NAP and Phone Mismatch: Ads, GBP, and the Website in Nepal (2026)
NAP is Name, Address, Phone. Nepal stacks often have a site number, a GBP number, a call-extension number, and a WhatsApp on someone’s private SIM. Arjan KC wants one public +977 everywhere a customer can see it. Playbook: local SEO. Ads taps: call vs WhatsApp. GBP link: Ads + GBP.
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Reputation-adjacent object
Clinic Maps views ~+340% and search/Maps calls ~+85% after GBP + local pages — /case-studies/kathmandu-healthcare-clinic/. That needs a number people can actually ring. Home-services Search −42% CPA used call tracking in the rebuild — /case-studies/kathmandu-home-services-google-ads/. Neither object says “change the number three times.”
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One public line
| Surface | Shows | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Website footer / landing | Public +977 | Same as schema telephone
|
| GBP | Same +977 | Primary owner, not a staffer’s phone |
| Call extension | Public or documented forwarding | Call reporting |
| Same org number or labelled desk | Not a personal chat that leaves with an intern | |
| Directories | Same NAP string | Older citation post above |
Address format: one ward/tole/street spelling. www vs apex on the URL field.
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A 30-minute NAP audit
- Open a spreadsheet with columns for place, name, address, phone, website, and who can edit it.
- Fill one row each for: website header, footer, and contact page; the
LocalBusinessschema; Google Business Profile; Google Ads call and location assets; Facebook Page; Instagram bio; WhatsApp Business profile; and any directories you know about. - Search Google for your business name and phone number to find listings you forgot.
- Highlight every cell that differs from the agreed version, then fix the ones you control first (site, GBP, ads, social).
Pick one written format
Choose a format and use it everywhere. For example, a Kathmandu landline as +977 1-4XXXXXX and a mobile as +977 98XXXXXXXX. Write the address in the same order and spelling each time (for example tole, ward, municipality, district), and keep the business name exactly as it appears on signage, without extra keywords.
What breaks when they differ
- Ads conversion = forwarding ID; GBP Insights = other line; offline import matches neither.
- Festival hours updated on GBP only → Ads still “Call now.”
- Quality Score landing experience includes “can I reach you.”
- Changing the name, address or phone back and forth sends GBP edits to Google for review; if a profile does get suspended, see GBP suspension recovery.
Company owns GBP + Ads so you can fix this without a vendor Gmail — ownership.
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