Google Business Profile checklist for a new shop (10 steps)
Updated: October 2026
Ten things to set up so customers can find you on Google Maps and trust what they see.
The checklist
- 1. Claim and verify your profile. Search your shop on Google, choose to claim or manage it, and finish verification. The way Google verifies can differ from shop to shop.
- 2. Use your real shop name. Write the name that is on your sign. Adding extra words to rank higher can get the profile suspended.
- 3. Correct address and phone. Check spelling, suite number and the phone you really answer.
- 4. Opening hours, including holidays. Wrong hours are one of the most common reasons customers get upset.
- 5. Choose the right main category. It tells Google what you are. Add a few extra categories only if they are true.
- 6. Write a clear description. Say what you offer and where, in plain words. The limit is 750 characters.
- 7. Add good photos. Outside the shop, inside, the team (with permission), your services. Add new photos from time to time.
- 8. Add services or menu and a link. A website or booking link, if you have one.
- 9. Ask your first customers for reviews. Put a QR code or link where people see it, and ask everyone, not only happy customers.
- 10. Reply to every review and post updates. Offers, new services and photos keep the profile active.
A simple habit
Look at your profile once a week: new reviews, wrong information, new photos from customers. Ten minutes a week is enough to stay ahead of most problems.
Want someone to do this for you every day?
BzadPro replies to your Google reviews, posts about every 2 days and keeps your profile up to date, in Chinese or English. We also check your Google page for free: call or text (281) 696-2269, or WeChat bzadpro.
This is general information, not legal advice. Google changes its rules from time to time; Google's own help pages are always the final word.
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新店开张：Google 商家资料检查清单（10 项）
更新: 2026年10月
做好这 10 项，让客人在 Google 地图上找到你，并放心走进店里。
清单
- 1. 认领并验证资料。 在 Google 搜你的店，选择认领或管理，并完成验证。不同店的验证方式可能不一样。
- 2. 用真实的店名。 填写招牌上的名字。为了排名多加词语，可能导致资料被停用。
- 3. 地址和电话要正确。 检查拼写、门牌或单元号，以及你真的会接的电话。
- 4. 营业时间，包括节假日。 营业时间错误是客人不满的常见原因。
- 5. 选对主要类别。 它告诉 Google 你是做什么的。额外类别只加真实的。
- 6. 写清楚简介。 用简单的话说明你提供什么、在哪里。字数上限是 750 个字符。
- 7. 上传好照片。 店外、店内、团队（需本人同意）和服务内容，并且定期换新。
- 8. 添加服务项目或菜单，以及链接。 有网站或预约链接的话一并加上。
- 9. 请第一批客人写评论。 把二维码或链接放在显眼处，请每一位客人，而不是只请满意的客人。
- 10. 回复每条评论，并定期发布动态。 优惠、新服务和照片会让资料保持活跃。
一个简单的习惯
每周看一次你的资料：有没有新评论、有没有错误信息、有没有客人上传的新照片。每周十分钟，就能避免大部分问题。
想让专业团队每天帮你做吗？
BzadPro 帮你回复 Google 评论，大约每 2 天发布一条动态，并保持商家资料最新，可用中文沟通。我们也可以免费帮你检查 Google 页面：电话或短信 (281) 696-2269，微信 bzadpro。
本文是一般性介绍，不是法律意见。Google 的规定会不时调整，请以 Google 官方说明为准。
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Google Business Profile checklist for a new shop (10 steps)
Updated: October 2026
Ten things to set up so customers can find you on Google Maps and trust what they see.
The checklist
- 1. Claim and verify your profile. Search your shop on Google, choose to claim or manage it, and finish verification. The way Google verifies can differ from shop to shop.
- 2. Use your real shop name. Write the name that is on your sign. Adding extra words to rank higher can get the profile suspended.
- 3. Correct address and phone. Check spelling, suite number and the phone you really answer.
- 4. Opening hours, including holidays. Wrong hours are one of the most common reasons customers get upset.
- 5. Choose the right main category. It tells Google what you are. Add a few extra categories only if they are true.
- 6. Write a clear description. Say what you offer and where, in plain words. The limit is 750 characters.
- 7. Add good photos. Outside the shop, inside, the team (with permission), your services. Add new photos from time to time.
- 8. Add services or menu and a link. A website or booking link, if you have one.
- 9. Ask your first customers for reviews. Put a QR code or link where people see it, and ask everyone, not only happy customers.
- 10. Reply to every review and post updates. Offers, new services and photos keep the profile active.
A simple habit
Look at your profile once a week: new reviews, wrong information, new photos from customers. Ten minutes a week is enough to stay ahead of most problems.
Want someone to do this for you every day?
BzadPro replies to your Google reviews, posts about every 2 days and keeps your profile up to date, in Chinese or English. We also check your Google page for free: call or text (281) 696-2269, or WeChat bzadpro.
This is general information, not legal advice. Google changes its rules from time to time; Google's own help pages are always the final word.
More guides
Know a shop owner who needs this? Share it.认识需要的店主朋友吗？分享给他们。Biết chủ cửa hàng nào cần điều này? Hãy chia sẻ.
QR code二维码Mã QR
On a computer? Scan this with your phone, then share it in WeChat.在电脑上？用手机扫这个二维码，再到微信里分享。Đang dùng máy tính? Quét mã này bằng điện thoại rồi chia sẻ trong WeChat.You are in WeChat: tap the ··· at the top right, then Send to Chat or Share to Moments.你正在微信里：点右上角“···”，选“发送给朋友”或“分享到朋友圈”。Bạn đang ở trong WeChat: nhấn ··· ở góc trên bên phải, rồi chọn Gửi cho bạn bè hoặc Chia sẻ lên Khoảnh khắc.
Or send this picture: press and hold it, then choose Send to Chat or Save Image.或者发这张图：长按图片，选“发送给朋友”或“保存图片”。Hoặc gửi ảnh này: nhấn giữ ảnh rồi chọn Gửi cho bạn bè hoặc Lưu ảnh.
