Can't Find Out Primary Category for Auto Detailing Business

[patrick71]

The business offers auto detailing, car detailing, ceramic coating, and car wash services. The owner wants to focus on auto detailing, car detailing, and ceramic coating.

However, I can’t find a suitable primary category that clearly reflects "auto detailing" as the main service. I’ve checked available categories, but nothing seems to match exactly for auto or car detailing.

Is there a recommended category for this type of service?
Or what can I do now?

 

[Nafiz]

I recommend you should go with "Car detailing service." It accurately covers auto detailing & car detailing

Hope you find this helpful

 

[JS Girard]

Google basically doesn't distinguish between these anyway (aside from car wash stuff, which is obviously separate). Like, is there even a difference between "auto" and "car" detailing?? They are absolutely the same word in French ("Esthétique automobile")

 

[WilliamGMBE]

What do you think of the categories suggested in the screenshot below? For the information you provided, these are some of the suggested categories. The number in the dark bubble is total world wide search per month for the terms. PS: This is from GMBEverywhere tool.

Generally we have seen people follow these condition when selecting categories:
- Google business profile allows up to one primary category and nine secondary categories. As long as the categories are relevant, fill it up.
- Primary category has a very big influencer on ranking. So be extra careful with it. You can use tools like Google Trends to find the relative search traffic for the different categories in your specific area. Then make an informed choice
- Real world business reality is also a big factor. Say if one kind of customers are more valuable or if you plan to concentrate on specific niche moving forward, then that can also be an input to selecting the primary category.
- For feedback, you can find find the primary and secondary category your competitors are using.

Hope this helps.