Hosting accounts
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Hi folks, I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
So, I work with a company who is based in Canada. I work in the US branch. There is little or no trouble for the website ranking well in Canada due to the lack of competition. That said, it is a bit more challenging here in the US due to extreme competition.
My Question:
Does having the site hosted in Canada make it any more difficult for the site to rank well in the US?
As always, thanks so much. I love this place!!!
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All good - hope it works out well for you
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Oh, yes, I see. These folks are just wondering simply should; where to host and be done with it. Nothing more elaborate. Thank you for your input. I never thought of doing that!! Cheers
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No problem, glad I could help : )
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Yes & you can also run the site via a Content Distribution Network (CDN) like Akamai that distributes the site content via a server located near the user.
For example, a user from Miami would get your website content delivered to their browser from a server in Miami rather than from your host in Canada - but like I mentioned, budget could be a restraint - this is taking it to the next level
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Do you mean have /ca as well; such as John's link mentioned?
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Cool thanks, I will also add that into my knowledge bank...... I'm a sponge. Always like to hear thoughts and ideas from others!
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John, that was great, thank you so much1
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CDNs can be quite good too as they deliver content quicker from a machine closer to the request (if budget permits)
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Great article John provided. I recently did some research on this topic for a friend (luckily for me my clients are all US targeting US so I don't have to deal with it) and found this Matt Cutts video helpful too (a couple years old now but still relevant I think)
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-about-generic-tlds-in-say-uk-results/
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Hi there,
This might help you:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/international-seo-where-to-host-and-how-to-target-whiteboard-friday
Hope that helps!
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