Hi All,

We have an ecommerce Website with multiple locations for our stores and we currently display separate location specific pages for the different categories and sub categories. This has helped us previously to rank well for local search in each of the areas we have a store but over the last few months since humingbird, our local rankings on some things have dip a little .

We want to implement a branch locator of some description to improve the user experience.

From looking at other websites with branch locators, they tend to a separate button/page with which you can search for a branch etc. However, they don't have location specific pages.

1. My query is should I do it so if  a user comes in on a specific category location page and follows it through to product page , then to have a tab on the product page displaying the local branch from which he can come in. My thinking here is that , is that it would help confirm my local citations and help improve local rankings. Or Should the local branch be displayed on the local category pages instead or as well ?.

2. If a user comes in from the homepage or not on a specific location page, then the branch locator will allow them to search for a specific branch.

3. Should I also put in a branch locator as a separate page or can It be in more places.

I don't want to damage anything which may have an effect on rankings due to citations and NAP on the location specific pages.

Any advice or good examples to look at would be greatly appreciated

thanks

Sarah.

I have approx. 1500 products which can be hired from 80
locations so what I have done it first split the products up into approximately 20
categories and then 8 to 10 subcategories per category and then have 80 location pages for each Category and sub category.

Each location page also have a Google Business Local listing
as well.

So , yes there is some degree of duplication as I have 20
categories x 80 cities and then least 8 Sub Categories per category x 80 cities

I have written unique content for the more popular cities on the category and sub category landing pages etc but as you can see, it would take me
years to write complete unique content everywhere… My site is currently 50K plus pages.

I can’t see any other way of doing it ?

Hello Guru's,

I have a Hire Website whereby you can rent products online.

I have created different Location pages for these which are in essence the same pages  page but with different location specific urls, title tags  , on page content etc etc. This helps me to rank for local search.

These location pages also display 20 products per page.

My question is  Should I make the ALT IMAGE TEXT location specific for each of the 20 products  . Example -  Steam Cleaner Rental in "location" or should I only amend a few of the Atl Image Texts to be location specific.

I don't want to come accross as spammy in google eyes but I also don't want to be seen as having duplicate content , images etc etc

What do you think ?

thanks

Sarah.