Co-founder, Reach
Gaurav
Gaurav is a co-founder of Reach by Locus, the Google Business Profile assistant for owner-run local businesses. His posts explain how Google and AI assistants find local businesses, and each one links to the Google pages and studies behind its claims.
Posts by Gaurav
- AI assistants
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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - AI search
Google AI Overviews for local business: 8 profile fixes
67% of AI Overview citations for local searches came from Google Business Profiles in a 2026 study. Fix yours in this order.Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - Research
Salon Google Maps: Malay and Thai searches change the top 3
Search for a salon in Malay or Thai and a different top 3 appears. Here is what we measured and how to run the same check on your own salon.Oct 8, 2026 · 4 min read - Google Business Profile
Ways to Optimize Google Business Profile, Field by Field
Twelve profile fields in the order to fix them, with what to enter, the Google rule behind each and a weekly routine.Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - Research
How AI assistants recommend local businesses in India
Gemini gave longer lists. Luna made shorter picks. Their recommendations often differed, so owners need accurate profiles, reviews and consistent listings rather than a single AI ranking.Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read - Best software
Best Google Business Profile Management Software, Priced
Six Google Business Profile tools compared on price per location, what each one manages, and which kind of owner each one suits.Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read - Best software
Best Local Rank Tracker for Google Maps: 6 Tools Priced
Six Google Maps rank trackers compared on grid size, scan frequency and cost, with the monthly arithmetic for one salon tracking five keywords.Oct 8, 2026 · 9 min read - AI assistants
Connect Gemini to Google Business Profile: 6 requirements
Six requirements decide whether Gemini can manage your profile. One of them blocks every multi-branch owner.Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - Websites
Does My Business Need a Website? The 2026 Local Shop Answer
Why a one-page site matters more for a local shop in 2026 than it did five years ago, when a shop can skip it, and what each kind of shop should put on the first screen.Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min read - Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile Suspension Reasons: Check Your Risk
The setups that most often get a Google Business Profile suspended, where each rule comes from, and a short check an owner can run on their own listing today.Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read - Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile Views but No Calls? 7 Causes
Many "missing" calls are calls Google never counted. Here is how to tell the difference, and how to fix the seven causes behind a real gap.Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read - Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile updates: dated owner checklist
Google-confirmed changes and practical checks for an owner, reviewed on 8 October 2026.Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read - Research
Should Businesses Respond to Google Reviews? 11-City Data
Most local businesses leave their newest Google reviews unanswered, so an owner who replies regularly and quickly stands out from nearby competitors.Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read - AI search
How AI search recommends local businesses: the data sources
Google profile for Google's AI, Yelp and Bing for ChatGPT, Google Maps for Gemini. The 2026 numbers in one table.Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read
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