[Pro] Google's Keyword Planner

I was playing around with Google’s new Keyword Planner today, which is a very cool tool.

A few days ago, I noticed that when I search for something, say plumbing, Google offers up the plumbers that tend to be closest to me. How does Google determine which companies are located locally? Are they using website titles, h tags, or something else to make that determination?


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How does Google determine which companies are located locally?

Geolocation info from your IP address - unless you are on mobile when it might come from your GPS if you allow it.

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No, it’s not as advanced as that. They are businesses added to Google’s Local Business Center:

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On 2 Oct 2013, at 23:00, “DeltaDave” email@hidden wrote:

How does Google determine which companies are located locally?

Geolocation info from your IP address - unless you are on mobile when it might come from your GPS if you allow it.

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No, it’s not as advanced as that. They are businesses added to Google’s Local Business Center:

Then how does Google know what businesses are truly local if it doesn’t use Geolocation?

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