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Google Business Profile for Contractors
Your Google Business Profile decides whether you appear in the Map Pack — the three contractors homeowners actually call for bids. Here's how to get it right, in plain English.
Takes 60 seconds
Why it matters
Why the Map Pack wins remodel jobs
A homeowner planning a remodel collects about three bids. They search, glance at the top three results and their reviews, and call — they rarely scroll past the map. In Whitespark's Local Search Ranking Factors survey, Google Business Profile signals are the single largest factor in Map Pack rankings — roughly a third of the whole equation.
The good news: most contractor profiles are half-finished — set up by whoever built the website and never touched again. A complete, active profile is one of the fastest wins in all of contractor SEO, and you can do it yourself in an afternoon.
- 1Summit Ridge Builders4.9 (112) · General contractor · DenverRequest a bid
- 2Cornerstone Construction Co.4.3 · General contractor
- 3Ashford Home Remodeling4.3 · General contractor
Illustrative example — the goal, not a real listing.
The checklist
How to optimize a Google Business Profile for a contractor (6-step checklist)
Six things to get right — most of it you can do yourself in an afternoon.
Categories
Set your true primary — “General contractor,” or “Remodeler” if that's really your caseload — then add every secondary you genuinely do: kitchen remodeler, bathroom remodeler, home builder. Categories are the strongest single profile signal.
Services & descriptions
List your work the way homeowners say it — “kitchen remodels,” “home additions,” “basement finishing” — not spec-sheet or permit-office jargon.
Photos
Real finished jobs, real crew, real trucks — refreshed as projects wrap. Bare profiles lose the bid to profiles that look like a company that actually builds things.
Reviews
Ask every happy homeowner at the final walkthrough, with a direct link. Recency and volume both matter — to Google and to the person deciding which three contractors to call.
Posts & Q&A
Regular project updates and seeded questions keep the profile active and answer objections before the phone call — licensed and insured, free estimates, typical timelines.
Service areas
Add every city and suburb where you take jobs, and back each one with a real page on your website — that's how you rank beyond your shop's zip code.
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The other half
Where Rankchat fits in
Your Google Business Profile is yours to own — the checklist above shows you how. What Rankchat does is the other half of done-for-you SEO for contractors: it connects to your company's website and automatically publishes the service pages, city pages, articles and backlinks that build your rankings over time — while you're on the job site. The full method is in the full contractor SEO guide.
The profile wins you the map; the website wins you everything else.
Start with your free SEO plan to see where you stand, or view contractor SEO pricing.
Contractor Google Profile FAQ
What's the best primary category for a general contractor?
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The category that matches most of your work — “General contractor” for most GCs, or “Remodeler,” “Kitchen remodeler” or “Home builder” if your jobs skew that way. Specific categories surface for specific searches. Then add every relevant secondary category you genuinely offer, so you appear for more project types without diluting your core.
How many photos should a contractor profile have?
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As many real ones as you can — finished projects, before-and-after shots, your crew on site, your trucks. Profiles with fresh, real photos consistently outperform bare ones in the Map Pack, and a homeowner about to spend $30,000 or more wants to see work you've actually built, not stock images.
How do I get more Google reviews as a contractor?
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Ask every happy homeowner at the final walkthrough, with a direct review link by email or text while the finished project is right in front of them. A steady flow of recent reviews is one of the strongest Map Pack ranking factors — and the first thing homeowners read when deciding who gets a bid. Never incentivize or filter reviews; a plain, well-timed ask is both effective and within Google's rules.
Updated July 2026
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