Geo-grid rank tracker for Google Maps. Pick your business and up to 10 keywords, see where you rank at 15 to 90 points and who beats you at each one, and why: reviews, rating or distance. Data in the EU. Not affiliated with Google.https://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwh37jykc72tIf a competitor's profile breaks Google's guidelines, anyone can suggest an edit on Maps. That is the documented route, not a support ticket. #googlemaps #seo26 Sep 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh37jykc72thttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgx2sugp62tHow many streets can a tattoo studio realistically serve? Measure that ring first, then judge the grid inside it. Red at the edge of a big grid is not a problem. #marketing #gbp26 Sep 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgx2sugp62thttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgujahwjh2xThree questions a good agency answers happily. If the report is one number a month, start here. answerground.com26 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgujahwjh2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwguj2bqox2uSearch your own business from somewhere else. No tool needed for the first version of this test. answerground.com26 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwguj2bqox2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgt3w4gp22rOpening hours matter more than most owners think: "open now" filters exist, and a pizzeria listed as closed is filtered out of that search entirely. #smallbusiness #marketing26 Sep 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgt3w4gp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgp3bw2du2pSample data, same profile: #1 at the counter, #16 a few streets out, and 3 points not in the top 20 at all. answerground.com #gbp #localsearch26 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgp3bw2du2phttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgkutjnqr2sThe map pack shows three results, so fourth place is the first losing position. That is why a pizzeria at #4 across the whole grid feels invisible. #googlemaps #marketing26 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgkutjnqr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgh4mwjhl2fYour competitor probably isn't beating you everywhere, just in one part of town. Two sample grids side by side show which streets they own.26 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgh4mwjhl2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwggvxfmqx2cFor a physio clinic, the useful catchment is how far someone will realistically travel. Measure that ring; everything outside it is curiosity, not business. #localseo #smallbusiness26 Sep 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwggvxfmqx2chttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwgcooyobu2p"We're #1 on Google Maps." From where? Rank is per location, so the question is not whether you rank, it's where you stop ranking. #marketing #localseo26 Sep 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgcooyobu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwg6hybqfs2rThe useful question is not "what is my rank", it's "who is #1 where I am not, and why are they there". Closer, better rated, or more reviews. Pick the fixable one. #marketing #seo26 Sep 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg6hybqfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwfsymggwp2eReading a Google Maps rank grid in 30 seconds: each pin is one search from one spot. Green top 3, amber top 10, red top 20, grey not in the results at all. Sample data.26 Sep 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfsymggwp2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwekttvi6y2pGoogle's help pages are the only source that counts for what is and is not allowed. Most SEO advice about Maps is someone's inference from a test of one. #seo #smallbusiness25 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwekttvi6y2phttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwegg4lyhk24Ranking in the map pack and being chosen are two problems. The first is category, distance and prominence. The second is reviews, photos and hours. #seo #gbp25 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwegg4lyhk24https://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwee2av46b2oAn average rank hides the map. One number can look fine while whole streets are missing. answerground.com25 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwee2av46b2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwedzyzizz2eFour lines from Google's own help pages. Most local SEO advice is someone's guess. These are not. answerground.com25 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwedzyzizz2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwecq4hln72eThe fastest audit for a pizzeria: one grid, one keyword, the three worst points inside your catchment, and who holds them. #localseo #seo25 Sep 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwecq4hln72ehttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwe6pdhvmb22Reviews with text and photos read better to the next customer than a bare five stars. Nothing to do with ranking, everything to do with getting called. #googlemaps #smallbusiness25 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe6pdhvmb22https://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwe2jelsc42xIf your agency reports one number per month, ask which points it came from, which competitor took the rest, and what changed since the last scan. #smallbusiness #googlemaps25 Sep 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe2jelsc42xhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwdwn5fdbq2uGoogle's own three local ranking factors: relevance, distance and popularity. Distance is measured from the searcher, not from your shop, so your rank changes from street to street.25 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdwn5fdbq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwdwkbc5l62rLocal search is a map problem pretending to be a list problem. answerground.com #seo #marketing25 Sep 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdwkbc5l62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwdsifuy3o2uIn our sample, 6 of 49 points sit at #1. An owner seeing only the shop would say 100%. Both statements come from the same profile. #gbp #seo25 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdsifuy3o2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwdnylgvdn2oReplying to reviews is visible to everyone who reads them later. That is the value: the next customer reads your reply, not just the complaint. #gbp #smallbusiness25 Sep 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdnylgvdn2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwdcjrtbjl2u4 Google Maps "tricks" Google's own rules say no to: paying for rank, keywords in your business name, virtual offices, incentivised reviews. Quotes from Google's help pages. answerground.com25 Sep 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdcjrtbjl2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwc2ev4imp2ePhotos on a profile are for the human deciding between two options, not for an algorithm. A cleaning company with three blurry photos loses that comparison. #gbp #localsearch24 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc2ev4imp2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwbw6rjslb2mStraight from Google's guidelines: "Including unnecessary information in your business name isn't permitted, and could result in the suspension of your Business Profile." So the pizzeria down the road with five keywords in its name is risking the profile, not winning. #seo #gbp24 Sep 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbw6rjslb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwbtlrxxqr2pYour optician is #1. Until the customer moves. Local results are ranked from wherever the person is standing. answerground.com24 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbtlrxxqr2phttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwbtlqz67p2xYour rank is not the useful number. Their name is. At every point there is a business above you, and a reason. answerground.com24 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbtlqz67p2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwbrwxvrlq2uReviews compound, distance does not care. Both are true, and the map shows you where each one is deciding the outcome. answerground.com #marketing #gbp24 Sep 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbrwxvrlq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/answerground.bsky.social/post/3mwboay6acg2sA driving school five minutes away from the searcher usually beats one twenty minutes away with better reviews. Measure the ring you can win. #localseo #marketing24 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:h6fxfj7jf47pidh6ayts23a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwboay6acg2s