🔍 Get Found on Google · Lesson 2 of 8 · free
The 30-minute setup that most Jamaican businesses get half-right: category, name, address, hours, phone, WhatsApp, description, services.
Search your business name on Google Maps. If it exists, claim it (Google verifies by phone, video or postcard). If not, create it at business.google.com. Use your real business name — no 'Best Salon in May Pen' keyword stuffing; Google suspends those.
'Beauty salon' vs 'Hair salon' vs 'Nail salon' changes who you show up for. Pick the most specific primary category that matches what you make money from; add secondary categories for the rest.
Hours (and holiday hours), phone, WhatsApp link, website (even a one-page one), services with prices, a description that says what you do and where ('Barber in Mandeville, walk-ins and bookings'). Empty fields are lost rankings.
Complete your profile to 100%. Google shows a completeness meter — get it there today.
We run this exact routine for Jamaican businesses: Google Business Profile management J$10,000/mo — photos, posts, reviews, Q&A, monthly numbers. Pair it with a smart website from J$35,000 + plan and appear in the map box and the list.