The cost of having someone manage your Google Business Profile varies quite extensively, depending on how much they do for you and whether you hire an agency or a freelancer. As a rule of thumb, you can expect to pay around $200 per month for someone to optimise your listing, monitor and update it. 

Google Business Profile is a great tool for bolstering your online presence in local search results, but you’re only allowed a listing if your business has a street address (ie a bricks-and-mortar premises) or if you serve people in person (eg a mobile car detailing business).   When optimised well, a GBP profile offers great opportunities for local SEO for online businesses.

Yes.  In order to qualify for a Google Business Profile, your business has to have face-to-face interaction with customers.  In other words, you can’t be an online-only business.  Customers have to be personally served either at your business’s street address or at their premises.

Registering your business on Google is straightforward.  The first thing you should do is set up your Google Business Profile.  The step-by-step process is self-explanatory (although you do need to ensure all your information is accurate) and once you’ve completed the final step of verification, your website/business will be registered on Google for search and maps.

A Google Business Profile expert will know all the tricks and techniques to optimise your listing and keep it up-to-date and relevant to ensure that you’re getting the most of all the opportunities for local SEO.

They will have extensive experience and proven credentials in the field of local SEO and can teach you how to manage your own GBP or they can manage your listing on your behalf.