{"id":1709,"date":"2011-02-09T03:10:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T08:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantestore.com\/blog\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2011-02-09T03:14:41","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T08:14:41","slug":"ecommerce-solution-shopping-cart-software-help-geotargeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantestore.com\/blog\/ecommerce-solution-shopping-cart-software-help-geotargeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce Solution Shopping Cart Software Help &#8211; Geotargeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"aptureLink_yXGHlIWcpt\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 6px;\" href=\"http:\/\/apture.s3.amazonaws.com\/0000012ce3bb9ce6a566597e007f000000000001.Geotargeting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Geotargeting\" src=\"http:\/\/apture.s3.amazonaws.com\/0000012ce3bb9ce6a566597e007f000000000001.Geotargeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200px\" height=\"65px\" \/><\/a>In this installment of Ecommerce Solution Shopping Cart Software Help, we shall take a look at <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Geotargeting<\/strong><\/span>. We&#8217;ve gotten a few inquiries about this lately so we&#8217;ve decided to blog about it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is Geotargeting?<\/h2>\n<p>In short, <strong>geotargeting<\/strong> is a method of delivering web content to a particular location.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Google&#8217;s Geographic Target Tool Work?<\/h2>\n<p>Say that you would like to target potential customers in Australia. You can use <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Google&#8217;s Geographic Target Tool<\/strong><\/span> to specifically target Australia. This is especially useful if your product has no relevance anywhere else in the world, such as in the case of restaurants.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do I Use Google&#8217;s Geographic Target Tool With My InstanteStore?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> First, go on over to <a title=\"Google Webmaster Central\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Webmaster Central<\/a> and Sign In via a Google account.  Create an account if you don&#8217;t have one already.<\/li>\n<li>Then, click the <strong>Add Site<\/strong> button and key in your site&#8217;s URL.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Verify Ownership<\/strong> page, select <strong>&#8220;Add a meta tag to your site&#8217;s home page<\/strong>&#8221; and then copy the meta tag displayed there.<\/li>\n<li>Next, login to your simple shopping cart InstanteStore, click <strong>View Store<\/strong> at your <strong>Admin Panel<\/strong>, then  click <strong>Edit Page<\/strong>. Paste the meta tag you just copied into the box next to  where it says <strong>Extra Head Tags<\/strong>. After that, <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> and <strong>Publish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now, you need to go back to the <strong>Verify Ownership<\/strong> page on Google Webmaster Central and click <strong>Verify<\/strong>.\uffa0<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>Dashboard page<\/strong>, click the <strong>Site Configuration<\/strong> link on the left and then click<strong> Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now at <strong>Geographic Target<\/strong> section, click the &#8220;<strong>Target users in<\/strong>&#8221; check  box and select the location of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click <strong>Save<\/strong> and you are done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mind you, it takes a few weeks for the changes to take place as Google needs to sort things out behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Geotargeting, you can go directly to the source: Just click here to jump to <a title=\"Google's Geotargeting Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/support\/webmasters\/bin\/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=62399\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s Geotargeting page<\/a>. Don&#8217;t forget to watch the <a title=\"Geotargeting Explanation Video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r9r3PayqaZM&amp;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\">Geotargeting explanation video<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this installment of Ecommerce Solution Shopping Cart Software Help. Look out for our next blog post, where we will be looking at a few of InstanteStore&#8217;s brand new and <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">FREE templates<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leave us a comment or request for our shopping cart help series. We&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this installment of Ecommerce Solution Shopping Cart Software Help, we shall take a look at Geotargeting. 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