Expand Your Google Local Business Listing Service Area

Now Google gives “Location Independent” local businesses the ability to list their Service Areas in the Google Local Business Listing.

Let’s say you’re a contractor serving multiple towns and communities…

You can handle this two ways in your Google Local Business Listing.

Log-into your Google Local Business Listing Dashboard

You’ll now find a “Service Area and Location Settings” section.

1. Radius Distance from a fixed Location Point.

2. Specify a List of Towns/Zip Codes of your Service Area.

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If you’re looking to target specific zip codes, towns, or neighborhoods, you’ll want to pick the second option.

Here’s one more location “tip” on Google Local Business Listings:

Google allows you to list Five Category Listings. Choose your Main Category Listing. On your additional four Category Listings, you can use your Category, with a Geo-Location description.

For example, your Main Category Listing is “Kitchen Remodeling”.

On your additional four Category Listings, you use:

“Kitchen Remodeling- Scottsdale,AZ”

“Kitchen Remodeling- Phoenix,AZ”

“Kitchen Remodeling-Glendale,AZ”

“Kitchen Remodeling-Cave Creek,AZ”

One tip on this approach: Use towns/zip codes in the four Category Listings other than your Main Location.

Here’s an article to give your more information on this approach and additional Google Local Business Listing Tips:

5 Ways to Improve Local Search Rankings

Google Image Search – Its Importance For Your SEO (mt-soft.com.ar)
Searching Locally: Recap from O’Reilly Where 2.0 (ysearchblog.com)
How to Create a Great Local Search Business Listing (ferreemoney.com)
Google Helps You Find Things Nearby (marketingpilgrim.com)

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Expand Your Google Local Business Listing Service Area

About the author

When not on the golf course, Walt Goshert is a SEO copywriter and Content Marketing Strategist, specializing in Insurance and Financial Services. At his SEO Copywriting site, you can grab his Content Marketing Insights, Resources, and Tips.