SEO and Local or Overseas Servers

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mark1, Jun 22, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Just a quick question. Is it better for SEO if your server is located locally? say you have a .com.au or a .co.uk - will the site be ranked better in local Google if you have hosted your website locally?
     
    mark1, Jun 22, 2009 IP
  2. shailendra

    shailendra Peon

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    yes it is an advantage and you will definitely benefit from it
     
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    yorkshireseo Guest

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    #3
    Simple answer - Yes absolutely
     
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    FerrisSshhh Banned

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    Yes. It is also beneficial to have the majority of your backlinks from sites in your chosen location (domain extension & hosting).
     
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #5
    Location and extension counts for local rankings
    Also getting backlinks from local sites
    But in rest is the same process
     
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    Yes definitely you will get benefits from it
     
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    Yes I definitely go with the others in this regard.
     
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    I believe there is an advantage, but the factor is too small to make a huge difference.
    So don't bother over it.

    Remember the 80/20 rule, and do the 20% thingss that results in 80% of our income.
    Get it?
     
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    Thanks guys. That was what I suspected.... I thought it was a myth.
     
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    not a myth, but IMO it is too small a factor to bother about.

    once you have a ccTLD, Google will assume that your site belongs to that particular country.

    the location of your servers won't really matter then.
     
    sachin410, Jun 23, 2009 IP