Is your business set up properly on Google?

Find out in about thirty seconds. We show you who comes up above you, how many reviews you need to catch them, and what is missing from your Google listing. Free, and nothing on your listing changes.

4,366 SA listings audited54% had no website linked
This is a Google Business Profile
The photo and map at the top of Gen1 Media's Google Business Profile

Gen1 Media

5,024 Google reviews

Website designer in Paarl

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Address:
20 Bergsig Ave, Hoog-En-Droog, Paarl, 7646
Phone:
060 568 3408
Hours:
Closed · Opens 8 am Mon

What it looks at

01

What Google thinks you do

Google files every business under one business type, and that one setting decides which searches you can show up in at all. It is the thing we most often find wrong. We check yours against the businesses winning the search you care about.

02

Who comes up above you

The real businesses sitting above you when someone searches, and how many more Google reviews you would need to catch them. No made-up score.

03

Where your website button goes

Whether the button on your profile sends people to your own website, or to a Facebook page or a directory you do not control. It happens more than you would think.

04

The bits people forget

Your services, your photos and your opening hours. These are what make your profile look like a business that is open, rather than one that closed years ago.

Everything this tool checks is explained in full on our blog, including how to fix each one yourself. The tool just tells you which ones are yours. Read the guide.

Questions

Is this really free?

Yes. You type your business name and town and your summary appears straight away: where you come up, how far behind on reviews you are, and what is missing. To open the full list of what to fix, and what to do about each one, we ask for your name, email and phone number. The list then opens on the page, and we get in touch about what we found.

Will this change anything on my Google listing?

No. We only read what anyone can already see on Google Maps. We cannot sign in to your account and we cannot change a single thing on your listing.

Do I need to know anything about SEO?

No. Type your business name, your town, and what you want people to find you for. Everything that comes back is in plain English, with what to do about it.

How up to date is it?

We check Google the moment you press the button, so the review counts are the same ones a customer sees right now.

Why does the website part matter so much?

Because of where the customer ends up. We checked 4,366 South African businesses on Google Maps: 54% had no website at all, and another 2.5% sent people to a Facebook page or a directory instead of their own site. If there is nothing of yours to click, Google hands that customer a map of your competitors.

It found the wrong business

Type the name exactly as it appears on Google, including anything like Pty Ltd. If more than one business shares your name, the town usually sorts it out.