AnswerGround
@answerground.bsky.social
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.
A single rank number for a florist is like one temperature reading for a whole country.
#seo #smallbusiness
#seo #smallbusiness
September 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A single rank number for a florist is like one temperature reading for a whole country.
#seo #smallbusiness
#seo #smallbusiness
For a pet grooming salon, the useful catchment is how far someone will realistically travel. Measure that ring; everything outside it is curiosity, not business.
#localsearch #googlemaps
#localsearch #googlemaps
September 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
For a pet grooming salon, the useful catchment is how far someone will realistically travel. Measure that ring; everything outside it is curiosity, not business.
#localsearch #googlemaps
#localsearch #googlemaps
Owner question worth asking a physio clinic's marketer: at which points am I not in the top 20, and who is there instead?
#localseo #smallbusiness
#localseo #smallbusiness
September 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Owner question worth asking a physio clinic's marketer: at which points am I not in the top 20, and who is there instead?
#localseo #smallbusiness
#localseo #smallbusiness
Someone else is #1 on your street. AnswerGround puts a competitor's Google Maps grid on your map, so you see exactly where they outrank you. In this sample: 23 of 49 points, all south or east. answerground.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Someone else is #1 on your street. AnswerGround puts a competitor's Google Maps grid on your map, so you see exactly where they outrank you. In this sample: 23 of 49 points, all south or east. answerground.com
Google Maps says you're #1. From your desk. From 49 points around the business it's a different map: top 3 at 14, not in the top 20 at 3 (sample data). AnswerGround shows it point by point. answerground.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Google Maps says you're #1. From your desk. From 49 points around the business it's a different map: top 3 at 14, not in the top 20 at 3 (sample data). AnswerGround shows it point by point. answerground.com
How many streets can a bike shop 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 #gbp
#marketing #gbp
September 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
How many streets can a bike shop 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 #gbp
#marketing #gbp
If you change your primary category, write down the date. Anything you measure afterwards needs a before and an after.
#localseo #localsearch
#localseo #localsearch
September 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If you change your primary category, write down the date. Anything you measure afterwards needs a before and an after.
#localseo #localsearch
#localseo #localsearch
Your rank is not the useful number. Their name is. At every point there is a business above you, and a reason.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Your rank is not the useful number. Their name is. At every point there is a business above you, and a reason.
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Photos, hours and categories are free to fix and take an afternoon. Do those before buying any tool, including ours.
#googlemaps #localseo
#googlemaps #localseo
September 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Photos, hours and categories are free to fix and take an afternoon. Do those before buying any tool, including ours.
#googlemaps #localseo
#googlemaps #localseo
Google: "There's no way to request or pay for a better local ranking on Google." So the work is relevance and prominence, on the streets you can actually hold.
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#googlemaps #localseo
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#googlemaps #localseo
September 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Google: "There's no way to request or pay for a better local ranking on Google." So the work is relevance and prominence, on the streets you can actually hold.
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#googlemaps #localseo
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#googlemaps #localseo
"Near me" is not a place. Every searcher standing somewhere different gets a different list, which is why a driving school needs a map and not a number.
#gbp #localsearch
#gbp #localsearch
September 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"Near me" is not a place. Every searcher standing somewhere different gets a different list, which is why a driving school needs a map and not a number.
#gbp #localsearch
#gbp #localsearch
Google says reviews help: "More reviews and positive ratings can help your business's local ranking." It does not say the count alone decides anything, and it never promises a position.
#googlemaps #localseo
#googlemaps #localseo
September 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Google says reviews help: "More reviews and positive ratings can help your business's local ranking." It does not say the count alone decides anything, and it never promises a position.
#googlemaps #localseo
#googlemaps #localseo
Duplicate Business Profiles split your reviews and confuse Maps. If a pizzeria has two, the fix is merging, not deleting the busier one.
#localsearch #seo
#localsearch #seo
September 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Duplicate Business Profiles split your reviews and confuse Maps. If a pizzeria has two, the fix is merging, not deleting the busier one.
#localsearch #seo
#localsearch #seo
Ranking everywhere is not the goal. Ranking where people who can reach you are searching is.
#googlemaps #seo
#googlemaps #seo
September 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Ranking everywhere is not the goal. Ranking where people who can reach you are searching is.
#googlemaps #seo
#googlemaps #seo
Local SEO folks on Bluesky: how do you report Maps rankings to clients? One rank, a tracker, a grid? Building in this space and curious.
September 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Local SEO folks on Bluesky: how do you report Maps rankings to clients? One rank, a tracker, a grid? Building in this space and curious.
"Share of local voice" is a made-up metric name. Ours means: the share of scanned points where you sit in the top 3. Ask any tool what its version means.
#smallbusiness #seo
#smallbusiness #seo
September 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"Share of local voice" is a made-up metric name. Ours means: the share of scanned points where you sit in the top 3. Ask any tool what its version means.
#smallbusiness #seo
#smallbusiness #seo
Local results and organic blue links are ranked differently. A garage can own page one and still be missing from the map for the same phrase.
#gbp #smallbusiness
#gbp #smallbusiness
September 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Local results and organic blue links are ranked differently. A garage can own page one and still be missing from the map for the same phrase.
#gbp #smallbusiness
#gbp #smallbusiness
A coffee bar that serves customers at their homes should list service areas rather than pretend to have a shopfront it does not have.
#googlemaps #marketing
#googlemaps #marketing
September 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A coffee bar that serves customers at their homes should list service areas rather than pretend to have a shopfront it does not have.
#googlemaps #marketing
#googlemaps #marketing
Distance is why a vet clinic can be invisible to a customer two streets away and #1 at home. Google says as much itself.
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#googlemaps #localsearch
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#googlemaps #localsearch
September 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Distance is why a vet clinic can be invisible to a customer two streets away and #1 at home. Google says as much itself.
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#googlemaps #localsearch
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#googlemaps #localsearch
Up to 90 points and 10 keywords in one scan. That is the whole product: your rank everywhere, not your rank once.
#marketing #googlemaps
#marketing #googlemaps
September 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Up to 90 points and 10 keywords in one scan. That is the whole product: your rank everywhere, not your rank once.
#marketing #googlemaps
#marketing #googlemaps
What a Google Maps rank scan costs: 1 credit per point per keyword. 49 points × 2 keywords = 98 credits. The free plan has 250 a month, no credit card. answerground.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
What a Google Maps rank scan costs: 1 credit per point per keyword. 49 points × 2 keywords = 98 credits. The free plan has 250 a month, no credit card. answerground.com
"We're #1 on Google Maps" and "customers can't find us" can both be true. Google ranks local results partly on distance from the searcher, so it depends where they're standing.
September 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"We're #1 on Google Maps" and "customers can't find us" can both be true. Google ranks local results partly on distance from the searcher, so it depends where they're standing.