Google My Business

Show up first when locals search

Google My Business, now called Google Business Profile, is the free listing that controls how your business appears in Google Search and Google Maps. SpeedXMedia sets up, optimizes and manages your profile, handles your reviews and tracks the calls, visits and bookings it brings in.

This service is for businesses that serve a local area: clinics, law firms, restaurants, dealerships, contractors and retail stores. You get a complete, accurate profile, steady posts and photos, managed reviews, and a clear monthly view of how many people found you and got in touch.

Why it matters

When someone searches for a service near them, your profile is often the first thing they see, before your website. It shows your hours, location, photos and star rating in one glance. A complete, active profile makes calling, visiting or booking easy. A thin one sends people to a competitor.

It also carries weight in local search. Accurate details, the right categories and steady good reviews help you appear in Google Maps results in your area. It is one of the most direct routes from search to sale.

How we run it

We start by getting the basics right, then keep the profile active.

Set up and verify

We claim or create your profile and complete verification with Google. If duplicate or outdated listings exist, we clean them up.

Optimize every field

We choose the right categories, fill in services, hours and attributes, and write a description with location-specific keywords. Photos are added and organized.

Manage reviews

We monitor new reviews and respond in your brand voice. We also set up a simple process to ask happy customers for reviews.

Post and track

We publish regular updates, offers and photos. Each month we report calls, direction requests, website clicks and search views.

What's included

Profile setup and verification

Your listing claimed, verified and cleaned of duplicates.

Full optimization

Categories, services, hours, attributes and description filled in correctly.

Photo management

Fresh, well-organized images of your location, team and work.

Google posts

Regular updates and offers that keep the profile active.

Review management

Monitoring and on-brand responses to every review.

Local citations

Consistent name, address and phone details across directories.

Multi-location support

One managed setup for businesses with several branches.

Monthly reporting

Calls, direction requests, clicks and views in one simple report.

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Why SpeedXMedia

Your profile works best alongside the rest of your local marketing. SpeedXMedia runs it under the same roof as our AI SEO team, which strengthens your local rankings, and our Photography team, which shoots real images of your location. Our Google Ads team can add local search ads when you need faster reach. One team in Burbank handles it all, so updates happen fast.

Answers first

Is Google My Business the same as Google Business Profile?

Yes. Google renamed Google My Business to Google Business Profile. It is the same free listing that controls how your business appears in Google Search and Google Maps. Many people still search for the old name, so we use both, but the product and the dashboard are the same.

How long does it take to see results from profile optimization?

Many businesses see more calls and direction requests within a few weeks of a full optimization. Ranking higher in the Maps results takes longer and depends on competition, reviews and local SEO. Most see steady gains over three to six months of consistent posts, photos and review activity.

Can you get bad reviews removed?

We can flag reviews that break Google's policies, such as spam, fake reviews or offensive content, and request their removal. Google makes the final call. Genuine negative reviews stay, so we respond calmly and professionally, which shows future customers how you treat people when something goes wrong.

Do you manage profiles for businesses with several locations?

Yes. SpeedXMedia manages Google Business Profiles for single and multi-location businesses. Each location gets its own optimized listing with accurate hours, photos and local details. We keep information consistent across all of them and report on each location separately, so you can compare performance side by side.

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