** If everybody is asking then it might not be addressed well on the web.  **

I've never heard before, but it makes total sense. Thank you for that.

That kid blew it for the goat operation.

Reminds me of the time contestants brought goats on Shark Tank. http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/video/Casting-Pitches/_m_VDKA0_dphdodu2

So what you are saying is less emphasis on KWs and more emphasis on ideas?

When using the Google Keyword Planner to research KWs, is it a correct assumption that if the KW doesn't have a suggested bid, there's probably not going to be a real impact in optimizing for it? Hypothetically, if I saw a high-volume, low-competition KW w/out a suggested bid I'd feel differently, but I'm just seeing it happen with low volume and competition.

Thanks,
Sarah

According to this, it really isn't known for sure yet:

http://searchengineland.com/now-official-google-adds-restaurant-menus-search-results-185708

[slaps forehead]

Nevermind. I was thinking Moz could detect if it was suspect, but that's just for duplicate content.

... and if your 5-city example did become a duplicate content concern, wouldn't Moz Analytics highlight it?

So glad to come across this thread today - thank you for your help!

Those are great suggestions. I just found out that the team has already started some geo pages way back I was unaware of, and I'm giving them a look. Since we do a lot of volunteering/charity in each community, that may be a good hook as well. We're talking something evergreen, correct? We wouldn't have the bandwidth to keep this regularly updated. I could do a refresh one a year at most.

Thanks!

... and this concerns me because it seems non-manipulative and useful to the customer to see a list of service areas. Sure, there may be an SEO benefit, but I think in this example it shouldn't be penalty-worthy (although the verbiage clearly states this is the case).

Is it a distinction between a line of text and a block of text?

Hi Miriam,

I hear this suggestion a lot for my company's website (dedicated page for each geographical location), and I'm having a really hard wrapping my brain around it, but I do want to try it out. For the city landing pages, what is the nature of the content? In my case, I work for a credit union with 70 branches in 3 states. Would it be something like "Hey Salt Lake City, we're here for you [insert local references, etc.] to provide [products, services, etc.]

My concern would be, if this is the case (and I could be totally off-base), what is the value of those pages to the user? It brings them in, but would the page seem disingenuous? And, the concern of the user above, that there could be duplication in discussing products and services (and if you're not talking about products and services, what do you talk about?)

In there an example you can direct us to?

Great thread - thanks for your insight!

Thanks Michael!

Are you referring to the order or just the presence of the terms in general?

Right. But, how about the order? If you have a dropdown of several suggestions, are they sorted in order of search volume?