Google Business Profile posts are the small updates that appear on your profile in Search and Maps: an offer, a new product, an event, a festival greeting. Many businesses post once, forget about it, and then wonder why their profile looks dead next to competitors.
What posts actually do
- They show you are active. A customer comparing three clinics will trust the one that posted yesterday over the one whose last update was two years ago.
- They give people a reason to act. A post can carry a button such as Call, Book, Order online or Learn more, which turns a browser into a lead.
- They keep your profile fresh. Regular activity is part of looking after your profile properly, alongside reviews, photos and accurate details.
What to post
You don't need to be creative every day. Rotate between a few simple types:
- Offers: "Free consultation this week", "Weekend thali at ₹199".
- Services: one service per post, with a real photo and a short explanation.
- Tips: a dentist's tip on gum care, a gym's tip on warm-ups. Useful content builds trust.
- Festivals and occasions: Diwali, Lohri, Gurpurab, Eid, Christmas, and local events.
- Proof: a before-and-after (where allowed), a happy customer photo with permission, or a new certificate.
How often?
More is not always better, but consistency is. One post a day is a strong routine for competitive categories like clinics, salons, gyms and restaurants. If that is too much, two or three good posts a week, every week, beats a burst of twenty posts followed by silence.
Mistakes that waste posts
- Phone numbers inside the image or text. Google may reject posts with phone numbers in the body; use the call button instead.
- Stock photos that have nothing to do with your business.
- Copy-pasting the same text every day.
- Posting in a language your customers don't read. For most local businesses here, simple English or Hinglish works best.
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