Google Business Profile
A Google Business Profile is the listing that appears in Google Maps and the map pack. Learn how verification, service areas, and suspensions work.
- Explainer
What is a service area business?
A service area business visits or delivers to customers at their location and does not serve customers at its own address, so its Google Business Profile shows a service area instead of a street address.
- How-to
How Google Business Profile verification works
Google Business Profile verification is the process Google uses to confirm that you own or represent a business before you can edit its profile, using a method such as video, phone, text, email, or a mailed code.
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Why Google Business Profiles get suspended
Google suspends or disables Business Profiles that don't follow its guidelines, and the owner can ask for reinstatement by fixing the problem and submitting an appeal with supporting evidence.
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