Comments on: To Dot-CA or not to Dot-CA? http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/ Canadian SEO for Google Success! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Leonhardt’s SEO and Social Media Marketing » Pros and cons of country-specific domains http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-466 David Leonhardt’s SEO and Social Media Marketing » Pros and cons of country-specific domains Fri, 21 May 2010 16:47:07 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-466 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Search engine marketing Vancouver http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Search engine marketing Vancouver Wed, 19 May 2010 06:53:58 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-459 This information is very good to serve as a valuable lesson.Very interesting link - I just did a quick check, looks like a pretty good tool! Thanks for the find! This information is very good to serve as a valuable lesson.Very interesting link – I just did a quick check, looks like a pretty good tool! Thanks for the find!

]]> By: Kennedy http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Kennedy Sat, 15 May 2010 17:14:00 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-455 Great article. We are operating under a .ca domain. You're right though, so far it doesn't make much of a difference whether you are .ca or .com, and good SEO practices should keep it that way in the rankings. It will be interesting however, if the search engines start to place different weights on these specific domains. For one thing, it will make the trade of buying domains more important and potentially lucrative for some people. Great article. We are operating under a .ca domain. You’re right though, so far it doesn’t make much of a difference whether you are .ca or .com, and good SEO practices should keep it that way in the rankings. It will be interesting however, if the search engines start to place different weights on these specific domains. For one thing, it will make the trade of buying domains more important and potentially lucrative for some people.

]]> By: Website Design http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Website Design Sun, 09 May 2010 19:29:21 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-448 If given the choice and both domains .com and .ca were available I would definitely go with .com any day. If given the choice and both domains .com and .ca were available I would definitely go with .com any day.

]]> By: Jennifer (CIRA) http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Jennifer (CIRA) Wed, 05 May 2010 18:07:49 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-439 Really interesting perspective! As someone who works for CIRA, the organization that runs .CA, I think it is also important to point out that prospective customers from all around the world look upon a .CA web site as being more secure than many other domain extensions. McAfee's report "Mapping the Mal Web" ranks the world's riskiest domains. .CA is rated among the safest, most trustworthy domains. The riskiest include .COM, .CM, .CM and .INFO. <spam link removed!> Canada has a an excellent reputation online. This is something that Canadians should use to their advantage through the domain they choose. Really interesting perspective!

As someone who works for CIRA, the organization that runs .CA, I think it is also important to point out that prospective customers from all around the world look upon a .CA web site as being more secure than many other domain extensions. McAfee’s report “Mapping the Mal Web” ranks the world’s riskiest domains. .CA is rated among the safest, most trustworthy domains. The riskiest include .COM, .CM, .CM and .INFO.

Canada has a an excellent reputation online. This is something that Canadians should use to their advantage through the domain they choose.

]]> By: Vancouver Social Media - Monday's Social Media Caffeine Buzz | Hoggan Blog http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Vancouver Social Media - Monday's Social Media Caffeine Buzz | Hoggan Blog Mon, 03 May 2010 17:26:04 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-435 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: CT Moore http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-428 CT Moore Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-428 Call me old school, but if I can't get the .com, I don't want the domain. That being said, once I have the .com, I'll make sure to get the .ca. But I've never done anything that was exclusively Canadian, so .ca's have always been a secondary thing for me. Call me old school, but if I can’t get the .com, I don’t want the domain.

That being said, once I have the .com, I’ll make sure to get the .ca. But I’ve never done anything that was exclusively Canadian, so .ca’s have always been a secondary thing for me.

]]> By: Ani Lopez http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Ani Lopez Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:48:24 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-416 Nice post Jim. What I would not recommend in any case is having the same site under .com and .ca (or any other). Pretty obvious from duplicate content side but I've seen that quite a lot of times. My experience with webmaster tools and locally hosted site by country is that nowadays it is more relevant to indicate region/country to set it up properly on webmaster tools than host in the particular country. Nice post Jim.
What I would not recommend in any case is having the same site under .com and .ca (or any other). Pretty obvious from duplicate content side but I’ve seen that quite a lot of times.

My experience with webmaster tools and locally hosted site by country is that nowadays it is more relevant to indicate region/country to set it up properly on webmaster tools than host in the particular country.

]]> By: BizSugar.com http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-412 BizSugar.com Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:28:35 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-412 <strong>To Dot-CA or not to Dot-CA?...</strong> Many Canadian businesses are faced with a conundrum: do they set up their website on a .ca domain or on a .com domain. There are pros and cons for each, and some of those are related to SEO, to the rankings that the website can achieve in the search en... To Dot-CA or not to Dot-CA?…

Many Canadian businesses are faced with a conundrum: do they set up their website on a .ca domain or on a .com domain. There are pros and cons for each, and some of those are related to SEO, to the rankings that the website can achieve in the search en…

]]> By: Andy @ FirstFound http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2010/04/to-dot-ca-or-not-to-dot-ca/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Andy @ FirstFound Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:27:27 +0000 http://www.canuckseo.com/?p=979#comment-411 Having two domains is a great idea. Glad to see you're already doing it! Having two domains is a great idea. Glad to see you’re already doing it!

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