13/10/2026
Search your trade on Google from your shop and you're #1. Search it from 5 km away and you might be 9th, or not on the map at all.
Distance is one of the three things Google uses to rank Maps results, along with relevance and prominence. So the list your customers see changes with where they're standing when they search. Checking from your own driveway tells you very little about the suburbs you actually want work from.
The good news: the right category, a steady flow of reviews, fresh photos and posts, and a page for each suburb you work in all help push your pins further out.
Want to see where you actually show up? DM me "MAPS" and I'll search for your trade from 25 spots across your area and send you a short video: where you show up, who's beating you and the first 3 things I'd fix. Free, no obligation.