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If I have a local business in Canada and I start backlinking sites in the U.S even though I don't provide over there, will that still be a healthy backlink or it's better to backlink within your local city/state?
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  • Profile picture of the author savidge4
    Originally Posted by Miraclem View Post

    If I have a local business in Canada and I start backlinking sites in the U.S even though I don't provide over there, will that still be a healthy backlink or it's better to backlink within your local city/state?
    Backlinking is one thing... CITATIONS are another.. in local search IF you have google business set up.. you want to develop geo local citations. The backlinking can help.. but wont carry the weight that citations will.

    You have to remember in any search there are multiple algorithms running at the same time. To use Local Search as an example.. you will have an adwords algo, the 3 pack algo, local organic, and then organic to follow that.

    Backlinking in general is going to effect the last of those algorithms - and depending on your market may place you towards the bottom of page one or lower. developing local citations is the way to go.. to get in the 3 pack and towards the top of the Organic section.
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  • Profile picture of the author aslika765
    Please target on geo local citations. I think it will not work for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
    So you guys are saying don't even worry about backlinks? I mean what about backlinks within my local city/state?
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    • Profile picture of the author MNolte
      Originally Posted by Miraclem View Post

      So you guys are saying don't even worry about backlinks? I mean what about backlinks within my local city/state?
      Why don't you try to create local listing for your website? Why not submitting on local high quality directories?
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  • Profile picture of the author NateOlsen
    Local SEO is important to be targeting your area but general backlinks will help your Organic SEO so really depends on what your trying to accomplish I would recommend sticking to Canada area vs USA if that is where you are located and the business services even with backlinks.
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