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 "items": [
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-ranking-changes-block-by-block/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-ranking-changes-block-by-block/",
   "title": "Why Your Google Local Ranking Changes Block by Block",
   "summary": "You can rank first outside your shop and vanish a mile away. Here is why local rankings are so location dependent.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/local-ranking-changes-block-by-block.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/google-business-profile-fundamentals/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/google-business-profile-fundamentals/",
   "title": "The Google Business Profile Fundamentals That Move Rankings",
   "summary": "Most local ranking gains come from getting the basics right. Here are the ones that matter.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/google-business-profile-fundamentals.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/how-reviews-affect-local-search/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/how-reviews-affect-local-search/",
   "title": "How Reviews Really Affect Local Search",
   "summary": "Reviews do more than reassure customers. Here is how they influence where you rank.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/how-reviews-affect-local-search.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-citations-what-matters/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-citations-what-matters/",
   "title": "Local Citations: What Still Matters in 2026",
   "summary": "Citations used to be a numbers game. Here is what actually helps now.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/local-citations-what-matters.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/rank-map-pack-multiple-services/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/rank-map-pack-multiple-services/",
   "title": "How to Rank in the Map Pack for Multiple Services",
   "summary": "You do more than one thing, but Google wants clarity. Here is how to rank for several services.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/rank-map-pack-multiple-services.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/proximity-is-not-destiny/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/proximity-is-not-destiny/",
   "title": "Proximity Is Not Destiny: Ranking Beyond Your Front Door",
   "summary": "Being close helps, but it is not the only thing. Here is how to extend your local reach.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/proximity-is-not-destiny.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/track-local-rankings-the-right-way/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/track-local-rankings-the-right-way/",
   "title": "Tracking Local Rankings the Right Way",
   "summary": "A citywide rank is almost useless. Here is how to measure local visibility that reflects reality.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/track-local-rankings-the-right-way.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/report-local-seo-to-client/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/report-local-seo-to-client/",
   "title": "How to Report Local SEO Progress to a Client",
   "summary": "Clients want to see results, not jargon. Here is how to report local SEO clearly.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/report-local-seo-to-client.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-seo-mistakes/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/local-seo-mistakes/",
   "title": "Common Local SEO Mistakes That Quietly Hurt You",
   "summary": "Some local SEO damage is self inflicted. Here are the mistakes to stop making.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/local-seo-mistakes.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/how-often-check-map-rankings/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/how-often-check-map-rankings/",
   "title": "How often should a small business check its Google Map Pack rankings?",
   "summary": "Daily checks feel productive but mostly show noise. Here is a checking cadence that matches how local rankings actually move, and what to do with each look.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/how-often-check-map-rankings.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/choose-grid-size-local-tracking/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/choose-grid-size-local-tracking/",
   "title": "What is the best way to choose a grid size for local rank tracking?",
   "summary": "Grid size and point spacing decide whether your rank data reflects your customers or just your parking lot. Here is how to size a grid around real service areas and budgets.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/choose-grid-size-local-tracking.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/competitor-opens-nearby-rank-drop/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/competitor-opens-nearby-rank-drop/",
   "title": "Why does a Google Business Profile drop after a new competitor opens nearby?",
   "summary": "A new competitor two blocks away can push you out of the pack even if nothing about your profile changed. Here is the mechanism, and what you can and cannot do about it.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/competitor-opens-nearby-rank-drop.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/multi-location-rank-tracking/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/multi-location-rank-tracking/",
   "title": "When should a multi-location business track rankings for each store separately?",
   "summary": "Blended rankings across locations hide the stores that are struggling. Here is when separate tracking becomes necessary and how to structure it without drowning in data.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/multi-location-rank-tracking.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/which-local-keywords-track-first/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/which-local-keywords-track-first/",
   "title": "Which local keywords should a service business track first with a limited budget?",
   "summary": "You cannot track everything, and you should not try. Here is how to choose the first handful of keywords so that the data reflects the calls you actually want.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/which-local-keywords-track-first.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/service-area-hidden-address-visibility/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/service-area-hidden-address-visibility/",
   "title": "How much does hiding the address change Map Pack visibility for service area businesses?",
   "summary": "Google asks service area businesses to hide their address, and many owners worry it costs them rankings. Here is what actually changes, what does not, and how to track it honestly.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/service-area-hidden-address-visibility.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/rankings-drop-after-google-update/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/rankings-drop-after-google-update/",
   "title": "What should a local business do when its rankings drop after a Google update?",
   "summary": "Google updates land without warning and the temptation is to fix everything at once. Here is a calmer sequence: confirm, diagnose, wait where needed, and act where it counts.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/rankings-drop-after-google-update.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/real-drop-vs-daily-fluctuation/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/real-drop-vs-daily-fluctuation/",
   "title": "How do you tell a real ranking drop from normal daily Map Pack fluctuation?",
   "summary": "Positions in the pack wobble every day. Here is a practical set of tests to separate a genuine loss from ordinary noise before you change anything.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/real-drop-vs-daily-fluctuation.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/prove-gbp-change-moved-rankings/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/prove-gbp-change-moved-rankings/",
   "title": "How can a local business prove that a Google Business Profile change moved rankings?",
   "summary": "Attribution in local SEO is hard, but not impossible. Here is a simple test design that lets a small business say, with some confidence, that a specific change worked.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-07T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/prove-gbp-change-moved-rankings.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/map-pack-recovery-after-moving/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/map-pack-recovery-after-moving/",
   "title": "How long does it take for Map Pack rankings to recover after a business moves across town?",
   "summary": "A relocation changes the one ranking input you cannot edit with content: your coordinates. Here is what actually happens to Map Pack visibility after a move, which part of the dip is real, and how long the settling normally takes.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-09T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/map-pack-recovery-after-moving.jpg"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://maprankr.com/blog/competitor-keyword-stuffed-business-name/",
   "url": "https://maprankr.com/blog/competitor-keyword-stuffed-business-name/",
   "title": "What should a local business do when a competitor outranks it with a keyword stuffed name?",
   "summary": "Keyword stuffed business names break Google's guidelines and still influence rankings, which is exactly why they are everywhere. Here is the practical order of operations: measure the real damage, report with evidence, and build the signals a fake name cannot fake.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-09T09:00:00Z",
   "image": "https://maprankr.com/assets/blog/competitor-keyword-stuffed-business-name.jpg"
  }
 ]
}