Google Business Profile is your listing with Google which appears within search and maps. A well-maintained regularly updated listing with correct data can significantly improve people seeing your business, using map directions, clicking to call and view your website. It also helps users and Google gain trust in your business. Statistics on your Google Business Profile listing are viewable through Google Insights
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Helpful Official Google My Business Information Sources

What is Google Business Profile? – Googles own GBP Microsite
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/business/

Google Business Profile Help – Googles own GBP Help
https://support.google.com/business

Googles Small Business Blog
https://smallbusiness.googleblog.com/

Official Google Business Profile Forum
https://support.google.com/business/community?hl=en-GB

Googles Official GBP Twitter Account
https://twitter.com/GoogleMyBiz

Basic Questions and Answers

How is a business verified?
https://support.google.com/business/answer/6300716?hl=en&ref_topic=6300675

GBP Is Free, so how can you genuinely offer it as a service? Google directly acknowledges using a 3rd party to help in the management of GBP, see Working with 3rd Parties in Googles own words
https://support.google.com/business/answer/7163406?hl=en&ref_topic=4540086

How to improve local search ranking
https://support.google.com/business/answer/7091

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