# Location-specific content exists on primary pages

- **Pattern:** `ab-001777` (`marketing-local-seo.local-content.location-specific-content`)
- **Severity:** low
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Last modified:** 2026-04-18
- **Canonical URL:** https://auditbuffet.com/patterns/ab-001777
- **License:** CC-BY-4.0 — attribute to AuditBuffet Pattern Catalog (https://auditbuffet.com/patterns/ab-001777)

## Why it matters

Pages that mention a city only in the footer address read as national or generic to Google's local ranking model, which looks for geographic terms in headings, body copy, and anchor text — not just the LocalBusiness JSON-LD. Under the findability taxon, location-specific content is what separates a page that ranks for `[service] in [city]` from one that ranks only for the brand name. Competitors who mention neighborhoods, landmarks, and service areas in headings win the long-tail local queries.

## Severity rationale

Low because the impact is incremental ranking lift on long-tail local queries, not a hard conversion blocker.

## Remediation

Work location references into the H1, a supporting paragraph, and at least one subsection on `src/app/page.tsx` and `src/components/hero.tsx`. Name the city, neighborhoods, and nearby landmarks in body copy — not just the footer.

```tsx
<h1>Springfield's Trusted Plumbing Service Since 2010</h1>
<p>Serving Springfield, Dayton, and surrounding Clark County communities.</p>
```

## Detection

- **ID:** `location-specific-content`
- **Severity:** `low`
- **What to look for:** Examine the content of the home page, about page, and any service pages for location-specific references beyond just the address and phone number. Look for: mentions of the city/neighborhood by name in body copy, references to local landmarks or areas, "serving [city]" or "near [landmark]" language, service area descriptions, local community involvement, or area-specific trust signals.
- **Pass criteria:** Count all location-specific content elements beyond the basic NAP (address + phone). At least 2 location-specific content elements must appear in the site's primary pages -- for example, a "serving [city] and surrounding areas" sentence plus a neighborhood reference.
- **Fail criteria:** The site's primary content is entirely generic with no geographic references beyond the address in the footer, or no location-specific language appears anywhere in headings or body copy. Should not pass when the only location reference is the address in the footer or JSON-LD.
- **Skip (N/A) when:** Whole-audit N/A rule applies.
- **Detail on fail:** `"Primary page content contains no city or area references beyond the footer address. All content is generic with no local targeting in headings or body copy."` Quote the specific headings and body text examined to show the absence of location references.
- **Remediation:** Add location references to your `src/app/page.tsx` or `src/components/hero.tsx`:

  ```html
  <h1>Springfield's Trusted Plumbing Service Since 2010</h1>
  <p>Serving Springfield, Dayton, and surrounding Clark County communities.</p>
  ```

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Taxons: findability

HTML version: https://auditbuffet.com/patterns/ab-001777