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People never suspect this about Google. You can game Google Maps. Bill Hartzer on Reddit said, “Whenever you drive to your location, always enter the address in Google Maps...
People never suspect this about Google. You can game Google Maps. This guy on Reddit said whenever you drive to your location, always enter the address in Google Maps and use driving direction.
I know someone who provides a service where you pay them and they will drive to your location along with their 100+ phones all doing driving directions. This is a little extreme, but there's a reason they are doing this and providing the service. It works.
It shows Google that the location is worth noting, so to speak, because people are driving to the location. I'd use the driving directions whenever you think of doing it. Whenever you can remember to do it.
Have others do it as well with their phones. I thought this information was so interesting I invited the guy to come into my podcast to talk about it and he talks about it here.
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This guy on Reddit said whenever you drive to your location, always enter the address in Google Maps and use driving direction.