It think latency does matter. I have recollections of Google announcing explicitly that they were including server latency as one of their criteria a few months back,
Roger Sent from my iPhone On 02/03/2011, at 10:43 AM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli <lavieestbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if the location of a server matters, I thought it was more whether > you have a com.au or a .com when targetting Google Australia. > > People say site speed (time to load) is a factor, I am not sure about site > latency though, any SEO guru here? > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 7:51 AM, David Jones <david.jo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps some seo guru can explain to me the following scenario : > > Friend has a .com hosted in Oz. > Search results for his keywords on Google.com.au rank high. > Repeat this search on Google.Com or Google.co.uk and his site ranks lower. > > I concluded that hosting in Oz a .com is punished by google algorithms and > two reasons : > 1. Site latency > 2. Based on IP Geo "its not really a serious business " (US centric worldview > baked into algorithm) > > Can someone enlighten me? > > On Mar 2, 2011 7:29 AM, "Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli" <lavieestbe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > *Rai*, I believe the .com.au gives you big SEO benefits if you were to > > > target the australian market. > > > > *Kelvin*, going global has of course a bigger market but also has a stronger > > competition (most of the time). > > > > It seems that your decision depends on the strength of your competition, the > > size of the australian market and your marketing budget (in time and money). > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Rai <dekraz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I don't get the domain discussion. Even if you launched locally with .com, > >> it's not that big a deal keeping it local. (I wouldn't even bother with > >> .com.au tbh) > >> Surely it's about strategy - local v global? > >> > >> For what it's worth, I'm in the 'think global, act local' camp. Launch your > >> first/beta version and focus efforts on the local. Find out what works, > >> what > >> doesn't, build upon it rinse, repeat. > >> > >> Have a look at Friendorse.com for an example. They started off with a focus > >> on Hornsby, tweaked things along the way, and (from what I can tell) cover > >> greater Sydney now. > >> > >> Rai > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Kelvin Yip <kyi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Aymeric. > >>> Although I have both .com and .com.au domain names, I don't intend to > >>> market both .com and .com.au straightaway. This is what I am trying to > >>> figure out which is the best way to do. If I start .com and market to > >>> global straightaway, it should naturally attracts larger > >>> international audience including US and UK where the people are more > >>> savvy, the uptake should be better. If I go .com.au first, I can go > >>> deep but then the market is relatively small and if it does not work > >>> here, does it mean it won't work in other countries? > >>> > >>> On Mar 1, 1:10 pm, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli <lavieestbe...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > I think the problem is not the cost of a domain name, but the effort of > >>> > marketing on both fronts. > >>> > > >>> > If the Australian market is big enough to make your venture profitable, > >>> it > >>> > would be an easier market to go for at the beginning. You would have > >>> less > >>> > competition, higher visibility in Google and potentially cheaper > >>> > advertising. > >>> > > >>> > Then you can decide to grow and go global later once you have proven > >>> your > >>> > idea works. > >>> > > >>> > If the Australian market is not big enough then consider to go global > >>> > straight away. At the start you can't really market two websites at the > >>> same > >>> > time, it is really time consuming and might require a different > >>> approach. > >>> > > >>> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM, David Lyon < > >>> david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > wrote: > >>> > > If you are able to source and supply global, then go global. > >>> > > >>> > > Domains are relatively inexpensive. Chances are you could afford to do > >>> > > both. > >>> > > >>> > > On 3/1/11, Kelvin Yip <kyi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > > > Hi guys, > >>> > > >>> > > > I am working on a Q&A type of project so it can be either local > >>> > > > specific (e.g. where can I get this?) or general type of questions > >>> > > > (e.g. how to fix?) > >>> > > >>> > > > I have been thinking the following scenarios: > >>> > > >>> > > > 1. Launch .com.......... when there is enough Australian audience, > >>> > > > launch .com.au (similar the way Freelancer.com and > >>> Freelancer.com.au) > >>> > > > 2. Launch .com.au..........capture the local market.......then > >>> > > > launch .com once it has proven the model is working. > >>> > > >>> > > > I would like to get some opinions on pros and cons when launch it to > >>> a > >>> > > > global market (.com) versus local (.com.au). > >>> > > >>> > > > Thanks in advance. > >>> > > >>> > > > Kelvin > >>> > > >>> > > > -- > >>> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > >>> Beach > >>> > > > Australia mailing list. > >>> > > >>> > > > Guidelines on discussion: > >>> > > >>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e13. > >>> .. > >>> > > >>> > > > No lurkers! 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