When creating a local audience a lot of times the result is Businesses Search completed; nothing found. Even though I know there should be result with my criteria. In the last 10 searches, 2 gave results. How can I fix this?
Google Maps limits results to 20 per search area, so the search area gets divided into smaller circles. If your search covers non-business areas like oceans, mountains, or rural areas, you'll get empty returns.
To fix this:
- Adjust your search to focus on specific locations with manageable perimeters
- Avoid areas that don't have businesses
- Aim for locations that would yield fewer than 1,000 results
Also be patient - our Google Maps integration may take time to populate all results. What initially appears as few results could grow to hundreds as data loads.
Use Business Type Search instead of Free Text Search for more accurate results.