Online shop: Google Business Profile suspended
Suspension-risk level for this category: High · Business model: Can be either: show the address only if you receive customers there during staffed hours; otherwise hide it and use a service area.
Triggers we see most for online shop profiles
- Online-only businesses are not eligible unless customers can visit or you deliver locally
- Warehouse address with no customer access
- Separate profile per website
Also check the general triggers
- Business name exactly as on your signage, website and registration, no extra keywords or cities
- Address: no virtual offices, PO boxes or coworking desks unless staffed and signed
- Same name, phone and website on the profile, your site and invoices
- Don't edit name, address, category and phone all at once; big edits trigger re-verification
- One profile per business per location; remove duplicates instead of creating new ones
Appeal steps
- Fix every trigger above before appealing; Google re-checks the profile as it is now
- Open the appeal from Google's Business Profile appeals tool while signed in as the owner
- Upload evidence: business registration, a utility bill or lease with the exact name and address, a photo of permanent signage or branded vehicle
- Category-specific evidence: proof of in-person pickup/showroom, signage, lease
- After reinstatement, avoid editing the profile for about 2 weeks
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This page summarises Google's public Business Profile guidelines and common patterns; it is not legal advice and not affiliated with Google. Tier is our editorial estimate.