Targetting Google.co.uk

[FlipFl0p]

Hello all,

If I'm wanting to improve my rankings in Google.co.uk as well as Google.com is it more effective to build some backlinks from sites with .co.uk TLD aswell?

I generally don't go after those specifically.

Or am I better just continuing my link building strategies i.e. profile services on Wickedfire that don't target .co.uk but improve my overall SERPS?

Cheers in advance!

 

[Darkwing]

It depends. If you have a domain which is .co.uk hosted on a server in the UK then it won't matter what you send at it. It will rank in Google.co.uk. If its a .com hosted in the USA then you need to indicate to Google that its a UK site. The domain of inbound links is a weak indicator in my experience, so assuming its legit you could use Webmaster Tools (WMT). If however, its an autoblog or whatever, for God's sake don't use WMT

 

[FlipFl0p]

Hey Darkwing and thanks for your answer.

It's a legit site that I work hard on daily however the market for it is worldwide. It is hosted on a US server and I don't really want to indicate it's a UK site on Google WMT as I also have a large USA audience.

The question originally came up because there are two UK sites I am trying to rank above and was curious if I could go after .co.uk in another way other than telling Google it's UK only.

Looks like I should just continue to build as I have been and hope to rank better on .co.uk too.