How To Find GMB Listings for Geo Grid Search

In order to run a geogrid scan, you must first identify the Google My Business listing you wish to run a report on.

There are four different methods for looking up a GMB listing:
Google Search

Map URL
Place ID
My GMB

Select Google Search as your option and begin to type in the business name that you wish to look up. Select the business name in the list that pops up.

Select Map URL in Local Viking. Go to Google Maps and search the GMB listing you wish to run a geogrid scan on. Click on the business listing in Google Maps, copy the URL and paste it into the search bar in Local Viking.

Select Place ID in Local Viking. To look up the place ID, go to the knowledge graph of the GMB listing you want to grab the place ID for and right-click on Write a Review. Click the Inspect button and in the source code you will see pid="place id". Copy the place id and paste it into the search bar in Local Viking.

Select My GMB in Local Viking. Click on the search bar to the right. Any GMB listing you have imported into Local Viking will appear as an option. You can type in a listing you are searching for. Click on the listing you wish to set up a geogrid scan for.

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