Avoid Keyword Cannibalization For Geo Terms?
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I'm dealing with some geographical keywords that may cause me problems. If I target a county and a city inside that county that share part of a name, will I be at risk for cannibalization? For example, if I want to target "Jasper County Adoption Attorneys" and "Jasper Park Adoption Attorneys," will I be at risk just based on cannibalization?
Thanks,
Ruben
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Hi Ruben,
Agree with Alex. Provided you have unique content for each page, you should be okay.
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I wouldn't think it'd be a problem if you have good, unique content on each page. There are a few things to be careful of. This is a really useful post from Rand, a few years old but still mostly relevant: http://moz.com/blog/ranking-for-keyword-cityname-in-multiple-geographies
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