{"id":17139,"date":"2026-04-14T14:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zenmaid.com\/magazine\/?p=17139"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:45:38","slug":"optimize-your-google-business-profile-for-cleaning-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zenmaid.com\/magazine\/optimize-your-google-business-profile-for-cleaning-company\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Optimize Your Google Business Profile for a Cleaning Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Google Business profile is an essential step to building awareness of your company in your local area. Google Business profiles appear all over Google and Google Maps, helping potential clients find relevant businesses local to their areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While having a Google Business profile is great, spending an hour or so optimizing your page will yield dividends in return. Ranking in your local area on Google Maps is often more rewarding than coming up first in Google Search because you\u2019ll appear in what\u2019s called your Local Pack, a shortlist of search results that come up when a query with local intent is made. If you were to Google \u201ccleaning companies near me,\u201d the businesses that show up first are part of this prized Local Pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we\u2019ll cover five areas to focus your optimization efforts on and make suggestions for how to tackle the improvements. If you haven\u2019t set up a Google Business profile yet, you\u2019ll want to set up your profile<\/a> before diving into this optimization guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Select Your Business Category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you create a new Google Business profile, you\u2019ll be asked to enter the name of your business. Check here to see whether someone else has already created a business profile for you \u2014 in some cases, helpful strangers have done this for you, but you can claim that business as your own to manage the page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you create the page, you\u2019ll be asked to enter a business category: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setting your business category is necessary, but of course, every cleaning company or maid service will have different areas of focus. For example, a commercial cleaning company may not want to list their Google Business profile as a house cleaning service, but if they offer both, you can choose to list both options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, each cleaning company will offer different types of services. Google Business has a separate area in setup where you can add the specific services your company offers. It\u2019s best to list each of your services separately because this will associate your business with the widest variety of queries related to the services you provide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the example below, we\u2019ve added deep cleaning, moving-related cleaning, and standard cleaning as services: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google helpfully suggests related queries, which you should consider adding if they are relevant. Try to stick to these separate services instead of creating new ones \u2014 this helps make sure that your business shows up as an option in Google searches, helping your SEO and informing customers about what you offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose Photos That Represent Your Business Well<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Google Business Setup Wizard does a pretty good job of explaining how and where photos will be used, but most of its suggestions focus on businesses with physical storefronts, especially for Maps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do have a storefront, you should add a photo of the building or signage outside to help your customers identify you and locate the office when they visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But many cleaning services don\u2019t have offices, let alone ones that you\u2019d want customers visiting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, think about choosing photos for your Google Business page as an opportunity to share your company culture with prospective clients. Consider posting photos of your team here, the same way you might on a company Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider adding photos of your work to your page to help prospective clients get a sense for the cleanings you provide. If you haven\u2019t had promotional photos taken yet or need new ones, sprucing up your Google Business page is a great reason to finally schedule that shoot. New, recent photos added to your Business page help potential clients verify your business is active and responsive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another way to share recent photos of your work is to ask your clients directly! Sending a quick request via email (or on an active Facebook page) to clients usually yields a few new pictures, and you can easily convince a few more customers to share photos in exchange for a 5% discount on their next clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you upload the photos you want to share, you can choose which ones appear when your business comes up in search. On Scrub! Residential Cleaning\u2019s Google Business page<\/a>, you can see they have over 49 photos associated with their page that show their cleaning techs, their logo, and pictures of homes they\u2019ve cleaned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Build a Solid Google Review Request Cadence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not regularly asking customers for reviews or testimonials, you should start today! Google Business Reviews power the star rating Google gives each listing, which will be a huge factor in clients\u2019 decisions to move forward with your business or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a high rating on Google is not only nice, but it also means your business may show up higher in the Local Pack, or the short list of companies we mentioned earlier that come up in local searches. Typically, businesses that appear in the Local Pack get higher conversion rates for new business from their Google Business profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviews are given high priority on the Google Business page template:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This makes it especially important to keep reviews fresh, frequent, and honest, as prospective customers are more likely to review them before booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asking for reviews doesn\u2019t have to be difficult or time-consuming. Take a few moments to draft an email, text message, or Facebook page message asking your clients to leave reviews. If you\u2019re nervous to ask, or only just starting to collect reviews, don\u2019t fret \u2014 you don\u2019t have to ask your whole client list at once! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose a portion of your client list to send this message to each month. Our best recommendation for keeping things fair and honest is to randomly select 5\u201310 clients per month, but you can use your best judgment about who on that list actually receives the request. For example, if a long-time client has recently had an unexpectedly bad experience, you probably don\u2019t want to email them to ask for a review right now, but they could be asked later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro Tip<\/strong>: ZenMaid can help you automate your ratings and review requests, so you always keep a steady request cadence with little effort. Though reviews collected in ZenMaid are private, when a client leaves a new positive review, you have the option to follow up with that client to ask if they\u2019d consider re-posting their review to your Google Business page \u2014 in one click! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set Up the Q&A Section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google Business offers a Q&A section where you can answer clients’ questions directly. But you can prepopulate this, too, which helps you provide potential customers with more information about your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other business owners often overlook the Q&A section because it requires anticipating their customers’ needs and questions to some extent. This means it\u2019s a great opportunity to get ahead of the competition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you already have a running Frequently Asked Questions list internally, or you just have a list of questions in your head you\u2019re tired of answering, that\u2019s a good place to start. If you don\u2019t, spend a week writing down the questions people ask when they call or email your business, and use that to jog your memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some example Q&As to post on your Google Business account could be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n