[thelist] SEO question - google local
Bob Meetin
bobm at dottedi.biz
Thu Feb 21 19:48:45 CST 2008
I passed this through my SEO forum, but no one seems willing to offer a
response.
With Google Local, when configuring an account, there is a custom
attributes tab in which you can update "Areas Served" as well as some
custom tab info. If you add a list of local cities in the areas served
tab will this have any effect once google local propogates.
Say my city is Normalville, and area code 10000, but I also want to be
visible for the neighboring city of Abnormalville. Will listing
Abnormalville along with perhaps its abnormal zip code and maybe the its
ab-county name help. Or say I give a long list of neighboring cities?
Next question, my client has a business associate who wants to be found
by his personal name, John Smith but probably not listed in the regular
business description. Will adding a custom take that names him and
possibly his phone number do anything for people who might genuinely be
searching for him by name?
Or does google, yahoo local, etc. have an algorithm that identifies
cities and neighboring cities that is pre-defined? If you fit the shoe,
it's the only shoe that fits....
The goal is to ensure that the site comes up as a neighboring city when
we search by zip code or city.
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Bob Meetin
dotted i - Internet Strategies & Solutions
www.dottedi.biz
303-926-0167
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