04/11/2026
A city target has a second setting worth checking.
Google Search Ads can target likely presence in an area, or presence plus interest in that area. Those are different ways to reach potential customers.
Ask: must the buyer be local, or could someone elsewhere still be a suitable customer? Review service coverage and qualified outcomes before changing the option. Location signals are not perfectly accurate.
Google explains the options:
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/1722038?hl=en
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