Hello,
For marketing and hits purposes, should I host my new site at a 3 word .com or a 1 word exact match .me.uk domain name?
I do not mind the reduction in hits due to UK only domain. Because I think the .me.uk will bring better results in the UK market. Am I right?
For example:
newroadcars.com
Which is best to use?
Matt.
If I’m looking to buy a product, I’m more likely to click through on a .uk domain of some sort, because I’m then pretty sure it is a UK site. (It’s frustrating to find what you want on a .com, then discover it’s not available here.) If I’m looking purely for information, then I don’t care particularly.
As far as search engines go, as I keep telling you, they are concerned primarily with whether or not the content of the site matches the search query. The domain name - and particularly the extension - will make little difference. If you want to target a UK audience with a generic TLD like .com, you can set the geographical target for Google in Search Console.
ok - thanks for reply.
If I start with a .com, build backlinks and then want to change to .me.uk would the backlinks count towards the .me.uk if I do a 301 permanent redirect on the .com to the .me.uk?
Wasn’t that answered here? (And possibly other threads, too.)
cool - you are right - just wandered if any different for a .me.uk but I guess not
Thanks - I think I’ll go with with the .me.uk
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