Canadian business, what each does and the account restrictions to check before you connect.
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