Google Business Profile Competitive Report
Google Business Profile · $25 report
See who’s beating you on Google Maps, and exactly what to change.
We scan five of your searches from 133 spots around your business, check your categories and services against the businesses winning those searches, and hand you a step-by-step checklist for your Google Business Profile.
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What’s in your report
- A one-page summary with your top five moves
- Your five search maps
- Every category that matters, with a verdict
- The services your competitors list, and you don’t
- The top 10 businesses on your map
- A step-by-step checklist of what to change
SAMPLE · $25 COMPETITIVE PROFILE REPORT
Google Business Profile · Competitive report
Oak Hollow Plumbing & Sewer
Cedar Ridge, Illinois · 5 searches, each run from 133 spots in a 6-mile circle around the shop
5
searches scanned
665
map spots checked
188
competing plumbers found
14
categories compared
Page 1 · The summary
Where you stand, on one page
Your top 5 moves
1
Remove “Pipe supplier.”
You’re the only one of 188 plumbers using it, and it tells Google you sell pipe.
2
Add a water heater category.
“Water heater repair” is a weak search for you, and not one competitor uses a water heater category. It’s an open lane.
3
Add “Gas installation service,” if you do gas lines.
Your site lists it. Only 2 of 188 plumbers claim it.
4
Say “24/7 emergency service” on the profile.
Add it to your description and services, and set your hours to match. “Emergency plumber” is your weakest search.
5
Add the 6 services your top competitors list and you don’t.
Every one is already on your website. Google just can’t see them on your profile.
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Page 2 · Your map
The same five searches, from 133 spots around your shop
Top 34 to 10Not in the top 10
“plumber”
Avg. position 1.65 · top 3 at 97%
“drain cleaning”
Avg. position 2.11 · top 3 at 84%
“sewer repair”
Avg. position 2.8 · top 3 at 71%
“water heater repair”
Avg. position 3.91 · top 3 at 63%
“emergency plumber”
Avg. position 5.6 · top 3 at 38%
Read it like a weather map. You own the center of town for “plumber.” For “emergency plumber” you fade fast once you get a couple of miles out. That’s the one to fix first. Weak zone: northeast, toward Maple Falls.
Page 3 · The category landscape
The 14 categories that matter in Cedar Ridge plumbing
Green bar: how many of the 10 plumbers winning your searches use it. Blue bar: how many of all 188 plumbers found use it. Each one gets its own card in your report, with a verdict and the reason.
Top 10 winnersAll 188 plumbers
Plumber (primary)
100%
94%
You have it
Keep
Drainage service
20%
23%
You have it
Keep
Septic system service
30%
4%
—
Skip
HVAC contractor
10%
14%
—
Skip
Bathroom remodeler
10%
12%
—
Skip
Contractor
10%
8%
—
Skip
Sewage disposal service
10%
5%
—
Skip
Excavating contractor
10%
3%
—
Skip
Waterproofing service
10%
2%
—
Skip
Water softening equipment supplier
0%
6%
—
Consider
Hot water system supplier
0%
3%
—
Skip
Gas installation service
0%
1%
—
Add if true
Water heater category
0%
0%
—
Add
Pipe supplier
0%
1%
You have it
Remove
Pages 4 to 17 · A card for every category
Every category gets a verdict, a reason and what to type
Here’s one full card. Your report has one like it for each of the 14 categories above.
The other 13 cards in this report
Plumber (primary)Keep
Drainage serviceKeep
Septic system serviceSkip
HVAC contractorSkip
Bathroom remodelerSkip
ContractorSkip
Sewage disposal serviceSkip
Excavating contractorSkip
Waterproofing serviceSkip
Water softening equipment supplierConsider
Hot water system supplierSkip
Gas installation serviceAdd if true
Pipe supplierRemove
Page 18 · Services
The services your competitors list, and you don’t
Services are the list Google shows under your business name, and one more way it decides which searches you belong in. We check what you list, what your website says you do, and what the top three plumbers on your map list.
4
services on your profile
11
on the average top-3 competitor’s profile
6
you already do, per your website, but Google can’t see
What to type. Google Business Profile → Edit services → pick each one from Google’s list, or add it as a custom service. Give each a one-line description in plain words, like the ones in your checklist.
Page 19 · Who you’re up against
The top 10 plumbers on your map
Ranked by how many of the 665 map spots they land in Google’s top three, across all five searches.
Page 20 · Your checklist
Every Google Business Profile change, in order, with what to type.
1Remove “Pipe supplier” from your categories.
2Add the closest water heater category on Google’s list.
3Add “Gas installation service” if you do gas lines.
+ 12 more steps in your report, including each of the 6 services with its description
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