# See how locals find your business on Google Search and Maps

> One chat sums up how people found you on Search and Maps, then drafts a post for your next event.

Connect your Google Business Profile to Gemini and ask how people found you on Search and Maps. You get a plain summary and an update post tied to your next event.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/local-search-check-with-business-profile-in-gemini/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Small business owners
- Works in: Gemini
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Small business tools are rolling out from October 20, 2026. Connected apps are mostly English only and not available in every region.
- Published: 2026-10-22

## How do I see how customers find my business on Google Maps?

Connect your Google Business Profile to Gemini and ask it to summarize how people found you on Search and Maps. As of October 2026, you do this from Customize in Gemini's left menu. It suits local shops, cafes and service businesses with a Business Profile. If you only want a month of posts, a plain prompt for Business Profile posts is faster. Always check numbers against your profile before acting on them.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Use my connected Google Business Profile for [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. Corner Street Bakery].

1. In plain words, tell me how people found and contacted us on Google Search and Maps over the last [TIME PERIOD, e.g. 30 days], compared with the period before. What went up and what went down?
2. Tell me which searches brought people to us, if you can see them, and which ones surprised you.
3. Point out anything missing or out of date on my profile that could cost me visits.
4. Draft a short Business Profile update for [YOUR NEXT EVENT, e.g. our Saturday pumpkin bread launch]. Keep it friendly, under 100 words, with one clear call to action.

Don't invent numbers. If something isn't in my profile data, say so.
```

## Step by step

1. Open Gemini, click Customize in the left menu and connect Google Business Profile.
2. Paste the prompt and fill in your business and your next event.
3. Ask a follow-up about anything that dropped, like a slow month.
4. Copy the drafted update and post it on your Business Profile.

## What you'll get

A plain summary of what changed in your Search and Maps results, profile fixes to make and a ready-to-post event update.

## Good to know

**How do I see how customers find my business on Google Maps?** Connect your Google Business Profile to Gemini and ask it to summarize how people found you on Search and Maps. As of October 2026, you do this from Customize in Gemini's left menu. It suits local shops, cafes and service businesses with a Business Profile. If you only want a month of posts, a plain prompt for Business Profile posts is faster. Always check numbers against your profile before acting on them.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Small business tools are rolling out from October 20, 2026. Connected apps are mostly English only and not available in every region.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: your business, time period and your next event. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A plain summary of what changed in your Search and Maps results, profile fixes to make and a ready-to-post event update.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Google: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/new-tools-small-business-owners/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.