.co.uk .com linking brand and template on different domains?

[askshopper]

Hi

From an SEO point of view what are the current recommendations for linking and using the same template for the same brand on a .com and .co.uk website, so both named the same, using the same template and products but one for Europe and one for the states and Australia.

[TakeshiYoung]

What do you mean by template? If you are talking about using the same design, then there should be no problem with that from an SEO perspective. Google understands things like navigation, footer, and sitewide boilerplate and will not penalize you for that, unless your content is non-existent.

[BlueprintMarketing]

The template for look of the website will make no difference whatsoever. Google understands that you are serving different markets with a .com or a dot CO.uk or any other TLD that you find serves a different country entirely

Matt cuts has a video on it explain it you will not be penalized for making a website with three different or more TLDs explaining what you sell or what you do as long as they're targeted for each country answer posted properly meaning the database should be in the country that you are targeting.