Guides
Each guide answers one question, quotes the official rule and links the page it comes from.
By reason
- Alcohol, cannabis or weapons business without a storefront
Can a business that sells age-restricted products be a service-area business on Google? - Categories used as keywords
How many categories should a Google Business Profile have? - Edited the profile, then suspended or asked to verify again
I changed my business details and Google suspended my profile or asked me to verify again. Why? - Extra words in the business name
Can I add a city, a service or keywords to my business name on Google? - Home address on a business that travels to customers
Should a business that visits customers show its home address on Google? - No permanent signage at your address
Does my business address need a permanent sign for Google? - Online-only business
Can an online-only business have a Google Business Profile? - Phone number or website that redirects
What phone number and website can a Google Business Profile use? - Service area too large
How large can the service area on a Google Business Profile be? - Suspended at a coworking space
When does a coworking space qualify as a Google Business Profile address? - Suspended for a PO box or mailbox address
Can a Google Business Profile use a PO box or a mailbox address? - Suspended for a virtual office address
Can a Google Business Profile use a virtual office address? - Two profiles for one business or location
Can a business have more than one Google Business Profile?
Proof by country
- An official copy of your registration in Australia
Where do I get an official copy of my Australian business registration? - Proof that counts in Ireland
Which documents prove an Irish business to Google? - Proof that counts in the United Kingdom
Which documents prove a UK business to Google?
By business type
- A business inside another business
Can a business inside another business have its own Google profile? - Car dealerships
What are Google's profile rules for car dealerships? - Chains and branches
How should a chain name and categorise each branch on Google? - Delivery-only kitchens and virtual food brands
Can a delivery-only kitchen or virtual food brand have a Google profile? - Departments of a larger business
Can a department of a hospital, store or dealership have its own profile? - Doctors, lawyers and other practitioners
Can each doctor, dentist or lawyer have their own Google Business Profile? - Seasonal businesses
What should a seasonal business do with its Google profile off-season?
Before you appeal
- How to appeal a suspended Google Business Profile
How do I appeal, and what happens after I submit? - Proof Google accepts for an appeal
Which documents can I attach to a Google Business Profile appeal?