Google may reduce the SEO boost for ccTLDs. Creative use of ccTLDs for branding makes them less reliable for geographic targeting. Focus on content and proper hreflang implementation for international ...

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 ...

Google is retiring country-specific domains like google.co.uk Previously used for local content, Google now uses location to serve this The change will be happening over the next few months as shift ...

Google has updated its help document to add the .ai generic country code top level domain (ccTLD) to the the list of domains it treats as generic top level domain (gTLDs). Gary Illyes posted about ...