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So if I read correctly generally:
-local domains will rank higher in Euro Ses?
-inlcuding .ch which doesn't require a country presence to register and will get you into French and German engines?
- what about .com.fr etc?
alan@i-a.co.uk
Excite [fr.excite.com...]
1 .com 2 .fr 3 fr.com4. fr.com 5 fr
6. .fr 7. .fr 8. .fr 9. .fr 10.fr
1. .com 2. .com 3. .fr 4. .net 5. .com
6. .com 7. .com 8. .fr 9. .org 10. .fr
Ecila - [ecila.nomade.fr...] espace web gratuit
1. .com 2. .fr3. .org4. .fr5. .fr6. .com
7. .com8. .com9. .com
10 .com
+Environnement +et +nature
1. .com2. .fr3. .ch4. .fr5. com6. .com
7. .com8. .com9. .com.com
voila.fr
espace web gratuit
1. .org2. .com3. .fr4. .net5. .com6. .com
7. .com8. .com9. .net
.com
Environnement et nature
1. org2. .fr3. .ca4. .com5. .fr6. .com
7. .fr8. .be 9. .ca 10 .fr
Would seem to indicate non .fr domains doing perfectly well.
Yes. Dot-coms in French work well in French search engines as evidenced by your figures and also observed here [webmasterworld.com] (see under France). There doesn't seem to be any discrimination against them.
The reason for a ch or be-domain would be to give an appearance of local presence in Europe.
In some countries and in certain engines, local domains seem to get better rankings than non-local. But it is hard to state anything categorically. You would have to check each of the country discussions. Under each serch engine there is a line "Things that help ranking" and the lead in text "Local domain". If the information exists, that's where you will find it.
