Terms of Service

Effective Date: May 23, 2026

Welcome to Boost Your Map Rank. We build local search visibility. We drive real foot traffic. This page outlines the strict rules of engagement for our website, our published research, and our agency materials.

By accessing boostyourmaprank.com, you accept these terms completely. Read them carefully. Understand our boundaries. If you disagree with how we operate, close the tab and find another resource.

Intellectual Property and Our Data

We do not publish theory. We run actual local SEO campaigns for HVAC contractors, personal injury lawyers, and dental clinics. We track the data. We publish the results. Every case study, citation framework, and Google Business Profile audit template on this site is our intellectual property.

We own the copyrights to our work.

You cannot scrape our site to train your language models. You cannot copy our map pack ranking strategies and paste them onto your own agency blog. We spend hundreds of hours testing proximity signals across dozens of US cities. We protect that investment aggressively.

If you want to reference our findings on review velocity or NAP consistency, you must provide a clear, direct hyperlink back to the original page. That is the only acceptable use of our material.

The Reality of Google Maps (Disclaimer of Warranties)

Let us be absolutely clear about local search. We do not guarantee rankings. No legitimate local SEO practitioner does.

Google controls the local map pack entirely. They adjust the weight of relevance, distance, and prominence without warning. We publish strategies based on what works right now for our active clients. We optimize Q&A sections. We build hyper-local citations. We clean up inconsistent data across tier-one aggregators. These actions historically improve visibility.

They do not guarantee a specific position.

Your results will vary based on your specific market friction. A plumber in a highly saturated market like Phoenix faces different obstacles than a specialized contractor in a rural town. You apply our published advice at your own risk. We provide this information “as is” without any express or implied warranty.

Agency vs. Reader Relationship

Consuming our free content does not make you a client. Reading our guide on optimizing your primary GBP category does not mean we represent your business.

We establish formal client relationships strictly through signed service agreements. Until you sign a contract and pay a retainer, you operate independently. We owe you no fiduciary duty.

We do not provide free custom consulting via email. If you submit a contact form asking why your specific profile dropped out of the local finder, we will not audit it for free. Our free resources live on the blog. Our custom strategy requires a contract.

Accountability and GBP Suspensions (Limitation of Liability)

Local SEO requires precision. Sloppy execution carries severe consequences.

If you stuff keywords into your business name, Google will suspend your profile. If you build hundreds of spammy citations using fake addresses, you will trigger a manual review. A hard suspension removes your listing from Google Maps entirely. A soft suspension unverified your account. Both kill your inbound lead flow instantly.

Reinstating a suspended Google Business Profile takes weeks of fighting with support. It costs businesses thousands of dollars in lost leads.

We advise against black-hat tactics. We document the risks of grey-hat methods clearly. If you implement a strategy you read on our site poorly and lose your map pack rankings, we are not responsible. Boost Your Map Rank, its owners, and its employees hold zero liability for your business outcomes. We do not cover lost revenue, data loss, or algorithmic penalties. You make the final call for your marketing.

Software Recommendations and Affiliates

We rely on specific tools to run our agency. We track rankings with Local Falcon. We audit citations with Whitespark. We monitor reviews with BrightLocal.

When we mention a tool, we often use an affiliate link. If you click that link and purchase a subscription, we earn a commission. This does not change the price you pay. It helps fund our ongoing algorithm testing.

We never recommend garbage software just to make a buck.

Bad tools waste time and ruin client campaigns. We only highlight the platforms that survive our internal testing. We test it. We use it. We recommend it.

User Conduct and Site Integrity

We maintain a clean ecosystem. If you interact with our site, you must follow basic professional standards.

Do not attempt to breach our site security or bypass our firewall.
Do not flood our contact forms with automated spam or vendor pitches.
Do not leave blog comments containing spun text and irrelevant links to your own local business.

We delete spam instantly. We block offending IP addresses. We keep the noise out so the signal remains clear for actual business owners.

Third-Party Links and External Data

We frequently link to Google’s official documentation, local search patents, and third-party industry studies. We do not control those external websites. If Google changes a support page URL and our link breaks, we are not responsible for the missing information.

We evaluate external data carefully before citing it. We cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of third-party research. You must verify external claims independently before risking your business profile on them.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

We operate this business in the real world. We are based in Austin, Texas.

These terms fall entirely under the laws of the State of Texas. Any legal dispute arising from your use of boostyourmaprank.com will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Travis County. By using this site, you consent to this jurisdiction and waive any objections to it.

Modifications to These Terms

The local search landscape changes rapidly. Our operational policies adapt to those changes.

We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. We do not send out notifications for minor edits or typo corrections. We will update the effective date at the top of this page when we make significant changes to our liability or copyright policies.

Your continued use of the site after an update constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. Check this page periodically to ensure you understand the current rules of engagement.