RankFootprint Help

Google Maps rankings depend on where the searcher is standing, so one rank check rarely tells the whole story. These short guides explain grid rank tracking: checking your Maps position from a grid of points across your service area, reading the results, and deciding what to fix first.

Guides

• What is grid rank tracking?
  Start here. Why a single rank number misleads for Google Maps, and how a grid of check points shows where customers can actually find you.
• How to read a Maps rank grid: average rank, coverage and top-3 share
  What each tile colour and summary figure means, and which number to act on first.
• Choosing grid size and radius for a Maps scan
  How to match a 3×3, 5×5, 7×7 or 9×9 grid and its spacing to your real service area.
• Why your Google Maps ranking changes across town
  How searcher distance, relevance and prominence make your position shift from one neighbourhood to the next.
• Grid scan planner (free tool)
  Work out the number of points, the spacing between them and the area a scan covers before you run it.

Try it on your own business

Run a free 3×3 Google Maps grid scan to see your rank at 9 points around your location, or compare plans from $19 a month for bigger grids and repeat scans. New to the idea? Read how RankFootprint works.