What Is Local Rank Tracking (Geo-Grid)?
Checking how your Local Pack ranking changes across different points on a map around your business.
What it means
Local rank tracking measures where your business shows up in local search results, but from multiple simulated locations rather than just one search. A geo-grid tool checks your ranking from a grid of points spread across your service area, since your Local Pack position can shift block by block.
Why it matters
A single search from your own office can make it look like you rank well, while customers searching from across town see you nowhere in the Local Pack. Geo-grid tracking exposes that kind of blind spot that a one-off search can't.
ask datanephew
Does datanephew offer a geo-grid or local rank tracking tool?
No — datanephew does not have a rank-grid or local-search tool in this release. This is a concept worth understanding, but not something it can check for your business today.
What can I use instead in the meantime?
Manually searching from a few different locations (or asking friends/customers in different parts of town to check) is a rough substitute until a dedicated local-search connector is available.