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    • pauledwards
      pauledwards last edited by

      Hi there i have a .com and a .co.uk for a site that has been around a while.

      However not much seo has been done on it, i was wonderign do i continue to optimise for the .com or switch to the .co.uk to rank in Google UK index for various search terms.

      .COM = 40 domain authority

      .CO.UK - 10 domain authority.

      Let the debate start 🙂

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      • Hannah_Smith
        Hannah_Smith last edited by

        Hi Paul,

        In the UK people are pretty comfortable with either a .co.uk or a .com - and likewise I've not seen any evidence to suggest that the search engines favour .co.uk sites.

        As .com is stronger I'd be inclined to go with that 🙂

        Hope this helps,

        Hannah

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        • pauledwards
          pauledwards @Highland last edited by

          Yes the .com does have more links going into it, the .co.uk has little in comparison.

          I just wonder with ip seaching, more local search stuff if it would be better long term to switch to the .co.uk ?

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          • Highland
            Highland last edited by

            Remember that having a country domain does play some role in ranking well in country search but it's not such a large role that it's insurmountable. It's possible to have a .co.uk rank well on .com and vice versa. A much larger role is played by the site content and where your links are from. It sounds like (based solely on your numbers) that your .com has more links to it. If those links are recognized as being UK already then it wouldn't surprise me that your .com is winning. What does Open Site Explorer show for your backlinks?

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