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Using a UK host for an Irish website

02-10-2011 12:23PM

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MrMatisse

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Hi,

If I use a UK host and am targeting the Irish market, will this ruin my results on google for searches from Ireland?

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#2 02-10-2011 02:09PM

IRE60

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No, ruin is strong! Your top level domain- is it a .ie? if it is, its the first thing s search engine will look at. Otherwise Make sure that u have a webmaster tools a/c, verify the site and use the geo tool to 'inform' google that it's Ireland u are targetting.

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#3 02-10-2011 02:20PM

mneylon

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It's only "a" factor. It's not the only one.
The more important thing to look at is how good the connection is for Irish users ie. ping times etc.,

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