And I do all my work online, people dont need to visit me or even know where I am located so in that sense the maps arent always useful or necessary.

People are saying that in some countries, they are still seeing local results for the type of query in question. It is possible that Google has just not rolled out the changes everywhere yet. The quoted content writer suggests that Google just doesnt know the userintent of all of its countries people as well as it does for the countries where the changes exist. What do you make of Google showing less local results for SEOs and web designers? Will it hurt local businesses? Share your thoughts.