Removing GWT Geo-Targeting
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Hi, if I have a website in Google Webmaster Tools > Geographic Target set to United States, but I want to promote it in other specific countries,
1. Do I have to change the geo-targeting in GWT so it does not target a specific country? (discarding the option of adding sub-domain to GWT)
2. If I remove the GWT geo-targeting would it affect my rankings in the US?
Thank you
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Hi Kevin, after reading the post and watching the video I am very clear on what I should do next, I didn't even knew that GWT allows you to add sub-directories. thank you very much!
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Your settings in Google supplements existing information, so setting a geographic target won't impact your appearance in search results unless a user limits the scope of the search to a certain country. Do you have a top level domain or a country specific domain? That will also single to Google where to list your site in search results. Lots of info at http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=62399 Hope this helps!
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