I currently list on google.co.uk but not when 'pages from the UK' is selected?

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  1. #1
    I currently list on google.co.uk but not when 'pages from the UK' is selected?

    Why is this?

    How does Google work this out?

    Thanks all.
     
    pieman_fellis, Jul 30, 2007 IP
  2. norfstar

    norfstar Peon

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    #2
    If your site does not have a UK domain name and is not hosted in the UK, Google will not treat your pages as being from the UK.
     
    norfstar, Jul 30, 2007 IP
  3. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    #3
    I know from checking other .com sites that are UK companies which use US servers and still manage to rank in .co.uk uk pages - how is this so?

    Would using a UK server really help?
     
    pieman_fellis, Jul 30, 2007 IP
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    norfstar Peon

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    #4
    If you use a server which is physically located in the UK and have a global TLD such as .com, Google will treat your site as a UK site.

    What other websites show as a page from the UK but have a .com domain and host in the United States?
     
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  5. magda

    magda Notable Member

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    #5
    I have a similar situation, (my hosting is in Europe, not actually in the u.k) - if I were to register a .co.uk site as well, how do I prevent myself from having a duplicate content problem?
     
    magda, Jul 30, 2007 IP
  6. SEO Madrid

    SEO Madrid Peon

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    #6
    You'd need to do a 301 redirect from your .com site to .co.uk if you want to avoid duplicate content.

    But you don't need a .co.uk site to be listed in the UK sites only option... You just need your hosting to have UK IP, even though the server is physically in another country.
     
    SEO Madrid, Jul 30, 2007 IP
  7. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    #7
    "But you don't need a .co.uk site to be listed in the UK sites only option... You just need your hosting to have UK IP, even though the server is physically in another country."

    Really? Can I request a UK IP from my USA hosting company then?

    Thanks
     
    pieman_fellis, Jul 31, 2007 IP
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    geekgirl Peon

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    #8
    My thoughts are ditto on this.
     
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    #9
    is your site getting from uk web sites
     
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  10. mad4

    mad4 Peon

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    A .com site hosted in the US will never appear in the UK only results.

    Sometimes US servers can have IP addresses registered as being in the UK to get around this.
     
    mad4, Jul 31, 2007 IP
  11. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    Thanks I'll ask my hosting company about this! Much appreciated!
     
    pieman_fellis, Jul 31, 2007 IP
  12. SEO Madrid

    SEO Madrid Peon

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    Yes, you can. What counts is the location of the IP, no the physical location of the server.
     
    SEO Madrid, Aug 1, 2007 IP
  13. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    #13
    How long will it take for Google to relalise my new UK IP and server and list me on 'pages from the uk'?
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 8, 2007 IP
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    mad4 Peon

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    A couple of weeks. It does it a few pages at a time so you won't see it happen overnight.
     
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    zangief Well-Known Member

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    #15
    Yes I think it depends on your sites crawl rate.

     
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    Noddegamra Peon

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    #16
    Some good info here. Thanks guys. This might help me in the future too :)
     
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  17. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    #17
    It happened in about 1 week after changing servers for me!
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 29, 2007 IP