Google Business Profile

13 articles on Google Business Profile, written from work we shipped.

November 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Opening a New Business in Ontario? What to Set Up Online, and in What Order
A practical order for new Ontario businesses: checking the name, registering it, the domain, business email, Google Business Profile before opening day, the website, HST and the legal pages.
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November 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Salon No-Shows in Ontario: Deposits, Cancellation Fees and What Booking Apps Really Cost
For salons, barbers, nail and lash studios in Ontario: what no-shows cost, how to take deposits and cancellation fees properly, what Fresha and Square charge, and how to get more bookings direct.
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October 26, 2026 · 9 min read
The Real Problems Small Business Owners Face in Mississauga and Brampton in 2026
Six years of LRT construction, rising tax bills, tariffs hitting Peel's trucking and manufacturing base, extortion and retail theft, and weak demand. What's actually squeezing small businesses in Peel, with the numbers, and the help that exists.
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October 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Why Your Church Needs to Be Found Online in 2026, Whatever Your Tradition
Most first-time visitors look a church up before they walk in. What Catholic, Latin Mass, Orthodox, Adventist, Anglican, Pentecostal and multilingual congregations each need people to find, and the mistakes that keep them empty.
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October 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Hit With Fake One-Star Reviews and a Demand for Money? What to Do Today
A burst of fake one-star Google reviews followed by a WhatsApp message offering to remove them for a fee is extortion. Don't pay it. This is how to report it and what to do while you wait.
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October 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Google Business Profile Suspended? How to Get It Back
A suspended profile is fixed by finding the actual violation, correcting it, and filing one appeal with documents that match. What to check, what to send, and what makes it worse.
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September 27, 2026 · 8 min read
Are Google Local Services Ads Worth It? A Canadian Owner's Guide
How Google Local Services Ads charge per lead, what the new Google Verified badge means, and how to work out whether the leads are affordable before you sign up.
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September 21, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Get Google Reviews, and What to Do When a Bad One Lands
Reviews are the highest-leverage free thing a local business owns, and a lot of the usual advice about getting them will quietly get them filtered. What to ask, when, and what's actually removable.
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September 14, 2026 · 5 min read
Who Owns the Order Button on Your Google Listing
A third-party provider can put its ordering link on your Business Profile automatically. On a customer who searched your restaurant by name, that's a 20 to 30 percent introduction fee.
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September 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Your Clinic Website Can't Use Testimonials. Here's What Works Instead
Most Ontario health colleges prohibit testimonials in a practitioner's advertising, and a website is advertising. What the rule covers, and what to do instead.
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August 29, 2026 · 7 min read
In Google's AI Mode, the Most-Cited Source Is Google
AI Mode became the default search experience in May. For a local question, the page it quotes is usually your Google profile rather than your website.
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August 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Why Your Mississauga Business Doesn't Show Up in Toronto Searches
Distance is a local ranking factor and you cannot optimise it away. What a Mississauga address can and cannot win in Toronto, and the three fixes that backfire.
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August 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Six Google Business Profile Mistakes That Cost You Local Customers
The profile fields are not equally weighted, and one popular tactic gets listings suspended. What actually moves local ranking, in the order it matters.
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