Question and Answer regarding placing surrounding suburbs in the footer area for google 

 question that Client has for us –
She wants to place in the footer -“serving [specific suburbs]”,  Atlanta is a large metropolitan area made up of many suburbs, and clients may be searching for their own suburban area.

The question is –  How does this work in google – should/can a client in a large suburban area display all areas in the footer or in the text. How does this work with search  engines?

Answer from Becky:

Yes, it is fine.  It may help her be found for longtail searches for those areas.

She still won’t show up in a suburb for big terms like counseling, therapy, therapist, etc. but if someone were to type in “how to recover from an affair sandy springs” she may show up.
for those of you who are like, what are longtail searches – i looked it up: http://www.wordstream.com/long-tail
not sure if that is the best definition but it gives you an idea.