Assigned to you
The same person each month.
You do not start over with a new support queue. Your assigned person learns your services, hours, voice, and the details customers need to see.
Google Business Profile management
Keep Your Google Profile Current and Answered.
Our Google Business Profile management services give your listing one person who keeps it current, posts regular updates, and prepares a reply for every new review.
Customers see the right hours, services, photos, and contact details when they find you on Google Search or Maps. You do not have to keep logging in to make that happen.
One person knows the listing
Google Business Profile Management With a Person Attached.
A listing is easier to keep straight when the same person sees every update, review, and suggested edit. You can text or email that person directly, and they learn how your business should be represented.
Easy to reach
Send changes as they happen.
Text or email new hours, a service change, or photos from recent work. We take care of putting the information in the right place.
Part of LocalForge
The website person behind it.
The same practical approach runs through our website management services. If you also need help with your site, you already know who to ask.
What we keep up
Google Business Profile Management Services That Cover the Whole Listing.
We look after the information and activity customers see on your profile. You send us what is new. We handle the updates and keep watch for changes you did not make.
The listing
A profile that stays useful after it is set up.
We keep the main details current, add regular activity, answer new reviews with your approval, and watch for outside edits that could make the listing wrong.
Hours, services, and contact details
We keep your regular hours, holiday hours, services, phone number, website, and other business details current.
Photos you send us
Send us photos by text or email. We add the useful ones to the profile so customers can see current work and current information.
Two Google posts a month
We publish two short updates each month using real news, services, seasonal information, or photos from your business.
Every new review answered
We draft a reply for every new review and send it to you for approval. We post it after you say it is ready.
Changes watched and checked
We watch for edits suggested by Google or the public. If something changes or needs attention, we review it and deal with it.
Each month, we send you a short note explaining what we did and what changed.
How review replies work
We Write It. You Approve It. Then It Goes Live.
Every new review gets a response, but nothing is posted in your name before you have seen it.
- 01
A new review comes in.
We read the review and look at the context around it. If we need a detail from you before answering, we ask.
- 02
We draft the reply.
We write a clear response in a voice that fits your business and send it to you for approval.
- 03
You approve it.
Once you are happy with the reply, we post it to the profile. You stay in control of what is said under your business name.
Your account stays yours
We Manage the Profile Without Taking It Over.
Your Google Business Profile and Google account stay in your name. We are added as a manager, which gives us the access needed to do the work without changing who owns the profile.
You can remove our access at any time. Your profile, reviews, photos, history, and login remain with you.
You own the account. We handle the upkeep.
If it needs work first
- The main business category is wrong
- Services or important details are missing
- The profile is not verified
- There is a duplicate profile
We start with the one-time Google Profile Setup when the listing needs to be created or cleaned up before monthly management begins. We can assist with verification, but Google decides whether a profile is approved.
Month to month
One Google Business Profile Management Plan.
This is a standalone service. Your website can be with us, with another company, on any platform, or you can use the service without a LocalForge website.
$100 a month. No contract.
Google Business Profile Management
$100Per month
For a small business that wants its Google listing kept current and attended without managing it personally.
- Two Google posts a month
- Hours, holiday hours, services and contact details kept current
- Photos you send us added to the profile
- Every new review answered, with replies drafted for you to approve
- Edits suggested by Google or the public checked and handled
- A short note each month on what we did and what changed
- One assigned person reached by text or email
- Email replies within one business day
Before monthly management
Google Profile Setup
$100 one time
- Create the profile if one does not exist
- Clean up categories, services, and business details
- Help with manager access and verification steps
- Review duplicate or conflicting profiles
Setup is only needed when the profile is new or needs cleanup first. Google controls verification and final approval.
The plan is month to month with no contract. Your profile and Google account stay in your name. We work through manager access, which you can remove at any time.
Want search work on the website too? Our Local SEO plans start at $300 a month and add work beyond the profile itself. See Local SEO.
Questions
Questions About Google Business Profile Management.
What do your Google Business Profile management services include?
We publish two Google posts a month, keep your hours, holiday hours, services, and contact details current, add photos you send us, and draft a reply for every new review. We also watch for suggested edits and send you a short note each month about what we did and what changed.
Is Google Business Profile the same as Google My Business?
Yes. Google My Business is the former name. The listing is now called a Google Business Profile, but people still use both names when looking for Google My Business management services.
Do I need a LocalForge website to use this service?
No. Google Business Profile management is sold on its own. You can have a WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, Shopify, or custom website from any provider, or use the service without a LocalForge website.
Who owns my profile and Google account?
You do. The profile, Google account, reviews, photos, and login stay in your name. We are added as a manager, and you can remove our access at any time.
Will you post review replies without asking me?
No. We draft a reply for every new review and send it to you for approval. We post the reply only after you have approved it.
Can Google Business Profile optimization services guarantee rankings?
No. We keep the profile complete, current, and active, but we cannot promise a ranking, a place in the map results, or approval of a verification request. Those decisions belong to Google.
Your next step
Put One Person in Charge of the Profile.
Send us the name of your business and a link to the listing if you have one. We will look at its current state and tell you whether it can move straight into monthly management or needs setup first.