Flat URL Configurations Force Local Pack Rankings Over Nested Silos

To force local pack visibility, strip nested folders and configure a flat URL structure (e.g., domain.com/city-service), advises Joy Hawkins.

Conventional local SEO dictates nesting services under city silos (domain.com/city/service), but field tests prove this architecture bleeds map pack prominence.

Mapping local landing pages directly to the root outranks traditional hierarchies specifically within the local pack algorithm, though the exact ranking increase remains unquantified.