Documentation Index
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What is the rank tracker?
Most businesses assume they know how they rank on Google Maps — but your rank changes based on where the person searching is standing. Someone 2 blocks away sees a completely different result than someone 5 blocks away.
NearIQ’s rank tracker runs your keyword across a grid of search points centered on your business, then shows you a heat map of your rank at each point. You can instantly see:
- Where you’re in the top 3 (high-visibility zone)
- Where you’re ranked 4–10 (visible but losing clicks)
- Where you don’t appear at all (dead zones)
How to run a rank check
- Go to the Rank Tracker tab
- Enter a keyword (e.g. “Italian restaurant”, “hair salon”, “emergency plumber”)
- Choose a grid size: 3×3, 5×5, or 7×7 (larger grids need Growth+ plan)
- Click Check ranking
The check runs across all grid points in parallel and returns results in ~15 seconds.
Reading the heat map
Each cell in the grid shows your rank at that geographic point:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|
| Dark green | Rank 1–3 (top of Maps results) |
| Light green | Rank 4–7 |
| Yellow | Rank 8–15 |
| Red | Rank 16–20 |
| Dark / no icon | Not in top 20 |
Metrics explained
Average rank — your mean rank position across all grid points where you appeared. Lower is better (rank 1 = top result).
Top 3 coverage — percentage of grid points where you rank in the top 3. This is the most important number: positions 1–3 capture ~70% of clicks on Google Maps.
Trend — compared to your previous check for the same keyword. ↑ improving, ↓ declining, → stable.
Grid sizes and plans
| Grid | Points | Coverage | Plan required |
|---|
| 3×3 | 9 points | ~1.5 km radius | Starter |
| 5×5 | 25 points | ~2.5 km radius | Growth |
| 7×7 | 49 points | ~3.5 km radius | Agency |
Data accuracy
NearIQ pulls rank data directly from Google Maps using multiple real-time sources. Results reflect what an actual customer searching from that location would see — not a cached or estimated rank.
Daily limits by plan
| Plan | Checks per day |
|---|
| Starter | 5 |
| Growth | 20 |
| Agency | 50 |
