Does the location of my Domain Registrar affect SEO?

[greenfoxone]

Does the location of my Domain Registrar affect SEO? For example, if my hosting company is in the U.S., but the domain registrar is overseas. Also, is it better to have both services be met by one company?

[Devanur-Rafi]

Hi Harvey,

Domain name registrar in no way can affect SEO but the server location may a little bit in some cases. Here you go for more information:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.es/2010/03/working-with-multi-regional-websites.html

However, if your website serves the global audience, then you should not worry about your hosting server location.

So the answer to your question is, Domain Registrar cannot and will not affect SEO of a web property.

Best regards,

Devanur Rafi.

[greenfoxone]

Thank you for the response Rafi!

[Devanur-Rafi]

You are most welcome my friend.

Best regards,

Rafi.

[TommyTan]

HI Harvey,

Like Rafi said, I don't believe domain registrar location will affect SEO but the host location will affect SEO.  It will be best to host based on where your domain is targeting.  For example, it is recommended to host in UK if you have a .uk website.  Search Engines will see your host location is in UK and assume you are from UK.  Furthermore, the load time will also be faster if host location is the same.

Rand had an amazing Whiteboard Friday that explains where to host

international-seo-where-to-host-and-how-to-target-whiteboard-friday

[greenfoxone]

Thanks Tommy!