Search Engine Optimisation in Ireland

Ok, well I suppose I should start at the beginning to keep some sort of structure to this page. Most of my examples in my blog will probably be geared towards Irish readers. There are plenty of SEO blogs out there, so I'm going to post my thoughts without trying to cloak my Irish perspective. Search Engine Optimisation is possibly a lot easier when you are aiming a website at an Irish market in comparison to aiming it at the UK or US markets. The small area and population must make almost any kind of online marketing more straight forward and more affordable. In my experience, the 'search for pages in Ireland' option is very popular. Aiming to get a website ranking highly in searches for 'pages within Ireland' can be a good stepping stone towards bigger things. It means you can see results quickly - it shouldn't take long to get a few relevant search terms bringing up your website in at least the top thirty results (though obviously it depends on the kind of website you're optimising). One important thing to note, is that, for Google to rank your pages for searches within Ireland, your website must either be a '.ie' address or else it must be hosted on a server in Ireland.