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Guides for funeral homes
Plain answers to the questions funeral homes ask about Google Maps, their Google Business Profile, and being there for every call.
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How to get more funeral home calls from Google Maps
How Google decides which funeral homes appear on Maps, what you can change, and what happens after a family finds you. A practical guide for US funeral homes.
Why is my funeral home not showing up on Google Maps?
The six reasons a funeral home doesn't appear on Google Maps, how to tell which one it is, and how to fix each, based on Google's own guidelines.
Why is my funeral home ranking below competitors on Google Maps?
Why another funeral home appears above yours on Google Maps, what Google actually weighs, and the parts you can change.
How close does someone have to be to find your funeral home on Google Maps?
There's no set radius for Google Maps. How distance really works for funeral homes, why you show up in some parts of town and not others, and what you can change instead.
What photos should a funeral home have on Google Maps?
Which photos a funeral home should put on its Google Business Profile, how many, how often, Google's size and quality rules, and what never to post.
How do I see how many calls my funeral home gets from Google Maps?
Where to find the calls number in your Google Business Profile, what it actually counts, what it misses, and how to check how many of those calls were answered.
Why does my funeral home only show up when I search its exact name?
Why a funeral home appears for its own name but not for “funeral home near me”, how to confirm it, and the changes that help it show for general searches.
How do I get my funeral home into the Google map pack?
What the Google map pack is, what Google weighs to choose the funeral homes in it, and the order to work through the changes you can make.
Why is my funeral home's Google Business Profile suspended?
The usual reasons Google suspends a funeral home's Business Profile, how to find the exact reason, and what to do next.
How do you reinstate a suspended funeral home Google Business Profile?
Step by step: fixing the cause, appealing through Google's appeals tool, the evidence to add, and what to do if the appeal is denied.