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Local SEO manipulation risk/avoid
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The video claims repeatedly using Google Maps driving directions to a business, including with many phones, can signal demand and improve Maps/search rankings.
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The video claims repeatedly using Google Maps driving directions to a business, including with many phones, can signal demand and improve Maps/search rankings.
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This topic currently has 2 source records, 1 public insight cards, and 1 creators in the public Base2026 export.
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The video claims repeatedly using Google Maps driving directions to a business, including with many phones, can signal demand and improve Maps/search rankings.
This still might be 20 Twenty Five's top local marketing hack. Whenever you drive to your Google Maps location, always enter the address and use the driving directions. I know someone who provides a service where you pay them, they will drive to your location along with their 100+ phones all doing driving directions...
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This still might be 2025's top local marketing hack. “Whenever you drive to your Google...
This still might be 20 Twenty Five's top local marketing hack. Whenever you drive to your Google Maps location, always enter the address and use the driving directions. I know someone who provides a service where you pay them, they will drive to your location along with their 100+ phones all doing driving directions...
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This still might be 20 Twenty Five's top local marketing hack. Whenever you drive to your Google Maps location, always enter the address and use the driving directions.
I know someone who provides a service where you pay them, they will drive to your location along with their 100+ phones all doing driving directions. There is a reason they are doing this and providing the service.
It works. It shows Google that the location is worth noting as people are driving to that location.
Whenever you can remember, remember to do it yourself. Use driving directions for your own business in Google Maps.
Have others do it as well, friends and family with their phones. Imagine paying some dude who has 100 phones in the car all doing driving directions to your Google Maps location.
All these people driving to you on Google Maps with driving directions shows Google that your business is in demand. You rise up in the rankings on Google Maps.
You rise up in the rankings in Google search. You get a lot more traffic.
You get more people coming to your door. You get more customers.
If you're a local business, whenever you drive to your location, always enter your Google Business Profile address in Google Maps and use the driving directions. Bill Hartzer said this is a little extreme.
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. There is a reason they are doing this and providing the service.
It works. It shows Google that the location is worth noting, so to speak.
As people are driving to the location, it is a positive signal to Google Maps. These things will get more visibility.