How to Track Keywords Locally?
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Does anyone know how to track keyword rankings locally?
Like, if I want to track the ranking for "pizza" for people who search that in our local area?
Thanks!
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Hi there!
Just a quick note to let you know that we now do track local rankings in Moz. Check it out at http://moz.com/blog/local-rankings-in-moz-analytics.
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As Michael says, local rank tracking is subject to all the personalisation problems of regular rank tracking. But if you're willing to work within those constraints, BrightLocal's set of local seo tools will do exactly what you're looking for, plus some other really useful local functions. And really affordable, considering the features. (No affiliation, just find it a useful suite of tools)
Hope that helps?
Paul
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The localised nature of search and also peoples preferences searching via Google+ means the results and rankings for each search become quite personalised.
There are options for rank tracking software where you can enter an IP to search from which would give you the localised results you are after to an extent.
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