Difference between .co.uk and .com

[oLeon]

I try to figure out whether the handling of TLD com / co.uk is different in SEs in UK & Ireland. Is it better to have a com-domain or is a co.uk required in some SEs?

[4eyes]

For the UK market you need a .co.uk.

Some of the major UK search engines filter by the domain.

[click watcher]

does it work in reverse??

is a co.uk a disadvantage outside the uk.

[engine]

>is a co.uk a disadvantage outside the uk.

generally, anyone doing a Global search and getting all results will find the .co.uks appearing beneath a .com in the SERP, so, the answer is yes.
I would suggest that it would also depend upon other factors:
1. the subject matter
2. competitivness of search terms
3. whether the surfer really needs a supplier for webdesign in the USA when they might me looking for webdesign in Clacton-on-sea.

[FreeBee]

>is a co.uk a disadvantage outside the uk.

Depending on which SE's generate your "money" traffic I don't believe that having a co.uk is necessarily a disadvantage (some of our co.uk results beat our similar com pages on US databases but there are other factors at play).

Back to oLeon's question, if you're after UK traffic then you must have the co.uk domain.

[oLeon]

Thanx -

>>Some of the major UK search engines filter by the domain

Which one?