This would be important information for those doing local SEO that includes multiple pages with similar content but targeting different specific cities:
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A webmaster or business owner was upset his website dropped in its Google search rankings and complained in the Google Webmaster Help forums. Google’s Aaseesh responded that the webmaster needs to do a few things: (1) Improve the overall content quality (2) Cut down on the number of pages with similar content (3) Cut down on the other domains with similar content |
Google To Webmaster: Cut Down On Similar Content Pages
If you look at the search result images included in the article you can see why the company’s search rankings dropped. π
So how do you target multiple cities without creating duplicate (thin) content?
Please back up your replies with verifiable successful tactics.