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Building a Google Business Profile MCP server
The technical story behind Reach’s remote MCP server for Google Business Profiles: what it exposes, how writes reach Google, and the design decisions behind each guard.By Gaurav · Oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read - Research
Google Business Profile statistics: India and Southeast Asia
State of Google Business Profiles in India and Southeast Asia, October 2026: what 1,320 Google Maps listings across six business types and 11 cities show about replies, ratings, websites and rank.By Gaurav · Oct 9, 2026 · 11 min read - Best software
Best Review Management Software for Small Business: 7 Tools
Seven review tools compared on what a small business uses them for: replying, watching several review sites, running more than one location and the real price.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read - Best software
Tools to Get More Google Reviews: Free Ones First
Start with free tools, pick the channel your customers already use, ask at the right moment, and pay for automation only when you have a customer list to send to.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - AI assistants
ChatGPT for Google Business Profile: 6 prompts that work
One setup, six owner prompts, and the approval step that keeps a bad reply off your profile.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - AI assistants
ChatGPT Prompts for Google Business Profile: 12 to Copy
Twelve prompts that work in free ChatGPT or Claude, each with your business facts and Google's limits built in, so every draft is ready to paste.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 10 min read - Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile festival posts: dates and copy
Dated festival calendars by country, and three posts per festival that tell customers your hours, your cut-off and your return.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read - AI assistants
Gemini vs ChatGPT vs Claude for Google Business Profile
A side-by-side table of what Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude can do with your Google Business Profile, and what each needs to get there.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read - AI search
Get your business recommended by ChatGPT: a 7-step checklist
Run the test prompt, see which sites ChatGPT cites for your category, then fix those first.By Gaurav · Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read
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