New Profile Setup
What type of business are you?
Setting up a Google Business Profile the right way from the start reduces the risk of verification issues and suspension down the road. We guide you through the entire setup process — business type selection, profile configuration, and verification preparation. Pick the option that best describes your business to get started.
Storefront Business
Customers come to a physical location during posted hours.
Retail, restaurants, salons, walk-in offices
Choose This SetupService-Area Business
You travel to customers instead of serving them at a location.
Plumbers, HVAC, electricians, cleaning, mobile services
Choose This SetupHybrid Business
You serve customers on-site and also travel to them.
Restaurants with catering, shops with on-site calls
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Guided New Google Business Profile Setup
New Profile Setup is a guided service for creating and configuring a single Google Business Profile. We provide business type guidance, profile configuration, verification preparation, and assistance navigating Google's verification process. Setup is a collaborative process between you, Google, and GWR Commerce, and Google independently controls all verification decisions.
You Receive
What's included with New Profile Setup
- Google Business Profile setup and configuration assistance
- Business type guidance for a single Google Business Profile (storefront, service-area, or hybrid)
- Category and service recommendations
- Business information setup guidance
- Verification preparation
- Assistance navigating Google's verification process
- Ongoing guidance during setup
- Best-practice recommendations
New Profile Setup is scoped to a single Google Business Profile. Multi-location cases are reviewed separately — please contact us for a tailored recommendation.
Customer Participation
A collaborative process
New Profile Setup requires customer participation throughout setup and verification. You'll provide accurate business information, supporting documentation, and complete verification steps that Google requires directly from the business owner. We guide each step, but certain actions, decisions, and verification methods are controlled by Google and the business.
How The Process Works
From business review to verification
Understand Your Business
We start by reviewing your business model, location case, and goals for your Google Business Profile.
Business Type Guidance
We help determine whether storefront, service-area, or hybrid best fits how your business operates.
Profile Structure & Categories
We provide category, service, and business information recommendations tailored to your business.
Setup & Configuration
We assist with setting up and configuring the profile, including business information, hours, and service areas where applicable.
Verification Preparation
We help prepare documentation, signage considerations, and other elements that support the verification process.
Verification Process Support
We assist navigating Google's verification process — video, postcard, document, or other methods — and provide guidance along the way.
Follow-Up & Best Practices
Once setup is complete, we share follow-up recommendations and best practices to help maintain a healthy profile.
FAQ
Common questions
What does New Profile Setup cover?
New Profile Setup is a guided service for creating and configuring a single Google Business Profile. It includes business type guidance, profile setup and configuration, category and service recommendations, business information setup, verification preparation, assistance navigating Google's verification process, ongoing guidance, and best-practice recommendations.
Does this cover more than one profile?
New Profile Setup is scoped to a single Google Business Profile. If you need multiple locations created, please contact us so we can review what's going on with your profile and recommend the right approach.
Is customer participation required?
Yes. New Profile Setup is a collaborative process between you, Google, and GWR Commerce. Customer participation is required throughout setup and verification — including providing accurate business information, documentation, and completing verification steps controlled by Google.
Is verification guaranteed?
No. Google independently controls all verification decisions. We help prepare for and navigate the verification process, but outcomes are determined by Google.
What does pricing look like?
New Profile Setup is $199 for a single Google Business Profile — Storefront, Service-Area, or Hybrid. Multi-location cases are scoped separately; contact us for a tailored recommendation.
Ready to set up your Google Business Profile?
Tell us about your business and we'll review what's going on with your profile, recommend the right business type, and walk you through next steps.
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