most people get this wrong about google

Hi,

Got on a call last week with a guy who does garage doors.

He's got 60 reviews. 4.9 stars. Nice photos. And he gets maybe 2 calls a month from Google.

"I don't get it," he says. "The guy down the street has 20 reviews and he's always first."

So I open his profile. Main category: "Door supplier."

(He doesn't supply doors. He fixes them.)

Here's the thing.

Google reads your primary category before anything else. It's the first thing it uses to decide which searches you show up for. Reviews, photos and posts all come after.

So if your category says door supplier, Google shows you to people shopping for doors. The guy whose garage door just snapped at 7am never sees you.

Fixing it takes 10 minutes. Search your main service on Google Maps, like "garage door repair near me." Click the top 3 and check the category under each name. Whatever they share, make that your primary.

Then add secondary categories for every real service you do. Skip the ones you don't. Google isn't stupid.

He changed his. Two weeks later he was in the top 3.

Most owners pick a category once, years ago, and never look at it again. That one box is quietly sending your customers to someone else.

This week: open your profile, check your primary category, and compare it to the top 3.

Talk soon,

Jonah

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