How a Better Maps Embed Strategy Fixed Our Declining Local Authority I’ve been in the trenches of Local SEO for over a decade, and if there is one thing I’ve learned as a Google Business Profile Product Expert, it’s that Google’s algorithm doesn’t just “read” your website – it “feels” the connections between your digital…
7 Maps Analytics Insights That Changed How We Target High-Value Zip Codes If you are still treating your local search strategy like a “set it and forget it” yellow pages listing, you aren’t just falling behind – you are effectively invisible. I’m Kevin Pauls, a Local SEO Consultant and Google Business Profile Product Expert, and…
I Analyzed the Top-Ranking Map Pins and Found a Pattern You’re Missing I’ve spent the last decade in the trenches of local search, auditing thousands of Google Business Profiles for clients ranging from solo plumbers to multi-national franchises. Lately, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. Despite following the “standard” advice – optimizing descriptions, gathering reviews, and…
The Brutal Truth About Why Your Local SEO Campaign is Stalling in the Suburbs The Brutal Truth About Why Your Local SEO Campaign is Stalling in the Suburbs You’ve done everything the “gurus” told you to do. You’ve optimized your website, you’ve gathered a handful of five-star reviews, and you’ve set your service area to…
I remember the moment vividly. I was pouring over my local search rankings, confident I knew the ins and outs of my business’s visibility. Suddenly, I noticed a strange drop in traffic—almost as if a key customer segment had vanished into thin air. Frustrating doesn’t even begin to cover it. It was during that bewildering…
It was late at night, and I was staring at my maps analytics dashboard, feeling frustrated. Despite running countless manual audits, I kept missing key local sales opportunities. That particular evening, a lightbulb went off—I realized I had overlooked entire zip codes that my analytics suite was actually telling me about all along. It was…
I remember the exact moment I realized I was approaching my local SEO efforts all wrong. It was a frustrating afternoon—I had just finished analyzing my Maps Analytics Suite data, only to find that my neighborhood targeting was completely off. Despite investing hours into traditional keyword optimization and local citations, the results were lackluster. Then…
One afternoon, I sat staring at my screen in frustration. Despite what I thought was a thorough manual audit of my local SEO efforts, traffic was mysteriously declining. It was as if a leak had opened in the digital pipeline, and no matter how many spreadsheets I pored over, I couldn’t pinpoint the cause. The…
It hit me one morning—staring at my map analytics, I realized that the data was wildly off. Customers were coming, but the map said they weren’t. I had trusted my tools, but the numbers weren’t lying—they were misleading me. That frustrating moment pushed me to uncover the truth hidden within my data and showed me…
Ever had that sinking feeling when you check your local rankings and see your hard-earned map pack positions plummeting without warning? I remember the exact moment I realized my Maps Analytics Suite was throwing off critical data—my traffic dried up overnight, and I felt like I was losing control of my own local SEO success….
