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In fact in the midst of all our GMB tests, we discovered some interesting things 🧐 In this update, we were playing around with verified GMB listings without an address and SAB set up in different cities and states… So far, it doesn’t seem to have an advantage as far as ranking in different areas, aside from a few properties you can use in your optimization (more tests we are running) But let’s dive in and see what we have learned from these findings The first thing to mention is that we set up this listing as a SAB with a service area in Miami, FL. At this point, we didn’t have to provide an address but when we requested verification, I was able to enter my home address in Hanover, PA. However, this did not update the listing address. It left it blank but sent the postcard to me… The end result, we had a GMB listing with no address (or ever having one at the verification address), verified at my home, and listed as a SAB that services Miami, Florida… The first thing we noticed is that if we search our brand name with “Miami”, it would not pull our business listing. It appeared that having a service area in “Miami” made no difference to geo relevance or proximity signals. The lack of proximity signals is also confirmed by our geogrid ranking reports… It is also interesting to note that our listing doesn’t have a Places ID… Now when we searched the brand name while in Hanover, PA, this is what we get… It’s clear that in this case, there is a strong proximity signal based on where the address was verified and not anything to do with the service area provided. We believe that verification location is most likely the strongest proximity signal as it would also make sense for Google to combat GMB spam and people moving locations to get better proximity signals… When we ran the same tests using our geo modifier directly in the brand name (Mr. Lender Title Loans Miami) We saw the same thing where it would show near it was verified with the geo modifier but not in the corresponding service area. Which means that having the geo terms in the business name may be a relevance signal for the geo term itself, but is in no way connected to proximity signals, just like service areas… We are still testing with the verification method as well as how these types of listings react in search. The biggest thing we are looking to understand better is proximity signals and how to best influence them. So far the “geo” city or state used within the listing itself seems to have little impact on proximity aside from searching for the term itself. Next week we will dig into this verification method some more and what other things we are seeing with these types of listings and what it tells us about local search. Until then, Happy Testing… Get Your Free Campaign Recommendations Today! Not sure what would be the best route for your SEO campaign? No worries, we’ve got you covered! Find Out Exactly What You Need to Rank Quick and easy, yet powerful in results! https://web20ranker.com/meet-the-team/ Want to earn a $50 store credit? In order to receive a $50 store credit, the only thing we need from you is a short video (at least 30 seconds) explaining: 1) Who you are and what you do 2) What you bought and why you bought it 3) How the product worked for you and the pros of it! That’s it! 3 simple topics and you could be on your way to $50 towards your next purchase! You can send your videos to: marketing@web20ranker.com Share this post Share on FacebookShare on Facebook TweetShare on Twitter Author: Mike Milas Before starting his agency in 2004, Michael primarily worked with small home service businesses helping them increase revenue and productivity through processes and systematization. Affordable Tuckpointing Pros, his last client before starting his agency, reached 1.2 million a year from 40k by the time he had left to start his own agency. Having a Passion for seo and systematization, Michael scaled his own agency to high 6 figures before selling it in 2018 and now working directly with Web 2.0 Ranker and their team. 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