Overview
The exact step-by-step GBP setup process we use when setting up new contractor clients. Covers category selection, service areas, descriptions, photo strategy, review generation, and ongoing optimization — everything that actually moves your ranking in the local 3-pack.
What's inside
- 14-chapter PDF guide
- GBP setup checklist (printable)
- Category and attribute selection guidance
- Service area configuration for trades
- Photo strategy and examples
- Review generation playbook
- Ongoing optimization routine
- 2026 updated edition
Who it's for
Contractors who know they should be higher in the local 3-pack but have no idea what's actually broken with their Google Business Profile.
Works best with
Tradesman Office products are designed to work together. Each one feeds into the next — so what you buy here compounds instead of sitting alone in a folder.
- Contractor Website Design Service — A website the GBP links to (done-for-you)
See the full system on our How It All Works page.
Why buy from Tradesman Office
Every product in the shop is built by a working electrician — someone who actually uses these tools on real job sites. That means they're calibrated to the problems contractors actually face, not the problems a software designer guessed at from a spreadsheet.
- Excel-first. Buy once, own forever. No subscription, no vendor lock-in.
- Works on any device. Excel, Google Sheets, iPad — wherever you quote from.
- Part of a complete system. Every product here works with the others. See the full flow on our How It All Works page.
- Fast support. Message through Etsy and get a response from the founder within one business day.