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Which local SEO ranking factors carry the heaviest weight for service-area businesses like my HVAC company in 2026?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Which local SEO ranking factors carry the heaviest weight for service-area businesses like my HVAC company in 2026?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 local SEO ranking factors Google Business Profile service area businesses HVAC reviews proximity prominence studyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Google Business Profile guidelines service area businesses address service areas ranking relevance distance prominenceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Whitespark 2026 local search ranking factors survey Google Maps local packGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 local SEO ranking factors Google Business Profile service area businesses HVAC reviews proximity prominence study Google ↗
Google Business Profile guidelines service area businesses address service areas ranking relevance distance prominence Google ↗
Whitespark 2026 local search ranking factors survey Google Maps local pack Google ↗
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 local SEO ranking factors Google Business Profile service area businesses HVAC reviews proximity prominence study OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Business Profile guidelines service area businesses address service areas ranking relevance distance prominence OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Whitespark 2026 local search ranking factors survey Google Maps local pack OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |