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    • WebMarketingHUB
      WebMarketingHUB last edited by

      My client's site has a state name in the URL, but he practices on a national level. Is this going to limit rankings to that state and is it worth creating a whole new site with just the keywords in the URL?

      Thank you,

      Donna 🙂

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      • SEODinosaur
        SEODinosaur last edited by

        No it will not. I like to use brandkeyword for my domain... If my brand name is: White Blue Green Red and my keyword was "color" I would look for the url : WBGRcolor.com if it's available...

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