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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Set Geographic Target tool in Webmaster Tools lets you associate your site
with a specific region. We've heard a lot of questions from webmasters about how to use the tool,
and here Webmaster Trends Analyst Susan Moskwa explains how it works and when to use it.
The https://www.google.ca/ example in
the video is a little hard to see, so here's a screenshot:
Want to know more about setting a geographic target for your site? Check out our
Help Center.
And if you like this video, you can see more on our
Webmaster Tools playlist
on YouTube.
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