How best to optomise a .co.uk to rank on google.com.au

[seanmccauley]

We currently sell our products to Australia customers via Google Adwords marketing and are keen to achieve good organic serps. What steps do you recommend taking? Are any of you working down under and interested in helping on this project?

Thanks

[wissamdandan]

IMO,

I would acquire either a .com.au domain or a .com with a subfolder targeting Australia. why ? multiple reasons:

• Results that will appear on google.com.au will show relevant sites with .com.au and .com (very rarely a .co.uk)...
• a New site dedicated to a region will let you more control over its link building, content that is oriented to AU
• and its simply difficult for a .co.uk to compete with local and .com site for the niche you are in.

[STPseo]

i think that you have to have a physical business presence in Australia to be able to get an .au domain name. I know that we have not been able to buy one.

[firstconversion]

aussie address on every page

links from aussie websites likely to be your best bet

personalisation - get people to google for your brand

can you target to aus in webmaster tools from a co.uk?

do you see any UK (or any foreign) websites ranking in aus for similar or competitive terms? Can you identify how they did it?