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Local Rank Tracker

See exactly where you rank on Google Maps - across your whole service area

A normal rank check gives you one number and a false sense of security. HopHQ's geo-grid scanner shows where you rank in the Google map pack from every corner of your service area - as a heatmap - then tells you why you are invisible where you are, and how to fix it. Run your first scan free.

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Top 3 4–10 11+ Not in top 20

An example result: this business ranks #1 at its location but disappears across most of its service area. A single rank check would have shown only the green.

Your Google map-pack rank is not one number - it changes with the searcher's location. You might be number one at your front door and nowhere to be found three miles away. A single "rank checker" hides that completely. A geo-grid local rank tracker reveals it.

Why one rank number lies to you

Google's local results are built around proximity: the closer a searcher is to your business, the more likely you are to appear. So the same keyword can put you at rank 1, rank 12, and "not in the top 20" at three different points across town on the same day. If your rank tracker only checks one spot, you are getting a single frame of a much bigger picture - usually the flattering one, right next to your office.

How the geo-grid scan works

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Enter your business + keyword

Your Google Business name, the search term a customer would use, and a center point (a city, address, or ZIP).

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We scan the grid

HopHQ checks your map-pack rank at a grid of points across the area - 3x3 up to 7x7 - just like a pro geo-grid tool.

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Read the heatmap + fixes

See green where you win and red where you vanish, plus an AI diagnosis of what to fix on your profile and site.

A rank tracker and a local SEO audit in one

Most local rank trackers stop at the map. HopHQ keeps going - because knowing you are invisible in half your city is only useful if you also know what to do about it. Every scan includes:

Prefer a side-by-side with the tool that defined this category? See HopHQ vs. Local Falcon.

Local rank tracker questions

What is a local rank tracker?
A local rank tracker shows where your business appears in Google's local "map pack" for a given search. Unlike a normal rank checker that returns a single position, a local rank tracker checks your rank from many locations around your business - because in local search, your rank changes depending on where the searcher is standing.
How does the geo-grid scan work?
You enter your business name, a keyword, and a center point. HopHQ lays a grid of points across the surrounding area and checks your Google map-pack rank at each one, then draws it as a color heatmap: green where you rank in the top 3, red where you are invisible. It is the same geo-grid method pro tools like Local Falcon use.
Is it really free?
Your first map-pack scan is free on any account - no credit card. After that, the free plan includes one scan per month; paid plans add more scans plus the full website SEO audit suite. It is a flat monthly price, not a per-scan credit balance.
What do I get besides the heatmap?
Every scan also reads your Google Business Profile and the competitors outranking you, then gives you a plain-English AI diagnosis: the single biggest reason you are not ranking across your area, and specific fixes for your profile and your website. It is a rank tracker and a local SEO audit in one.
Which businesses is this for?
Any local business that serves an area and wants to show up in the Google map pack - home services (plumbers, HVAC, tree care, cleaning), restaurants, medical, legal, retail, and more. If customers search "[what you do] near me," this shows you exactly where you win and where you disappear.

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See where you actually rank across your area

Run your first geo-grid scan free. Get the heatmap, the diagnosis, and the fixes in about a minute.

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