Someone Could Be Marking the Business 'Closed' Right Now

Anyone can switch a Google Business Profile to 'Closed,' edit its number or address. Localo catches and reverses such fake attempts, even when the owners are offline.

No more alert panic

Got that automatic Google email about changed business info? We handled it already.

Never miss a customer

Before, 'Closed' flags or a wrong number cost you customers searching for your business. But not anymore.

Keep the rankings

We reverse fake edits before Google publishes them, protecting the rankings, too.

156 000

That's how many sketchy changes we've spotted and rolled back since we launched this feature. And we're still counting.

How Protection Works

Localo monitors GBPs and stops competitors from changing their business names, numbers, addresses, or marking them closed. It’s completely automated and works in the background.

☝️ Turn it on with one click

Click 'Enable protection' on the Business Profile from the dashboard, and the badge will turn green. Protection starts running in the background, guarding your details 24/7/365.

🚨 Someone uses 'Suggest an edit'

When someone edits your business information, Google sends you an automatic notification email about the change.

⚙️ Protection fixes it automatically

Our system catches the unauthorized change within 15 minutes and reverses it. The business stays safe while business owners focus on serving their customers.

🦸 Genuine experiences from real users

Szymon Borsa

"It's rare to find a tool that simply simplifies your work instead of complicating it. Localo is exactly that. I use it to manage my clients' listings and it saves me a lot of time monitoring positioning, analyzing the competition, and keeping an eye on key optimization elements."

Verified User in Mental Health Care

"Localo helps me solve one of the biggest challenges in local SEO: efficiently managing and optimizing multiple Google Business Profiles for different clients. Instead of manually checking rankings, tracking competitors, and looking for optimization opportunities, I can monitor everything in one place."

Majid Behzad

"Localo has been a complete game-changer for our Canadian client base. Over the last year+, we’ve put more than 12 of our clients on the platform, and the results speak for themselves."

Michał J.

"I've been using Localo to manage a growing number of business locations, scaling from 30 to 90 points over time. Despite that growth, the platform remained easy to use."

📈 How businesses grow with Localo

"Views to GBP grew by 35%, clicks rose by 65% literally in 3 months, thanks to Localo."

More features you'll love beyond Protection

Protection is just one part of our toolkit. See what else you can achieve when you put local SEO on autopilot.

Frequently asked questions

Is Protection really necessary?

Google's own transparency report says users made 94 million edits to Google Maps in 2024 alone. The most targeted changes? Business names, addresses, phone numbers, and hours, which is exactly the information for Google to rank you when customers try to find and contact you. So yes, it's necessary if you want to stay visible to customers searching for your services.

What exactly does Protection prevent and how fast?

Protection stops anyone from marking your business 'permanently closed,' changing your phone number, address, or business name through Google's 'Suggest an edit' option. Our automated tool catches and reverses these changes within 15 minutes.