How Local SEO Gets Your Business Into the Google Map Pack

Three things decide who shows up in the map pack: relevance, distance and prominence. Here is how to improve the two you control.

When someone searches “near me”, Google shows three businesses on a map before any normal result. Those three spots get most of the calls.

Start with a complete Google Business Profile: the right primary category, every service you offer, real photos each month and accurate hours.

Then build consistent citations, and earn recent, detailed reviews. Reply to every review within a couple of days.