Free · Flathead Valley · Google Business Profile
A practical pass for Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, and west-gate businesses that want their Maps listing honest, findable, and posting again — without inventing licenses or fake “#1” claims.
This is planning and hygiene guidance. Follow Google’s rules. Don’t buy fake reviews. Don’t claim licenses you don’t hold.
| # | Check | Pass when… |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business name | Matches the name customers actually search / see on your truck or door |
| 2 | Address | Storefront or shop is correct; not a home address you don’t want public |
| 3 | Primary phone | One live number that humans answer during posted hours |
| 4 | Secondary phones | Old Google Voice / dead lines removed |
| 5 | Website | Opens to a real page (not a parked domain) |
| 6 | Primary category | Matches what you mostly sell (Handyman ≠ General Contractor if you’re not GC) |
| 7 | Secondary categories | Only services you still offer; no licensed trades you aren’t licensed for |
| 8 | Hours | Match intake truth — including Sundays closed if you’re closed |
| 9 | Special hours | Holidays / wildfire closures updated when you know them |
| 10 | Description | Local, honest, no “statewide bonded” unless you are; no “cheapest in the valley” |
| 11 | Hero photo | Your job / truck / storefront — not stock interiors |
| 12 | Photo set | Ex-employees and outdated crew shots archived; best work near the top |
| 13 | Posts | At least one real update in the last 30 days (season + proof + service spotlight rotate) |
| 14 | Q&A | Public questions answered; wrong self-answers fixed |
| 15 | Dupes | Old DBA / moved pin checked; report or claim what you find |
Invented shop for teaching. Not a real client. Grades and numbers are demo only.
| Area | Grade | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| NAP / identity | C | DBA mismatch vs website; secondary phone only on GBP |
| Categories | C+ | Primary too broad; missing Handyman / Deck Builder |
| Hours | B− | Sunday listed Open; intake says closed |
| Description | D | Invented “licensed & bonded statewide” |
| Photos | C | Stock kitchen as hero; truck wrap buried |
| Posts | F | Last post 14 months ago |
| Q&A | C | Two unanswered; one wrong same-day claim |
Bottom line: Fix identity + hours + description + photo order this week; ship a 4-week post cadence so the profile looks alive before shoulder season.
Fall’s here in the Flathead — shorter days, more “can you look at this before winter?” calls. We’re booking handyman visits in Kalispell, Evergreen, Somers, and Bigfork for decks, doors, trim, and odd jobs. Send a few photos and the town you’re in; we’ll reply with whether it’s in scope and a quote window. Sundays we’re closed so the crew gets a real day off.
Tidy job sites matter to us. On finished visits we sweep, haul our cut-offs, and leave the workspace how we’d want a neighbor to leave ours. If you need carpentry, door adjustments, or small repairs around Kalispell, we’re a local crew — not a call center.
Full 8-post setup pack ships with GBP Cleanup Desk. Voice is rewritten for your shop — never copy these verbatim onto a real listing.
GBP Cleanup Desk — one-time $249 setup live on Gumroad: audit + punch list + 4 weeks of paste-ready Google posts for your Flathead shop. Optional $99/mo ASSUMED hygiene after.
Pay $249 setup — Gumroad Browse free sample audit Full offer page Email YES — desk@
Seller: Frontcountry · desk@frontcountrymt.com · Distinct from review-reply retainers.