Why Your Map Pin Is Stuck on Page Two Despite Having 100+ Reviews Why Your Map Pin Is Stuck on Page Two Despite Having 100+ Reviews The “Review Trap”: Why 5 Stars Aren’t Enough It is a scenario I see every single week as a Google Business Profile Product Expert. A business owner calls me,…
The Under-Optimized Map Features That Actually Drive Most Local Clicks For years, the mantra of local search was simple: claim your listing, get some citations, and wait for the phone to ring. But as we move into the mid-2020s, that “set it and forget it” strategy is a recipe for invisibility. If you want to…
I vividly remember staring at my screen, frustrated, realizing that all those hours and dollars spent on citations weren’t moving my local business up the map pack. It felt like pouring water into a leaky bucket—no matter how much I invested, my rankings refused to budge. That lightbulb moment hit hard: I was chasing outdated…
