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Why Is My Competitor Outranking Me on Google Maps?

When a competitor keeps showing up above you in the map pack, the cause is almost always one of a handful of signals Google has publicly described: relevance, distance and prominence.

6 min read

Google Business Profile

How Google Business Profile Categories Affect Local Visibility

Your categories are one of the clearest ways to tell Google what your business is — and which searches it should appear for.

5 min read

Local map search results for a mental health practice

Mental Health Marketing

How Does a Mental Health Clinic Improve Google Visibility?

People looking for mental health care usually start on Google. Being visible — and trustworthy — at that moment is what brings calls and appointment requests.

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Google Maps

Why Is My Competitor Outranking Me on Google Maps?

When a competitor keeps showing up above you in the map pack, the cause is almost always one of a handful of signals Google has publicly described: relevance, distance and prominence.

6 min read

Google Maps

Why Does My Google Maps Ranking Change Across Town?

Your Google Maps position isn't one number. It changes depending on where the person searching is located — sometimes block by block.

5 min read

Google Maps

What Is a GeoGrid?

A GeoGrid is a map of your Google Maps rankings: the same search checked from a grid of locations around your business, each point showing where you rank.

4 min read

Google Maps