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When small businesses show up on your Google map when you are navigating somewhere else...?
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How do they do it and how much does someone pay to get their name/business to show up on Google maps when a random googler is navigating to an entirely unrelated destination?
Better then when the business won't show up on maps, unless you type the name in. There are a ton of businesses that even if I zoom all the way in on that business it will not show the name of the business. But if I type the name in it will show in the correct place. It's annoying as hell. I know there is a certain business there. I can see the building in maps. I just can't remember the exact name. I need the phone number to know if they have a part or an item. Have never been able to figure out why Google maps and Apple maps does this crazy stuff.
It makes me absolutely hate Google for this.
I typed in Indian food, and it doesn't show the one in my neighborhood with 200 five star reviews until I search for it by name or zoom in all the way.
How many other restaurants are getting fucked over?
It's a pay to show thing, also probably tiers to be in higher levels that show like in op post
Because they get paid by some businesses for exposure, and not by others.