cardiff.co.uk coventry.co.uk

[diablo]

I'm guessing he already knows that, what he means is that if he uses google.com the search results would be different to users in the UK than to users in the US.

If he already knew that he wouldn't be saying "you'll only be able to do so via the google toolbar options tab".

Just trying to help. Sometimes we can't see the wood for the trees.

 

[GEaston]

Thanks apd you are correct - I was pointing out the change to Google whereby if you live in the UK, Netherlands or a range of other countries and you type google.com you will redirect to google.co.uk, google.nl or wherever. Doesn't happen to me living in Bermuda but most internet users don't even know that happenned last year and even fewer understand the implications for Geo targetting and SEO.

Diablo mentiones the wood for the trees which is a comment I agree with and its why I put my SEO record up for everyone to see. The SEO market is full of people who make grand claims but very few who have had success in true competative terms. Anyone can get to the top for "blue spotted woolly jumper" by adding a title tag, but it's hardly the same as holding a No1 spot for "texas holdem" for 2 years.

There was also a comment about Yahoo traffic being worthless. That's true if you have a .co.uk and are therefore limited to uk searchers. Yahoo.co.uk is a hopeless automated algo operating in a small market and it's dominated by black hatters. Yahoo.com is very different, in 2006 they brought me 250-500 targetted visitors a day which converted into over 1000 poker players a month.

Diablo - its easy to criticise others and if you are someone like shoemoney with your massive ringtones site then I'd encourage you to criticise my sites - post it on here so we can all learn from you.

 

[diablo]

Not criticising - just correcting. Not everyone on here is as knowledgeable as you.

By the way in Holland, you are by default directed to google.nl not google.co.uk.

 

[diablo]

SorryGEaston, that was just my dad pulling your leg although I see you have edited your post to include google.nl now anyway. Smart move! He just thought your first post was funny for some reason. Probably just jealous that you live in Bermuda.