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Where do you rank
on the map?

One ranking is an illusion. Google Maps shows different businesses at different corners of a city, so this scans a grid of points around you and shows where you are found and where you are invisible.

Used only if the connected source returns websites. Google Places matches by business name or place ID.
The most reliable match if your name is common.
Right-click a spot in Google Maps and click the numbers to copy them. For a service-area business, use the middle of your main town.
Every grid point is a paid lookup, so scans are closed to the public. Ask Mindstorm Labs for a code.

Why this one is gated

Most tools here fetch a page and analyse it. This one has to ask Google Maps what it shows from a specific street corner, once per point on the grid. A 5 × 5 grid is 25 lookups for a single phrase.

That means Google's own Places API (which has a free monthly allowance) or another paid ranking provider (scraping Maps, which breaks Google's terms and breaks whenever the markup changes). So the tool is built as an adapter: connect a provider and it returns real rankings; without one it tells you so and shows nothing.

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Read it as a trend, not a verdict. Provider results approximate what a person at that point sees. They can differ from your phone because of personalisation, device and timing. Compare scans from the same tool over time and ignore a single point.

What to do with a red map

A strong centre that fades to red is the "proximity halo": Google prefers businesses close to the searcher. Work the red zones with reviews from real customers there, local mentions and links, and a complete Business Profile. For a service-area business, the service areas you list move the pin, so list the towns you really serve. Run NAP Checker to confirm your name, address and phone agree across your own site first.