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Best practices — Google Search Central
Why make geographic targeting explicit?
For subdirectory or subdomain structures, explicit market targeting helps establish country relevance when a country-code domain is not used. This entry discusses geographic targeting in the context of Search Console.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include geographic targeting, Search Console. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.