Google Business Profile Weekly Post Writer: Spoke and Chain Repair
Business: bicycle repair shop, not a hotel. Four weeks from Monday 2026-11-02. Every fact below is copied from your message; I added none.
1. Week plan
| Week | Post date | Fact you gave | Post type | Why this type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | 2026-11-02 | E-bike battery health checks, 20 minutes, while you wait | Update | News with no offer terms or event times |
| W2 | 2026-11-09 | 15% off a full tune-up, 2026-11-09 to 2026-11-22, cannot combine | Offer | Has offer terms and start and end dates |
| W3 | 2026-11-16 | Free flat repair clinic, Saturday 2026-11-21, 10:00 to 12:00 | Event | Has a date with start and end times |
| W4 | 2026-11-23 | Winter hours from 2026-11-30, Tue to Sat 9:00 to 17:00; phone number in your text | Update | News about hours, no offer or event |
2. Posts
W1 (Update, 2026-11-02)
- Body: New at Spoke and Chain Repair: e-bike battery health checks. The check takes 20 minutes, and you can wait while we do it.
- Button: Link button to https://spokeandchain.example/book (button label not confirmed in the sources)
W2 (Offer, 2026-11-09)
- Title: 15% off a full tune-up
- Body: Get 15% off a full tune-up from 2026-11-09 to 2026-11-22. Cannot be combined with other offers.
- Button: Link button to https://spokeandchain.example/book (button label not confirmed in the sources)
W3 (Event, 2026-11-16)
- Title: Free flat repair clinic
- Body: Free flat repair clinic on Saturday 2026-11-21, 10:00 to 12:00. Bring your own bike.
- Button: Link button to https://spokeandchain.example/book (button label not confirmed in the sources)
W4 (Update, 2026-11-23)
- Body: Winter hours start 2026-11-30: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 to 17:00. Tap Call now to book.
- Button: Call now (uses your verified Business Profile phone; HELD until you confirm the phone is verified)
W4 note: your text had 'Call us at 555-0142 to book.' I left the number out of the post body and used the Call now button instead; see Policy checks.
3. Policy checks
| Week | Type | Contact info in text | Hotel offer rule | Regulated products | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Update | none | not a hotel, does not apply | none mentioned | pass |
| W2 | Offer | none | not a hotel, does not apply | none mentioned | pass |
| W3 | Event | none | not a hotel, does not apply | none mentioned | pass |
| W4 | Update | phone number removed from the body | not a hotel, does not apply | none mentioned | pass |
- Contact details: the posts content policy says Google may "remove posts with unverified contact information" and suggests a Call now button instead (https://support.google.com/business/answer/7213077). That is why W4 has no number in the text.
- Review: after you publish, Google reviews each post, and it shows as Live, Pending or Not approved (https://support.google.com/business/answer/7342169).
4. Character counts
Characters including spaces, counted by script on the body text only (titles counted separately). The sources I have give no character limit for posts, so these counts are for your review, not a pass or fail.
| Week | Title characters | Body characters |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | no title | 121 |
| W2 | 22 | 95 |
| W3 | 23 | 84 |
| W4 | no title | 88 |
5. Schedule (held)
Path from the saved help page: Business Profile, Posts, Add post, pick the type, then use the option to schedule your post to publish at a later date. Nothing is scheduled yet.
| Week | Type | Publish date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Update | 2026-11-02 | HELD |
| W2 | Offer | 2026-11-09 | HELD |
| W3 | Event | 2026-11-16 | HELD |
| W4 | Update | 2026-11-23 | HELD |
Publish times are not set: tell me the time of day you want, and the time zone the profile uses.
6. Questions for you
- Is the phone on your Business Profile verified, and is it the number customers should call? The W4 Call now button uses it.
- Should the W2 offer post go out on 2026-11-09, the day the offer starts, or earlier?
- The W3 event is on Saturday 2026-11-21. Is a post on Monday 2026-11-16 early enough, or do you want it sooner?
- Do you have photos for any week? I wrote text only.
- What time of day should each post publish?
Needs your decision
- Approve scheduling the W1 Update post for 2026-11-02 (HELD).
- Approve scheduling the W2 Offer post for 2026-11-09 (HELD).
- Approve scheduling the W3 Event post for 2026-11-16 (HELD).
- Approve scheduling the W4 Update post for 2026-11-23 (HELD).
- Approve the W4 Call now button once you confirm the phone is verified (HELD).