Primary category
The single category Google uses to decide which queries your Google Business Profile should rank for.
Read definitionProminence
How well-known and trusted your business is across the web, the third of Google's three main local ranking factors.
Read definitionProximity
How close the searcher is physically to your business location, which is one of Google's three main local ranking factors.
Read definitionSchema markup
Code on your website that tells search engines exactly what your content is about, in a format they can read.
Read definitionSERP
Search Engine Results PageThe page Google shows after you run a search. Modern SERPs include far more than blue links.
Read definitionService-area business
Service-area businessA business that travels to customers rather than serving them at a fixed storefront, like plumbers, locksmiths, and mobile pet groomers.
Read definitionSuspension
When Google disables your Google Business Profile, either partially (soft) or completely (hard), usually for a guideline violation.
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