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Google listings in different countries

A UK client who wants listings anywhere but the UK!

         

stevew

7:07 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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We have a new client, UK-based but whose clients are all overseas (their company sources products within the UK and exports them) who wants us to build a new web site and manage their Internet marketing.
They want this to appear in search engine listings for English-speaking foreign countries, such as Ghana, South Africa and so on : UK listings are actually of no use at all.
The present domain (used only for email at present) is a .co.uk domain.
Should we set up pages for each country (extremely complex and not really appropriate since enquiries can literally come from anywhere)
Or would we need to set up a country-specific domain for every country -- and maybe have it hosted in each country (even worse, I'd say)
Or would we need a .com domain -- and if so, will it matter where it is hosted?

Eric_Jarvis

10:04 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I would STRONGLY recommend a page for each country...there are a large number of country specific directories that will take a country specific page but won't list an international one...this seems to be especially true for Africa and the Caribbean...I would also suggest a .com is essential...if you are operating internationally you need an international domain name

I'd also be trying to get existing customers that have web sites to place a link

Yidaki

10:13 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I agree with eric on country specific directories. However, if the site doen't need different language interfaces or different order processing than i'd go for a .com domain. That's quite international and google should list it the same on all english googles ... except uk :).

glengara

10:15 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Without going into it too deeply, I'd have thought a .com hosted in the US may do the trick.