Google My Business Management for Bay Area Small Business
When someone nearby types "near me", Google shows three businesses on a map. Those three get the calls. We keep your Google Business Profile complete and active every single week, so you have a real shot at being one of them.
Three things decide who shows up. You control two.
Google says local results are based mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. Distance is where your customer is standing. The other two are your profile, and that is the work we do.
Distance
How close your business is to the person searching. Nobody can change this, and anyone who promises to is not being straight with you.
Out of your controlRelevance
How well your profile matches the search: the right categories, every service listed, accurate hours, and posts that use the words your customers type.
We work on thisProminence
How known and trusted your business looks: how many reviews you have, how recent they are, how you answer them, and how active your profile is.
We work on thisSource: Google Business Profile Help, "How Google determines local ranking".
An empty profile vs a working one
Many small business profiles were set up once and then left alone. Here is the difference a customer sees in two seconds.
Your Google profile, on one live screen
Everything we do on your Google Business Profile shows up in your own dashboard, the same week it happens. No guessing, no monthly PDF you never open.
- 1Profile health: what is complete and what still needs fixing
- 2This week's posts: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, already live
- 3Reviews: who was asked, who answered
- 4Calls and directions: what the profile brought in
Profile health
This week's posts
Reviews
Calls and directions
Your Google profile, run like clockwork
No logins to share around, no posts to write, no reminders to set. It runs every week, and you can see every piece of it.
3 Google posts a week
A tip on Monday, a service spotlight on Wednesday, a recent win on Friday. Written in your voice, with a photo, around the words your customers search.
Real photos, added steadily
Your own photos of your shop, team and work go up on a schedule. Real photos build trust; we never use fake people or someone else's work.
Review requests
Recent customers get a short, friendly email with your review link, plus one gentle reminder. More fresh reviews, no awkward asking.
Questions and answers
The questions people ask before they call, answered right on your profile, so they pick up the phone already sure.
Full profile audit
Categories, services, hours, description, website link and photos checked against what your customers search, with a clear list of what to fix first.
A dashboard you can check
Calls, direction requests and profile views in your own live dashboard, next to your Growth Score. You always know if it is working.
Win the "near me" search in your part of the Bay
"Near me" searches show businesses close to the person searching, so the competition is your neighbors, not national chains. We are based in Walnut Creek and serve small businesses across the East Bay, San Francisco and the South Bay.
Three steps. The first one is free.
Free website check
Run the free analyzer and see where your website stands today, in two minutes.
Your growth plan
A consultation gives you your Growth Score, your top competitors and a ranked list of what to fix.
It runs every week
Auto Marketing keeps your profile, posts and reviews moving, and your dashboard shows it.
Google Business Profile, in plain words
What is Google Business Profile management?
It is the weekly work that keeps your Google Business Profile complete and active: correct categories, services and hours, new posts and photos, answers to questions, and a steady flow of new reviews. We run it for Bay Area small businesses and show the results in a live dashboard.
Is Google My Business the same as Google Business Profile?
Yes. Google renamed Google My Business to Google Business Profile in 2021. It is the listing that shows your business on Google Maps and in the map results on Google Search.
How does Google decide who shows up for "near me" searches?
Google says local results are based mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. Distance depends on where the searcher is, so nobody can control it. Relevance and prominence are what a complete, active profile with recent reviews improves.
Can you guarantee my business a spot in the map pack?
No. Google decides the map results and nobody can promise a position. What we guarantee is the work: the audit, three posts a week, review requests and a monthly report you can check yourself.
Do I have to write the posts or take the photos?
No. The posts are written for you in your voice. Your own photos come first; you can add them any time from the dashboard.
Which Bay Area cities do you serve?
We are based in Walnut Creek and serve small businesses across the Bay Area, including Concord, Pleasanton, Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont and Hayward.
Get on the map. Stay on the map.
Start with a free website check, then get a plan for your Google profile. No card, no call.