A Quick Question About Backlinks??????

by druwainwright Posted: 16 years ago 7 replies

Hi

I am launching a new business online on monday and i will be using PPC to promote it. In the background i intend to start link building for specific keywords. If i want to gain natural ranking through banklinks in a geo specific Google page such as .ie for ireland and .co.uk for northen ireland would i have to have matching domain registrations - for example www.blablabla.co.uk / www.blablabla.ie? The reason why i ask is because on google.ie the high ranking sites on .co.uk and .com are not displayed!

Thanks in advance....

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zincOnline 16 years ago

If you are geo-targeting use the correct domain ending.

Another good piece of advice is hosting your site in the country you are targeting
druwainwright 16 years ago

What if the .ie domain name is pointing to the same site as a .co.uk domain name - will this method have the desired effect or will google not like this?
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- zincOnline 16 years ago
  
  no the redirect will have no effect, the .co.uk will be the only indexed name - if the business is strictly for irish use then I would suggest a .ie domain and irish hosting for the best possible results.
druwainwright 16 years ago

is there anyway around this as i have noticed sites with both domain names and showing in organic listings on both .ie and .co.uk
T20 Banned 16 years ago

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- zincOnline 16 years ago
  
  This.
  
  But I would most definitely look in to a server based in ie
neil1976 16 years ago

Proper domain and hosting are going to help you a lot. If you select domain where you want to sell, you will get more responses rather than other countries.
Morpheo 16 years ago

You can also officially declare your site's geo-location to Google in Webmaster tools. But yeah, the safe bet is to go with the appropriate extension.

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A Quick Question About Backlinks??????

druwainwright • 16 years ago • 7 replies

Hi I am launching a new business online on monday and i will be using PPC to promote it. In the background i intend to start link building for specific keywords. If i want to gain natural ranking through banklinks in a geo specific Google page such as .ie for ireland and .co.uk for northen ireland would i have to have matching domain registrations - for example www.blablabla.co.uk / www.blablabla.ie? The reason why i ask is because on google.ie the high ranking sites on .co.uk and .com are not displayed!