Many people believe that the location of your web hoster does not matter, but the fact is it does, especially in terms of SEO.

Search engine results depend on the national version of Google, and particularly when you have a country domain extension, Google recognises your nationality, meaning you may not perform as well in the UK if you have a .be extension.

If you’re thinking about starting a website directed to a UK audience, it could be beneficial to purchase a .co.uk domain, or perhaps a .com/. The only issue is that more domains are taken each day, and whenever a suitable domain name for the UK come available, you should always snap it up while you can. Or you may end up paying over the odds.