Local SEO
Rankings & Map Pack
See where you show up on Google Maps, who was seen above you, and the jobs that would help.
The Rankings page under Local SEO is headed Where you show up on Google Maps. It answers three questions from the scans Grandranker runs around your business: where you show up, who was seen ranking above you, and which of your weekly jobs bear on it.
The sentence above the map
Every scan opens with one line written from the spots the scan actually checked, for example: "You're in the top 3 at 9 of the 9 spots we checked near the middle of your area, but at only 0 of the 16 spots further out." Under it, "Checked 25 spots around you on 2026-09-09" says how much data that line rests on. Spots the scan could not reach are counted separately as couldn't check, never as places you were missing.
The search chips above the sentence switch the map between the searches you have scanned. The sentence, the map and the lists below always describe the same scan.
Scan a search
- Enter a search phrase (e.g. "plumber" or "dentist near me") and press Run Scan.
- Grandranker checks Google Maps at a grid of spots (3×3, 5×5 or 7×7) up to 1, 3, 5 or 10 miles out from your business.
- Each pin shows your position at that spot. The legend reads the way a searcher would: Found easily (top 3), Found if they scroll (4-10), Barely found (further down, in two shades), Not found at all, and Couldn't check for spots the scan never reached, drawn as a dashed "?".
Above the pins, the scan line reads in plain words: how many spots and how far out ("25 spots, up to 3 miles out · scanned Sep 9, 2026"), then Usually 5th (your typical position where you were found), Seen at 25 of 25 spots, In the top 3 at 9 spots, and, when it applies, how many spots couldn't be checked.
Filters: All · Top 3 · Easy wins (positions 4-10) · Not visible.
Scan all keywords queues a scan for every focus keyword in one click (cost estimate shown first); same-day repeats skip already-scanned keywords. Reload the page once they finish to see them.
Auto re-scans: focus keywords about every 14 days, other tracked keywords about every 30 days. Rankings always shows the newest completed scan for each search; Compare puts two scans side by side.
Showing up less further out is normal: Google favours whoever is closest to the person searching. The gaps near the middle are the ones worth acting on.
If Google doesn't publish coordinates for your listing (common for service-area businesses), Grandranker centers the grid on your city and region instead, or you can enter a city manually.
Who ranks above you
Under the map, Grandranker lists the businesses its scans recorded above you, each with rating, review count and category, and how often: "above you at 13 of the 25 spots we checked". A line under the heading says which searches the counts cover, the latest scan of each search you have scanned.
Only the top three results are stored at each spot, so this is what was observed, not a complete list of everyone above you: others may sit between them and you.
Jobs that would help here
The last block shows the tasks from your weekly list on Home that bear on map position, such as adding photos, collecting reviews or checking your categories, with an Open button for each. Jobs that can only be done in Google's own editor open there instead. It is the same list as Home, not a second one.
Map pack tracking
Grandranker also snapshots your map pack position per tracked keyword:
- Current position and change since the last snapshot, per keyword, on the Keywords page under More in the sidebar.
- Competitors seen in the results, with rating, review count and category, on the Competitors page under More.
- Agency accounts on the tabbed layout also see the trend, visibility and competitor charts on their Rankings tab.
Data appears after the first scheduled snapshot.
FAQ
How long does a scan take?
A 5×5 scan runs 25 Maps queries, usually a few minutes.
Why "Not found at all" at some spots?
Maps results are distance-sensitive, so this is normal for competitive searches further from your business. Start with the spots near the middle and the Easy wins filter. A dashed "?" pin is different: the scan could not check that spot, and it is left out of every count.
Can I delete old scans?
Not from the Rankings page: it always shows the newest completed scan for each search, and older scans stay available in Compare.
Which location do scans use?
The primary one by default. Switch profiles to scan others.
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