Do I need to physically host my website in separate countries for SEO?
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I run an ecommerce store that is hosted in Ireland, and ranks ok with google.ie
The market for this comapny is the Republic of Ireland and the UK.
Is it beneficial for me to have a UK hosted version of my site (.co.uk) to rank higher in google.co.uk (and other localised search engines of course).
If so, how would I prevent the site from being punished for duplicate content?
Thanks in advance for any assistance on the above.
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