a competitor in the same area is ranked higher than me on Google Maps, is it possible to lower their rank, is there a legal way

we got angry too... saw fake reviews, reported to google. then the competitors profile was removed

There's also a measurement aspect to this. Internal linking is the cheapest and most neglected task.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

Thanks for writing this, that's the right way. The harder it is to reverse a decision, the slower you should make it.

When we decide without measuring, we always end up in the same place. This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

I'm curious too.

looking at it as a process, the picture changes. the real issue isn't the number, but what it's based on.

proven by experience.

Let me share my experience. A page with low traffic might be reaching the right people. Look at where sales come from.

the most overlooked point about competitor ahead in local results is this: The answer varies greatly by industry; there is no one-size-fits-all rule.

proven by experience.

Same here.

I've been dealing with this for a long time. Speed is a threshold issue; if you're already fast, making it faster changes nothing.

Good luck with that.

This thread is archived.

I'll try it.

I went through the same thing two years ago. Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently.

We need to make a distinction here. Everyone rushing into competitor ahead in local results gets stuck at the same point.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

Could you elaborate on that? If you get three different answers on a topic, the question was asked wrong.

If you don't write this down from the start, it leads to arguments later. Good luck with that.

You're right. Everyone rushing into competitor ahead in local results gets stuck at the same point.

Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval. If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

The answer above hits the nail on the head. Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval.

Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently. I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

I have no experience with competitor ahead in local results, so I'm asking. Discussing numbers without verifying the measurement setup is a waste of time.

Hope this helps.

This approach has a cost, which isn't discussed. Updating an existing page yields faster results than creating a new one.

Trying to do this alone is the most expensive way.