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Thinking Local for Search Engine Optimization May Yield Greater Results

BY Jason Bland | 10-08-2009 | 1:16 PM
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.
Thinking too big at first may actually give you less traffic.

When laying out your search engine marketing plan, you should first
decide whether you want to attract the whole world, the whole country
or your neighborhood. Thinking too big at first may actually give you
less traffic.

Just as an example, we will use a Florida divorce attorney who has
offices all across the state. The keyword “Florida divorce lawyer” gets
(according to Adwords) 3,600 inquiries each month.

However, let’s look at the major metro areas and combine their numbers.

Jacksonville divorce lawyer – 880
Orlando divorce lawyer – 1,000
Tampa divorce lawyer – 1,300
Miami divorce lawyer – 870

If this hypothetical law firm had offices in these four cities in
Florida and optimized individually, they would have exposure to 4,050
searches, all of which coming from relevant users that were in those
respective cities. However, with Florida divorce lawyer, those 3,600
users may or may not be searching in the city with the supported office.

By focusing on local cities, you will be exposing your business to a
more relevant audience as well as a bigger collective audience.

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