Google may reduce the SEO boost for ccTLDs. Creative use of ccTLDs for branding makes them less reliable for geographic targeting. Focus on content and proper hreflang implementation for international ...

As businesses look to expand into new markets, their digital strategy needs to scale with them. This requires building trust, visibility and relevance with more users. One of the most effective yet ...

Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about a ranking preference given to sites that use country level domain names and explained how that compares to non-country domain names. The question ...

Domain extensions have been a core part of the web since its early days. In SEO, debates have continued for decades about how a domain extension, such as a TLD (top-level domain) or ccTLD ...

The registrability of ccTLDs as trade marks burst into the open in Singapore late last year. Though the applications were withdrawn, some legal issues remain outstanding, explains Bryan Tan In ...

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) may temporarily halve the fees paid by country code top-level domain registries to encourage them to enter agreements with it. ICANN has ...