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Google Business Profile checklist for Florida home-service businesses

A practical owner check for plumbers, roofers, HVAC companies, pressure washers, and lawn care businesses. Work through the details customers rely on, and use Google’s own guidance when something about your setup is unusual.

This is a general checklist, not an audit of any individual profile. Google can review profile edits, and accurate information does not guarantee rankings, calls, or sales.

01

Start with the right account

  • Use the Google Account that manages the profile.

    Keep owner access with the business. Google says the profile must be claimed and verified to appear on Search and Maps; some businesses may need to verify before editing. See Google’s instructions to edit your Business Profile.
02

Represent the real business

  • Use the name customers see in the real world.

    Match your business name on signage, stationery, and other branding. Don’t add service keywords, city lists, phone numbers, or promotions to the name. Google’s representation guidelines explain what belongs in the name field.

  • Choose a category that describes the core business.

    Pick the most specific available category that fits what the business is, and use only the fewest categories needed to describe it. Don’t use categories as a list of keywords or every service you offer. See Google’s category guidance.

  • Keep the description factual and useful.

    Summarize the work you actually do, where you serve, and other helpful details. Google says the description should not contain links or focus on promotions, prices, and sales; review itsbusiness description rules before publishing.

  • Check for duplicate profiles.

    Keep one profile for each eligible real-world location, and don’t create duplicate profiles for the same location. If the business has multiple locations, use Google’sguidelines for representing each location instead of making extra profiles for service keywords or nearby towns.
03

Set the address and service area honestly

  • If customers visit you, enter the real location.

    Use a precise address where the business operates and can serve customers. Don’t use a P.O. box, mailbox, or virtual office as a storefront. Google’s address rules also describe signage and staffed-location requirements.

  • If you travel to customers, hide a residential address.

    A plumber, roofer, HVAC contractor, pressure washer, or lawn service that visits customers and does not receive them at its base should use a service-area profile and remove that address from public display. Google explains this forservice-area businesses.

  • List only places you actually serve.

    Review the cities, ZIP codes, or other areas shown on the profile and remove places outside your real operating area. Google’sservice-area instructions let you enter the places you serve.

  • Use a storefront address only if it is a real customer location.

    If customers are served at your location and you also travel to jobs, Google treats this as a hybrid business. Its guidance says the location needs permanent on-site signage to qualify as a storefront; without it, use theservice-area business rules for the address and service area.
04

Make the hours match customer availability

  • Set regular hours customers can rely on.

    Enter the real, regular customer-facing hours for your business. Don’t list 24-hour availability unless that is genuinely how the business operates. Google’s hours guidance covers which businesses should provide hours.

  • Update temporary changes when they happen.

    Before a holiday, local event, or other brief schedule change, check special hours and mark a temporary closure where needed. Google explains special hours for holidays, events, and other exceptional circumstances.
05

Check contact details and services

  • Keep the phone and website connected to your business.

    Check that the phone number is controlled by the business and reaches the right team, and that the website represents the business or location. Google’s phone and website guidelines cover these details.

  • Review the listed services.

    If the services editor is available for your profile, list work you currently offer and remove anything you no longer provide. Google includes service details among the information you canedit on a Business Profile.
06

Add authentic photos of your work

  • Show the actual people, equipment, and services customers can expect.

    Choose current photos of your team, work vehicles or equipment, and completed plumbing, roofing, HVAC, pressure-washing, or lawn jobs. If customers visit your location, add an exterior photo that helps them recognize it. Google supports photos of storefronts and services; see its photo and video guidance.

  • Keep photos clear and true to life.

    Use focused, well-lit images and avoid significant alterations or heavy filters. Get permission before showing a customer or identifiable private property. Google’s photo guidelines say photos should represent reality.
07

Save, then check what customers see

  • Make updates in Search or Maps and review the live profile later.

    In the Google Account linked to the profile, choose Edit profile, make the change, and save it. Google reviews submitted changes before updating them live, so a change may not appear right away. See how to edit a profile and check edit status.

  • Compare the profile with your current business details.

    Check the name, address display, service area, hours, phone, website, and photos against what the business currently does. Correct anything that changed, using Google’s representation guidance and profile editing instructions as references.