Should I be using the town or city in url with my keyword or keyphrase?

[genkee]

should I be using the town or city in url with my keyword or keyphrase?

So lets say I'm trying to rank for butchers in home town should i put the town in the url as well so www.website.com/butchers-in-mytown is that bad? Or would it be best to just put www.website.com/butchers?

[MiriamEllis]

Hi Genkee,

website.com/butchers-in-mytown is perfectly fine, provided it is a reflection of the content of the page.

[AndyKuiper]

I agree with Miriam, who btw, has an excellent reputation in the SEO community. You're on the right track with URL's something like:

website.com/butcher-mytown
and for deeper pages: 
website.com/butcher-mytown/suasages
website.com/butcher-mytown/pork-chops

Andy

[jbbattag]

I would back up that permalink with a nice google local business location as well! Especially if you are looking for local traffic, people googling you will more than likely be in your specified area. Having categories like Andy mentioned is also a great idea and will benefit the layout of your website.

[genkee]

great thank you all