Hub-and-Spoke Models for Regional Brands
The regional pillar explains positioning; state hubs introduce legal and service nuances; city spokes carry landmarks and proof.
Internal linking rules prevent every blog post from pointing only to the homepage — link equity flows to money pages by design.
Hreflang is deployed only for real multilingual needs; otherwise unique English copy per market suffices.
- Regional → state → city hierarchy with unique copy
- Canonical self-reference per URL — no accidental chains
- GBP listing strategy per legitimate location
- Governance doc for who publishes new city pages