Profile Managerby SA Event-Connect

We run your Google Business Profile, so you can run your business.

Most small businesses in South Africa set up a Google listing once and never touch it again. We keep yours accurate, active and answered — every week — for a fixed monthly price. Nothing is published without your approval.

Plain talk: we don't promise rankings, and nobody honestly can. What we do promise is that your profile will be complete, kept current, and that every review gets a reply. Google's own guidance says a complete, accurate and actively managed profile — including replying to reviews — can improve how often you show up in local results.1

Who this is for

Event professionals

Photographers, DJs, caterers, decor, venues, MCs, planners — anyone whose next client searches "near me" on a phone. We started with professionals registered on SA Event-Connect.

Gauteng service businesses

Salons, workshops, plumbers, tutors, clinics, restaurants: local businesses in Johannesburg, Pretoria and the East Rand with a listing that is out of date or unattended.

Owner-operators with no time

You know you should post, add photos and reply to reviews. You haven't done it in months. That is exactly the gap we fill — with you approving, not doing.

Not a fit: businesses without a physical or service-area presence that Google can verify, or anyone looking for a guaranteed "#1 on Google". We'll tell you honestly if we can't help.

Two plans. Fixed prices. Cancel any time.

Prices are in South African rand per month, no VAT charged. Month-to-month, no contract. Your first month includes the full setup and audit.

Essentials

R750 / month no VAT charged

Keep the profile correct, active and answered.

  • Full profile audit and fix in month 1 (categories, hours, services, description, photos, duplicates)
  • 2 posts per week, drafted for your approval
  • Review replies drafted within 24 hours of a new review, sent to you to approve
  • Monthly one-page report (what Google measured, what we did, what's next)
  • Weekly approval digest by WhatsApp or email — one tap to approve all
Start with Essentials Set up monthly payment via Paystack
Growth

R1 200 / month no VAT charged

Everything in Essentials, plus more activity and more eyes on your category.

  • Everything in Essentials
  • 4 posts per week
  • Q&A management: we seed and answer the common questions customers ask on your profile
  • Monthly photo refresh (you send us the photos; we select, caption and upload)
  • Monthly competitor check: what the top listings in your category and area are doing differently
  • WhatsApp-ready review-request message templates for you to send to happy customers
Start with Growth Set up monthly payment via Paystack

Payment is a monthly recurring charge through Paystack (card). You can cancel from the link in any invoice or by messaging us; cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid month. No cancellation fee.

Exactly what happens

Month 1 — setup

  1. Day 1–2: you grant us Manager access to your Google Business Profile (we send a 5-step guide; it takes about 3 minutes). You stay the Owner.
  2. Day 2–5: we audit the profile against Google's guidelines and your real business: name, categories, address or service area, hours, phone, website, services, attributes, description, photos, duplicate listings, unanswered reviews and questions.
  3. Day 5–7: you receive the one-page audit with every proposed fix. You approve (or edit) in one reply.
  4. Week 2: fixes applied, old reviews replied to (your approval first), first posts drafted.
  5. Week 2 onwards: the weekly rhythm below starts.

Every week after

  1. Monday–Wednesday: we draft your posts (offers, updates, event highlights, seasonal) and replies to any new reviews or questions. New reviews get a drafted reply within 24 hours.
  2. Thursday: you get one digest on WhatsApp or email: the drafts, in plain text, with an Approve all link and a per-item Edit / Skip.
  3. After you approve: we publish. Items you skip are dropped. Items you edit are published as you edited them. Nothing goes live without your explicit approval — not even after 48 hours of silence.
  4. Month end: a one-page report with Google's own performance numbers for your profile, what we published, how fast reviews were answered, and next month's plan.

What we need from you

  • Manager access to your Google Business Profile (you keep ownership and can remove us at any time).
  • About 5 minutes a week to read the Thursday digest and tap Approve.
  • Raw material now and then: a few photos from recent jobs, a price change, a special, a new service. A WhatsApp voice note is fine; we turn it into posts.
  • A cell number or email for the digest, and which one you prefer.

How the work gets done

AI tools draft the posts, review replies and the audit from the information on your profile, your website and what you send us. A person at SA Event-Connect checks every draft before it reaches your digest, and you approve before anything is published. If a review needs a careful human answer (a complaint, a dispute, anything legal or medical), we flag it rather than draft a glib reply.

Questions people ask

Will I own my Google Business Profile?

Yes. You stay the Owner. We work as a Manager, which Google lets you add and remove at any time. If you cancel, you remove our access and everything we published stays on your profile.

Can I cancel any time?

Yes. It is month-to-month. Cancel by messaging us or from the link in your Paystack invoice. The service runs to the end of the month you've paid for, and there is no cancellation fee.

Do you post fake reviews, or buy reviews?

No. Never. It breaks Google's policies, it is dishonest to your customers, and it gets profiles suspended. We help you ask real customers for reviews (the Growth plan includes WhatsApp-ready request templates you send yourself), and we reply to the reviews you receive.

Will you contact my customers or reviewers?

No. We never message your reviewers off-platform, and we never ask you for customer lists. The only place we interact with reviewers is in the public reply on your Google profile, and only with your approval. Under POPIA your customers' details are yours to protect; we do not need them and we do not want them.

What about POPIA and my own information?

We collect the minimum to run the service: your name, business name, cell number and/or email, and the business details already public on your profile. We use it to deliver the service and send your digests and reports, we don't sell or share it, and you can ask us to correct or delete it at any time. Full notice under the sign-up form.

How is AI used, and where does a human check?

AI drafts: posts, review replies, Q&A answers, the audit findings and the monthly report text. A person at SA Event-Connect reviews every draft before it is sent to you. You approve before anything is published. AI never publishes on its own, and it never replies to a review on its own.

Can you guarantee I'll rank higher or get more calls?

No, and please be suspicious of anyone who does. Google decides rankings. What we control is that your profile is complete, accurate, active and answered, which is what Google itself recommends.1 Your monthly report shows Google's actual numbers for your profile, so you can judge for yourself whether it's worth the monthly fee.

What if my profile is suspended or I don't have one yet?

We can help you set up and verify a new profile as part of month 1. Suspended profiles are a case-by-case job: we'll look first and tell you honestly whether a reinstatement request is likely to work before you pay anything.

Do you do Facebook, Instagram or my website too?

Not in these plans. We do one thing properly. If you need the rest, ask and we'll tell you whether we can help or who to talk to.

Sign up

Fill this in and tap Send: it opens WhatsApp (or your e-mail app) with your details already typed, so you can check them before sending. We reply within one working day with the Manager-access guide and a payment link. No payment is taken on this page.

Prefer to write yourself? WhatsApp +27 68 624 1548 or e-mail support@saeventconnect.co.za.

POPIA notice. SA Event-Connect is the responsible party. We collect the details above to respond to your request and, if you sign up, to deliver the service and send your weekly digest and monthly report. We don't sell or share them, we keep them only while you're a client or in discussion with us, and you may ask to see, correct or delete them at any time by emailing support@saeventconnect.co.za. You can also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (inforegulator.org.za).