Comments on: Does Google Local Search Like Separate Pages for Each City? [VIDEO] http://www.verticalmeasures.com/local/does-google-local-search-like-separate-pages-for-each-city-video/ Intelligent Internet Marketing Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Glenn http://www.verticalmeasures.com/local/does-google-local-search-like-separate-pages-for-each-city-video/comment-page-1/#comment-152803 Glenn Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:54:46 +0000 http://www.verticalmeasures.com/?p=13657#comment-152803 Interesting article Mike. My questions focus more on a company with a single physical location a keyword-stuffed duplicate page for each city.

At the top of the SERPS, I many times see companies with many duplicate pages, each keyword targeted for a single location, when the company only has one real physical location. Example: The #1 rank for “SEO Glen Ellyn” is held by a company (not in Glen Ellyn) who has a duplicate page for each of many cities in this region, substituting only the name of the city. 18 mentions of the city per page @ a density of 5.5% above the footer.

Reviewing the SERPs for this search, 4 of the top 5 results use more or less the same strategy. (The 5th result is a jobs listing.)

So, apparently, Google is not currently policing this kind of duplicate content / keyword stuffing strategy yet. Although I refuse to use this strategy, it apparently does work.

]]> By: Trulie Cottman http://www.verticalmeasures.com/local/does-google-local-search-like-separate-pages-for-each-city-video/comment-page-1/#comment-142324 Trulie Cottman Wed, 02 May 2012 15:47:39 +0000 http://www.verticalmeasures.com/?p=13657#comment-142324 Great article, Mike! Local search has become such a vital part of online marketing and it’s value will only continue to grow from here. Creating *unique* listings for each location within a business is and will continue to be essential to staying competitive. This also helps in relation to reviews in that people will be able to attach their review a certain location, which is often what consumers want to do. Great advice!

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