Google posts
Stay active on Google. Get found by more customers.
Most Google Business Profiles go quiet a week after setup. Rhody Reviews keeps yours working. Write the post once, pick the day and the time, and it publishes to your profile on its own while you're out on a job.
The short answer
Google posts let you publish updates, offers, events, and alerts straight to your Google Business Profile on a schedule you set. Write the post once, pick the day and time, add a Book or Call now button, and Rhody Reviews publishes it for you. An active, well-reviewed profile is what local search looks at, so your profile keeps working while you're on a job.
How google posts works
Write the post
Pick a type (update, offer, event, or alert), write it in plain language, and add a Book, Call now, or Learn more button.
Pick the day and time
Schedule it for whenever your customers are looking. Line several up at once so a busy week never goes quiet.
Rhody Reviews publishes it
It goes to your Google Business Profile on schedule, with no reminder for you to ignore. The queue shows you what posted and what is still coming.
Why an active Google profile is worth the trouble
Think about how the job actually comes in. Somebody's water heater quits, they pull out their phone, and they get three local companies in a little box at the top of the results. They tap one. That's the whole decision, and it takes about eight seconds.
What they see in those eight seconds is your star rating, your review count, and whether your profile looks like a business that's still open. A profile with a post from this week reads differently than one whose last activity was the day it was set up. You can't control the water heater. You can control what's sitting there when they look.
What you can post
| Post type | Good for |
|---|---|
| Update | A job you just wrapped, a seasonal reminder, a quick tip. The everyday one. |
| Offer | A seasonal special or a discount window you want in front of people who are already looking. |
| Event | Anything with a start and an end: an open house, a demo day, a sale. |
| Alert | A schedule change or something urgent your customers need to know today. |
Every post can carry a button, and the choices are Book, Call now, Learn more, Sign up, Shop, and Order online. For most trades the useful one is Call now, because the entire point is turning someone who found you into someone who's dialing.
How the schedule works
You write a post and pick a day and an hour. That's the end of your involvement. Rhody Reviews holds it in the queue and publishes it to your Google Business Profile at that time, whether you're on a roof, under a sink, or asleep. The queue shows what posted and what's still coming, so you can sit down on a slow Sunday, line up the next couple of weeks, and forget about it.
That last part matters more than it sounds. Posting to Google isn't hard, it's just one more thing to remember on a day when the van broke down. Every owner who's let a profile go stale knows the reason wasn't difficulty. Scheduling ahead is what turns "I should post more" into something that actually happens.
About rankings, plainly
Nobody can promise you a spot in the map pack. Google doesn't sell one, and any marketing company that guarantees you a position is either guessing or hoping you won't check. What Rhody Reviews can honestly tell you is this: it keeps your profile active, it keeps new reviews coming in, and it makes sure every review gets answered. Those are the things Google points to when it explains how local results work. Do them consistently and you've given yourself the best shot available. That's the honest version, and it's the one worth building on.
Frequently asked questions
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