Compare the versions
Google Business Profile services compared: setup, optimization and monthly management
Google Business Profile help comes in four versions. Setup is $149 and builds your profile. Setup and Optimization is $249 and fully optimizes it. Monthly management is $149 a month and keeps it active with posts and review replies. The Complete Website Setup Package is $449 and adds domain go-live and analytics. Prices shown are for new clients.
Google Business Profile options at a glance
| At a glance | Google Business Profile Setup | Setup & Optimization | Monthly Optimization | Complete Website Setup Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New client price | $149 | $249 | $149 a month | $449 |
| AIWD client price | $104 | $174 | $104 a month | $314 |
| Billing | One-time | One-time | Monthly | One-time |
| Best for | Getting listed on Google Maps | The best-value start-to-finish setup | Keeping a finished profile active | Launching a new site: go-live, tracking and profile together |
Google only lets the business owner complete verification, so that one step is yours. We guide you through it step by step. Nobody can guarantee a map-pack ranking.
What each Google Business Profile service includes
| What is included | Setup | Setup and Optimization | Monthly | Complete Setup Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create and build the profile: categories, description, services, hours, photos and guided verification | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Full optimization: refined categories and description, services, attributes and service areas, photos, starter posts and Q&A, review-generation approach | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Weekly Google Posts, review monitoring and replies, fresh photos and a monthly performance check | No | No | Yes | No |
| Domain and DNS go-live, plus Google Analytics 4 and Search Console setup | No | No | No | Yes |
Which Google Business Profile service should I choose?
- Choose Setup if you need to get listed and built out, and will handle optimization yourself.
- Choose Setup and Optimization if you want it done start to finish, the best-value one-time option.
- Choose Monthly management if your profile is built and you want it kept active every month. It follows a one-time setup.
- Choose the Complete Website Setup Package if you are launching a new site and want go-live, analytics and a fully optimized profile together.
Questions, answered
How much do Google Business Profile services cost?
For new clients, Google Business Profile Setup is $149, Setup and Optimization is $249, Monthly management is $149 a month and the Complete Website Setup Package is $449. AI Website Design clients pay $104, $174, $104 a month and $314. The setup services are one-time. Monthly management is a recurring membership paid at the monthly price.
What is the difference between Setup and Setup and Optimization?
Setup creates and builds out your profile: categories, description, services, hours, photos and guided verification. Setup and Optimization includes all of that plus full optimization: refined categories and description for the terms customers search, complete services, attributes and service areas, optimized photos, seeded Google Posts and owner Q&A, and a review-generation approach so the profile keeps improving.
Do I have to verify the profile myself?
Yes. Google only lets the business owner complete verification, so that final step is yours. We prepare everything for verification and walk you through it step by step, so it is usually quick. Until the profile is verified, it may not show fully in Google Maps, so complete it as soon as Google sends the code or video request.
What does monthly Google Business Profile management include?
Each month we publish weekly Google Posts, monitor reviews and reply professionally to every new one, upload fresh photos, update owner Q&A, services and attributes as your business changes and send a monthly performance check covering views, calls, directions and map-pack movement. It is the recurring service that follows a one-time Setup or Setup and Optimization.
What is in the Complete Website Setup Package?
It covers everything technical to launch and measure a new site: domain and DNS go-live on your own web address, Google Analytics 4 and Search Console setup, and a built and fully optimized Google Business Profile, which is $249 on its own. It is priced at $449 for new clients and $314 for AI Website Design clients, saving money against buying each service separately.
Can I pay 50% down?
Yes. Every one-time service here has a 50% deposit option. Choose the 50% deposit option at checkout to pay half today. The remaining half is invoiced when the work is complete, and you can also pay in full. David confirms scope and timing with you before work begins, so there are no surprises. Monthly plans and memberships are paid at the full monthly price, and packages and memberships are not refundable.
Built by hand by the team at AI Website Design, the same answer-first system proven on our own Fort Myers businesses (Lumina Skin Sanctuary and Sanctuary Growth Co). Questions? sales@aiwebsitedesignswfl.com.
