Your Google business.site website is gone. Here is how to replace it

Step by step

1. 1

   Know what happened

   Google turned off the basic websites made with Business Profiles, the ones ending in business.site, in March 2024. Visitors were sent to the Business Profile until June 10, 2024; after that the old address shows a page-not-found error. Source

2. 2

   Make the new site from what you already have

   Your name, phone, hours, services and towns are still on your Business Profile. Type them into the simple a site. questions, or describe your business in your own words, and you get a private homepage preview to check before you pay anything.

3. 3

   Put it on your own address

   Publish on a free simpleasite.com address first, or connect a domain you own (registration and renewal are separate). Only the website record changes; your email keeps working.

4. 4

   Add the new address to your Business Profile

   Google recommends updating your Business Profile to point to a new website. In your profile, edit the website field and enter the full address, starting with https://. Source

5. 5

   Check it the way a customer would

   Search your business name on your phone, tap Website, and make sure your new homepage opens with your phone number at the top.

Why not another monthly plan

The business.site page cost nothing, so a builder that bills every month is a step backwards for a simple service-business site. simple a site. Personal is $129 once with covered hosting at $0, and you can download your whole website any time. Compare 1, 3 and 5 years.

Covered hosting is for ordinary business websites, including the built-in menus, shops, bookings and order requests. Large stores with inventory systems, memberships and custom apps may need another solution.