For businesses that own multiple locations, such as franchises or agencies, setting up local rankings individually can be cumbersome. To save you time, we offer an option to set them up in bulk.
While you can refer to our previous article for instructions on setting up local rankings for each location individually, this guide will focus on how to configure local rankings in bulk.
Step-By-Step Guide
1. Open Content Hub settings and locate the Bulk Setup section to the left.
2. Import your list of locations, but before you do that, you have two options:
👉 Download the list of already existing pages by clicking on Download. After exporting the file, fill out the necessary columns, and you’ll be ready to import it.
👉 If you haven’t set up any locations yet, feel free to download the template. This is an empty example file that will help you submit the correct autocomplete information.
☝️ Important❗ Please do not change the structure of the exported file. Import it exactly as it is, maintaining the number and order of the columns, as any alterations may lead to data corruption.
3. After importing your file, we encourage you to preview it to ensure there are no issues or errors, as described in the image below.
Address any concerns you find, then click Save and Next, and you're all set!
Required Information
Let's overview the information we require to set up local rankings in bulk.
ID - this is the location ID. If you don’t know it, leave this field empty; it will be auto-filled after export.
Owner ID - the ID of the master account; also, leave this field empty; it will be auto-filled after export.
Name - the location name.
Tags - these depend on your needs and help organize locations for scheduling or searching.
Address fields, such as street name, street number, city, state, state code, country code, and postal code, are mandatory to ensure we collect data for the correct location. If you've filled out the address information correctly before Local Ranking appears, you're in luck! You can click on the blue 'Fill Out Information from the Address Tab' button above, and the information in the address fields will populate automatically.
Map Business Name - the exact business name as it appears in Google Maps search results.
Language Code - we should be aware of which language influences the search results in your region.
Tracked Sites - insert the identifier that matches your exact location with the address you provided. And be sure to include the Google Places CID. This approach allows more precise tracking results.
Search Engines - choose from Google Maps, Google Mobile Organic, Google Mobile Maps, or Google Organic.
Search Keywords - enter the keywords you want to track, up to a maximum of four.
👉 You can change the local ranking settings to other keywords, search engines and anything else. To do it individually for each location, click on Edit, and all the fields will be editable again. Once you are done, we will allow you to select and recalculate your report now or change it in the future (scheduled date). To do it in bulk, export the locations as guided above, apply the changes and import the file the CSV file back.
👉 If you want to stop tracking keywords for a location, deactivate the blue toggle above. We will not collect results for this location from now on. You can switch it on at any time you need it to be resumed.
We collect the results every two weeks. So, if you got your first Local Ranking report on, for example, November 21, the next day when you will get a new result is December 5. An exceptional case is if you change your settings and select the Recalculate option.
Once your first report is collected, we can show this information in the Local Visibility Analytics. All your following local ranking reports will be automatically added there.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at
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