International SEO: abcJP.com OR abcJapan.com
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The ccTLD .jp is not available. What URL should I use instead?
MybrandJP.com or MybrandJapan.com
*Mybrand is a four-letter acronym
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It makes tons of sense. Thank you
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For link value-passing reasons, we want to stay away from subdomains.
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mybrandjapan is clearer to me and likely to have more synergy with links terms etc
EGOL's idea could work but I am allergic to subdomains, often more of a problem than a solution
S
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I usually don't like subdomains but what about... japan.yourbrand.com?
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