Google keyword help - Can anyone help please? I currently have a client who wants me to create multiple html pages for each city

ashcares · 24th May 2009, 05:48 PM

Can anyone help please?

I currently have a client who wants me to create multiple html pages for each city listing that he services and link it to his current website. This needs to be done just for the sole purpose of submitting to a search engine. Therefore, if somebody were to search for service in that area, his business will be the first to pop up in Google.

Given, that his current website shows up on the first page of Google when searching for TORONTO COMPUTER REPAIR. I thought by duplicating that page and swapping all the words containing TORONTO with another city like VAUGHAN and saving it for example as vaughan-computer-repair.htm I may be able to see it on Google when I search for VAUGHAN COMPUTER REPAIR. However, it does not seem to be found anywhere on the first 20 pages that I have searched on Google.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Ash
Webmaster

Frinkky · 24th May 2009, 06:56 PM

How long have you waited between creating this new page and trying to search?

Have you submitted an updated sitemap to google, with this new page?

There is a lot of reasons search results are not similar - is the market more saturated in Vaughan, i.e. are there more competitors?

You may well find Google penalises the site for what it considers duplicate content. Just by changing Toronto to Vaughan may not constitute enough difference in content to be a meaningful page. You're better off writing each different locations page based on research into that specific location, taking into account competition, market saturation, overused key words, local searchs (i.e. Toronto Computer Repair may work in Toronto, but people in Vaughan may not be searching for Vaughan Computer Repair). Also, if the Toronto version is being linked to from external sites, you'd need to set up incoming links for the vaughan page too.

Basically, you can't just assume that one pages keywords will reap you the same success on another.

ashcares · 25th May 2009, 05:38 AM

Well it's just not one page I've created it's a series of pages (ie. North York, Markham, Richmond Hill, etc) and as for the date it was created and submitted. Well it's been approximately 4 weeks!

As for this duplicating issue, you say that google will penalize for content it assumes is dupllicated. I'd like to correct this as soon as possible. So how many words need to be included/changed before google does not penalize?

FYI - I've added a weather icon for each city, changed all city refences in the title, header and description. What else should I add or change?

Thanks again,

Ash
Webmaster

Kooldesigning · 16th June 2009, 03:37 PM

Really this is great tip for you as mentioned in above post reply.
"
FYI - I've added a weather icon for each city, changed all city refences in the title, header and description. What else should I add or change? "

use SEO friendly url of each page and use title according the page content.

24th May 2009, 05:48 PM	#1
ashcares Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: Total Beginner Experience: Beginner	Google keyword help Can anyone help please? I currently have a client who wants me to create multiple html pages for each city listing that he services and link it to his current website. This needs to be done just for the sole purpose of submitting to a search engine. Therefore, if somebody were to search for service in that area, his business will be the first to pop up in Google. Given, that his current website shows up on the first page of Google when searching for TORONTO COMPUTER REPAIR. I thought by duplicating that page and swapping all the words containing TORONTO with another city like VAUGHAN and saving it for example as vaughan-computer-repair.htm I may be able to see it on Google when I search for VAUGHAN COMPUTER REPAIR. However, it does not seem to be found anywhere on the first 20 pages that I have searched on Google. Any suggestions? Thanks, Ash Webmaster

24th May 2009, 06:56 PM	#2
Frinkky Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 700 Thanks: 0 Thanked 37 Times in 37 Posts Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	How long have you waited between creating this new page and trying to search? Have you submitted an updated sitemap to google, with this new page? There is a lot of reasons search results are not similar - is the market more saturated in Vaughan, i.e. are there more competitors? You may well find Google penalises the site for what it considers duplicate content. Just by changing Toronto to Vaughan may not constitute enough difference in content to be a meaningful page. You're better off writing each different locations page based on research into that specific location, taking into account competition, market saturation, overused key words, local searchs (i.e. Toronto Computer Repair may work in Toronto, but people in Vaughan may not be searching for Vaughan Computer Repair). Also, if the Toronto version is being linked to from external sites, you'd need to set up incoming links for the vaughan page too. Basically, you can't just assume that one pages keywords will reap you the same success on another. __________________ Jon Warner Web Pro Cafe :: The PixelForge :: Follow my Twits (or something) :: LinkedIn

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25th May 2009, 05:38 AM	#3
ashcares Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: Total Beginner Experience: Beginner	Well it's just not one page I've created it's a series of pages (ie. North York, Markham, Richmond Hill, etc) and as for the date it was created and submitted. Well it's been approximately 4 weeks! As for this duplicating issue, you say that google will penalize for content it assumes is dupllicated. I'd like to correct this as soon as possible. So how many words need to be included/changed before google does not penalize? FYI - I've added a weather icon for each city, changed all city refences in the title, header and description. What else should I add or change? Thanks again, Ash Webmaster

16th June 2009, 03:37 PM	#4
Kooldesigning Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: S.E.O & Marketing Experience: Professional	Really this is great tip for you as mentioned in above post reply. " FYI - I've added a weather icon for each city, changed all city refences in the title, header and description. What else should I add or change? " use SEO friendly url of each page and use title according the page content.