How to optimize a site, to rank in USA and australia? Is there any special treatment for website?

I think its same for all.

If you want to rank well in search, where a regional competition, which tend to be hosted on a server in this field, or if you have a top-level domain, which belongs to the region, or both.

To target for USA, there's nothing to change, it's just the same with targeting global. For Australia, you can do geo targeting for it, by submitting you site to sites that is based in Autralia.

try to use in the meta where you want your site to be place, like this;

<meta http-equiv="DISTRIBUTION" content="Australia,USA">

You have to participate more on USA and AUstralia based websites.. Do all on page optimization first .

Originally Posted by james77

How to optimize a site, to rank in USA and australia? Is there any special treatment for website?

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Originally Posted by pageupseo

I think its same for all.

you think wrong

site optimizing for a specific country is little different. some of facts i have mention bellow for bring ranking on specific county :

1) country specific domain like www.youwebsite.com.au
2) hosting from same country
3) address in bottom all pages

in linking

1) reginal directory submission
2) cross linking from specific country's domain

hope i am right

using country specific domain and hosting best idea for targeting regional traffic

Does the options in Google Webmaster Tools affect ranking in specific countries?

Hey, google provide local search, then it is easy to search all types of local sites.

Submit your website in US and Australian domain specific directories. Promote your website in us and australia's classified and B2B sites

Well,Having your website listed on the first page of search engines will give you an answer for maximum exposure. The closer you are to the top of the page or position the more you have in search results, plus the number of visitors you receive.

There are different search result in every country which means, targeting visitors from specific country has a bit difference.

I think no need for special treatment for USA and au site.Same SEO process you can use.If you are doing local optimization then it will little bit different otherwise no need to apply any different process.

Its right that We can get various result at different country. Google really provide local search engine result. Most of the user do SEO in local area. So they will get more back links as far and also increase their prestige in their local area.

As per mine own experienced, You have to optimize your sites at local area. After You have to promote at global level. You have to optimize your site for SEO. Article writing and press releases are useful which increase our PR.

Build links from us and au based websites,

links like directory , social bookmarking, blog comments, forum posting.

Target the local listing in the specific countries will help

You should use Search Engine Optimization techniques
for increasing traffic.