Comments on: SEO Implications of Setting Geographic Target in Google Webmaster Tools http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Pros http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-369897 Pros Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:44:02 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-369897 Hi royads , Usually where you going to target your keywords ? Before Which location you was Set Geographic target ? Hi royads , Usually where you going to target your keywords ? Before Which location you was Set Geographic target ?

]]> By: royads http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-202506 royads Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:28:36 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-202506 Hey all,, I chANged my website's "Geographic target" to united states in google webmaster tool. And my keywords ranking is droppped like crazy?? How can I overcome this issue?? Please help Thanks Royads Hey all,,

I chANged my website’s “Geographic target” to united states in google webmaster tool.
And my keywords ranking is droppped like crazy??

How can I overcome this issue??

Please help

Thanks
Royads

]]> By: kiwi freelancer http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-82173 kiwi freelancer Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:00:11 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-82173 it good for seo...! cos i think the site only popular for region we use...! it good for seo…! cos i think the site only popular for region we use…!

]]> By: מוצרי פרסום http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-50334 מוצרי פרסום Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:58:29 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-50334 Sp from the comments I read here I understand it is not a positive thing to limit your site to a region, just let google index it normally with out any restrictions? Thank Sp from the comments I read here I understand it is not a positive thing to limit your site to a region, just let google index it normally with out any restrictions?

Thank

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-45407 Patrick Altoft Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:52:50 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-45407 I would suggest either hosting your .com in the UK or using your .co.uk domain instead. Don't use two websites. I would suggest either hosting your .com in the UK or using your .co.uk domain instead.

Don’t use two websites.

]]> By: G http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-45320 G Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:06:35 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-45320 I'm also very interested in how this might affect search results - I opted for a .com domain, and chose a host my site in the US. To be honest at the time I didn't think about the fact that by hosting in the US and using a .com domain I would automatically remove myself from UK only results. In retrospect, it should have been obvious.. However I also bought the identical .co.uk as well, initially just to use as a redirect - but now I can see it could play an important part in UK search results, music is generally universal, but a good part of my current marketplace is certainly in the UK, so not appearing in UK only results could be damaging. A FEW QUESTIONS THOUGH: Will Google rank and list my simple redirect page on the .co.uk domain as highly as my .com domain that actually contains the content? I get a feeling it wont. maybe I should actually host the content on my UK domain name? Or should I set up 2 identical sites? and host the UK one as a subdomain on the main site? - or would google completely knock one off for being duplicate content..? How does google treat subdomains with identical content? any clues and advice greatly appreciated!! G I’m also very interested in how this might affect search results – I opted for a .com domain, and chose a host my site in the US.

To be honest at the time I didn’t think about the fact that by hosting in the US and using a .com domain I would automatically remove myself from UK only results. In retrospect, it should have been obvious..

However I also bought the identical .co.uk as well, initially just to use as a redirect – but now I can see it could play an important part in UK search results, music is generally universal, but a good part of my current marketplace is certainly in the UK, so not appearing in UK only results could be damaging.

A FEW QUESTIONS THOUGH:

Will Google rank and list my simple redirect page on the .co.uk domain as highly as my .com domain that actually contains the content? I get a feeling it wont. maybe I should actually host the content on my UK domain name?

Or should I set up 2 identical sites? and host the UK one as a subdomain on the main site? – or would google completely knock one off for being duplicate content..? How does google treat subdomains with identical content?

any clues and advice greatly appreciated!!

G

]]> By: Pub Toilets http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-28781 Pub Toilets Wed, 14 May 2008 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-28781 Our listings dropped quite considerably when we set to UK only, so we had to undo it. I agree with the comment from John Scott Cothill about the travel industry, that makes sense for our site too. Pub Toilets Our listings dropped quite considerably when we set to UK only, so we had to undo it.

I agree with the comment from John Scott Cothill about the travel industry, that makes sense for our site too.

Pub Toilets

]]> By: sherif http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-21703 sherif Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:38:03 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-21703 I have been searching allover the internet to know the impact of setting geographical target on my rank through other SERP's but i couldn't find anything to assure what googlers in charge stated earlier about the rank not being reduced in other territories. If there is any update regarding this case please share it as i am afraid of loosing the results i have reached by using Geo targeting. My client is mainly targeting UK and Australia so i don't want to loose potential visitors by limiting my audience to UK. Your help would be really appreciated. I have been searching allover the internet to know the impact of setting geographical target on my rank through other SERP’s but i couldn’t find anything to assure what googlers in charge stated earlier about the rank not being reduced in other territories.
If there is any update regarding this case please share it as i am afraid of loosing the results i have reached by using Geo targeting.
My client is mainly targeting UK and Australia so i don’t want to loose potential visitors by limiting my audience to UK.
Your help would be really appreciated.

]]> By: jones http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-7821 jones Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:02:22 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-7821 I'm a US site, I set my location to US and immediately my site disappeared from the SERP!! What's going oN?? I used to be on the first page for my terms and now I'm not even there!! I’m a US site, I set my location to US and immediately my site disappeared from the SERP!! What’s going oN?? I used to be on the first page for my terms and now I’m not even there!!

]]> By: SEO Blog : SEO HAWK http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-2043 SEO Blog : SEO HAWK Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:00:08 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/newblog/set-google-geographic-target/#comment-2043 Google has recently launched this tool, and I am still unsure about several facts related to your website hosting/back links etc etc. Google will also introduce several filters to check any sub-domain spam websites targeting all major locations around the globe. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, we did used this option on one of our clients website, but it has gone out of phase. We are not sure whether Google is in the process of shifting rankings to a particular database located within a specific geo location. We are still waiting for google to update its database. In case we do not see any improvement in rankings, we would be left we no other option than to revert back to default settings. Google says something, and it always mean something else as usual <img src="http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/images/icon_sad.gif" alt="Sad"> Google has recently launched this tool, and I am still unsure about several facts related to your website hosting/back links etc etc. Google will also introduce several filters to check any sub-domain spam websites targeting all major locations around the globe.

Meanwhile, we did used this option on one of our clients website, but it has gone out of phase. We are not sure whether Google is in the process of shifting rankings to a particular database located within a specific geo location. We are still waiting for google to update its database. In case we do not see any improvement in rankings, we would be left we no other option than to revert back to default settings. Google says something, and it always mean something else as usual Sad

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