If you have a store, restaurant, or other business where customers visit you, Business Profiles can help people find you on Google Maps and Search. When your business is verified on Google, people are more likely to trust it.
Things you can do with a profile
- Share important info: Tell people your hours, address, phone number, and location
- Connect with people: Share photos of your business and chat with your customers.
- Get new people: Help people find you online and visit your website.
- Use Google Ads: You can use location-based ads with Smart campaigns in Google Ads to reach more people.
Decide if a Business Profile is for you
Profiles are perfect for businesses that meet with customers face-to-face. They're not exclusively for online-only businesses or homes for rent or sale. Learn more about which types of businesses can use Profiles.
If you have lots of locations, learn more about bulk location management.
Ready to start? Click the sign up button.
For online-only businesses
If you have an online store or something similar, you can still use Google to help people find you. Smart campaigns can help you show ads for your business online.
How to market online
There are a few ways people find businesses on Google:
- Search engine optimisation, or SEO: These are the normal results you see when you search for something on a search engine, like Google. Search engines decides which websites to show based on how helpful and relevant they are. You can’t pay to change how and where organic search results show up. Learn how to improve your SEO.
- Search engine marketing, or SEM: Sometimes, businesses pay to show special ads near the search results. Google Ads helps users buy ads. Get started with Smart campaigns in Google Ads.
- Local results: These show up on Google Maps and Search and help people find businesses near them. Learn how Google sources and uses business information in search results. Learn how Google ranks local results.
