.com or .uk for local UK site?

[BallsLikePlanets]

This might be obvious but you never know:

I'm going to build a local UK site, should I pick a .co.uk domain or does Google still prefer to rank .com domains even if the site's targetting a UK audience?

Cheers

 

[Aty]

I would get both the co.uk and the .uk tld of the domain, build the website on the .uk and redirect the co.uk to the .uk.

 

[davids355]

Yea co.uk is always going to be better - I don't know if it will make any difference in terms of SEO but its going to look better to your visitors if they are in the UK - will automatically build more trust.

 

[blackcommoner]

TLD extensions is not important. Sometimes it will be boring to type.
If you want to keep uk phrase then marge it with .com. Example: serviceuk.com instead of service.co.uk

does Google still prefer to rank .com domains

Google is looking for fresh contents now-a-days not tld.

 

[Duffers5000]

UK local site then its .co.uk.

If the other domains were available I would buy them to stop someone else having them but if its local UK only then its .co.uk only.

 

[itsromanorc]

Or buy a (.com) and (co.uk) and build your site on the (.com) domain and redirect from the (co.uk)

 

[incrediable]

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[snoopdogg1]

This might be obvious but you never know:

I'm going to build a local UK site, should I pick a .co.uk domain or does Google still prefer to rank .com domains even if the site's targetting a UK audience?

Cheers

I am currently ranking .com and .co.uk's fine on Google for UK sites. Just make sure you set the preference in Google web master tools.

 

[BallsLikePlanets]

Thanks people, much appreciated

 

[Ambitious12]

I suggest go with co.uk that will be easy to rank locally.

 

[danno]

You can use either but I prefer .co.uk when my site is for UK customers as it seems more targetted. Either will rank well though.

 

[Fixgee]

Yes,obviously you need co.uk for easy to rank on Google and uk local customer love to read/buy from co.uk domain.So my choice is co.uk

 

[tensile]

People expect .co.uk when typing a uk-based address but you should also have the .com (has been said before, just adding another voice...). Personally I wouldn't bother with the .uk - I have never, ever visited a .uk site (though of course that might change) and wouldn't think to type it. Having said that, if you expect a fair amount of foreign traffic it could be worth it since they might not know that .co.uk is the norm. And having said *that*, those people would likely try .com

 

[nu2000]

the .co.uk is more reliable.

 

[startagraphic]

You should use .co.uk. It will better because locally it is easy to ranked.

 

[tg01]

I would recommend using a .co.uk domain for UK local searches, in the main they appear to rank easier to local searches. I would then register the .com and redirect it.