{"id":25865,"date":"2022-12-26T10:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/how-to-target-multiple-cities-without-hurting-your-seo\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T10:08:13","slug":"how-to-target-multiple-cities-without-hurting-your-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/how-to-target-multiple-cities-without-hurting-your-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Target Multiple Cities Without Hurting Your SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can you imagine the hassle of finding an electrician if every Google search returned global SEO results?<\/p>\n

How many pages of search results would you have to comb through to find a beautician in your neighborhood?<\/p>\n

On the other hand, think of how inefficient your digital marketing strategy would be if your local business had to compete with every competitor worldwide for clicks.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Google has delivered a solution for this issue through local SEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By allowing you to target just the customers in your area, it\u2019s a quick and easy way to give information about your business to the people who are most likely to patronize it.<\/p>\n

But what if you have multiple locations in multiple cities?<\/p>\n

Is it possible to rank for keywords that target multiple cities without hurting your local SEO?<\/p>\n

Of course, it is.<\/p>\n

But before you go running off to tweak your site for local searches, there\u2019s one caveat: If you do it wrong, it can actually hurt you. So, it\u2019s important to ensure you do it correctly.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bit more complex than regular old search engine optimization, but never fear \u2013 we\u2019re here to guide you through the process.<\/p>\n

Follow the instructions below, and you\u2019ll rank in searches of all your locales before you know it. Ready to get started?<\/p>\n

Why Is Local SEO Important?<\/h2>\n

If local SEO can potentially \u201churt\u201d you, why do it at all? Here are two good reasons:<\/p>\n

Local SEO Attracts Foot Traffic<\/h3>\n

Imagine you\u2019re out of town for a cousin\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n

On the night before the big day, you\u2019re in your hotel room when you crave a cheese pizza.<\/p>\n

You pick up your phone and Google \u2026 what?<\/p>\n

\u201cPizza?\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

No, you\u2019re probably going to Google a location-specific keyword, like [best pizza in Louisville].<\/p>\n

When you get the results, you don\u2019t say, \u201cgood to know,\u201d and then head off to sleep.<\/p>\n

No. Instead, you take the action that drove the search in the first place. In other words, you pick up your phone and order the pizza.<\/p>\n

Or you get up, take a taxi, and dine out at that spectacular pizzeria.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re not the only one doing this.<\/p>\n

In fact, every month, searchers visit 1.5 billion locations<\/a> related to their searches.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re not the one in a million person who\u2019s doing a local search, either.<\/p>\n

Nearly 46%<\/a>\u00a0of Google searches have local intent.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s huge!<\/p>\n

So, the next time you\u2019re thinking of skipping local SEO, think again.<\/p>\n

It could actually be your ticket to getting that random out-on-vacation dude to check out your pizza place. (Or beauty salon. Or hardware store \u2013 you get the point.)<\/p>\n

Local SEO Ranks You Higher On Google<\/h3>\n

We\u2019re all well-informed on the SEO KPIs<\/a> you should track to rank on Google.<\/p>\n

Two of these are:<\/p>\n