Is datacenter location matter?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by burhankhan, Jun 27, 2007.

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    Hi:

    Is location of datacenter metter?

    Such as UK bassed Datacenter / US bassed / India bassed ??

    Like ranking in google?

    Thanks
    Burhan Khan
     
    burhankhan, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  2. bouncer69

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    Yes it is matter...if your target is uk based market..you should take uk datacenter based hosting.
     
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    SERPS affected highly if using a local TLD.
    .COM, .NET, .ORG ? then not much affected.
     
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    its best to go with a datacenter in the country you re going to target and what kind of site your setting up if you are selling things then its best to go with a datacenter in that country if your not then 1 in the us for good connection t most countries will do
     
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    The only worries you should have is that it's a reputable datacenter with minimal downtime / sufficient backup power in case of an outage.

    Also it's good to note how people route to a particular datacenter so you have the fastest possible response time / everyone can get to your site (for instance Sagonet used to have awful routing for a lot of people, not sure if it's resolved).

    You can usually check reviews on WHT to see if anyone has had any particular issues with a given host :).
     
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    Yes. Datacenter location matters.

    For ex: If you host your website on a UK based Datacenter then you get 2 major advantages :-

    1. Search Engines categorize your website as a UK website and you get better ranking in UK.
    2. Your customers from UK get better browsing speed and your websites will load much quicker in comparison with US or Indian Datacenter.
     
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    burhankhan Well-Known Member

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    Ok thanks for sharing your ideas about datacenter location.

    It really helps me.
     
    burhankhan, Jun 28, 2007 IP
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    Markwebuk Well-Known Member

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    You are welcome.:)
     
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