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News Source: http://searchengineland.com
Published: May 30, 2009 - 03:29 am
Story Found By: UtahSEOpro 988 Days ago
Category: SEO
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Great post- I’ve seen a similar thing with keywords in business name vs in categories- it appears Google is willing to look multiple places for the info to qualify you for local rankings. Good stuff.
I think also that the whois information is crucial for rankings. More and more Google and know the new Bing are looking for reliable info. Physical address and phone number are good criteria for this;
I would like to say yes, but my experience is no. Perhaps they associate a phone number and address with spam?
I’d have thought that Google would consider an auto repair site from Wyoming to be more relevant to searchers from Wyoming than for searchers in Texas. Not very experienced, but I’d have expected it to be an important aspect for local rankings... or am I missing something?
Can’t hurt.
Great post as usual Michael. It only shows that Google’s algorithms are getting smarter and smarter.
A big maybe... I do think that if your links from authority sites have the address in them, then having the address on your site is important. Still, simply adding an address may not be enough.
Really great topic, technically speaking I say it totally depends on the query:http://www.google.com/search?q=moscone+center+address&pws=0I’d also say for ecommerce or an actual store website perhaps an address could be important but for blogs maybe not so much. In either case, seems like added value, perhaps a signal of trust and maybe even an extra way for engines to determine merchants from affiliates....