You can tell Google to Set Geographic Location of your Site!

It seems Google Webmaster Team is on the roll with some very remarkable updates. In my last post about Google Webmaster Tools, I have announced a very useful updated about sitelinks, code search sitemap and historical keyword data. Well, they are back with another update - Now it is possible to tell Google to associate your site with a specific country. This will help sites in the niche market fighting for Local Share. This country specific control can be applied to a domain, a sub-domain or a particular directory on your site.

The location can be set in Google Webmaster >> Tools >> Set Geographic Target. If the site is targeted towards specific state or region within the country then its possible to set this state or region as well. If the geographic target is not set, Google will determine the location through two different ways:

1. Google can determine the geographic location of the site through its domain, e.g. domainname.ru would be considered a Russian site.
2. Google considers the country where the site is hosted to determine the location of the site through IP, e.g. if your site is hosted in Canada, it will be given preference in Google.ca.

More Reading: The official Google Webmaster Central Blog

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