Hosting accounts

[APICDA]

Hi folks, I would appreciate your thoughts on this.

So, I work with a company who is based in Canada.  I work in the US branch.  There is little or no trouble for the website ranking well in Canada due to the lack of competition.  That said, it is a bit more challenging here in the US due to extreme competition.

My Question:

Does having the site hosted in Canada make it any more difficult for the site to rank well in the US?

As always, thanks so much. I love this place!!!

[DesignbysoapLtd]

Hi there,

This might help you:

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/international-seo-where-to-host-and-how-to-target-whiteboard-friday

Hope that helps!

[kbloemendaal]

Great article John provided. I recently did some research on this topic for a friend (luckily for me my clients are all US targeting US so I don't have to deal with it) and found this Matt Cutts video helpful too (a couple years old now but still relevant I think)

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-about-generic-tlds-in-say-uk-results/

[wojkwasi]

CDNs can be quite good too as they deliver content quicker from a machine closer to the request (if budget permits)

[APICDA]

John, that was great, thank you so much1

[APICDA]

Cool thanks, I will also add that into my knowledge bank...... I'm a sponge.  Always like to hear thoughts and ideas from others!

[APICDA]

Do you mean have /ca as well; such as John's link mentioned?

[wojkwasi]

Yes & you can also run the site via a Content Distribution Network (CDN) like Akamai that distributes the site content via a server located near the user.

For example, a user from Miami would get your website content delivered to their browser from a server in Miami rather than from your host in Canada - but like I mentioned, budget could be a restraint - this is taking it to the next level

[DesignbysoapLtd]

No problem, glad I could help : )

[APICDA]

Oh, yes, I see. These folks are just wondering simply should; where to host and be done with it.  Nothing more elaborate.  Thank you for your input.  I never thought of doing that!!  Cheers

[wojkwasi]

All good - hope it works out well for you