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Google tells them where you are. A fad tells them everything else.
Google Business Profile is free and essential. It is how people find your shop on Google Search and Maps, see your hours, address, photos and reviews, and read a Q&A section. But it does not answer new questions in a chat. If someone wants to know whether you stock a particular item, they still call. A fad fills that gap with a live chat that answers from your information.
| fad.fyi | Google Business Profile | |
|---|---|---|
| Found on Google Search and Maps | No. People reach it through your link, QR code or website widget. | Yes. This is its main strength and it is free. |
| Hours, address, directions | Can show them in chat and in your contact details. | Yes, shown clearly, with a map and directions. |
| Reviews | Not available. | Yes. Customers leave public reviews and you reply. |
| Answers new questions in chat | Yes, from your files, notes, products and Q&A pairs, any time. | No. The Q&A section holds fixed questions and answers only. |
| Product and price questions | Yes. Product cards with price and link, and questions like under โน500. | Products and prices can be listed, but not asked about in chat. |
| Hindi and Hinglish | Understands the question and replies in the visitor's language. | Profile text is shown as written. No conversation. |
| WhatsApp handoff | Built in. The question arrives prefilled in your WhatsApp. | A call button is shown. No question prefilled anywhere. |
| Setup | About 5 minutes. Feed a file or text and share the link. | Free. Verification of your business can take a few days. |
- You want to be found by people searching nearby on Google Maps. Nothing replaces a Business Profile for that.
- Your customers mostly need your location, hours and reviews, and rarely have detailed questions.
- You have not set up a Business Profile yet. Do that first; it is free and takes priority.
This is not a choice. Every local business should have a Google Business Profile; it is how new customers find you. A fad is what happens after they find you. Put your fad link on your Profile as your website or in a post, and the person who found you on Maps can ask about stock, prices or booking before they walk in.
Try fad.fyi freeQuestions people ask
Can I add my fad link to my Google Business Profile?
Yes. If you have no website, use fad.fyi/yourname as the website link on your Profile. If you already have a website, add the widget to that site, and mention the fad in a Google post. Either way, people who find you on Google can start asking right away.
Does the Google Q&A section do the same job as a fad?
Only partly. The Q&A section shows fixed questions and answers that you or the public wrote. It cannot answer a new question, and it is not a conversation. A fad understands a fresh question, finds the answer in your files and replies in the visitor's language, with a WhatsApp handoff when needed.
Will a fad help me get found on Google?
No, that is not its job. A fad does not improve your Google ranking or appear on Maps. Your Business Profile does that. A fad works after discovery: it turns the person who found you into a customer by answering their questions instantly, day or night.