MSN UK listing for UK based Site

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Naitch, Dec 23, 2005.

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    Our site has a .com domain and has is hosted in Australia, for cost reasons, but is a uk site with UK relevent content. We have a top 5 listing on MSN.com keywords but are not listed on the MSN.co.uk search. is there any way to remedy this??

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    Naitch, Dec 23, 2005 IP
  2. Old Welsh Guy

    Old Welsh Guy Notable Member

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    MSN is very fussy about how it treats domains. the hosting is the problem. You need to get it hosted in the UK to stand any chance, and even then you will be scored down a few places as you have a.com domain not a UK domain.

    Oh, and one last point, make sure that the IP is physically located in the Uk. This doesn't mean where the server itself is physically located, it means where the IP for that server resolves. Many UK hosting companeis host out of the Uk, even though the servers might be in a telehouse in London etc. (many hosting companies do not know the difference between the server physical location and the IP physical location, as far as the Search engines are concerned it is the IP physical location that matters).

    There is a tool here provided free by a very decent chap :D http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/website-country/
     
    Old Welsh Guy, Dec 23, 2005 IP