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Before a Tampa customer reads a page of your website, Google may show a map with a short list of listings, each with stars and a review count. In the November 2026 snapshot a map pack was present on every Tampa search we checked, from plumbers to home builders, so the profile is one of the first things a customer can see.
This page reads the review figures for eight Tampa trades, shows how to fill in a profile so Google can place it in Hyde Park or Brandon, and sets out the review, citation and district-page work. We promise no map position; we show what the numbers say and what to do about them.
5.0 Rating on GoogleThe bar by trade
| Maps search | Median reviews | Reviews at the 75th percentile | Share under 10 reviews | Share linking a website | Average stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent care | 650 | 900 | 5 of 100 | 95 of 100 | 4.4 |
| Electrician | 130 | 800 | 15 of 100 | 90 of 100 | 4.9 |
| Auto repair | 160 | 500 | 5 of 100 | 70 of 100 | 4.7 |
| Moving company | 200 | 700 | 10 of 100 | 95 of 100 | 4.8 |
| Landscaping | 50 | 80 | 20 of 100 | 90 of 100 | 4.8 |
| Home builder | 20 | 60 | 15 of 100 | 100 of 100 | 4.7 |
| House cleaning | 80 | 250 | 10 of 100 | 90 of 100 | 4.8 |
| Tree service | 60 | 180 | 35 of 100 | 65 of 100 | 4.9 |
A rounded November 2026 picture of Maps listings, one row per trade, built from three combined searches.
Reading the bar
A typical Tampa electrician listing holds 130 reviews while a strong one holds 800, a ratio of about six to one and the widest in this group. Urgent care is the opposite case: a typical listing has 650 and a strong one 900, but the average rating is 4.4, the lowest of all twenty trades in the snapshot. Movers sit at 200 and 700, cleaning at 80 and 250, auto repair at 160 and 500, tree service at 60 and 180, landscaping at 50 and 80, and home builders at 20 and 60.
Two further numbers matter. Only 65 of every 100 tree service listings link a website and only 70 of every 100 auto repair listings do, which means a tidy site is an advantage in those lanes. And 35 of every 100 tree service listings hold fewer than ten reviews, so a company that collects a few dozen real reviews can move past the thinnest listings, 35 of every 100 in the snapshot. Local SEO in Tampa rewards the owner who treats the review count as a project with a start date.
Storefront or service area
The address anchors the profile. A shop on 7th Avenue in Ybor City or a Davis Islands cafe on East Davis Boulevard needs accurate hours, entrance photos and the nearest cross streets, plus a website page that repeats those details exactly.
The service area is the anchor. List the districts and towns you truly cover, such as Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Westshore or Brandon, instead of the single word Tampa, and write a page for the biggest ones.
Each location needs its own profile and page, and each professional may need a way to be found by name. Consistent details everywhere matter more than clever descriptions.
Profile checklist
| Field | What to enter | A Tampa example of the idea |
|---|---|---|
| Business name | The name customers know, spelled as it appears on your sign and site | The same spelling on the profile, the site header and every listing |
| Categories | One primary category and the secondary categories that really apply | A roofer adds the repair and inspection categories only if the company does that work |
| Service area | The districts and towns you will travel to | Hyde Park, Davis Islands and Palma Ceia named in place of the wider South Tampa region |
| Hours | Real hours, with changes marked before a storm or holiday | Updated ahead of a hurricane warning or a Gasparilla weekend |
| Photos | Recent, real photos of work, staff and the location | A truck at a Seminole Heights bungalow, a lobby on Westshore Boulevard |
| Services and products | Each service with a plain description | Written the way a customer would ask for the job |
| Questions and posts | Short answers to questions you hear and notes on current offers | A post about booking before the busy month, not after it |
Citations and consistency
A citation is any place outside your own site that names your business, such as a directory, a map service, a chamber of commerce page or an industry listing. Search engines compare them against your profile, so a different suite number or an old phone number on one listing can muddy the picture. Two area codes, 813 and 656, are in use around Tampa, and the number you actually answer should appear the same way everywhere.
The work is to compare the main listings, correct any differences and then look at which directories matter for your trade. A restaurant in Ybor City and an injury lawyer near Downtown will not need the same list. This part of local SEO in Tampa is quiet work that rarely wins a client over by itself, but unfixed mismatches can undo good work elsewhere. The SEO page shows how this fits with page work.
When to start
| Line of work | Peak versus a typical month | Busiest months | Quietest months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping | 1.2 times a typical month | July, April | October, November |
| House cleaning | 1.2 times a typical month | May, September | February, November |
| Roofing contractor | 1.3 times a typical month | September, March | February, August |
seasonality by trade, November 2026: the peak figure compares the busiest month with a typical one.
Timing the drive
Roofing searches peak in September and March at about 1.32 times an average month and sag in February and August at about 0.85. Landscaping peaks in July and April and is slowest in October and November. Cleaning peaks in May and September and dips in February and November. In our view a customer whose job has just finished is easier to ask in a quiet week than during a rush, because there is time to do it politely. If a rush is close and reviews are still thin, a small Google Ads test can cover the gap while the profile catches up; Tampa Google Ads management explains how.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and the storm and flood effect on roofing and repair searches is our analysis, not a sourced figure. If your trade is sensitive to storms, a complete profile and a handful of recent reviews are worth having before the season opens. We use your own call log for exact dates.
A review routine
Once a job is done and the customer is happy, text or email a short thank-you with a direct link to your review page.
The link should open the review box immediately on a phone, with no search or login maze beforehand.
Thank each reviewer by name, and answer a complaint calmly with what you will do. Future customers read the replies.
A few reviews each week look more natural and are easier to sustain than a batch once a year.
By neighborhood
Where a searcher stands changes the map results, as does where your business sits. A searcher in Brandon, about 11 miles east of Downtown, will see different listings from one in Hyde Park or Westshore, and a searcher in Clearwater or St. Petersburg sits across the bay behind a bridge. For Tampa local SEO that spans several of those places, the profile is only the start. District pages, consistent listings and reviews that mention the area all add signal. Our neighborhood marketing page sets out the twelve places we plan around.
Questions about Maps
Map and profile work comes with Organic Growth, which is $1,495 for Silver, $2,495 for Gold and $3,495 for Platinum; RankGuarantee™ is a separate $495 a month for 25 landing pages. Paid ads management is $895, $1,595 or $2,295 for one, two or three platforms, with ad spend separate. Nothing is due up front and there is no contract.
It depends on the trade. In the snapshot a typical electrician listing held 130 reviews and a strong one 800, while a typical urgent care listing held 650 and 900. Compare your profile with the typical and strong listings in your own lane, then close the gap steadily.
Yes. The map pack was present on every Tampa search we checked, and many customers may see the profile before they open a site. The two work together: the website explains the service in detail, and the profile gives hours, reviews and directions in one place.
Sometimes, but there is no promise. Google weighs the searcher location, the profile and the business address. A company that serves both can improve its chances with a clear service area, district pages and reviews that mention each place. We discuss which places are realistic before committing to pages.
A citation is a mention of your name, address and phone number on another site. Matching details help search engines trust your listing, and mismatches add confusion. They are seldom the whole answer, but they are cheap to fix and worth checking early.
We usually name the specific neighborhoods you serve. South Tampa is a region that covers Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Davis Islands and Ballast Point, and customers often search for the place they live. A page for each major neighborhood supports the profile and avoids a single vague label.
Our working view is that assistants may read the same public facts, such as hours, services and reviews, so a complete profile can help both. Either way, the same accurate hours and services should appear in both places. Our AI search page covers how we check what assistants say about a business.
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Send your Google Business Profile address, your trade and the districts and nearby towns you want to appear for. We will read your listing against the review bar in your lane and reply with what we would fix first. Nothing is due up front and there is no contract. Ring 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com.