.com vs .co.uk??

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Hi guys,

How would you go about ranking on google.co.uk or google.ie rather than .com?

may well be a silly question but I have no idea:confused:
#search engine optimization #couk
  • To rank in other countries, you could get the country-specific domain extension, set it in Webmaster Tools, and use geotagging. I have sites targeting the US, UK, and Ireland.
  • Hmmm! That is a cool strategy. Because on my way of targeting this country is doing some submissions in a classified ads.
  • That's a good strategy but to actually RANK you need quality backlinks from a local domain.

    if you buy a .co.uk website, get some high quality anchor-text links from other .co.uk domains and your golden
  • You should use google page rank checker. Google page rank checker is the best for searching any site and calculate very right way.
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    • you should go with google rank checker that can told you better than any one else.
  • high quality back links can do the work for you easily !!!
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  • if you already own a .com .net or .org then just use google webmaster tool and just change the settings to target UK or depending on your preference.
  • I bought a .co.uk when I first started out and I wish didn't now.

    If you're selling worldwide it'll be handicapped ranking wise everywhere barring the UK

    Hope this helps

    James
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    • Agreed, I have a .co.uk, but in hindsight I think that I would have prefered .com
  • Even if you bought .com you can still target UK only change needed is set geotargeting as UK in webmaster tools
  • seems the same,our stay otimasi
  • Find our .co.uk and .ie websites and get a link from there. And write articles in british english rather than american.

    ref. www.GITExpertGroup.com
  • Following ways are helpful in bringing your rank high in Google.co.uk,

    * Try to build the backlinks from UK ccTLD's.
    * Try UK business listings.
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    • Wow...thanks people. Amazing response.

      I already have a .co.uk site and its doing well on google.co.uk

      Not doing so well on .ie?

      I also have a .com domain that I want to rank on .co.uk and .ie so is it just a matter of visisting webmaster tool and just changing the settings to target UK (for the .com domain) and getting some high quality uk backinks?

      Anyone know where I can get UK and IRL backlinks?
  • Do exactly the same as you would for a .com but include UK content and use a .co.uk domain name.
  • Hi

    Me also Targeted Contry Australia So I can Submission Local Business Listing, local Classified Submission.
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  • If you get links from .co.uk and .ie hosted websites then it will create a good impression of your website.
  • Used the different countries forum website even you also used the social media website like ( Mashable,readwriteweb and so on).Second You used Facebook advertising Program.In this program you used demographic characteristic.
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