G-100 — GUIDES FOR CONTRACTORS
Straight answers, checked at the source.
Practical guides for building-trade businesses: the rules, the exact steps and the official links. Every fact comes from the government agency, Google or the program itself, with the date we checked it.
GUIDE · REVIEWS
How to get more Google reviews without breaking Google's rules or federal law
Google's and the FTC's review rules in plain English, how to get your review link and QR code, and scripts to ask, reply and report.
15 MIN READ · CHECKED 2026-10-31
GUIDE · GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE
Google Business Profile for Contractors Who Work at the Customer's Home
Google's own rules for contractors who work at the customer's home. Hidden address, service areas, name, categories, verification, suspensions.
15 MIN READ · CHECKED 2026-10-31
GUIDE · GOOGLE ADS
Google Local Services Ads for contractors: requirements, costs and whether it's worth it
What Google Local Services Ads require in 2026, how pay-per-lead billing and credits work, how to set them up, and how to tell if they pay off.
15 MIN READ · CHECKED 2026-10-31
GUIDE · WEBSITE
Should your contracting website be in Spanish too? The numbers, and how to do it right
Census figures on Spanish speakers by state, Google's rules for bilingual sites, and what to translate first so Spanish leads turn into signed jobs.
12 MIN READ · CHECKED 2026-10-31