Blog needs country filter adding

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by dburdon, Dec 6, 2005.

  1. #1
    I use blogspot.com for my blogs. I'm based in the UK. Unfortunately whenever a searcher restricts their Google.co.uk (or MSN or Yahoo) search to UK, my blog is filtered out.

    Is there a tag I can add to let the engines know I'm UK based?
     
    dburdon, Dec 6, 2005 IP
  2. Interlogic

    Interlogic Peon

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    Afraid not :(

    I was trying to do the same thing previously for one of my own blogs and I ended up just registering a .ie domain. (It doesn't matter where the site is hosted then. It will always show up in the local country filter in google if you have a localised TLD)
     
    Interlogic, Dec 6, 2005 IP
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    Interlogic,

    I've added the following code:

    <input type="hidden" name="country" value="gb" />

    I've placed it in the first line after <body>. Not sure if this is correct.

    The problem is caused by not having a country specific domain that's hosted elsewhere than the country where the site's business is located.
     
    dburdon, Dec 6, 2005 IP
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    Yeah, that won't make any difference (it's html for a hidden form object, not relevant to location at all)

    You can get Meta Tags to set your Lat and Long and also a country tag but that also won't make any difference to google (yet)
     
    Interlogic, Dec 6, 2005 IP
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    I would e-mail google and ask them.
     
    dougadam, Dec 7, 2005 IP