For most window cleaning business profiles the best primary category is Window cleaning service — use it when: residential / commercial windows. Most trades are service-area businesses: the category tells Google what you do, and your service areas (up to 20) tell it where. Neither needs keyword-stuffing.
Open the free tool for a window cleaning business → tick what you really offer and get a copy-ready setup sheet
Primary category
- Window cleaning service — Residential / commercial windows who else uses it
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Gutter cleaning service — only if: gutter cleaning who else uses it
- Pressure washing service — only if: pressure washing who else uses it
Categories to avoid
These are often added to window cleaning business profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Window installation service
- Glass & mirror shop
Address or service area?
Usually set up as a service-area business: hide the street address and list the cities, ZIP codes or postcodes you genuinely serve (up to 20). Don't create a separate listing for each town. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Exterior window cleaning
- Gutter clearing
- Conservatory roof cleaning
Check before you change anything
Search “window cleaning” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.