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Google Business Profile vs SEO: You Need Both

Google Business Profile vs SEO: You Need Both

16 July 2026

Many business owners think they need to choose between Google Business Profile and SEO. You do not. They work together.

Your Google Business Profile handles local searches. When someone searches for your service in your area, your profile appears in the map pack at the top. SEO handles everything else. When someone searches broadly for your service, your website ranks in the organic results.

Without a Google Business Profile, you miss local customers. Without SEO, you miss everyone searching without a location.

The businesses that dominate Google have both: an optimised Google Business Profile AND a well-optimised website. Start with your Google Business Profile (it is free), then invest in SEO to cover everything else.

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