Hosted in the Cloud, my URL is a .com how can I rank in UK SERPS?

[eppleston]

Hi Mozzers, I have found an e-commerce SAS solution (USA based) that hosts its platform in the Cloud. Unfortunately my domain is a ,com but I wish to rank & sell within the UK.

I realise I can select the UK parameters within GWT, but I am led to believe that this isnt hugely effective.

Other than choosing another eCommerce platform, could anyone please assist me in identifying a solution?

Thank you in advance.

[RyanKent]

Do you have an office in the UK? If so, make sure you get a local listing for it and have that location listed on your pages.

Do you wish to only sell in the UK? If so, include your target market in your pages throughout your site. Instead of having a page title of "Widgets" you can use "London Widgets" or whatever term you feel will apply to your target audience.

[Getz.pro]

I presume your hosting company will not provide you with a UK TLD.

Then go with what Ryan posted and make sure you location is clear. Also, grab those UK inbound links!! Also Google Places, and I think Google Webmaster has the ability to set location.

[eppleston]

Thanks for the prompt responses guys. I have set up my local listings (phew) would it be prudent to add some location data in a schema.org product desc?

[Getz.pro]

I would hold off on that and see how the rest of the SEO efforts goes first.

[Thos003]

Get listed in the local UK directories. i.e.- Yelp.co.uk