How do you use local keywords naturally in a sentence?
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Some local SEO key phrases are difficult to use naturally in a sentence - consider "dry cleaners Birmingam". Do you have any ideas about how to use this type of phrase in a natutral-sounding way when writing content?
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One thing that I've discovered is that you can use punctuation in the middle of a keyword phrase. So, for example, if you were trying to rank for dry cleaners Birmingham you could have a line of text like this:
"When looking for dry cleaners, Birmingham has lots of options."
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"We have lots of experience as dry cleaners. Birmingham is an amazing city and we are happy to serve our many customers."
Those are not the best examples, by I think you get my point though.
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You definitely want to avoid "dry cleaners Birmingham". Just write to the folks. "Looking for a dry cleaner in Birmingham?" or something similar. Your content should be a blended to serve both humans and bots.
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Sorry, misunderstood you. Please accept my apologies! I thought you are going cynical on that
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István, I said "I agree" and gave you thumbs up.
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I talk about this topic all the time at work. Its hard to fit some these keywords in naturally. For things like that which do not naturally flow I find using it in a header works. Also maybe a list instead of paragraph content (have that as well but leave your keyword out).
There are ways to make it fit into your page without making poorly read content.
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I would go along with Istvans example.
Will's Dry Cleaners Birmingham or Birmingham Dry Cleaners are the very best at what they do.
Dry Cleaners in Birmingham is another good search term.
Thanks
Will
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Egol no need to be cynical. I don't really have to much experience with this, but if that is a Brand name, such as "McKenzie's dry cleaners Birmingham", THEN I would use it.
That is a personal opinion.
If you don't agree then please give a response and maybe some advice where to read more about this matter. This is what TAGFEE is about, right?
Istvan
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I agree. If you want to paint a target on your back produce a lot of content that contains "dry cleaners Birmingham".
Yes, if I was Google I would be zapping those sites.
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Hi Paul,
I would use it as "dry cleaners in Birmingham". It looks more natural for both visitor and search engine.
If you want to optimize it further for the "dry cleaners Birmingham", then just insert it as a hCard into footer of the site. It should do it's job.
Since you are a PRO member, you should check the latest webinar, there were some very good tips how to optimize locally.
Gr.,
Istvan
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