The provision of high grade content is absolutely central to the vast majority of effective optimisation campaigns. The sites which do not feature high quality content will not impress many users. Nor will they fare well with the search engines. This is especially the case since Google has changed its algorithms with successive Panda updates. Content might not be king as there are many ways by which progress is made, but it remains royalty. Content production thus demands thorough scrutiny.
At SEO Consult we are specialists in delivering high grade content to the sites we are responsible for. Hence we are experts in making content which works well in terms of local SEO. As local SEO services, we know that many of our clients need campaigns which will boost their performance within their local or regional target markets. Their content has to be tailored so that it functions in this way. Sprinkling it with a few geographically pertinent keywords is rarely sufficient.
The reasons why local and regional SEO produced by a local consultancy often outperforms that made by a more distant organisation are diverse. Nonetheless, content-related issues are of considerable importance. Content which is manufactured by people unfamiliar with the area in which the goods or services are largely sold is frequently ill-focused. Local cultural knowledge can be significant. The vagaries of the local economy may be relevant. Understanding the institutions in the vicinity of the business may be of assistance.
Obviously, much depends on what the site is trying to sell and to whom. This has influence on how locally-oriented the content should be. However, in the majority of cases content which is composed by copywriters operating at a big distance falls short of what users require. For example, idioms may be confused by individuals who do not have English as their first language. It is also the case that content may contain inappropriate levels of jargon if the copywriters have no grasp about the state of local knowledge.
One cannot come up with a rule with regard to the physical maximum distance between a copywriter and their target audience. Nevertheless, if the distance is too great then it will influence content quality in some ways which have not already been mentioned. Phrases which seem clumsy to users will feature in the text on a higher than average basis. The reading experience will be more of a strain than users are accustomed to coping with.
As there is so much choice in most of the various economic sectors, users who find that the content on a site is not up to the standards they expect may well go elsewhere to have their needs satisfied. Poor quality content does not inspire confidence. Confidence in a site is absolutely critical in terms of persuading a potential consumer to consider making a purchase.
Content is not effective simply because it is locally sourced. However, content which is made by those with a thorough awareness of local issues is likely to benefit a site more than a collection of clunky phrases written faraway.