SEO Checklist for Maps

I’ll never forget the Tuesday afternoon I sat in my truck, refreshing my phone until my thumb hurt. I was parked right outside my own shop, but when I searched for local services, my business was nowhere to be found. It felt like I was wearing an invisibility cloak that I never asked for. I…

I remember sitting at my kitchen table at 2 AM, the blue light of my laptop screen making my eyes ache while I stared at a Google Maps search that didn’t include me. I had checked off every box on my google listing checklist, yet there I was, buried on page three behind businesses that…

I’ll never forget the Tuesday morning I realized I was invisible. I had my Google Business Profile set up, my hours were correct, and I’d even uploaded a few photos of my workspace. I thought I was doing everything right. But when I searched for my services from the coffee shop just three blocks away,…

I’ll never forget the cold sweat that broke out on my forehead one rainy Tuesday morning. I opened my browser, typed in my main service keyword, and… nothing. My business, which had sat comfortably in the top three for months, was gone. It wasn’t just a slight dip; it was a total disappearance. I felt…

I remember the exact moment my heart sank into my stomach. I was sitting in a cramped coffee shop in the heart of the city, refreshing my phone until my thumb hurt. I had spent months tweaking my website, but when I searched for my own services nearby, I was nowhere to be found. I…

I was sitting in my shop, coffee in hand, looking at my phone with a sinking feeling in my stomach. I searched for ‘coffee shop near me’ and my own business—the very one I was physically standing in—did not even appear in the top five results. It was a punch to the gut. I had…

I remember sitting at my kitchen table with a cold cup of coffee three years ago, staring at my screen in total disbelief. I had spent thousands on a fancy website, yet when I searched for my own services, my business was buried on page four of Google Maps. Meanwhile, the guy two blocks over—who…

I’ll never forget the Tuesday I realized I was essentially invisible to my own neighborhood. I had spent thousands on a flashy website, but when I searched for my own services from the coffee shop literally next door, I wasn’t even in the top ten. It felt like shouting into a void. I had a…

I was staring at my phone screen until my eyes blurred, wondering why a massive corporation with a soul-less storefront was sitting in the #1 spot while my shop—the one actually in the neighborhood—was buried on page two. It felt like I was bringing a pocketknife to a tank fight. I thought their massive marketing…