Ask HN: Dot EU domain instead of dot com?

Re:Ask HN: Dot EU domain instead of dot com? by skwee357 on Friday February 21, 2025 @05:04AM (#43125855)

Thanks. From my research, .eu seems to used by official EU entities like ECB and other government/EU block/EU fans websites.

My biggest concern is being penalized by Google, or being seen as an abusive domain like .lol/.xyz

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Re:Ask HN: Dot EU domain instead of dot com? by lobsterthief on Friday February 21, 2025 @07:01AM (#43126559)

You won’t be penalized by Google based purely on it being a region- or country-level TLD. However, if you are trying to attract users outside of the EU, they may be less likely to click when they see the .eu TLD. Clickthrough rate on the SERP is a major signal to Google on how to rank a result for a given query.

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