Google Business Profile suspended? We help you get it back.
When your Google Business Profile disappears from Google Maps, the calls it brought in stop with it. We find the cause, correct the profile, and manage your appeal with Google from start to finish, so you aren't guessing at what to send.
100%Money-back guarantee. Once we accept your case, your Google Business Profile is reinstated or you get your money back.
Decision reportedGoogle's answer and the next step, either way
What happened
Suspended, disabled, or missing from Maps
Each one has a different cause and a different fix. The first job is knowing which one you're dealing with.
Suspended
Your Business Profile no longer appears on Google Maps or in Search, usually after Google reviewed it against its guidelines. Your reviews and photos are still attached to it, which is why bringing back the original profile is worth the effort.
Disabled
Google shows a notice in your Business Profile dashboard saying the profile breaks its policies. Customers can't find it, and you can't make normal edits until the issue is resolved.
Not showing on Maps
The profile is live, but customers can't find it. Sometimes that's a verification or edit problem. Sometimes the profile is fine and simply ranks too far down. We find out which before anything else.
Common causes
Why Google suspends a business profile
Often the trigger is an edit, or a routine review that looks at the profile with fresh eyes. These are the issues we see most.
A mailbox, virtual office, or coworking address used as the business location
A service-area business showing an address customers don't visit
Extra words in the business name, such as a town or a service
Two profiles for the same business at the same location
A category that doesn't match the work you do
A new name, address, and category all changed at once
A website or phone number that doesn't match the profile
Reviews that look bought, swapped, or filtered
Before you appeal
Why the first submission matters
An appeal, or even an edit to a suspended profile, asks Google to look again. If the issue is still there, the appeal is turned down, and you've spent that review on a profile that wasn't ready.
So we find the cause and correct it before anything is sent. It takes a little longer at the start, and it gives your appeal its best chance.
How it works
How reinstatement works with us
Four steps, handled by our team. Your part is a short call and the documents that show your business is real.
1. Find the cause
We review your Google Business Profile, your website, and your business details against Google's guidelines to find what most likely triggered the suspension. Nothing is submitted until we know.
2. Correct the profile
We explain what needs to change and why. No material change is made without your written OK, because every change asks Google to look at the profile again.
3. Manage the appeal
We prepare the evidence Google asks for, such as a business license, a utility bill, and photos of your signage or vehicles, and we manage the appeal from start to finish.
4. Report the decision
We tell you Google's answer as soon as it arrives, with the next step either way. You have one point of contact the whole time.
The aim is your original profile back, with its reviews, its photos, and the history Google already trusts.
Is it a fit
When we can help, and when we can't.
This is for you if
Your Google Business Profile was suspended or disabled, or vanished from Maps.
Your business works from a real address, even if customers never visit it.
You can supply documents such as a business license or a utility bill.
You'd like one team to handle it and keep you informed.
We're not the right fit if
You need it back by a fixed date. Google sets the pace of every review.
Several of your profiles are already suspended and the cause hasn't changed.
Your terms
How we work with you
One point of contact
You deal with us from the first call to Google's decision. No forms to fill in, no support queues to wait in.
Nothing changes without your OK
Every material change to your profile is confirmed with you in writing before it's made.
Reinstated, or your money back
Once we accept your case, your profile comes back or you get your money back. We review every case first, so we only take on the ones we can stand behind.
A suspended Business Profile is stressful, because the phone goes quiet and Google doesn't explain much. The way back is careful work: the right cause, the right correction, and the right evidence.
Once your profile is back, keeping it healthy is ongoing work. That's what Local Visibility Growth is for.
Yes. We review your case before we take it on. Once we accept it, your profile is reinstated or you get your money back. What no one can promise is how fast Google responds, so the guarantee covers the outcome, not the timing.
2
How long does reinstatement take?
That depends on Google. Some appeals get an answer within days, and others take several weeks. We tell you as soon as Google responds.
3
Should I just make a new Google Business Profile?
Usually not. A second profile for the same business breaks Google's guidelines and can lead to both being suspended. Your original profile also holds your reviews, which are worth keeping.
4
Should I edit my profile while it's suspended?
Hold off until the cause is clear. Edits can prompt another review, and a change made in a hurry can add a new problem to the one you already have.
5
My business isn't showing on Google Maps. Is my profile suspended?
Not always. A profile can be live and still rank far down the list, or be held back after an edit. We check which it is first. If it's a visibility issue rather than a suspension, Local Visibility Growth is the service for that.
6
My only address is a mailbox or a virtual office. Can you still help?
Talk to us first. Google doesn't accept a mailbox or a virtual office as a business location, so that address can't come back as it is. If you serve customers at their homes, the usual answer is a real address, often your home, kept hidden on your profile. We'll walk you through it.
7
What will I need to provide?
Access to your Business Profile, and documents that show your business is real at its address, such as a business license, a utility bill, and photos of your signage, storefront, or vehicles.
8
My profile isn't suspended yet, but something on it breaks the guidelines. Can you fix it first?
Yes. Correcting a live profile is simpler than appealing a suspended one. We make the changes in stages, one profile at a time, so they don't all land at once.