How To Check Google Business Categories
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If you don't know how to check google business categories on your competitors, you are like most other business owners. Google wants it that way. Or if you think category choice isn't important. Then think again. Your prime category has a massive effect on how google will rank you in the so called 3 pack.
Would YOU love to know what are the best categories for your business? Would you ideally like to spy on what your competitor chose for his?
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Additionally, Google hides your competitors secondary categories. So today's video will empower you so you can learn how to check google my business categories. We also address the importance of only having a few categories.
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0:05 Overview
0:43 Introduction to Zanet Design
1:08 Why yo need a primary categories
1:40 Category overview on Google My Business
2:05 Choosing secondary categories tip
2:37 Competitors category process
3:00 Going into Google Maps
3:22 Competitors category results in Google Maps
4:08 Locating other sub categories
4:40 Search competitor in Google
5:14 use price category in maps
5:30 view source in browser and find prime category
6:00 view hidden code for other categories
6:20 Ideal number of categories is currently 3
7:00 Concluding comments and integrating the new category
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I was really having a hard time figuring out how to find competitors' secondary categories when looking at other videos and blog posts out there. This video saved the day for me: my problem was that I had to use Google Maps, and not use the maps when clicking in the three pack.
thanks @niccolo
I'm really glad this video was helpful
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ha thank you
Google hides your competitors secondary categories.
So today's video will empower you so you can learn how to check google my business categories on your competitor.
If you get stuck or have a question then feel free to leave a comment after subscribing above.
Did you notice on 3:50 A Photographer appearing under Property Maintenance in Oxford - whats that all about?
Under the Primary category I'm listed as a Gardener, I choose this as it was one of the drop downs once i started to type.
Most of my competition seem to be Lawn care service, would I be better to change this to my Primary category - I have it as another business category
Your primary category is one of the most important choices to make
so it would certainly make sense to choose the category that is most accurate to what you offer
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thank you
Great video!!
Thank you so much for your support
You are GEM, love from India.
I'm glad my videos are helping you, let me know if you need any other questions answered on th-cam.com/video/ZC65QT1idbk/w-d-xo.html and I may well add it to my next video update
Thank you for the wonderful series on Google MyBusiness tutorials. I was trying to find the main category as you showed in the video , searching the page source. The search is not showing the main category. I think that google has modified their code. Kindly check & let me know if I am doing something wrong.
Hi Annu, yes Google has made some changes since that video was made. Having said that, there is a newer solution that works a lot more effectively. Have you seen my newer video on GMB Crush?
I found it here for you th-cam.com/video/zkiM-USDPhM/w-d-xo.html
Try this and let me know if it helped
Hi. Thanks for the video. Im not able to select the category my competitors are using " Home Inspector" . It doesn't appear as an option in the Google my business dashboard. Please help
hi Sean, great question, I've also come across this and I've put it down to 2 things.
1. it's been removed or replaced by Google, as they do this and add new ones every week
2. some countries have different categories depending on the market expectations and language (though, that wouldn't be the situation in your case)
Did you see this week's video? what did you think of it?
@@ZanetDesign Thanks for the feedback. I checked local competitors and they were able to use the category but I'm not able to:(
@@ZanetDesign had alook at the latest video. Thanks for the info
Thanks for this. Im so confused. I need to have 'painter and decorator' as my primary category (like all of the competitors) however all I am able to chose is 'painter'. Any idea why that may be?
Hi Lorraine, GREAT QUESTION
Lets see if we can help you here - I've checked the list on zanet.co.uk/gmb/ and all i can see is "painter" but not "painter and decorator" i've searched locally too and i can see the category painter and decorator in the Search results.
I've then checked on registering a new business and it would give me "painter and decorator" only "painter", so your question is so good I'm tempted to run a video on it and seeing if i can get to the bottom if it. I've a couple of tools I'm going to use to get to the bottom of it so i will come back to you shortly...
Ive ran some reports and tools and it seems that Painter and Decorator; is a category that is certainly around on the map searches. But i wonder if Google has updated the current list for new businesses. So it more defined and you can have interior decorating as an additional category to painting. Google changes things pretty quickly and categories are always being changed...so my guess would be its not currently selectable for new business but you are seeing it on previously registered businesses. does that make sense?
Thanks so much for looking into it. That is exactly what I thought UNTIL a brand new business popped up as 'painter and decorator'. Its frustrating because I'm not getting any ranking. I did see interior decorator, however this is a completely separate field and doesnt relate to my clients business. I will continue to scratch my head! I'm stuck because my strongest keyword is 'painter and decorator' and I'm way down the list on 'painter' when searching for painter and decorator! Obviously! Thanks so much for looking into it. Appreciated
If you find the answer, please do let me know