Geography factor in SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by BoBo_184, Jan 31, 2012.

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    Hi,

    I understand that server location is a big factor for search engines when they decide how high you should rank in search results for a specific country.

    The funny thing is I am getting more search traffic from country where I am based but not the country of the server (US)

    There are also a lot of US content but the UK search traffic is still far higher than US. I am not doing anything that is UK specific.

    Does anyone have any expertise on geography factor in SEO?

     
    BoBo_184, Jan 31, 2012 IP
  2. mhovingh

    mhovingh Well-Known Member

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    It starts with the domain. Country-specific TLD's are always considered first with geo-targeting.

    Beyond that, if you have not used Google Webmaster Tools to specify the geographical location that your site should be targeted to, Google will rely on:

     
    mhovingh, Jan 31, 2012 IP