Google geo targets?

[EzyTrader]

Im doing an experiment with keywords and i just realised that when i use google it geo targets.

I typed in my keyword without quotes into google and i noticed a lot of australian sites got listed... silly me i thought... im on google.com.au

I removed the .au so it just had google.com and refreshed... but still i got a lot of australian sites.

So does that mean whats page 1 in Australia isnt page 1 in America or UK?

I thought i found an awesome long tail, but now im not so sure

Can someone clear this up for me?

Mark

[EzyTrader]

Can anyone help me out with this?

[Amanda_Davis]

Yes Google definitely geo-targets. You will get different results depending on where in the world you're located (or which result set you're searching).

These differences can be minor or sometimes huge.

There's a firefox plugin called Google Global that allows you to search Google in different countries.

[EzyTrader]

Thanks for the reply

So if i get position 1 on page 1 in my country i may not be position 1 in another country... thats a bit dissapointing lol

[Amanda_Davis]

Originally Posted by EzyTrader

Thanks for the reply

So if i get position 1 on page 1 in my country i may not be position 1 in another country... thats a bit dissapointing lol

Yes, I'm afraid so!

You need to make sure your site is physically hosted in the country that is your biggest market - as this will give you a boost in that market.

[Dave777]

The following video etc. might give you a few other ideas...
Geotargeting - Webmasters/Site owners Help

Dave