I need a step-by-step troubleshooting guide for when Google Local Pack results are completely ignoring our optimized service area pages.
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I need a step-by-step troubleshooting guide for when Google Local Pack results are completely ignoring our optimized service area pages.
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Business Profile local ranking relevance distance prominence service area businesses service area pages Local Pack official guidelinesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Central doorway pages location pages helpful content local SEO service area pages Google Maps ranking guidelinesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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 (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Business Profile local ranking relevance distance prominence service area businesses service area pages Local Pack official guidelines Google ↗
Google Search Central doorway pages location pages helpful content local SEO service area pages Google Maps ranking guidelines Google ↗
- Tips to improve your local ranking on Google · support.google.com
- Guidelines for representing your business on Google · support.google.com
- Guidelines for representing your business on Google · support.google.com
- Service Area Pages: Boost Local SEO Across Locations · searchengineland.com
- Google Rich Results Test · search.google.com
- Schema Markup Validator · validator.schema.org
- Google Search Console · search.google.com
- PageSpeed Insights · pagespeed.web.dev
- Google's local ranking guidelines · support.google.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Business Profile local ranking relevance distance prominence service area businesses service area pages Local Pack official guidelines OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central doorway pages location pages helpful content local SEO service area pages Google Maps ranking guidelines OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |