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How to get found by local customers

Most people look for local services on their phone, on maps and in apps. Here’s how to make sure they find you, and book you, instead of the next business down the road.

By the Bookuro team · Updated 15 October 2026 · 7 min read

Being good at what you do isn’t enough if people nearby can’t find you. The businesses that win local customers make themselves easy to find in the places people search, and easy to book once they do.

1. Set up your Google Business Profile

Your free Google Business Profile is what appears on Google Maps and in local search results. Add your services, opening hours, photos, and a link to book. If you go to customers rather than having premises, you can set a service area instead of showing an address. Here’s how to add your booking link to your Google profile.

2. Collect genuine reviews

Reviews help customers choose and build trust. Ask happy customers to leave a review, and reply to reviews politely, including the negative ones. Never buy or invent reviews.

3. Be on map-based booking apps

Customers increasingly browse local services on a map and book directly. On Bookuro, your business appears on the map for customers nearby, across every category from beauty and barbers to MOTs, cleaners and locksmiths, with 0% commission when they book.

4. Keep your details the same everywhere

Use the same business name, phone number and address (or service area) on Google, your website, social media and booking apps. Consistent details make it easier for customers, and search engines, to trust you.

5. Make booking easy everywhere

Put your booking link in your Instagram and TikTok bio, on your Google profile and on your website, and your QR code in your window, on your van and on your cards. The fewer steps between finding you and booking you, the better.

6. Show your work

Good photos of your work, your premises or your van help customers choose you. Keep them up to date.

7. Be specific about what you offer and where

List your actual services and prices, and the areas you cover. “Mobile car valeting in Manchester” is much easier to find than “car services”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get my business on Google Maps?

Create a free Google Business Profile, verify it, and add your services, hours, photos and booking link.

Do mobile businesses need an address on Google?

No. If you visit customers, you can set a service area instead of showing an address.

How does Bookuro help me get found?

Bookuro is a map-based app, so your business appears on the map for customers nearby who are looking for what you offer.

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