--- title: Google Business Profile Optimisation for Trades | Good Supply description: Google Business Profile optimisation for trades and service businesses in Geelong and the Surf Coast. We fix your profile, bring in reviews and keep it active so locals find you on the map. --- [Good SupplyAGENCY](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/?hsLang=en-au) [0478 954 004](tel:+61478954004) [Book a call](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile#call) [Home](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/?hsLang=en-au) What we do▾ [▸Google Ads](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-ads?hsLang=en-au) [▸Facebook & Instagram Ads](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/meta-ads?hsLang=en-au) [▸Landing pages](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/landing-pages?hsLang=en-au) [▸Follow-up system](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/follow-up-system?hsLang=en-au) [▸Google Business Profile](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile?hsLang=en-au) [How it works](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/how-it-works?hsLang=en-au) [Questions](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile#faq) [Free 5-minute audit](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/audit?hsLang=en-au) [Book a free call →](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile#call) Google Business Profile · show up on the map Get found on the map. Before they scroll past you. # Google Business Profile optimisation for trades and service businesses. We fix your profile, keep it active and bring in reviews, so you show up when locals search for what you do. [Book a free call →](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile#call) 20 minutes with Bran · no pitch deck · a straight answer either way How the map works, in plain English ## Found. Trusted. Called. When someone searches "electrician near me", Google shows a map with a short list of local businesses. Most calls go to the ones on that list. electrician torquay **Your business**★ 4.9 · Electrician · Open now **Another sparky**★ 4.6 · Electrician **One more**★ 4.3 · Electrical contractor 1 · FoundGoogle knows what you do and whereThe right categories, services and suburbs, so you show up for the searches that turn into jobs. ★★★★★"Turned up when he said he would and left the place spotless." **Reply from the owner**Thanks Kate, great to hear. Call us anytime. 2 · TrustedReviews coming in, every one answeredA steady stream of real reviews and fresh photos of your work, so people pick you over the next listing. CallDirectionsWebsite Calls from your profileTracked Direction requestsTracked 3 · CalledOne tap from the map to your phoneEvery call, website click and direction request from your profile, counted and reported each month. What it looks like ## Show up where they're already looking. On Google Search and Maps, on a phone or a computer. A full profile with real photos and good reviews gets the call over the one next to it. ![Local cleaning businesses on Google Maps on a computer and a phone, with ratings, photos and buttons to call, visit the website or get directions](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/gs-site/gbp-maps.jpg?width=1597&height=985&name=gbp-maps.jpg) How strong profiles show up on Google Maps. Example businesses. ![A Google search for emergency plumber Geelong, showing the map listings and a full business profile with photos, services, hours and a call button](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/gs-site/gbp-profile.jpg?width=1600&height=830&name=gbp-profile.jpg) Swipe to see the whole page → 1 · Photos**Real work, not stock shots**Your van, your team and your finished jobs, so people know who's turning up. 2 · Services**Every job you do, listed**So you show up when someone searches for hot water, blocked drains or whatever you do. 3 · Reviews**Proof before they pick up the phone**Fresh reviews with a reply to each one, right next to the call button. A full business profile on Google Search. Example business. What we fix ## Small things that bury good businesses. Most trades we look at have a profile that was set up once and never touched. Here's what we put right. What we set upDone properly✓The right main category and the extra ones that fit✓Every service you offer, listed in plain English✓The suburbs you actually work in✓Real photos of your jobs, your team and your van✓The same name, phone and address everywhere online What holds you backWhat we fix✕A category that doesn't match what you do✕No photos, or the same three from years ago✕Reviews sitting there with no reply✕Old phone numbers and addresses on other sites✕Keywords stuffed into the business name, which can get a profile suspended What you get ## Fixed first. Then kept active. Here's exactly what we do, in the order we do it. Nothing hidden behind a retainer. Weeks 1 to 2We fix it✓A full check of your profile against the businesses beating you✓Categories, services and service areas set up properly✓A description that says what you do and where✓Your best job photos uploaded and labelled✓Calls and website clicks tracked from day one Every monthWe keep it working✓Regular posts about your jobs and offers✓New photos from your recent work✓A simple review link to send after every job✓A reply to every review, good or bad✓A short report: calls, clicks and direction requests **An add-on to any Good Supply package: $490 to set up, then $190 a month** (ex GST). No fake reviews and no tricks. They can get a profile suspended, and we won't risk yours. [See the whole system, step by step →](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/how-it-works?hsLang=en-au)[Book a free call →](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/google-business-profile#call) Questions ## Questions about Google Business Profile. Can you get me into the top three?+ Nobody can promise that, and you should be wary of anyone who does. Google looks at how close the person searching is, how well your profile matches what they searched, and how well known your business is. We work on everything you can control, and you'll see the calls and clicks every month. How long until I see more calls?+ Fixing the basics often makes a difference within weeks. Climbing the map in a busy area takes longer and comes from reviews and activity built up month after month. I work from home. Will my address show?+ Not if you don't want it to. Most trades should be set up as a service-area business, so your address stays hidden and you show for the suburbs you cover. Do I need a website as well?+ It helps, but no. Lots of calls come straight from the profile. If you run ads with us, your profile and your landing pages work together. Can I get this on its own?+ It's an add-on to our Google Ads, Facebook and Instagram, or full system packages. Your profile works best when people are also seeing your ads, so that's how we offer it. Who owns the profile?+ You do. It stays in your Google account. We're added as a manager to do the work, and we're removed if you ever leave. ## More work coming in. None of it getting away. Book a free 20-minute call with Bran. We'll look at where your work comes from now, what a full calendar is worth to you, and whether we're the right fit. If we're not, you'll hear that too. No pitch deck · no lock-in talk · you keep your accounts whatever happens Or call Bran now: [0478 954 004](tel:+61478954004) [Not ready to talk? First one's free. Take the 5-minute audit and see your score first](https://goodsupplyagency.com.au/audit?hsLang=en-au) Good SupplyLead generation for trades and service businesses. Surf Coast, Victoria. Working Australia-wide. 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