Win the
Map Results.
Your Google Business Profile is often the first thing a local customer sees, before your website. We set it up right, keep it active, and turn reviews into calls. Included in every GO-SEO plan.
Discover what's holding your website back from ranking on Google
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Google Business Profile Optimization in Los Angeles
Most businesses set up their profile once and never touch it again. Google notices, and so do your competitors.
Read our Case Studies.
Included in every plan
What you get at each SEO service level
Essentials: $750/month
Profile audit and full optimization
- Categories, services, description, and hours set up right
- Photos added and organized
- Business name, address, and phone matched across directories
- Monthly check for unwanted edits to your profile
Growth: $1,450/month
Ongoing profile management
- Everything in Essentials
- Regular posts and fresh photos
- Review responses written and posted
- Questions on your profile answered
SEO|GEO: $2,450/month
Reviews and reporting
- Everything in Growth
- A review-request system that makes asking easy
- Profile calls, clicks, and searches in your Looker Studio dashboard
- Full plan details on our SEO pricing page
What We Optimize on Your Google Business Profile
Google ranks local businesses on three things: relevance, distance, and prominence. You can't change your distance from a searcher, so we focus on the other two.
- Primary and secondary categories, the single biggest relevance signal on your profile
- Services and products, written in the words your customers search with
- Business description that's clear, specific, and free of keyword stuffing
- Service areas set correctly, whether or not you have a storefront
- Photos that show your work, your team, and your location
- Consistent business info across Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing, and industry directories
- Reviews, with a simple way to ask for them and a response to every one
Your profile sends customers to your website, so the site has to deliver. See our Los Angeles SEO Services →
Why local search matters
Your customers are searching. Are they finding you?
4 in 5
consumers
conduct searches with local intent on search engines ⓘGoogle/Think with Google — Multiple sources confirm that 80% of consumers use search engines to find local information
76%
of people
who conduct a local search visit a business within 24 hours ⓘGoogle Local Search Studies — This applies specifically to mobile device searches for local businesses
88%
of individuals
who use a smartphone for a local search visit a related store within a week ⓘGoogle Research — Shows the strong connection between mobile local searches and physical store visits
58%
of companies
still don't optimize for local search ⓘReviewTrackers Research 2023 — Only 30% of businesses have an actual local SEO plan in place
Common Google Business Profile Problems We Fix
Most profiles we audit have at least one of these. Each one costs you calls.
- Wrong primary category, so Google shows you for the wrong searches
- Duplicate listings splitting your reviews and rankings
- Edits from Google or the public that changed your hours, phone, or address without you noticing
- Old address or phone number still listed on directories
- Unanswered reviews, including the negative ones prospects read first
- Service-area businesses showing a home address they meant to hide
- No posts or new photos in months, so the profile looks inactive
I have known Blake for a number of years and sought his expertise on optimizing SEO for my company website. After our first brief meeting with my web developer, we made a series of changes to my web site that quickly put us number one in Google searches for my desired search criteria. I strongly recommend GO-SEO as a partner for optimizing your company’s SEO.
Blake and GO-SEO helped me establish my online presence. When we started, my website was non-existent, and now I'm showing up in Google's AI search results, something I know is helpful in generating traffic. His SEO work has brought in qualified leads that are actively searching for my services. What I appreciated most was his transparent communication — he explained what he was doing and why, without all the technical jargon. The investment has paid for itself in new business.
We hired GO-SEO to migrate our site from Squarespace to the WordPress platform since WordPress is better suited to SEO. Of course, this meant they had to rebuild our site from scratch. The accuracy and speed were amazing and we’re now using the team. at GO-SEO for our search engine optimization as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Google Business Profile optimization included in your SEO plans?
Yes. Every plan includes a full profile audit and optimization. Growth adds ongoing management, including posts, photos, and review responses. SEO + GEO adds a review-request system and profile data in your reporting dashboard. See the full breakdown on our SEO pricing page.
Can I hire you just for my Google Business Profile?
We don't offer profile management as a standalone monthly service, because your profile and your website rank best when they work together. If you only need a one-time cleanup, mention it on a free strategy call and we'll tell you what it would take.
How long until I show up in the map results?
Fixes like the right category and accurate business info can make a difference within weeks. Ranking in the map results for competitive Los Angeles searches takes longer, because it also depends on your reviews, your website, and how close you are to the person searching.
Can I have a profile without a storefront?
Yes. Google allows service-area businesses, like photographers who shoot on location or contractors who work at a client's home, to hide their address and list the areas they serve instead. Setting this up correctly is part of our optimization.
How do I get more Google reviews?
Ask every happy client, and make it easy with a direct review link. We set that link up and build a simple routine for asking. We never buy reviews or ask only happy customers to leave them. Both break Google's rules and can get reviews removed.
Does my Google Business Profile affect AI search?
Yes. Google's AI features draw on Business Profile data when answering local questions, and AI assistants often cite review sites and directories. Accurate, active profile and directory listings make your business easier for AI to recommend.