.com.uk and .com

[areoo]

hey guys can someone please help me with these few questions?

I am wondering, domain extensions with .com.us .com.uk or .com
how different do they rank?
do they rank by country?
I mean the .us would rank in US but not other countries...
and .uk ETC ETC?

Regards,

Shahmel

[mahol]

i know one thing only that .com domains are universally accepted and brings professional looks....so i always prefer to get .com

[pheonix999]

If you get into positioning, it will not really matter for search engines.

[Rony Ronch]

In must of the cases .com is better then com.us
if your site target uk traffic so .com.uk is mybe better. if your site is more target to us and canada, for example, it's better you buy a domain .com

[Rony Ronch]

it's not the must importent parameter but it's better if your domain is from the same country that must of your traffic come from, it's help your google ranking

[rivie0020]

When it comes to seo, it doesn't really matter. But .com looks more universal

[Matt Banks]

.com is very much more universal than the other domain with the country code extension.

[Barefoot Warrior]

Shahmel,

The domains can rank in any country, but the advantages lie if you choose a domain suffix to suit your target market. So, if you're targeting UK consumers you wouldn't want to use a .com.us and vice versa.

A .com is global, but if your target market was say Singapore, then you'd be better off using a .sg and also hosting the domain in Singapore ... and notify Google in Webmaster Tools that your site is targeting Singapore, it is especially good to do this if you have say a .com but your market is just a particular country.

Patrick

[areoo]

oh ok thanks guys for your help.... Because i am looking for a keyword rich domain and it seems like the only few availables are left with the country extensions... like .uk .us. etc...
so i am thinking if i should still get them or not? wheather it would be profitable or not...
anyway thanks guys so much for your help!!!

[antony05]

If you wish to be number one on Google in a particular country, there is evidence to show that you should go for the most powerful domain name extension in that country and even host your site in that country. For example, in France, it would be the .fr domain name extension and in the UK it would be .co.uk and so on. If you can’t get that, then a .com would be the next best thing. If you are in the USA, go for a .com, .org or .net extension when available.

This is not required to be number one in your country, but it seems to give you a boost thus saving yourself a lot of link building. Good content, basic on site and off site optimization can overcome almost any domain name extension. Buying a domain name with the with your exact keyword phrase can help a lot too.

I believe the most powerful domain name extension for global dominance is the .com.

[samual james]

Originally Posted by Barefoot Warrior

Shahmel,

The domains can rank in any country, but the advantages lie if you choose a domain suffix to suit your target market. So, if you're targeting UK consumers you wouldn't want to use a .com.us and vice versa.

A .com is global, but if your target market was say Singapore, then you'd be better off using a .sg and also hosting the domain in Singapore ... and notify Google in Webmaster Tools that your site is targeting Singapore, it is especially good to do this if you have say a .com but your market is just a particular country.

Patrick

TLD will helps you in getting ranking in your particular region, if you want to get ranking in uk domain so you should purchase .co.uk domain

[ralchevd]

There's no such thing like .com.uk. It is .co.uk .
And actually yes - they rank different, but its about the user intelligence.

[hcl_23]

It is not .com.uk but it is .uk.com

Originally Posted by ralchevd

There's no such thing like .com.uk. It is .co.uk .
And actually yes - they rank different, but its about the user intelligence.

[ralchevd]

Originally Posted by hcl_23

It is not .com.uk but it is .uk.com

Good luck dude
http://google.uk.com

[gogisan123]

I prefer .com, it's really more universal.

[faceblogger]

.com without any doubt!

[seo_service]

if you are targeting only UK, then go with .co.uk because who are looking to buy online, will still only buy from .co.uk as they feel they have more "security" from buying UK.

[amherstsowell]

Extension is very important for SERP. Google check extension and IP of the website for the time of ranking.

[ActivePresent]

i think that domain .com is comfortable visitor and universal.

[Tom Albas]

I think .com is good for universal..I hope sooo

[areoo]

hey guys thanks for all the contribution alright then... all advised noted...

[adwordz]

Thanks a lot for great info.

[monte1212]

According to my opinion that is not a fact for page rank but .com is good for universal and its domain name looks nice.