Internationalised Domain Names (IDN’s) and SEO
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Hi,
recently Internationalised Domain Names (IDN’s) are supported. Can anyone give me any indication if there is any SEO benefit in registrering that type of domain names?
With Internationalised Domain Names I mean domain names containing "strange characters" like à, é, è, ô, ... . Typical characters used in French, German, Swedish, ...
It is now possible to register domainnames (ex. www.hörmann.be).
And I was wondering if anyone sees any SEO substance in having this type of domain names.
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Hey There,
I would direct you to this very similar thread. Seems like it will likely answer your question.
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