Why does my business rank higher on my own phone than on a customer's?

Because Maps results are personalized. Your phone's GPS location, your past searches and clicks, whether you are signed into the account that manages the profile, your device, and your browsing history all shift what you see. Standing inside your own shop puts you at zero distance from your own pin.

To see something closer to reality, check in an incognito window while signed out, or better, use a grid rank tracker that queries from set coordinates across your service area. Never judge performance by what your phone shows you or by what your cousin across town reports.

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