Webpage is ranking on google.ie / google.co.uk but not google.com?
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One of our site webpage appears to be found in the first few pages on google.ie / google.co.uk but not on google.com. Is there such a thing being penalised on a specific Google domain?
Traffic is healthy despite this but I want to rank well for the page in google.com.
Any ideas?
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Single-page penalties are uncommon but possible. Is the page indexed? That's step one. If it is, are you seeing duplicates when you search your index (use the "site:" operator) for the page's title? If so, it could be a filter. If you're indexed but not ranking even on exact-match terms (in quotes), it could be a penalty.
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Thanks guys.
It appears one of our page seems to be penalised as it is not appearing in top 1000 in .Com or .IE. Could a specific page be penalised and not affect the rest of the site?
The page is showing in Google Places on the first page which I think would not show if it was penalised.
BUT I can't see how this page would be penalised..
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You should check if you are ranked within the top 1000 pages on google.com (add &num=100 to the URL to see 100 SERP results at a time). If you are ranked just not in the top spots, as Irving said you are merely not geotrageted for the US in the eyes of Google.
However, if your site is not in the top 1000 spots it is likely because of a specific google penalty.
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So you're not penalized, you're filtered by Google to show for your proper region based on the location you are providing.
IF it's a travel type of site or something that would appeal to a lot of people in the US potentially visiting IE then I would try to geotarget for the US.
Whoever your target market is should be your focus. It's good that it is a .com otherwise a .IE wouldn't rank in Google.com well. I would consider purchasing the domain as well and play around with setting a IE targeted site with that while casting the wider net for your .com site.
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@Irving Weiss
a) No geo targeting set as we offer services in Ireland that applies to anyone globally that would/want to visit Ireland.
b) Webpage does show Irish address as well as local business address on website.
c) domain is .com
Any input would be great.
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a) Are you geo targeting in google webmaster tools?
b) Is your site regional and does it include things like addresses from that area?
c) Is your domain a .com or a .co.uk for example?
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