Local presence: Google Business Profile management

Your Google Business Profile is what people see when they look you up on Google Search and Maps. Local presence is the monthly plan for owners who want it looked after along with the site: the website we build and run, your Google Business Profile kept current, a review request after every job, and one page each month that shows what happened. USD 199 a month.

What we do every week

Posts and photos. A short post about recent work and new photos from your jobs. You send the photos from your phone; we pick, crop and write the post.
Accurate details. Hours, services, service area, phone and website checked against your site, so Google and your site never disagree.
Review replies. Every new review gets a reply, good or bad. A bad review gets a calm, factual draft that you see before it goes out.

Review requests, done by the rules

After each job, your customer gets a short, polite request with your own Google review link. Every customer is asked, not only the ones we expect to be happy, and nobody is offered anything for a review. That follows Google’s review policy and the US Federal Trade Commission’s rule on consumer reviews. We write the message and set up the link and a QR code; it goes out by text from your phone or by email from your business address.

The monthly report

One page, in plain words, at the start of each month:

Calls and website visits that Google reports from your Business Profile.
Enquiries that came through your site’s contact form.
New reviews, your rating, and the replies sent.
Whether ChatGPT and Google’s AI name your business when asked ten questions your customers ask, such as who to call for your trade in your town.
What we did that month and what we plan next.

If a number goes down, the report says so.

What we need from you

A manager invitation to your Business Profile, sent from your Google account to ours. You stay the owner.
Photos from your jobs, a few a month, taken with your phone.
A word after each job, so the review request goes to the right customer.

What it is not

No paid advertising, no fake or bought reviews, and no promise of a ranking or a number of calls. We do the work Google asks every business to do, every week, and we show you the results as they are.

What is included

Everything in the monthly plan: hosting, security updates, the editing page and small changes.

Your Google Business Profile kept up: posts about your recent work, new photos, hours and services kept accurate.

A reply to every review, good or bad, in your voice and within a few days.

A review request after each job, with your own Google review link and QR code.

A one-page report every month: calls, form enquiries, reviews, and whether ChatGPT and Google's AI name you.

Questions about this service

What does Local presence cost?

USD 199 a month, instead of the USD 79 monthly plan, not on top of it. The site itself is built first: USD 1,500 for a new site or USD 1,800 for a rebuild, paid once.

Do you take over my Google Business Profile?

No. The profile stays yours. You add us as a manager from your own Google account, which takes a minute, and you can remove us the same way at any time. A manager can post, add photos and reply to reviews, but cannot remove you or delete the profile.

Will this get me more calls or a higher ranking?

We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. What we promise is the work: a profile kept current, every review answered, a request after every job, and a report that shows you the numbers each month, good or bad.

Do you write or buy reviews?

Never. Every customer is asked the same way, happy or not, and no request offers a discount or a gift. That is Google's rule and the US Federal Trade Commission's rule on reviews.

What if I don't have a Business Profile yet?

We prepare one with you. Google then verifies it with you, by a method it chooses, such as a short video. A profile needs a place customers visit or an area you travel to.

Can I stop?

Yes, any month. You remove us as a manager, your profile and reviews stay exactly where they are, and your site moves back to the USD 79 monthly plan unless you leave altogether.