Set-up, optimisation and management

Google Business Profile management for installers and trades.

Be the installer Google recommends first.

We set up, optimise and manage Google Business Profiles (GBPs) for energy installers and trades, so homeowners near you find you in Google Maps and call.

Which one do you need?

  • Categories
  • Every service
  • Your areas
  • Your photos
Illustration: the map results for a local search, with your profile filled in properly.

Google reviews

What our clients say.

These are all 3 of our Google reviews. They're about website and Google profile work.

Rated 5 out of 5 on Google

“What can I say!? Absolutely outstanding service, James has totally transformed my company website to a level I never expected! From going live on Saturday the 17th of October I have already had 3 enquiries!!!! We are now on the 19th of October writing this review.

He has been absolutely none stop back and forth with questions and suggestions throughout the whole process. Just absolutely Brilliant! I would not hesitate to recommend this guy.

There are a lot of people out there that promise the world and then take your money and completely under deliver, trust me I know this as I have been burnt quite a few times. This is definitely not the case with James. Give him a try you will not be disappointed! Thanks James I absolutely love the new site. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻”

James LoftusOwner, SolarSaveGoogle Review, October 2026

Rated 5 out of 5 on Google

“Excellent service and very meticulous service! Can’t recommend highly enough and the expertise and knowledge in building my website how I wanted it and even better than expected and the details and constant communication well done and many thanks your a star . Much appreciated, many thanks again 100%”

Kirk FergusonNu Renewables Heating LimitedGoogle Review, October 2026

Rated 5 out of 5 on Google

“Amazing service from James can't recommend him enough... Really helped me setting up my business page. Goes above and beyond to make sure you're happy. Lovely guy as well. 10/10 service”

Dean WesternDW Plumbing and HeatingGoogle Review, October 2026

The problem

A profile set up once and left won't win the map.

Your profile is how customers nearby find you, check you out and call. If it's half finished or out of date, Google has less to match to a local search.

What your profile does

What a Google Business Profile does for an installer.

Your Google Business Profile is your free online listing on Search and Maps. It's how Google enables local businesses to reach customers nearby, who find you, check you out and call, often before they visit your website.

  • Puts you on the map

    Your GBP is where your business appears in the map results when someone searches "solar panels near me". No profile, no place in the map results, however good your website is.

  • Answers the first questions

    A customer sees your services, hours, service area and reviews online before they click through to your site. Get those right and the call often comes straight from the profile.

  • Turns a search into a call

    Call, website and directions buttons sit right on your profile. One tap and the customer is talking to you, not the next installer down the list.

  • Shows your profile performance

    Google shows GBP owners the search terms people used to find them, and how many called or clicked through to their website. Real analytics, not guesses.

Your GBP doesn't replace your website. They work together: your profile wins the click in the map results, and your website wins the search below them. That's why our renewable energy websites and SEO build both.

It's also a platform where a local installer can beat the national brands. Google says there's no way to pay for a better local ranking, so a small business with a complete profile and real reviews has a fair shot against the big names. More calls from the people nearest you means more jobs and more revenue, without paying per lead.

What we set up and fix

All the settings Google checks, done for you.

Whether it's brand new or was set up once and left, we fill in everything Google uses to match your business to a local search. Properly, once.

  • The right business categories

    Google asks for as few categories as possible, and as specific as possible. We choose the ones that describe what your business is, so you show up for the right searches.

  • Every service you install

    Solar panels, battery storage, EV chargers, heat pumps: we add each one to the services menu on your profile, so customers see exactly what you do and Google can match you to each search.

  • Your service areas

    We set the towns you cover. If customers don't come to your location, Google's guidelines say to hide your address, so we do that too.

  • Hours, contact details and description

    Your business information, such as opening hours, phone number and website, the same as everywhere else you're listed online, and a description that says what you install and where. One click to call.

  • Your own photos

    We add real photos of your installs, your van and your team, never stock images. A customer wants to see work like theirs, done by the people who'll turn up.

Before

Your Solar Co.

Category
Electrician Too general
Services
None listed Missing
Area
Home address on show Wrong
Hours
Not added Missing
Photos
Logo only Thin
After

Your Solar Co.

Category
Solar energy company Specific
Services
Solar panelsBatteriesEV chargers
Area
12 towns, address hidden Set
Hours
Mon to Fri, 8am to 6pm Set
Photos
Your installs
Illustration: the same business, before and after an optimisation. Your categories, towns and hours will be your own.

Signs your profile needs fixing

  • Your category is general, like "Electrician", when you install solar.
  • Battery storage, EV chargers or heat pumps aren't on your list of services.
  • Your hours don't match your website or your other online listings.
  • Your home address shows, but customers never visit.
  • No photos, or only a logo and stock images.
  • Customer reviews with no reply from you.

If any of these sound like your GBP, it's worth fixing before you spend a penny on ads or other marketing. That's what our £247 optimisation is for.

Real installers

Real profiles, measured honestly.

Plumbing and heating · St Neots

DW Plumbing and Heating

Dean had good reviews on a job directory but no website. We built his site and got his Google Business Profile verified and optimised alongside it.

“Amazing service from James can't recommend him enough... Really helped me setting up my business page. Goes above and beyond to make sure you're happy. Lovely guy as well. 10/10 service”

Dean WesternDW Plumbing and Heating · Google review

See Dean's results

Solar and batteries · Retford

SolarSave

14.47.1

Average map position for the search "solar panels", across 49 points round Retford, 10 to 19 October 2026. Lower is better.

The honest bit. We're not taking the credit for this one. Most of the move came before their new website went live, and the cause isn't clear yet. We show it because it's what we measure for every client: real map positions, every month.

See SolarSave's results

Three packages

Which Google Business Profile package do you need?

Search your business name on Google, then pick the card that matches what you see. Still not sure? Choose "Not sure" on the form and we'll look and tell you.

Pick this if

You're not on Google yet.

You search your business name and no profile comes up.

GBPSetup

£297one-off

We build it from scratch. Your GBP created, verified and filled in properly from day one, so new customers find you on the map and call.

  • On the map in days. Right now, customers near you can't find you at all.
  • Verified, right first time. Verification trips most people up. We walk you through it, so it's done right first time.
  • Every section of your GBP filled to sell. Services, areas, photos and description, not a bare listing.
  • Ready for calls from day one. Your number, front and centre.
  • Set up for reviews. Ready to collect them from your first install.
  • Yours, for good. Your profile, your login, no strings.
Get My Profile Set Up

Pick this if

Your profile is half-finished.

It's there, but with few photos, few reviews or out-of-date details.

GBPOptimisation

£247one-off

We fix it once, properly. Your profile fully optimised to win the map spots in your town, and built to bring in calls and survey requests.

  • Built for the map pack. The three spots where homeowners actually click.
  • Look like the obvious choice to customers. Photos, services and reviews, set up to sell.
  • Calls straight from Google. No website visit needed.
  • Reviews that win jobs. A simple system to get them and use them.
  • Done once, properly. No half-finished sections left behind.
  • Done in days. Not something on your to-do list for months.
Get My Profile Optimised

Pick this if

Your profile is done, but nobody keeps it up.

No new posts, photos or review replies in months, and no time to do them.

GBPManagement

£147a month

We look after it every month. Fresh posts, photos, review replies and updates on your GBP, so the calls keep coming while you're on the tools.

  • Work on your map spot every month. Up-to-date details, new photos and review replies, the things Google's own tips ask for.
  • Fresh posts and photos every month. Each post shows off one of your best installs.
  • Review management included. Replied to, and a system to keep them coming.
  • A busy, trusted installer online. That's what customers see. Not a ghost profile.
  • Nothing on your plate. You fit, we manage, with no management software to learn.
  • Plain-English monthly report. What we did, and what it won you.
Get My Profile Managed

How it works

From first message to a finished profile.

No call centre, no forms to chase. You deal with the two people doing the work.

  1. Pick your package

    Setup, Optimisation or Management. Tell us what you install, the towns you cover, and send a link to your profile if you have one. Two minutes on the form below.

  2. We look at your GBP

    We search for your business the way a customer would, check what's there, what's missing and what's wrong, and reply personally, usually the same day.

  3. You add us as a manager

    Your GBP lives in your own Google account. You add us from "People and access", so you stay the owner and never share a password.

  4. We create it or fix it

    Categories, services, areas, hours, contact details, description and your photos, all done properly, checked against Google's guidelines and done in days.

  5. Verified, then kept working

    A brand new GBP has to be verified by the owner before it shows, and we walk you through it. Our Google Business Profile verification guide has the steps. On the monthly plan, we keep it working.

Stephanie and James of Tandy & Co

Who does it

Two people. No account managers.

The two people you talk to are the two people who work on your GBP.

  • James, the Google specialist. Over ten years of SEO, starting at 18 on his own websites. He's read Google's patents and never worked for an agency.
  • Stephanie, the energy insider. 13+ years in the energy industry, so your services, wording and photos are right for your customers.
  • Straight answers, fast. Same-day replies to your messages, seven days a week, 6am to midnight.

“We will never lie to a client, even when telling the truth costs us money.”

James and Stephanie

Is it right for you?

It suits installers and trades whose customers search near them.

It's right for you if you install energy kit, and you want to show up on the map when people nearby search.

It's not right for you if you already have our SEO, which looks after your profile. You don't need both.

Kept working every month

Just your profile, or full local SEO?

A GBP isn't a one-off job. Google Business Profile management looks after your visibility in the map results. Our renewable energy SEO is the bigger step, full local SEO: your profile plus a website page for every service and town, so you win the searches below the map too.

Your profile

Google Business Profile management service

£147a month

For installers who want the map spot looked after while they're on a job.

  • Fresh posts and photos of your best installs every month
  • Every review replied to, and a system to keep them coming
  • Your details, hours and services kept up to date
  • A plain-English monthly report: what we did, and what it won you
Get My Profile Managed

The whole region

Renewable energy SEO

£495a month

For installers who want more enquiries from Google every month, from the map and the search results.

  • Your GBP kept up to date for every service you install, and we add your real install photos
  • A simple system to ask for a review after every install, and a reply to every review
  • Local listings: your business on the directories Google checks, with your details the same everywhere online
  • A page on your website for every product and town
  • A plain-English monthly report: what we did, what moved, what's next
  • One installer per area: one per trade in the town where they're based, not everywhere they're willing to travel
See how our SEO works

Not sure which you need? Start with Setup or Optimisation, then add monthly upkeep when you want it kept working. Your GBP stays yours either way.

Why your profile matters

How Google picks the businesses in the map results.

Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and prominence. There's no way to pay for a better local ranking, so your profile has to earn it.

  1. 1

    Relevance

    How well your profile matches the search.

    The right categories and every service listed let Google match you to "solar panels", "battery storage" and "heat pump installers" in a local search. This is what Setup and Optimisation fix.

    We fix this
  2. 2

    Distance

    How far you are from the person searching.

    Google uses your business location and the location of the customer searching. You can't move, and nobody honest will promise otherwise. That's why the other two matter so much: they're the parts you can change.

    Nobody can change this
  3. 3

    Prominence

    How well known your business is.

    Google says reviews and links from other websites count towards it. Reviews after every install are part of our monthly Management. Local listings and links from real local sites are part of our SEO.

    Monthly work

Your GBP is often seen before your website. For someone searching for an installer near them, it puts your stars, photos, hours and a call button in one place. A complete, accurate profile is also more likely to show in local results, Google says. Learn more in our guide on how to rank higher on Google Maps.

Questions

Google Business Profile questions, answered.

Something else on your mind? Ask us on WhatsApp and you'll get a straight answer, usually the same day.

Ask us on WhatsApp
Which Google Business Profile package do I need?

Search your business name on Google. If no profile comes up, you need Setup, £297. If your profile shows but it's half-finished, with few photos, few reviews or old details, you need Optimisation, £247. If it's in good shape but nobody keeps it up, you need Management, £147 a month. Half-finished and no time to keep it up? Start with Optimisation, then add Management. Still not sure? Choose "Not sure" on the form and we'll tell you.

How much does Google Business Profile optimisation cost?

£247, one-off, to optimise a profile that was set up and left. Setting up a brand new profile is £297, one-off. If you want it managed every month after that, Management is £147 a month. The profile itself costs nothing.

What's the difference between Setup and Optimisation?

Setup is for installers with no Google profile yet: we build it from scratch and walk you through verification. Optimisation is for a profile that already exists but was set up once and left: we fix and fill in every part, so it can win the map spots in your town.

Is a Google Business Profile free?

Yes. A Google Business Profile is completely free, and Google says so itself: creating one and listing your business costs nothing. You pay us for the time it takes to do it properly, not for the profile.

Do you offer Google Business Profile management services?

Yes. Our management service is £147 a month. Each month we add fresh posts and photos of your installs, reply to every review, keep your information up to date and send you a plain-English report on your profile performance. We don't run your social media, just your GBP.

How long does it take?

Setup and Optimisation are done in days. A brand new profile then has to be verified by the owner; Google says verification reviews take up to five working days. We walk you through it.

Is a GMB optimisation service the same thing?

Yes. Google My Business (GMB) was renamed Google Business Profile in November 2021. A GMB optimisation service and a GBP optimisation service are the same job, and many people still use the old name.

Can you get me into the top three on Google Maps?

Nobody honest can promise that. Google says there's no way to request or pay for a better local ranking. What we can do is make your profile match what customers search for, and give Google every reason to show it. Here's what moves the map results.

Do I need to give you my password?

No. Google lets an owner add a profile manager, and we each keep our own Google accounts. Managers can edit your details and reply to reviews, but can't remove you or delete the profile. You stay the owner.

Will you buy reviews for me?

Never. Google bans paying for reviews, offering anything in return for them and only asking happy customers. Fake reviews have also been banned under UK law since 6 April 2025. We help you ask every customer, properly. Our guide on how to get more Google reviews shows how.

My profile has been suspended. Can you help?

Start with our guide to a suspended Google Business Profile. It explains why it happens and how to ask Google to reinstate it. If you're still stuck after that, message us and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

Do I need a Google Business Profile for each location?

Usually not. Google's guidelines say a service-area business should have one profile for its central office or location, with a service area set. If you have more than one staffed office customers can visit, each can have its own. We'll tell you which applies to you.

Do you work with heat pump and heating installers too?

Yes. We work with UK solar, battery, heat pump and heating installers, and with trades such as plumbers, roofers, electricians and builders. We add the categories and services for what you actually install, not a copy of someone else's.

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Tell us what you install, where you work and which package you're after. We'll look at your profile, or tell you what a new one needs, and reply personally, usually the same day. Nothing to sign.

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