# GMB Automation > Put posts, photos, review replies, review requests, citation checks and rank scans on a schedule. Six automations, $5.33 per location, 3 day trial. Source: https://localrankchecker.co/tools/gmb-automation/ Site: Local Rank Checker Updated: 23 August 2026 --- GMB automation # Six profile jobs that run themselves. Posts, photos, review replies, review requests, listing checks and rank scans. Set each one once, choose how often it runs, and it keeps going on its own. One location or hundreds. [Start your free trial](https://app.gbppromote.com/register)[See pricing](/pricing/) 6 automationsDaily, weekly or monthlyFrom $5.33 per location ## The short answer GMB automation software does the repeat work on your Google Business Profile for you. It writes and publishes posts, adds photos bit by bit, replies to reviews using your rules, emails customers for new reviews, checks your business listings every month, and scans your rankings on schedule. You switch each job on once. After that it runs by itself. What it is ## What is GMB automation? A Google Business Profile needs the same small jobs done again and again. A post every few days. Fresh photos. A reply to every review. New reviews coming in. A check that your listings and rankings have not slipped. None of these jobs is hard. The problem is they never stop. If you skip a few weeks, the profile starts to look dead. Google notices, and so do the people comparing you with the shop next door. Automation software does these jobs on a schedule you set. You choose what runs and how often. It does the rest, whether you manage one location or two hundred. keeping a profile active by hand Write and publish postsEVERY FEW DAYS Add new photosEASY TO FORGET Reply to every reviewFAST, OR IT LOOKS IGNORED Now repeat for every locationA FULL TIME JOB Or set it once and let it runAUTOMATE By hand, or on a schedule 01 · Auto posting ## Posts written and published for you. The AI drafts short Google posts in your tone. Offers, updates, what is new this month. You pick daily, weekly or monthly. The posts then publish on those days without you logging in. You set the post style once, and every draft follows it. The profile always has something recent on it. [See the GMB Post Scheduler →](/tools/gmb-post-scheduler/) auto post ✨ Draft ready: “Spring boiler check, 20% off this month”READY DailyWeeklyMonthly 📅 Next post: Wednesday, 9amQUEUED Auto posting 02 · Media dripfeed ## Photos added a few at a time. Upload your photos once. The dripfeed then adds them to the profile slowly, for example three each week, instead of all in one day. Google sees steady photo activity, which makes your business look open and busy. You see the queue and the drip rate at a glance. When the queue is empty nothing more goes out, so add more photos before that happens. [See the Media Scheduler →](/tools/gmb-media-scheduler/) media dripfeed + Drip rate: 3 photos a weekON In the queue14 PHOTOS Media dripfeed 03 · Review auto reply ## Reviews answered by rules you set. Four and five star reviews get a reply on their own. The replies take turns using your templates, so ten replies in a row never sound the same. You can set a rule so one and two star reviews are never answered automatically. They get flagged for you instead, with an AI draft ready to check, edit and send. One set of rules can cover one branch or every branch. [See Review Auto Reply →](/tools/template-auto-reply/) auto reply rules ★★★★★ → reply from rotating templatesAUTO ★★ → flagged, AI draft waitingYOU Applies toALL 12 LOCATIONS Review auto reply 04 · Review requests ## New reviews asked for automatically. Add a customer through Zapier, a CSV upload, or by hand. An email sequence then asks them for a review. The moment a review comes in, the emails stop. Nobody gets asked twice for a review they already left. No one at the counter has to remember to ask. The email goes out either way. [See Review Generation →](/tools/review-generation/) request sequence Customer added · Zapier, CSV or manualSTART Email 1 sentDONE Email 2QUEUED ✓ Review received, sequence stopsSTOPPED Review requests 05 · Citation tracking ## Your listings checked every month. Once a month, a scan runs across directories like Yelp, Apple Maps and Bing Places. It finds listings that are missing and details that do not match. An old address. A dead phone number. A name written three ways. You get a plain list: where you are listed, where you are not, and what to fix first. [See Local Citations →](/tools/local-citations/) citation scan · monthly YelpLISTED Apple MapsLISTED Bing PlacesMISSING Next scanIN 9 DAYS Citation tracking 06 · Rank tracking ## Rankings scanned on schedule. A grid scan checks your rank from many points on a map around your business. One runs for each keyword you track, weekly or on the schedule you pick. The dashboard shows the position this week next to the older scans. If a keyword slides from 3 to 8, you see it the week it happens. The data refreshes itself. You never open a report that is a month old. [See the Local Rank Tracker →](/tools/local-rank-tracker/) keyword tracking “plumber near me”#3 ▲ “boiler repair”#5 ▲ “blocked drain”#8 ▼ Auto scanWEEKLY · ON Rank tracking Runs on its own ## Everything it runs for you ### AI auto posting Short posts in your tone, published daily, weekly or monthly. ### Media dripfeed Photos released steadily from a queue you fill once. ### Review auto reply Template replies for good reviews, drafts for bad ones. ### Review requests Email sequences that stop when the review arrives. ### Citation tracking Monthly scans for missing and mismatched listings. ### Rank tracking Rank checks that update your positions automatically. ### Every location at once Run each job across one branch or all of them. ### Your own schedule Daily, weekly, monthly or instant, set per job. ### Alerts and reports An email when something changes, and one report covering all six jobs. How it works ## How to set it up - **Connect your locations.** Each location gets its own row and its own toggles. - **Switch on the jobs you want.** Each automation has its own toggle. - **Pick how often each runs.** Daily, weekly, monthly or instant. - **Set your defaults once.** Post tone, reply templates, email wording. - **Check in once a week.** The posts, replies and scans have already run. You only step in when a low star review is flagged. your automations Auto postON · WEEKLY Media dripfeedON · 3 A WEEK Review auto replyON · RULES Review requestsON Citation trackingON · MONTHLY Rank trackingON · WEEKLY Set once, then running One flat price ## All six, on the one plan - All six automations included - Plus the other 36 tools on the same plan - The same price per location, whether you have 1 or 200 - No add on price per automation - Three day free trial, no credit card needed From 8 locationsfrom $5.33 per location / month 1 location $16 · 2 to 7 flat $37 · [full price list](/pricing/) [Start your free trial](https://app.gbppromote.com/register) FAQ ## Questions people ask **Q: What can I automate on a Google Business Profile?** Six things here: posting, photos, review replies, review requests, citation checks and rank scans. Each one has its own switch and its own schedule. **Q: Will the posts sound like a robot wrote them?** You set the tone once and the AI writes short posts in it. The style settings are yours, so change them whenever the posts feel off. **Q: Will it reply to bad reviews on its own?** Not in the standard setup. One and two star reviews get flagged for you with a draft ready, because those replies need a person. **Q: What if a customer leaves a review during the email sequence?** The emails stop the moment the review arrives. Nobody gets another email asking for a review they already wrote. **Q: What happens when my photo queue runs out?** Nothing more is published until you add photos. A fresh batch takes a few minutes to upload and keeps it going for weeks. **Q: Is this worth it for a single location?** If you keep forgetting to post and reply to reviews, yes. These jobs slip when they are done by hand. A schedule set once is still running in month six. **Q: What does it cost?** It is part of the one plan with all 42 tools, from $5.33 per location. There is no separate price per automation, and the trial is three days. ## An active profile, without the daily upkeep. The audit shows what your profile is missing. Automation makes sure those gaps do not come back. from $5.33 per location each month, three day trial. [Start your free trial](https://app.gbppromote.com/register)[Browse all 42 tools](/tools/)