How To Set a Geographic Location of Your Site in Google Webmaster Tools

Navneet Singh Google SEO, How-To Guides, Webmasters

Providing a particular geographic location help Google determine how your site appears in search results. So, if your site has a generic top-level domain, such as .com or .org, or any of the domains listed below and if your target audience is in a particular geographic location, then you can set target location in Google Webmaster Tools to provide information that will help Google to show your site in geographic location based search queries.

Here are Some Generic Top Level Domain that can be Geo-targeted

  • .aero
  • .biz
  • .cat
  • .com
  • .coop
  • .edu
  • .gov
  • .info
  • .int
  • .jobs
  • .mil
  • .mobi
  • .museum
  • .name
  • .net
  • .org
  • .pro
  • .tel
  • .travel

Note: If your site is in some different language like french, then don’t set any location as this tool handles geographic data, not language data.

To Set a Geographic Location

1) Sign in to Google Webmaster Tools with your Gmail account
2) Go to Webmasters Tool home page, then click the site you want.
3) Click the gear icon
gear-icon
4) Click on Site Settings
5) Select “Target users in:” and select your target geographic area, then click on save
setting geographic location in Google webmaster tools

About Navneet Singh

Navneet Singh is a young enthusiast who Loves Internet Marketing and is always eager to share useful and authentic content on SEO, link building, social media marketing, content marketing, and conversion rate optimization to help others. A Software Engineer By Chance and Working as a CEO in SEO Experts Company India, one of the Top Rated SEO Agencies in India. A Basket Ball Player and a Budding Entrepreneur.

Navneet Singh

Navneet Singh is a young enthusiast who Loves Internet Marketing and is always eager to share useful and authentic content on SEO, link building, social media marketing, content marketing, and conversion rate optimization to help others. A Software Engineer By Chance and Working as a CEO in SEO Experts Company India, one of the Top Rated SEO Agencies in India. A Basket Ball Player and a Budding Entrepreneur.