MadlobaConsult
Staff member
The setup itself takes twenty minutes. The part people get stuck on is proving that the business is real and yours.
Fill it properly the first time: the exact legal name, the address as it is written on the door, the hours that actually apply, and the category that matches what you sell rather than what you would like to sell.
Then comes verification. That is where most of the delay lives: a postcard that does not arrive, a video that gets rejected, a phone call to a number nobody answers. It is worth preparing for rather than improvising.
Do not invent a name with keywords in it. It is the single most common reason a new entry gets suspended in its first month.
How to check it yourself:
1. Write down your legal name, address and hours before you open the form.
2. Check the category list and pick the one that matches your main income.
3. Take a photo of the signage and the entrance before you start.
4. Note which verification method you were offered and when the clock started.
If verification stalled, say what you were offered and we will tell you what usually unblocks it.
The full answer, step by step: How to set up a Google Business Profile
Fill it properly the first time: the exact legal name, the address as it is written on the door, the hours that actually apply, and the category that matches what you sell rather than what you would like to sell.
Then comes verification. That is where most of the delay lives: a postcard that does not arrive, a video that gets rejected, a phone call to a number nobody answers. It is worth preparing for rather than improvising.
Do not invent a name with keywords in it. It is the single most common reason a new entry gets suspended in its first month.
How to check it yourself:
1. Write down your legal name, address and hours before you open the form.
2. Check the category list and pick the one that matches your main income.
3. Take a photo of the signage and the entrance before you start.
4. Note which verification method you were offered and when the clock started.
If verification stalled, say what you were offered and we will tell you what usually unblocks it.
The full answer, step by step: How to set up a Google Business Profile