Geographically Targeted Keywords
May 27th, 2009 by Dan Taylor
In the ever more competitive world of the internet, raising your business profile online can make all the difference between attracting business and not. Using geographically targeted keywords in your search engine optimisation campaign can help you to attract more appropriate traffic to your website and also help you rise up the search engine results listings.
This brings huge benefits for local businesses. Google now returns maps results for local search queries now so businesses benefit if they not only include business and product keywords. So if a searcher looks for blue baubles in Wakeford, local search kicks in. This means that normal business applicable keywords are still used. Geographic keywords simply add that extra dimension to search capabilities.
Best of both worlds
Geographic keywords are not difficult to include. To make full use of local searches you describe your products with keywords as normal. Then add geographic location keywords and include these in your text and tags as well. Geographic keywords are important to include on your contact page especially. It is important to remember that geographic keywords do not have a negative impact on global searches as the other, more generic keywords are still picked up.
Your wider target market will search as normal and locate your business as usual. Geographic keywords provide extra information for your local target market. Local search terms work specifically to drive local traffic to your website. Geographic keywords do not detract from search results; instead, you have greater visibility locally. A good relationship builder for local search is optimising one or more web pages for local search specifically.
It will appeal greatly to local searches as it gives that ‘close-to-home’ feeling. Geographically targeted keywords bring a win-win advantage for any online business. A good SEO Agency can help you develop a highly effective Geo SEO campaign.
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