Suspended or disabled Google Business Profile? We find the real reason Google flagged it, fix every guideline issue, build an evidence pack that matches your profile exactly and file a clean appeal. Then we follow up until a decision comes back.
Tell us about the profile and what Google sent you. Within 24 hours we reply with the most likely cause, whether reinstatement looks realistic and exactly what we would fix before appealing. No obligation, and we never ask for your password.
When Google suspends a Business Profile, it disappears from Google Maps and the local pack. Calls, direction requests and website clicks from Google stop. Reviews you spent years earning are hidden. Customers search for you and find your competitors instead.
Most owners react the same way: file an appeal straight away, or create a new profile. Both usually make it worse. An appeal filed before the real problem is fixed is often denied, and a new profile is a duplicate, which Google tells you not to create while an appeal is under review.
Google rarely tells you the exact reason. Finding it before you appeal is the whole job.
Why most DIY appeals fail
Figures from the Google Maps 2025 safety report and Google Business Profile Help.
Not a form-filling service. We work out why Google flagged the profile, correct it and present a case Google can approve.
Google uses different restrictions, and each needs a different fix. We confirm which applies before anything is submitted.
Often called a hard suspension
Often called a soft suspension
Why profiles get suspended, what evidence works, how the appeal process runs in 2026 and what to do if Google says no.
A suspension is a restriction Google places on a Business Profile it believes breaks the guidelines for representing your business on Google. Google's help pages describe profiles as suspended or disabled, and in practice owners see three situations:
Google sends an email and shows a notice in the profile, but it rarely names the exact reason. That is why diagnosis comes before anything else.
In the profiles we review, nearly every suspension traces back to one of these:
Google's own help page lists the documents it accepts and gives one rule that decides most appeals: the business name and address on every document must match the profile.
| Evidence | What it proves | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Business registration or license | The business legally exists under this name | Trading name on the profile differs from the registered name |
| Utility bill (electric, water, phone, internet) | You operate at this address | Bill is in the owner's personal name or a different suite number |
| Tax certificate | The business is active and registered locally | Out-of-date document or a different address |
| Photos of storefront, signage or branded vehicle | Customers can find and recognise the business | Temporary banner, no visible street number, stock photos |
The 60-minute rule: once you open the evidence form in the Appeals Tool, the files must be uploaded within 60 minutes or they are not attached. We prepare and check everything before the form is opened.
Managing more than ten profiles? Google accepts bulk appeals using a spreadsheet of profile IDs and evidence, which we prepare for multi-location brands.
A denial is not always final. It usually means Google did not see enough proof, or the profile still breaks a guideline. We look at what was submitted, what the profile looked like at the time and what changed since. If a second appeal has a realistic chance, we rebuild the case with stronger evidence. Where needed we raise the case through the Google Business Profile community, where Product Experts can review it.
If a business is genuinely ineligible, we tell you plainly and show you the compliant alternative, such as a service-area set-up or a stronger website and local SEO plan, instead of taking your money for an appeal that cannot win.
Our review and fixes usually take 1 to 3 working days, depending on how quickly documents are available. Google then makes the decision. Many appeals are answered within a few days; others take 2 to 3 weeks, and complex or multi-location cases can take longer. Once reinstated, rankings often take a few weeks to settle, which is why recovery work matters.
Want to try it yourself first? Read our guide to recovering a suspended Google Business Profile without making it worse.
Our local SEO service includes monthly profile monitoring so problems are caught before Google acts on them.
We take cases where the business is real and eligible. If it is not, we will say so in the free review.
Some categories are reviewed more strictly than others. We know where Google looks hardest.
A clear, fixed-price process. You always know what we are doing and why.
Send the form. We check the profile and reply with the likely cause and whether reinstatement looks realistic.
We correct the profile, remove risky details and collect documents that match the profile exactly.
We submit the appeal through the official Appeals Tool, with evidence uploaded inside the time window.
We track Google's decision, file a second appeal if needed, then help rankings recover.
Fixed prices agreed before we start. The suspension review is always free.
For owners who want to file the appeal themselves, with an expert telling them exactly what to fix.
We handle everything, from the fixes to Google's final decision.
For brands, franchises and agencies with several suspended profiles.
We cannot guarantee Google's decision, and no honest provider can. We only take cases we believe can be won, and we tell you before you pay if we do not.
Why a structured case gets better results than resubmitting the same form.
| What you get | Dexora reinstatement | DIY appeal | Cheap freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real cause found before appealing | Yes, full diagnosis | Usually a guess | Rarely |
| Profile fixed to the guidelines | Every issue corrected | Partly | Often skipped |
| Evidence checked to match the profile | Line by line | Hit and miss | Not checked |
| Appeal filed correctly in one sitting | Yes | Easy to miss the window | Sometimes |
| Second appeal and escalation | Included | On your own | Extra cost |
| Account access kept safe | Manager access only | Yes | Often asks for passwords |
| Rankings recovery after reinstatement | Included guidance | No | No |
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