• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • About
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
methodshop

methodshop

tech news, reviews & how to's

  • Trending
  • Latest
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Internet
    • Software
    • Security
    • Games
    • Advertising
  • Life
    • Entertainment
    • TV & Film
    • Music
    • Health & Science
    • Family
    • Social Media
    • Food
    • Style
  • Learn
    • Tutorials
    • Reviews
    • News
      • Business
      • Crime
      • Politics
  • Fun
    • Featured
    • Humor
    • Holiday

Home : Internet : How To Add GPS Metadata To Your Website And Boost Your Local SEO

Internet Location Marker
2998800, bsdrouin

How To Add GPS Metadata To Your Website And Boost Your Local SEO

This tutorial will show you how to add GPS metadata to the HTML header code on your website or blog.

August 17, 2005 by jayfrankwilson
FacebookTweetPinLinkedIn

This tutorial will show you how to add GPS metadata to the HTML header code on your website or blog and boost your local SEO.

You probably already know your zip code and area code (at least I hope so). But what about the GPS of your house or office?

Global Positioning System (GPS) can be useful for everything from calling 911 on your cell phone to using a navigation system in your car. It can also be used in the HTML header code on your website or blog to geotag your site. Adding this location info to your site can help other systems in cyberspace, and ultimately your customers, find your business. Sound like fun? Let’s get started.

What’s My GPS Location?

Go to a website like WhatsMyGPS and type in your address or zip code. Don’t type in your exact address if you are worried that someone might launch a GPS enabled missile at your house. More on that later.

After you find your latitude and longitude coordinates, take note of them. You’ll need this info in the next step.

Add Your ICBM Address To This HTML Header Code Metadata Template

Next, you need to take your GPS coordinates and type them into the ICBM address in this template. Replace the Salt Lake City, UT data below with your GPS coordinates, state and city info. If coding scares you, then you can try using a GeoTag Generator.

<meta name="geo.region" content="US-UT" />
<meta name="geo.placename" content="Salt Lake City" />
<meta name="geo.position" content="40.75962;-111.886797" />
<meta name="ICBM" content="40.75962, -111.886797" />

NERD NOTE: The acronym ICBM, (intercontinental ballistic missile) address, is a hacker term for your latitude and longitude location.

Add GPS Metadata To Your Website Template

Open the template of any page on your website and copy and paste this code in between the HEAD tags like this. Adding this location info to the meta tags on your site is called geotagging.

In WordPress, you can find your Theme templates under the Appearance menu (Appearance > Theme Editor). You can also use a free WordPress plug-in called Insert Headers And Footers to easily add this metadata to your site.

How To Add Gps Metadata To Your Website And Boost Your Local Seo - Gps Header Info 1
Gps metadata in the html header code of a website

Ping Your Site

Once you have added the HTML code to your web page(s) and uploaded everything, you should verify the Geo Tags. Use one of these sites to “ping” or check out your site. Just type in your website’s URL and press submit.

  1. Validator at Geo-Tag.de
  2. GeoURL at geourl.org
Find Nearby Websites
Find nearby websites

How Geotagging Your Website Helps Local SEO

Have you ever used a search engine like Google and had your web browser ask you for permission to use your current location? Search engines use the location info of your website to help display relevant search results to searching customers. So if you want your business to rank higher in Internet searches and get more foot traffic, then make sure that you geotag your website.

Also, make sure that you’ve created a Google Business Page for your brick and mortar business!

Find Nearby Websites

Finally, let’s see what web sites are near you. After the GeoURL website finishes pinging your web page(s), you should get a status message that looks something like this:

Click on “see your neighbors” to see a list of the web sites and blogs located around you. Here’s a list of cyber-neighbors in and around MethodShop‘s headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Nearby Websites
Nearby websites

NERD NOTE: Global Positioning System (GPS), is a satellite navigation system used for determining one’s precise location and providing a highly accurate time reference almost anywhere on Earth or in Earth orbit.

How To Add Geo Location Metadata to Your Website And Boost Your Local SEO – Tutorial … #LocalSEO #Geotagging #ICBMaddress

Click To Tweet

Related Articles:

  • Tragic Death By GPS Stories That Will Make You Cry
  • Everything You Need To Know About Geo Cookies
  • What Is Geocaching? – An Easter Egg Hunt For Adults
  • The 100 Oldest Websites On The Internet: Guess How Many Still Exist?


FacebookTweetPinLinkedIn
Category: Internet, DIY & Tutorials, Technology Tag: Global Positioning System (GPS), HTML
Previous Post:Belkin To Release The TuneFM
Next Post:Add Life To Your Cubicle With This USB Aquarium Desk ToyMini USB Aquarium Desk Toy With Artificial Fish

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sidebar

Popular Posts

  • 18 Weird Facts About Sea-Monkeys You Won't Believe Are True, Including Their Connection To The Ku Klux Klan18 Weird Facts About Sea-Monkeys You Won’t Believe Are True, Including Their…
  • Top 200 Nielsen DMA Rankings (2023) – Full ListTop 200 Nielsen DMA Rankings (2023) – Full List
  • 7 Pictures Of Naked People Captured By Google's Cameras7 Pictures Of Naked People Captured By Google’s Cameras
  • How To Change The Default LG TV Home Screen To Live TVHow To Change The Default LG TV Home Screen To Live TV
  • The 30 Best Caddyshack Quotes That'll Make You LaughThe 30 Best Caddyshack Quotes That’ll Make You Laugh
  • Is Your Hatch Restore Already Registered? Here's How To Fix It And Unregister A Hatch Restore.Is Your Hatch Restore Already Registered? Here’s How To Fix It And…
  • Top 25 Better Off Dead Movie Quotes - How Many Better Off Dead Quotes Do You Remember?Top 25 Better Off Dead Movie Quotes – How Many Better Off Dead Quotes Do You…
  • Fletch Quotes: 30 Of The Funniest Quotes From The Movie FletchFletch Quotes: 30 Of The Funniest Quotes From The Movie Fletch
  • 50+ Famous Happy Birthday Quotes From Notable Personalities50+ Famous Happy Birthday Quotes From Notable Personalities
  • 15 Dirty Irish Pick Up Lines That Will Probably Get You Slapped15 Dirty Irish Pick Up Lines That Will Probably Get You Slapped

Categories

Moon Trash: What Was Left On The Moon And Why

Discover The Surprising Items Left Behind By Astronauts On The Lunar Surface – What Was Left On The Moon And Why

Have you ever wondered what was left on the moon by astronauts? Here is a list of some of the items that were left on the Moon during the Apollo missions.

Unleash the Power of AI-Generated Music with Riffusion - The Free Web App that Creates Original Tracks from Your Text Prompts

Unleash the Power Of AI-Generated Music With Riffusion – The Free Web App That Creates Original Tracks From Your Text Prompts

Riffusion is a free web application that uses AI technology to create music based on text prompts inputted by the user. The application allows users to generate original tracks by inputting lyrics, poems or even tweets and is aimed at songwriters, composers and music producers.

Recent Posts

  • Unleash the Power Of AI-Generated Music With Riffusion – The Free Web App That Creates Original Tracks From Your Text Prompts
  • The 11 Biggest ChatGPT Flaws And Why You Should Never Completely Trust Online Chatbots
  • Discover The Surprising Items Left Behind By Astronauts On The Lunar Surface – What Was Left On The Moon And Why
  • 6 Tips On How To Deal With Trolls For News Organizations
  • Microsoft Plans To Put ChatGPT AI Tools in Every Office 365 Product

Jump to comments

About

MethodShop’s mission is to entertain, inform, and sometimes gross you out. MethodShop has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by us. All prices are subject to change.

Latest

Unleash the Power of AI-Generated Music with Riffusion - The Free Web App that Creates Original Tracks from Your Text Prompts

Unleash the Power Of AI-Generated Music With Riffusion – The Free Web App That Creates Original Tracks From Your Text Prompts

ChatGPT Flaws

The 11 Biggest ChatGPT Flaws And Why You Should Never Completely Trust Online Chatbots

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest
MethodShop Animated Zoom Icon
  • About
  • Submit
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Store

Copyright © 2023 MethodShop · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc.