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What I'm doing is going to google (clearing all pws) and setting my location to the city or state I'm trying rank higher in to find out where I'm ranking. If I set my location to the USA I rank higher but if I set my location to a state like Texas I'm not ranking as high as when I set my location to the USA. I do have backlinks with both city and state in them. The keyword is "(product) prices." The Keyword is a very generic. I have not tried to get links form local or state websites. Have you used this strategy? Thanks