[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":395},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours":372},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":362,"description":363,"extension":364,"meta":365,"navigation":366,"order":367,"path":368,"seo":369,"stem":370,"__hash__":371},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours.md","Business info and hours",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":347},"minimark",[9,13,18,44,47,90,93,97,132,137,140,145,155,158,182,188,191,225,228,231,234,256,262,266,322,326],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Your business details live in one place. Change your phone number or hours once, and every spot that shows them updates: the header, the footer, your contact page and the details Google reads.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"open-business-info","Open Business info",[10,19,20,21,25,26,29,30,29,33,29,36,39,40,43],{},"Click ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"Business info"," in the left menu. The screen has five parts: ",[22,27,28],{},"Announcement bar",", ",[22,31,32],{},"Basics",[22,34,35],{},"Hours",[22,37,38],{},"Location"," and ",[22,41,42],{},"Social links",".",[14,45,32],{"id":46},"basics",[48,49,50,57,63,69,75],"ul",{},[51,52,53,56],"li",{},[22,54,55],{},"Business name",": shown in your header (if you don't have a logo), in the footer and on Google.",[51,58,59,62],{},[22,60,61],{},"Tagline",": one line about what you do. It appears in the footer and helps Google describe you.",[51,64,65,68],{},[22,66,67],{},"Phone",": shown in your header and footer, and used by any button set to call you. On phones, visitors can tap it to call.",[51,70,71,74],{},[22,72,73],{},"Email",": shown in your footer and on your contact page.",[51,76,77,39,80,83,84,89],{},[22,78,79],{},"Logo",[22,81,82],{},"Browser tab icon",": see ",[85,86,88],"a",{"href":87},"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftheme-and-brand-colors","Theme and brand colors"," for tips on both.",[10,91,92],{},"Type the phone number the way you'd like people to see it, like (828) 555-0142.",[14,94,96],{"id":95},"set-your-hours","Set your hours",[98,99,100,106,116,119,125],"ol",{},[51,101,102,103,105],{},"Under ",[22,104,35],{},", find each day of the week.",[51,107,108,109,112,113,43],{},"Use the switch to mark the day ",[22,110,111],{},"Open"," or ",[22,114,115],{},"Closed",[51,117,118],{},"For open days, set the opening and closing times.",[51,120,121,122,43],{},"Same hours all week? Set Monday, then click ",[22,123,124],{},"Copy Monday to Tuesday–Friday",[51,126,127,128,131],{},"Add anything else in ",[22,129,130],{},"Note under hours",", like \"Closed Thanksgiving Day\" or \"Evenings by appointment.\"",[10,133,134,135,43],{},"Each day has one opening and one closing time. If you close for lunch or open twice a day, set the full day's span and explain the break in ",[22,136,130],{},[10,138,139],{},"Your footer groups days with matching hours, like \"Mon–Fri 8am – 5pm\", so it stays short.",[141,142,144],"h3",{"id":143},"no-regular-hours","No regular hours?",[10,146,147,148,151,152,154],{},"If you work by appointment, online or from wherever your clients are, turn off ",[22,149,150],{},"We keep regular opening hours",". Your site then leaves hours out everywhere, including the footer. You can still write something like \"Sessions by appointment\" in ",[22,153,130],{},", and it shows in the footer on its own. Turn the switch back on later and your old hours come back.",[14,156,38],{"id":157},"location",[98,159,160,175],{},[51,161,162,163,29,166,29,169,39,172,43],{},"Fill in ",[22,164,165],{},"Street address",[22,167,168],{},"City",[22,170,171],{},"State",[22,173,174],{},"ZIP code",[51,176,177,178,181],{},"In ",[22,179,180],{},"Service area",", list the towns or neighborhoods you serve. This helps you show up when people nearby search for what you do.",[10,183,184,185,187],{},"If customers don't come to you, you can leave ",[22,186,165],{}," empty and fill in just the city and state. Your map then shows your town instead of a street.",[14,189,42],{"id":190},"social-links",[10,192,193,194,29,197,29,200,29,203,29,206,29,209,39,212,215,216,220,221,224],{},"Add your ",[22,195,196],{},"Facebook",[22,198,199],{},"Instagram",[22,201,202],{},"TikTok",[22,204,205],{},"X (Twitter)",[22,207,208],{},"Threads",[22,210,211],{},"Bluesky",[22,213,214],{},"Google Business Profile"," pages. Paste the link to your profile, or just type your name as it appears there, like ",[217,218,219],"code",{},"@yourname",". For Bluesky, that's your full name with its ending, like ",[217,222,223],{},"yourname.bsky.social",". Leave any blank to hide it.",[10,226,227],{},"Filled-in links appear in your footer, and search engines are told they're yours. Before you publish, we check that each one goes to your own profile, not just the front page of the site.",[14,229,28],{"id":230},"announcement-bar",[10,232,233],{},"The announcement bar is a thin banner across the top of every page. It's great for holiday hours, a closure or a seasonal offer.",[98,235,236,242,249],{},[51,237,238,239,43],{},"Turn on ",[22,240,241],{},"Show announcement",[51,243,244,245,248],{},"Type your ",[22,246,247],{},"Message",". Keep it short; there's room for 90 characters.",[51,250,251,252,255],{},"Optional: in ",[22,253,254],{},"Links to (optional)",", pick a page so visitors can click through for details.",[10,257,258,259,261],{},"When it's over, turn ",[22,260,241],{}," off. Your message is kept for next time.",[14,263,265],{"id":264},"where-your-details-show-up","Where your details show up",[48,267,268,274,282,292,298,308],{},[51,269,270,273],{},[22,271,272],{},"Header:"," business name or logo, phone number.",[51,275,276,279,280,43],{},[22,277,278],{},"Footer:"," name, tagline, address, phone, email, hours, social links. Anything you leave blank is left out. To change how the footer is laid out, see ",[85,281,88],{"href":87},[51,283,284,287,288,291],{},[22,285,286],{},"Hours & location section:"," your hours, hours note, address, phone, email, service area and a map. Add this section to any page. Its form only has a heading, an intro and a ",[22,289,290],{},"Show map"," switch, because everything else comes from here.",[51,293,294,297],{},[22,295,296],{},"Contact form section:"," your phone and email, shown next to the form.",[51,299,300,303,304,307],{},[22,301,302],{},"Call to action section:"," your phone number, if ",[22,305,306],{},"Show phone number"," is on.",[51,309,310,313,314,317,318,43],{},[22,311,312],{},"Google:"," your name, hours, address, phone and social links are added to every page in the format search engines prefer. You can see exactly what they read under ",[22,315,316],{},"Search & sharing",". See ",[85,319,321],{"href":320},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fsearch-and-sharing","Search and sharing",[14,323,325],{"id":324},"tips","Tips",[48,327,328,334,337],{},[51,329,330,331,333],{},"Changed your hours for a holiday? Update ",[22,332,130],{}," and turn on the announcement bar. Remember to switch them back afterward.",[51,335,336],{},"Keep your hours and address the same as your Google Business Profile. Matching details help your local search ranking.",[51,338,20,339,342,343,43],{},[22,340,341],{},"Publish"," when you're done. 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