For new & growing local businesses

Be the business Google recommends.

When someone nearby searches for what you do, Google picks who shows up first. We set up, repair, and manage your Google Business Profile so that business is yours — and keep you listed right everywhere else customers look, from Apple Maps to Bing to AI assistants.

No long-term contracts Month-to-month plans Real humans, not bots
Google just recommended you to 217 people this week
46%
of all Google searches are looking for something local
76%
of people who search "near me" visit a business within 24 hours
#1
the map pack is the first thing customers see — before any website
And it's not just Google anymore — Siri answers from Apple Maps, Alexa pulls from Yelp & Bing, and AI assistants recommend businesses based on this same data. We keep you right everywhere customers ask.
What we do

Your entire Google presence, handled

You run the business. We make sure everyone in town can find it, trust it, and call it.

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Profile Setup & Repair

Just opened? Never claimed your profile? Suspended or showing wrong info? We build or fix your Google Business Profile the right way — categories, services, photos, hours, everything.

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Monthly Management

Profiles that go quiet get buried. We keep yours active with fresh posts and photos, updated hours, and protection against Google's unwanted "suggested edits."

Reviews & Reputation

We help you earn more 5-star reviews, reply to every single one in your voice, and handle the negative ones professionally before they cost you customers.

Every single month

What your retainer covers

Posts & photo updates

Regular activity that signals to Google your business is open, active, and worth recommending.

Every review answered

Fast, personal replies to every review — a ranking factor most owners never have time for.

Profile protection

Google and even competitors can change your listing. We watch for edits and revert them before customers see wrong hours.

Plain-English monthly report

Calls, direction requests, and profile views — proof of what your profile earned you this month.

How it works

From invisible to recommended in three steps

Free profile audit

We review your current Google presence (or the empty space where it should be) and show you exactly what's costing you customers. No charge, no obligation.

We build & optimize

Setup or repair, complete optimization, photos, services, and review strategy — typically live within the first week.

Google starts recommending you

We manage, protect, and grow your profile every month — and send you the report that proves it's working.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

One-time setup gets you established. The monthly plan keeps Google recommending you. No contracts — stay because it works.

Profile Setup or Repair

$349 one-time
New business launch package: $299 + first month of management free
  • Claim & verify your profile
  • Full build-out: categories, services, hours, attributes
  • Photo optimization
  • Suspension & wrong-info repair ($499 for recovery cases)
  • Ready in about a week
Start with an audit
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Monthly Management

$299 /month
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
  • Everything kept fresh: posts, photos, hours
  • Every review replied to, in your voice
  • Profile protection & edit monitoring
  • Review growth strategy
  • Monthly plain-English performance report
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Premium Growth

$499 /month
For businesses in competitive markets
  • Everything in Monthly Management
  • Synced everywhere: Bing, Apple Maps, Facebook & Yelp
  • Competitor watch & map-rank tracking
  • Weekly posting cadence
  • Quarterly photo refresh plan
  • Priority support — same-day responses
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Also available: websites built for local search, domains & hosting, and local SEO. Ask about bundles →

FAQ

Questions owners actually ask

Isn't a Google Business Profile free? Why pay someone?

The profile is free — like a storefront window is free once you have the store. What you're paying for is everything that makes Google choose you over the competitor down the street: complete optimization, constant activity, review responses, and protection from bad edits. Most owners don't have the hours, and Google buries profiles that go quiet.

How fast will I see results?

Setup and optimization are done within about a week. Ranking improvements typically show over 30–90 days depending on your competition — this is a compounding investment, not a light switch. Your monthly report tracks calls, views, and direction requests so you see the trend for yourself.

Do I keep ownership of my profile?

Always. It's your business and your profile — we're added as a manager, never the owner. If we ever part ways, everything we built stays with you.

My profile got suspended / shows wrong information. Can you fix it?

Yes — repairs and suspension recovery are one of the main reasons businesses call us. We handle the process with Google and rebuild your profile properly so it doesn't happen again.

What about Bing, Apple Maps, Siri, and AI assistants?

Google is where we start because it's where most customers look — but on our Premium plan we keep your information synced and correct across Bing, Apple Maps, Facebook, and Yelp too. That also covers voice and AI: Siri answers from Apple Maps, Alexa pulls from Yelp and Bing, and AI assistants recommend businesses using this same listing and review data. One wrong phone number on one platform can cost you a customer who never tells you why.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. Management plans are month-to-month and you can cancel anytime. We'd rather earn your business every month with results than trap you in paperwork.

Find out what your profile is costing you

The free audit takes us a day and takes you two minutes to request. We'll show you exactly what's missing, what's wrong, and what it's worth fixing — even if you never hire us.

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Request your free profile audit

Tell us about your business and we'll send a plain-English breakdown of your Google presence — what's working, what's missing, and what it's costing you.

  • Email: austin@upperhandlocal.com
  • Response time: within one business day
  • Serving: local businesses across the US

No spam, no pressure. Just your audit.