Change geographic target for ccTLD - will it ever be allowed?
FromBelgium
9:16 am on Sep 6, 2008 (gmt 0)
Wit a .be site it is not possible to change the geographic target, and according to Google I should buy a global domain. Easier said than done, with a 6 year old site and a few thousand incoming links! Shall I wait a few years until Google changes its policy and allows setting geographic target for any domain, because actual situation is not fair?
tedster
4:40 am on Sep 7, 2008 (gmt 0)
There's no way to know whether this situation will change. I would suggest you not sit in frustration and wait. Many ccTLDs, including BE, do show up in searches made from other countries - including the US, UK and AU.
If you're not interested in buying a .com, you can work at building a more international backlink profile - that does help and over time could make a difference.
