Service 06 of 08 — What We Do

Climb the Map Pack from every neighborhood you serve.

Geo-grid rank tracking, citation cleanup across 50+ data aggregators, NAP consistency, and a steady drip of local authority links — the off-profile work that lifts your Map Pack position when your competitors all look identical on paper.

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Ranking where customers search

Google
Google Maps
Google Business

Focused

A plan for your goals

Weekly

Strategy and reporting

Yours

Accounts and data

The overview

What this service actually is.

Most Map Pack work stops at the profile. We start there but go further: the signals Google uses to rank one local business above another are largely off-profile. Citation consistency, link authority from local sources, mentions in local press, sponsorships, and the geo-proximity grid all shape how Google decides which three businesses appear above the organic results in any given search.

Sakativa's Google Maps Rankings service is the off-profile counterpart to Google Business Profile management. We run them together because Maps Pack ranking is decided by the interplay between the two — the profile must be active and complete, and the off-profile signals must consistently say the same thing about your business.

Why it matters

Why geo-grid tracking changes how you think about local ranking

A traditional rank tracker says 'you rank #4 for plumber.' That's almost useless for a local business. What you actually need to know is: where in your service area do you rank #1, where #6, where do you not appear at all? Geo-grid tracking pulls your Map Pack position from a grid of points across your service area, giving you a heatmap of where you're winning and losing.

That heatmap then tells us where to push citations, where to pursue local sponsorships, where to ask for reviews mentioning a specific neighborhood, and where to publish location-targeted content. Without it, you're optimizing in the dark.

01 — Geo-grid baseline + tracking

We map your real Map Pack position from every neighborhood you serve.

We set up a geo-grid across your service area and pull your Map Pack rank from every point weekly. The result is a heatmap that tells us exactly where you're winning, where you're losing, and where to push next.

02 — Citation + NAP cleanup

Consistent name, address, phone across every directory Google reads.

We clean up your business listings across 50+ data aggregators — Yelp, Yellow Pages, BBB, Apple Maps, Bing, niche directories — so the citations Google reads back are all consistent. Inconsistent NAP is one of the most common silent ranking killers.

03 — Local authority

Links and mentions from real local sources.

Quarterly pushes for chamber-of-commerce links, sponsorship pages, local press mentions, partner cross-links, and event listings. Real signals from real local entities — not link farms or paid PBNs.

How we run it

Live in 14 days. Tuned every week after that.

Step 01

Baseline heatmap

Geo-grid set up across your service area and your starting position mapped.

Step 02

Citation + NAP cleanup

We audit 50+ aggregators and clean up every inconsistency Google reads.

Step 03

Ongoing authority work

Quarterly sponsorship, press, and partner link pushes. Heatmap updated monthly.

No surprises

Exactly what you get — and what you don't.

Your written proposal defines the deliverables, management investment and any third-party costs. Ad spend is separate and paid directly to the platforms. We recommend the right scope for your business before work begins.

What's actually included

Geo-grid Map Pack tracking across your full service area
Citation cleanup across 50+ data aggregators
NAP consistency audit and ongoing monitoring
Quarterly local authority push (sponsorships, press, partners)
Monthly Map Pack movement report with next-move recommendations

Honest about what's not

What's not included

Direct purchase of links or reviews
Sponsorship dollars (you control which sponsorships, we identify them)
Press release distribution fees (only legitimate placements, not wire spam)

Best for

Who this service is built for.

Multi-location and service-area businesses
Businesses in competitive Map Pack categories (HVAC, dental, legal, auto)
Anyone whose customers search 'service + near me' or 'service + city'

Illustrative scenario — not a client result

HVAC company expands service area Map Pack dominance from 1 city to 7

A growing HVAC business ranked #1 in their home city Map Pack but disappeared from results in the 6 surrounding cities they also serviced. The geo-grid showed a sharp ranking cliff once you moved 8 miles outside their primary ZIP.

We rebuilt city-specific landing pages, cleaned up citations to match service-area definitions, and pushed for chamber + sponsorship links in each surrounding city. After 7 months they were ranking top-3 in the Map Pack in all 7 cities, and inbound calls from the surrounding areas grew 4x.

7 / 7

Cities ranking top-3

Calls from surrounding service areas

Citation inconsistencies remaining

This is an illustrative planning scenario, not a verified Sakativa client result. Actual outcomes depend on market, budget and execution.

Questions about Google Maps Rankings

The honest answers to the questions we get most often on discovery calls.

How is this different from Google Business Profile management?

GBP is what's on the profile. Google Maps Rankings is everything off the profile — citations, geo-grid tracking, local authority — that lifts where your profile shows. We run them as one engagement because Map Pack ranking is decided by both.

Do you guarantee Map Pack #1?

No legitimate agency will. We guarantee process and report movement weekly via the geo-grid. The 90-day Sakativa performance guarantee covers measurable lift across the full engagement.

Will I see the geo-grid heatmap?

Yes — it's part of your monthly report and reviewed live on your weekly strategy call.

What if I serve multiple cities?

Standard. Most service-area clients we work with cover 3–15 surrounding cities. We map them all.

How long until I see movement?

Citation cleanup shows up in 30–45 days. Authority work compounds over 90–180 days. The geo-grid moves weekly.

Will you help with bad reviews?

Yes — we coach response, dispute inaccurate or fake reviews with Google, and build the review velocity that drowns out the occasional bad one.

Bundled with

What pairs with this.

Service 05

Google Business Profile

Active optimization and weekly management of your GBP so you win the Map Pack.

Service 01

Local Services Ads

Pay-per-lead placements above Google's paid search results, with the Google Guaranteed badge.

Service 04

SEO — On-Page & Off-Page

Technical, on-page, content, and off-page SEO that compounds over months and years.

Service 02

Google Ads

Search, Performance Max, and YouTube campaigns built around margin — not vanity clicks.

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All 8 services

The full Sakativa service stack.

1Local Services Ads 2Google Ads 3Meta Ads 4SEO — On-Page & Off-Page 5Google Business Profile 6Google Maps Rankings 7Web Development & Management 8Weekly Strategy Sessions + Daily Slack

The engine

One system from first click to booked revenue.

01 // HIGH-INTENT CAPTURE

We show up where buyers are already searching.

Google Search, Local Services Ads and Maps catch people ready to call. Meta reaches them before they start comparing.

Google Ads

Maps + GBP

Local Services

Meta Ads

02 // SPEED-TO-LEAD

Speed-to-lead

Every form and call lands in your CRM with an instant text-back.

03 // PAGES THAT CONVERT

Pages that convert

Fast landing pages built, hosted and tested on your brand.

04 // WEEKLY REPORTING

Weekly reporting

Cost per lead, per booking and per sale — reviewed every week.

05 // YOUR ACCOUNTS

Your accounts

Ad accounts, pages and data stay 100% yours. Month to month.

Ad creative

Ads written for the customer you actually want.

Tap an industry to see how a campaign looks in the feed and how the numbers move down the funnel.

Summit Heating & Air

Every click traced to a job on your calendar.

Ad clicks

Search, Maps, LSA, Meta

Calls & forms

Tracked and recorded

Booked jobs

Text-back in seconds

Revenue

Reported weekly

Let’s make it happen

Add Google Maps Rankings to your stack.

Let’s scope Google Maps Rankings around your goals, with one professional team and clear reporting.

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A tailored proposal
Clear scope and reporting
Your accounts stay yours