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Google Business Profile Optimisation for Perth Businesses
Why your Google Business Profile matters as much as your website for local search, and how to actually optimise it.
WS Labs Editorial • 2026-06-15 • 6 min read
Why the Business Profile carries so much weight locally
For local, "near me" style searches, Google frequently shows a map pack of businesses above the standard organic results. A well-optimised Google Business Profile can appear there even when the underlying website isn't yet ranking well organically, making it one of the highest-leverage, lowest-cost local visibility tools available.
The fundamentals most businesses get wrong
The most common issues are an incomplete profile (missing categories, hours, or services), inconsistent business name, address, and phone number compared to the website and other directories, and a profile that hasn't been claimed or verified at all, leaving it open to inaccurate third-party edits.
Category selection matters more than most businesses realise — choosing the most accurate primary category, plus relevant secondary categories, directly affects which searches the profile can appear for.
What ongoing optimisation actually looks like
Beyond the initial setup, regularly responding to reviews (positive and negative), posting genuine updates, keeping hours and service areas accurate, and adding photos consistently all signal an active, trustworthy business to both Google and prospective customers browsing the profile before they ever reach the website.
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FAQs
Does a Google Business Profile replace the need for a website?+
No — they work together. The profile is often the first touchpoint for local search, but the website is what builds deeper trust, answers detailed questions, and supports broader (non-local-pack) organic rankings.
How important are reviews to local ranking?+
Very important, both for ranking and for conversion — the quantity, recency, and quality of reviews (and whether the business responds to them) are among the strongest local ranking and trust signals available.