3 Things Most Trade Businesses Get Wrong On Google
No fluff — these are the exact three levers we check first when we run your Free Ranking & Visibility Report.
Your Google Business Profile Is Set Up Too Vague
Most trades pick one generic category — "General Contractor" — and never touch it again. Google's Map Pack matches searches to specific categories and services, so a vague profile simply never surfaces for the searches that pay: "24hr emergency plumber," "MOT while you wait," "no call-out fee electrician."
Your Website Doesn't Match Your Google Business Profile
If the Name, Address or Phone number on your website is even slightly different to what's listed on your Google Business Profile — an old number, a shortened address, a different trading name — Google can't confirm it's the same business, and it holds back your ranking until it can.
Reviews Come In Bursts, Then Go Quiet
It's not just your review count — it's the pattern. Google favours profiles with a steady drip of recent, relevant reviews over one that got 20 reviews last March and nothing since. A quiet profile reads as a quiet business.
See Exactly Where You Rank Today
Tell us your business and area — we'll check your current Google Maps position and send back a short report on where you're losing visibility, and what to fix first.
Built By People Who've Sat Across From Bad Agencies Too
We've heard the same story from enough trade business owners to build our whole offer around fixing it: 12-month contracts with no way out, vague "work done" reports with nothing to show for it, and a salesperson who closed the deal before a junior account handler quietly took over.
So we run it differently — month to month, plain reporting tied to calls and jobs (not vanity metrics), and one plan per business, not a template.
- No 12-month lock-in — leave anytime
- Reports tied to calls, map views and rankings, not vanity stats
- You keep control of your Google Business Profile and domain, always
Ranking Or Refund
If your Map Pack ranking for your target keyword hasn't improved within 90 days, we keep working for free until it does. No cap, no small print — we don't stop until you're ranking.
- Free 15-minute overview call — we tell you exactly where you're losing visibility
- You get a custom local SEO plan, built for your trade and area
- We execute, report monthly, and rank — or keep going free
How The Trade Ranking System Works
A quick walkthrough of the Trade Ranking System
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