A website for China - SEO & Marketing

[jo91]

I want to launch a website in China and have read that the best way forward for Baidu SEO is to host the site in China itself - does anyone have experience with doing that?

It seems there are a few hoops to jump through, but I imagine I'm not the first to try?

[benesmartin]

Yes, you're right. The best way is to host website in China on a CN domain. Hong Kong counts as well. Taiwan doesn't.

According to Search Engine Land: "Aside from preferring Chinese domains, Baidu also prefers websites to be hosted in China. This will also help improve page load speed."