In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, the company’s Search Relations team hinted at potential changes in how country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are valued for SEO. This revelation came during a discussion on internationalization and hreflang implementation. The Fading Importance Of ccTLDs Gary Illyes, a senior member of Google’s Search Relations … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about a ranking preference given to sites that use country level domain names and explained how that compares to non-country domain names. The question occurred in the SEO Office Hours podcast. ccTLD Aka Country Code Domain Names Domain names that are specific to countries are called ccTLDs (Country Code … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about whether showing different content based on IP address of the site visitor affected SEO. His answer offered insights into Google’s crawling and indexing. Showing Banners For Specific Countries The person asking the question managed a website that wanted to show a banner on the side of … Read more
