target a country specific section for SEO inside a global portal !!

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by vijayreddy1258, Jul 31, 2008.

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    This is a humble question to all who are experts in SEO domain. Is
    there any way to focus the SEO targeting to a single country specific
    section inside a global portal which has common sections for their
    global products & services & also has country specific section(s) for
    products & services for that specific country ?

    Say for example, we have a large global portal like http://www.globalportal.com
    & a country specific section like http://www.globalportal.com/pages/abcland/index.aspx
    Here 'abcland' is the country name & this schema is common for all the
    countries in the world where 'globalportal' is having business.

    Let's assume that I want to promote / target only those page which are
    specific to 'abcland' country. As per my little knowledge goes, there
    are certain things which may work.
    1. If we can modify the Title & Metas of the pages inside 'abcland'
    section.

    2. If we can modify the content to insert the phrases with 'abcland'
    which will enrich the content semantics, focusing it more to
    'abcland' .

    3. If we can modify the Text in the Navigational Link to make it
    country specific, though the chances to carry out those changes might
    be very less.

    4. If we can gather one-way / reciprocal link from sites operating in
    'abcland'.

    I have mentioned 'if' everywhere as most of these kind of sites are
    dynamic in nature & mostly are run/controlled by a global CMS. Now,
    there are possibilities that the CMS won't allow ( perhaps technically
    incapable of allowing ) the changes only specific to a country.

    The second issue is, if it allows also, the SEO advantages gained by
    these endeavors mentioned above might flow to the Parent section /
    other country specific sections. Is there any way to control /
    restrict that ? Plainly speaking,
    if I am permitted to implement the SEO changes I have spoken above to
    the pages pertaining to the country 'abcland', I would expect to see
    only those pages in Google SERPs while trying to search for a
    "Keyphrase specific to 'abcland'" which I have targeted. It is
    accepted also if the results come in Google country specific searches
    as per my requirement. If the parent domain URL (http://
    www.globalportal.com) appears in the result I'll consider my efforts
    to be a failure. The same goes if any other country specific page
    appears in the result for the search phrases I am targeting.

    I might be incorrect but Google Webmaster Interface may not offer any
    help in targeting a country-specific section inside a global domain.
    One can target the whole domain to a specific country/region but inner
    sections can not be targeted perhaps.

    Please Please help. I am feeling that my knowledge is challenged in
    this respect.
    Thank you all in advance.
    Best Regards,
    Vijay:confused:
     
    vijayreddy1258, Jul 31, 2008 IP