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How findable is your
business on Google?
Most South African small businesses are invisible online and don't know it. Enter your details below — we'll check your Google Business Profile, website health, reviews, backlinks, and AI readiness. Full scored report in under 60 seconds.
Six signal categories
Everything that determines whether
customers can find you
Google ranks businesses on dozens of signals. We've grouped them into six categories — each scored independently, each mapped to a specific action you can take.
Google Visibility
Does your business appear when someone searches for your services in your city? We check branded organic ranking, local pack placement, and Google Maps listing status — including for service-area businesses with no physical address.
Google Business Profile
Your GBP listing is the single biggest lever for local search. We check whether your profile is claimed, complete, has sufficient reviews, a strong rating, and recent activity — all of which Google uses to rank businesses in Maps and the local pack.
Website Technical Health
A slow or broken website tanks your ranking regardless of how good everything else is. We test HTTPS security, Core Web Vitals (LCP, FCP, CLS), sitemap presence, HTTP security headers, schema markup completeness, and whether your contact information is visible in page text.
Reviews & Authority
Backlinks from other websites and a healthy review count are two of Google's strongest trust signals. We check your referring domain count, review volume, social media presence, and whether your name, address, and phone number are consistent across the web — a major local ranking factor.
AI Readiness
ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity are now answering business queries directly — often without sending users to your website. We check whether your site has the structured data those AI tools rely on: LocalBusiness schema, service schema on individual pages, FAQ schema, and a clear entity description.
AI Visibility
Are AI assistants actually recommending your business when someone asks for a service in your area? This section tests live AI responses for real customer queries — the frontier of local visibility that most businesses haven't started thinking about yet.
Why this matters
97% of people search online before visiting a local business.
If your business doesn't appear in the top results when someone searches for what you do in your city, they will find a competitor instead. This is not a website problem — it's an invisibility problem. And it's fixable.
The visibility check was built specifically for South African small business owners who want a straight answer: "Is my business findable, and if not, what exactly do I fix?" No jargon. No 40-page reports. Just a score and a list.
How it works
Three fields. 60 seconds. A full picture.
Enter your details
Your website domain, business name, and the city you operate in. That's all we need.
We run live checks
We query Google Search, Google Maps, PageSpeed Insights, and structured data sources in real time. No cached or synthetic data — every check is live on your actual site and GBP listing.
You get a scored report
Six category scores, each with individual signal pass/fail results and specific notes on what to fix. No fluff, no upsell walls — just the data.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What is a business visibility check?
A business visibility check analyses how easily potential customers can find your business when they search on Google, Google Maps, and AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini. It checks your Google Business Profile, website technical health, review count and rating, backlinks, schema markup, and whether AI tools mention your business by name.
Is this visibility check completely free?
Yes. The Business Visibility Check is entirely free — no account, no credit card, and no signup required. Enter your domain, business name, and city, and you will receive a full scored report within 60 seconds.
What does the check actually test?
The check runs six categories: Google Visibility (organic rank, local pack, Maps listing), Business Profile (GBP completeness, reviews, rating), Website Technical (HTTPS, Core Web Vitals, schema, sitemap), Reviews and Authority (backlinks, NAP consistency, social presence), AI Readiness (structured data, service schema, FAQ schema), and AI Visibility (whether AI assistants cite your business). Each category gets a score out of 100.
Why is my business not showing on Google in South Africa?
The most common reasons a South African business does not appear on Google are: no claimed Google Business Profile, a website that loads too slowly on mobile, missing LocalBusiness schema markup, no customer reviews, and a mismatch between the phone number or address on the website versus the GBP listing. The visibility check flags exactly which issues apply to your business.
How do I improve my Google Business Profile visibility in South Africa?
The fastest wins for South African businesses are: claim and fully complete your Google Business Profile at business.google.com, add photos of your premises and work, actively collect reviews from real customers, ensure your phone number and address match exactly between your website and GBP listing, and list your services and hours. A complete, well-reviewed profile ranks far higher in the local pack.
Want to know what the check typically finds across KZN businesses? Read what the data consistently reveals.
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