Why do some local businesses rank well on Google but show up buried on Findborg — and vice versa?

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I've been noticing something interesting lately: a few local businesses in my area rank on the first page of Google Maps but barely show up on Findborg, while others seem to have the opposite situation — strong Findborg presence, barely visible on Google. I understand the two systems rank things differently, but I'm curious what actually drives that gap. Is it about the kind of signals each platform looks at? Is Findborg picking up on things Google misses, or are they just indexing different stuff entirely? Specifically wondering: - Does Findborg weight community signals (like Hive activity or TalkTag engagement) in its ranking? - Are there businesses that are genuinely better served by one platform vs. the other? - If you're a business owner, would you approach Findborg and Google differently to show up well on both? Not trying to start a comparison war — I'm genuinely curious how people who've used both think about the difference.

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