How easy is your business to find on Google? Check it in one minute.

A box with your name, a map, hours and reviews.

Create or claim your Google Business Profile and verify it. Without it you don't show on Google Maps at all.

It shows under your business name.

Set the most exact main category, then add one or two secondary ones. It decides which searches you appear in.

Check today's hours and the next public holiday.

Correct your hours and add holiday hours, so nobody turns up to a closed door or skips you because you look closed.

Try both from your phone.

Fix the phone number and add a working website or booking link. Many people decide from this box alone.

Tap "Photos" on the profile and check the dates.

Add 10 or more real photos: the front, the inside, your work and the team. Then add one new photo a month.

The number shows next to the stars.

Ask happy customers for a review with a short link after each visit. Never buy reviews or swap them; Google removes them.

Your replies show under each review as "Response from the owner".

Reply to every review within a few days, politely and in your own words. New customers read the replies too.

Look for "Services" or "Products" on the profile.

List your main services with a short description and a starting price, in the words customers search for.

Updates show in a "From the owner" section.

Post one short update or photo a month. It shows customers the business is open and active.