Getting on the .co.uk site

Discussion in 'Bing' started by flyingkiwi, Apr 3, 2005.

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  1. #1
    Hi,

    Excuse the basic questions here but still quite new!!! I have the following site:
    http://www.algarverentalapartments.com

    which is doing well on msn.com, however its not doing too well (or even appearing) on .co.uk do you know if i need to submit to that seperately, and on that note is this the case for most search engines (submit to global then regional?)

    appreciate any help you can give
    Neil
     
    flyingkiwi, Apr 3, 2005 IP
  2. just-4-teens

    just-4-teens Peon

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    i believe your webhost servers need to be located in the uk.

    i think same goes for google.co.uk etc
     
    just-4-teens, Apr 3, 2005 IP
  3. Design Agent

    Design Agent Peon

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    That seems to be the case. It is what I have noticed recently, although you can still rank on .com - I usually find my ranking is now lower.
     
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  4. l234244

    l234244 Peon

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    Try sprinkling "UK" in the text somewhere, see if that helps. After all, if there is no mention of UK in your text how would google determine its relevant for the UK audience.
     
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  5. honey

    honey Prominent Member

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    I think a .uk domain hosted on UK servers helps a lot.
     
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    put UK anyway because some people search with 'UK' anyway
     
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    ok i will give it a go, thanks for that guys
     
    flyingkiwi, Apr 14, 2005 IP
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    You certainly don't need to be in the UK.
    One of my sites in on a 1and1 server - located in Germany I think.
    It's a .com domain and I feature highly on MSN & Yahoo (both .co.uk & .com) - google's disappeared for some reason atm. Not highly competitive keywords.
    The site is certainly targetted at the uk - no doubt about that - that's where the cricket club is located.
    I'm not aware of much mention of uk in the text - unless the algo's are good enough to work it out. Which they may well be.
     
    jlawrence, Apr 14, 2005 IP