Does the tool actually measure rankings from different points?

No. Local Heatmap fetches no search results and measures no rankings. It is an assessment: you describe the area, the keywords and what you know about competitors, and the AI gives a reasoned review with actions. Actual positions must be measured with a rank tracking tool.

How detailed is the review?

As detailed as the description you provide. If you list districts and towns separately, they are assessed separately. If you only give a city name, the review is correspondingly coarse.

Can I cover several keywords at once?

Yes. You can enter several keywords in one run and have them assessed for how sensitive each is to where the user is standing.

How do I use the results?

Start with the highest-priority areas and work through the actions: are you missing reviews from there? Local content mentioning the place? Citations? Then measure the effect with a rank tracking tool over time.

Is the assessment updated automatically?

No. The tool runs when you press the button, and there is no background job or alerting. To follow progress, run a new assessment later and compare it with the previous one.

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Local Heatmap

What it does

Reviews the catchment area you describe and assesses where you are likely weak in local search. Gives a prioritized action list per area.

You have no idea in which neighborhoods you're visible — and in which you're completely invisible

Local search results vary with the user's position. You can rank high in one neighborhood and far down in another just a few kilometers away. Without a systematic review of your catchment area, prioritization becomes arbitrary, and effort lands where it is easiest rather than where it is needed.

No structured overview of geographic visibility
Blind spots where competitors dominate without you knowing
Marketing budget spread evenly instead of focused on weak areas
Wrong assumptions about local coverage based on searches from the office

An area-by-area review of where local visibility likely falls short

Local Heatmap starts from what you describe — address, neighborhoods and towns you want to cover, your keywords and what you know about competitors. The AI works through the areas one by one and points out where you are likely weakest, with reasoning and actions. You get a written review, not map graphics.

Area review: neighborhoods and towns assessed one by one
Keyword-level assessment: which searches are most sensitive to distance
Competitor assessment: paste in what you know about competitors in each area
Action list per area: what needs to be in place where you are weak

Features

Prioritized list of which areas to take first, and why
Keyword-level assessment of how much distance matters for each search
Actions per area: reviews, local content, citations and business profile
Template for your own logging, so you can track changes between runs

How it works

Describe the business, the address, the areas you want to cover and your keywords
The AI assesses which areas are likely weakest, and explains why
Get a prioritized action list per area, and a template for following up yourself

Use cases

Local businesses wanting to understand their geographic visibility
SEO agencies structuring local SEO work for clients
Chains wanting to compare priorities between branches

Why use Local Heatmap?

Local SEO easily degenerates into one task at a time: a few reviews here, a landing page there. An area-by-area review forces the opposite — you see the whole catchment area at once and must decide where effort actually belongs. That is the value here: structure in prioritization, not new measurement data.

The competitor picture becomes clearer when you write it down. If you paste in what you know about who is strong where, the AI can point out patterns you have overlooked yourself — for example that a residential area where you are weak is served by a competitor with many local reviews and content naming the neighborhood.

The assessment is a starting point, not an answer. The tool sees no search results, so the numbers must come from a rank tracking tool. But as a structured plan for which areas to take first, and what needs to be in place in each, it saves you a lot of guesswork.

FAQ

Does the tool actually measure rankings from different points?: No. Local Heatmap fetches no search results and measures no rankings. It is an assessment: you describe the area, the keywords and what you know about competitors, and the AI gives a reasoned review with actions. Actual positions must be measured with a rank tracking tool.
How detailed is the review?: As detailed as the description you provide. If you list districts and towns separately, they are assessed separately. If you only give a city name, the review is correspondingly coarse.
Can I cover several keywords at once?: Yes. You can enter several keywords in one run and have them assessed for how sensitive each is to where the user is standing.
How do I use the results?: Start with the highest-priority areas and work through the actions: are you missing reviews from there? Local content mentioning the place? Citations? Then measure the effect with a rank tracking tool over time.
Is the assessment updated automatically?: No. The tool runs when you press the button, and there is no background job or alerting. To follow progress, run a new assessment later and compare it with the previous one.

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