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Help with .asia domain extension

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hi there

i m planning to buy a domain with .asia extension.

I want to know ....values of these tlds regarding seo.did i chose wrong tlds?? purely targeting emd traffic.

One of my site with .biz for a emd in "biz op" ranked less than 2 weeks ..now i have 200-300 traffic daily.

i asked here because of i have no experience with .asia extension.

1.can i target the audience demographically with these .asia for u.s. , u.k .or brazil.

2. these extension can be good for seo ?

can i ranked high in serp for low ocmpetition terms

any suggestion or idea & tips for me???

thanks in advances.
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