Service-area businesses on Google: hiding your address and setting service areas
Who counts as a service-area business
Plumbers, roofers, electricians, HVAC techs and inspectors who go to the customer. If you also have a shop customers visit during hours, you are a hybrid business and can show your address.
How to set it up
- In your profile, open Edit profile › Location and remove the address from public view.
- Open Service area and add the towns or areas you serve.
- Keep it realistic: the areas you actually travel to.
What service areas don’t do
Adding a town does not guarantee you rank there. Proximity to your verified location still matters. To show up in St. Albert or Sherwood Park, you also need reviews from customers there, pages about your work there, and local links.
Don’t fake a location
Virtual offices and mailboxes used to appear in another town break Google’s guidelines and can get the profile suspended.
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