What Google says about "ranking local"

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Do KML sitemaps still affect local SEO rankings?

John Mueller 🎥 YouTube Sep 2018 ★★

Google ne prend plus en compte les sitemaps KML dans le ranking local, puisque cette fonctionnalité a été dépréciée il y a plusieurs années....

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