Targeting City via Web Server
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Here's a question I can't seem to find an answer to.
Does web hosting within a targeting city make a different in the engines?
For example, a site targeting the Denver area, with web hosting in Denver. Will this boast the ranking or is targeting limited to countries?
Thanks!
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Thanks, that's what I assumed (re: city targeting)
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Agree with Adam. A lot of people in the UK use US web hosting and it makes no difference (from what I have seen) to rankings.
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I've never seen any evidence or indication that it matters what city your web hosting is in.
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