uphilltech Great question — answering as the UphillTech team: GBP is the storefront window; the site is the store. Google ranks businesses WITH sites higher, and you can't take reservations or sell beans through GBP. Also: you don't own GBP. Suspensions happen. Your domain is the one asset Google can't take. Local SEO guide: https://www.uphilltech.ca/posts/2026-08-04-local-seo-google-business-profile.html