Profile optimisation
One-time setup or fix
From $139
Comparable freelancers: around $200 ≈30% less
Your profile set up or fixed properly, once.
- Categories, services and areas
- Photos and description
- Review link and reply templates
- Guideline check
Your listing on Google Search and Maps
Google Business Profile Optimization
Your Google Business Profile is often the first thing customers see. I set it up or fix it properly, with the right categories, services, photos and review link, so it brings calls instead of questions.
- 5Countries served
- 3+Years experience
- 70+Websites delivered
// At a glance
What the optimisation covers
- ProfileCategories, services, hours, areas and attributes
- PhotosYour premises, team and work, named and organised
- ReviewsA review link and reply templates
- VerificationHelp with verification and suspensions
- PriceFrom $139, about 30% below typical rates
Not sure it’s the right fit?Ask me
// In short
Do you need profile optimisation or full local SEO?
Choose Google Business Profile optimisation if your listing is new, incomplete or wrong, and you want it set up properly once. If you want ongoing work on reviews, listings and location pages every month, Local SEO fits better. Online-only businesses without a customer-facing address or service area usually aren’t eligible. MD Shamim Mahmud sets up and optimises Business Profiles within Google’s guidelines and can manage them for three months.
By MD Shamim MahmudUpdated
- Provider
- MD Shamim Mahmud · SEO & AI search specialist
- Based in
- Bangladesh, working remotely
- Eligible for
- Businesses that serve customers in person
- Follows
- Google Business Profile guidelines
- Price
- From $139 · about 30% below typical freelance rates
- Start with
- Free check on WhatsApp
// Who it’s for
When your profile needs work
Most profiles are set up once in a hurry and never touched again. These are the usual problems.
No profile yet
Customers can’t find you on Google Maps at all.
Wrong category
You’re listed as the wrong type of business, so you show for the wrong searches.
Few or old photos
Three blurry photos from years ago, or none.
Suspended or unverified
Verification stalled, or the profile was suspended after an edit.
// What’s included
Everything on your profile
Every optimisation includes these. The 3-month package adds monthly posts, photos and review replies.
Categories
The primary category that matches your main service, plus relevant extras.
Services & description
Each service listed and a clear description without keyword stuffing.
Hours & areas
Opening hours, holiday hours and service areas set correctly.
Photos
Logo, cover, premises, team and work photos added and organised.
Review link
A short review link and message you can send to customers.
Q&A and messaging
Common questions answered and messaging set up if it suits you.
Website & booking links
Links that send people to the right page or booking tool.
Guideline check
No keyword-stuffed names or fake addresses that risk suspension.
// What changes
A profile that answers questions
Customers decide from the profile alone: the category, photos, reviews and how quickly they can call. Here’s what a typical profile looks like before and after.
Right categoryReal photosReview link
Typical before
- A general category like “Business” or the wrong trade
- No services listed
- Three old photos
- Holiday hours never updated
- Reviews left unanswered
After optimisation
- A primary category that matches your main service
- Every service listed with a short description
- Fresh photos of your premises, team and work
- Hours and service areas kept accurate
- A review link and replies to every review
// How it works
From check to optimised
Changes are made in steps, because big edits at once can trigger re-verification.
Free check
Your profile, category and top local competitors.
Day 1Plan & quote
What will change and a fixed price.
Before work startsOptimise
Categories, services, photos, links and Q&A updated.
First weekReview link
A simple way to ask customers for reviews.
First weekHandover
What changed and how to keep it up, or 3 months of management.
On delivery
// Pricing
How much does profile optimisation cost?
Fixed prices, about 30% below what comparable freelancers charge.
Optimisation + 3 months
Setup plus management
From $349
Comparable freelancers: around $500 ≈30% less
The optimisation, then three months of posts, photos and review replies.
- Everything in the optimisation
- Weekly posts for 3 months
- Review replies
- Monthly insights report
Several locations
Chains and franchises
Quoted
After a free call
Profiles for several branches, managed together.
- A profile per location
- Bulk verification
- Written quote after a free call
- Within Google’s rulesNo fake addresses, keyword-stuffed names or bought reviews.
- 30 days of free fixesIf something I changed needs correcting within 30 days, it’s free.
- Direct support on WhatsAppTalk to the person editing your profile.
How payment works
- 1Written proposalScope, price and timeline agreed before any payment.
- 250% to startYou get an invoice, and a receipt once it’s paid.
- 3Check the profileLook over the updated profile and request agreed changes.
- 450% at deliveryThe second half is due only when the optimisation is done.
Progress updates, invoices and receipts are shared with you in one place, so you always know where the work and payments stand.
Photography and paid tools, if needed, are separate. Market comparison based on public freelance price lists, October 2026.
Returning client, or referred by one? Ask about your discount
// Before you decide
Profile optimisation or local SEO?
Optimisation gets your profile right once. Local SEO keeps improving it, with reviews, listings and pages, month after month.
| Profile optimisation (this service) | Local SEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | One-time (or 3 months) | Monthly |
| Covers | Your Business Profile | Profile, reviews, citations and website pages |
| Best when | New, wrong or incomplete profile | Competitive area or growth goals |
| Starting price | From $139 | From $249/month |
What you’ll need to share
- Manager access to your Business Profile
- Photos of your premises, team and work
- Your services, hours and areas
- Your website or booking link
Missing something? We can sort it out together on the first call.
// FAQ
Business Profile questions
What owners ask about their Google listing.
How much does Google Business Profile optimisation cost?
A one-time optimisation starts from $139, and optimisation plus three months of management from $349 (USD), about 30% below what comparable freelancers typically charge. Several locations are quoted after a free call.
How do payments work?
You pay 50% to start and 50% when the optimisation is done. Every payment comes with an invoice and a receipt.
Is my business eligible?
Businesses that meet customers in person, at a location or at the customer’s address, are usually eligible. Online-only businesses usually aren’t.
My profile was suspended. Can you help?
Often, yes. I find the likely cause, fix it and help you submit a reinstatement request with the right evidence. Google makes the final decision.
Will this get me to the top of Google Maps?
It improves the parts you control. Rankings also depend on distance, competition and reviews, so no one can honestly guarantee a position.
Do I need to give you my password?
No. You add me as a manager on the profile, and you can remove me any time.
Can you help me get more reviews?
Yes, with a short review link and message for real customers. Fake or paid reviews are against Google’s rules and not something I do.
How long does it take?
Usually about a week, unless verification is needed.
Is your profile working for you?
Send your business name or profile link. I’ll reply with what I’d fix first.
Often added to profile work
Local SEO
Monthly work on reviews, listings and location pages.
AI Search Optimization
Consistent facts for ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews.
Business Website
A site your profile can link to.
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