Quick overview

After logging into your GMB Radar dashboard, open the left-side menu and click Organic. You will see three items:

• New Search — run a one-time scan or create a scheduled scan.
• View Searches — see results of past scans and available actions (Results, Repeat, History).
• Scheduled Scans — view, create, or delete recurring scans.

1) Run your first organic scan (New Search)

1. Go to Organic → New Search. The scan form appears with all inputs required.
2. Business: select a business from your already-added businesses. The Domain field will auto-fill with the business website. You can overwrite it to track a custom domain.
3. Domain: the domain to be tracked for organic rankings (auto-filled or custom).
4. Keywords: enter the keyword you want to track. Only single keyword can be added, Use location-specific phrases like "Dentists in Toronto" or "Painters in NYC".
5. Country: choose the country from where the search should be performed.
6. Language: default is English; change if required.
7. Search depth: how many results pages to check (10–100). Depth 10 = first page only, uses 1 credit. Deeper scans consume more credits.
8. Priority: High Priority (faster), or Slow/Default Priority . Use High when you need quick results.
9. Device & Operating System: select Desktop / Mobile and OS (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS) to emulate search context. Results may vary by device.
10. Run Now vs Run & Schedule:
    • Run Now — starts a single scan immediately.
    • Run & Schedule — choose frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), start date/time and time zone so the scan runs automatically.
11. Click Continue or the Run button to start or schedule the scan.

Note: Search depth and priority affect credit usage and speed.  Plan schedules and depths to manage credits efficiently.

2) View scan results (View Searches)

Navigate to Organic → View Searches. The page lists all performed scans in a table. Each row represents a single scan run and includes the following columns:

• Business Name — the selected business for the scan.
• Domain — the tracked website.
• Keyword — the keyword used.
• Location — location targeted.
• Local Rank (Map Rank) — position of your Google Business Profile in the map pack.
• Web Rank — position of your website in organic results (or ✖ if not present within depth).
• Date — date & time the scan ran.

3) Action buttons explained

Results

Opens a popup showing the full SERP for that search. The popup highlights both the Google Business Profile entry (map pack) and your website position in organic results. Use this to inspect competitors and what appears above/below your entries.

Repeat

Re-runs the scan with the exact same parameters — handy for instant re-checks after making changes (on-page SEO, GBP edits, etc.).

History

Shows the rank history for that specific search term. The History view includes:

• A graph plotting Local Rank vs Web Rank over time.
• A table showing each run with exact rank values so you can analyze day-to-day or run-to-run changes.

4) Scheduled Scans (manage recurring scans)

Go to Organic → Scheduled Scans to view all scans configured to run automatically.

• See schedule details (frequency, next run time, timezone).
• Delete scheduled scans you no longer need.
• Create new scheduled scans (same form as New Search but set to recur).

Scheduling is the recommended way to track progress because it yields consistent time-series data which is simple to visualize and analyze in the History graph and tables.

5) How to interpret results & common notes

• Local Rank vs Web Rank: Local Rank is your GBP position in the map pack; Web Rank is your website's organic position for the same keyword.
• ✖ in Web Rank means the website didn’t appear within the checked depth (e.g., not in top 10 if depth = 10).
• Date column includes both date & time, useful when comparing runs across timezones.
• Device & OS affect results — mobile and desktop can show different rankings. Choose the device context representative of your users.

6) Practical tips & best practices (quick checklist)

• Use location-specific keywords ("dentist in toronto").
• Schedule scans (weekly or monthly) instead of ad-hoc runs for reliable trend data.
• Be mindful of search depth — depth 10 uses 1 credit; deeper scans use more credits. Example:  If your website ranks betweeen 20 to 40 position, use the depth 40. If its in top 10 results, you can use depth 10.
• Track both mobile and desktop when applicable.
• Use Repeat for quick re-checks right after making SEO changes.
• Check History to evaluate whether changes produce sustained improvements.

7) Example flow — full setup to monitoring

1) New Search → Business (select) → Domain (auto-filled)
2) Keyword: "Dentists in Toronto"
3) Country: Canada, Language: English
4) Depth: 10 (1 credit), Priority: Slow, Device: Mobile + Android
5) Run & Schedule: Weekly at 09:00 (pick timezone)
6) Results appear in View Searches → click Results to inspect SERP
7) After several runs click History to view graph & table for trend analysis
    

This flow provides consistent data points for trend analysis and comparison between local (GBP) and website performance.