I'm convinced - SAB is harder to rank.

[thatfakelisting]

I have worked on these 2 GMBs so far, and when I create citations for them it seems nothing happens.

The website is ranking #1 for the term, I just don't get how its buried down inside the maps
Keyword: Drain cleaning waterbury / GMB: Master Rooter
Scan url: Google My Business Reporting

I NEVER have this problem when it comes to ranking a Location base business

Look at this performance, they both ordered a set of backlinks/citations, it's not like I have spent countless hours on one
GMB: Suite Hub · 352 W Maple St, New Lenox, IL 60432
Keyword: salon suites for rent
scan link: Google My Business Reporting

What does this imply... Maybe I should stay away from SAB since they're impossible to rank

 

[ElizabethRule]

We agree, SABs have a harder time ranking compared to listings with address showing Does Hiding Your Address Impact your Google Business Profile Ranking? - Sterling Sky Inc

 

[PaulSteinbrueck]

We agree, SABs have a harder time ranking compared to listings with address showing Does Hiding Your Address Impact your Google Business Profile Ranking? - Sterling Sky Inc

Wow! I must have missed when you published that last year. Seems like a very conclusive test.

 

[thatfakelisting]

We agree, SABs have a harder time ranking compared to listings with address showing Does Hiding Your Address Impact your Google Business Profile Ranking? - Sterling Sky Inc

Yeah, this article blew my mind.

 

[JS Girard]

It got worse in 2022. something changed in the way Google weighed SABs. They were already (IMO understandably) harder to rank in some verticals (e.g. Massage therapists), but suddenly, we were seeing erratic rankings were SABs were just... never showing even though on every possible metrics they had better SEO going on than the competition.

It's maddening because it's basically impossible to predict in advance whether a SAB will be punished. As if the SAB address bug wasn't bad enough already!