🤔 Why SAB heatmap pins appear in the wrong location
Service Area Businesses (SABs) — like plumbers, electricians, or mobile services — do not have a fixed storefront address in their Google Business Profile. Without an exact address anchor, the heatmap system cannot automatically determine where to center the grid.
🛠️ How to fix the pin location
- In the left sidebar, go to Local → Local SEO Heatmaps
- Open your project and find the Heatmaps view
- Find the keyword where the pins are misplaced
- Click the pin on the map to select it
- Drag the pin to the correct location — the city or neighborhood center where you want the heatmap grid
- Click Save to generate fresh results from the corrected location
🎯 Set the location at keyword level
If you set a location at the project level but individual keywords still show wrong pins, you need to also set the location at the keyword level. Keyword-level settings override project-level settings for heatmap placement.
🔄 Pin moves back after a manual refresh?
A previously reported issue where a corrected pin reverted to its old location after a manual refresh has been resolved. If you still see this behavior, refresh the page and re-run the heatmap so the corrected center is saved — your dragged location should now persist.
⚠️ Can't create a heatmap for your SAB?
If you previously received an error when trying to generate a heatmap for a Service Area Business, this has been fixed — SAB heatmap creation is supported. If you hit a “Location not Found” error when a heatmap fails to display inside Report Builder, confirm a valid pin location has been set for the keyword and re-run the heatmap before adding it to the report.
💡 Tip: use a neighborhood center point
For the most useful heatmap data, drag your pin to the geographic center of your primary service area — typically the downtown area or most densely populated zone of the city you serve.