Guides
Step-by-step how-tos for local businesses: claim your listings, fix wrong details, respond to reviews, and keep your profile healthy.
- Listings
The free business directories worth claiming first (and how)
You do not need to be on every directory. Start with the free ones that actually feed Google, Apple, and AI answers. Here is the shortlist, and how to claim each.
- Voice search
How to get your business into voice assistants: Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant
When someone asks their phone or speaker for a business nearby, where does that answer come from? How to make sure Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have your business right.
- AI search
How to check what ChatGPT and AI assistants say about your business
Your customers are already asking AI about local businesses. Here is how to check what ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity say about yours, and what to do if it is wrong.
- Bing
How to claim and set up Bing Places for Business
Bing is smaller than Google, but its data reaches further than you expect. How to claim Bing Places in about ten minutes, with a shortcut: import from Google.
- Apple Maps
Apple Business Connect: how to claim and manage your business on Apple Maps
Apple Maps is the default on every iPhone, and Apple Business Connect controls what it shows. How to claim, verify, and keep your Place Card accurate.
- Google
How to claim, verify, and optimize your Google Business Profile
Your Google Business Profile is the most-seen version of your business online. How to claim it, verify it, and fill it out so it actually works, step by step.
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