Moving my .ie to a US host

Will the .ie domain ensure it stays in the Irish searches?

[donovanh]

Hi,

I've hosted an Irish site with a .ie extension for 6 months, with servers in London. The pages have been well indexed by the major engines, with Google.ie in particular. As the site is becoming popular I'll need to move to a dedicated server, and find that by far the best deals are available in the USA. What should I expect if I move server to America? Will the fact that it's the .ie tld ensure it stays in the right local engines?

Thanks in advance,

Don

[jmccormac]

The fact that it is .ie should help. If it was a .com it would be a bad move though. However Irish hosters are getting a bit more competitive on pricing. I'm not sure how the position in SERPs will change though with the site on a US server.

Regards...jmcc

[donovanh]

Thanks for the reply.

I also run a .com aimed at the UK but will be making it a 301 redirect to a .co.uk address when I make the move. As long as the TLD is considered when it comes to inclusion then I'll be happy.

Don

[engine]

You might want to read through some of these threads. [webmasterworld.com] Although they often refer to .co.uk, the rules apply.