{"id":7403,"date":"2016-04-18T14:35:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T08:26:24","slug":"choose-localized-domain-sg-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/choose-localized-domain-sg-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choose a Localized Domain? Proven Registration Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let&#8217;s introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\/sgdomain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singapore domain<\/a> which consist of 9 different domain extension.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7404 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sg-domain.png?resize=540%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"choose localized domain .SG Extension\" width=\"540\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All Singaporeans and even foreign companies are eligible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\/sgdomain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register a Singapore domain<\/a> with some of the above mentioned extensions. However, there are still restrictions for certain domain extensions as indicated above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">According to Google\u2019s ranking factors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/what-is-a-domain-name-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ccTLDs domain<\/a> will rank high in the search results within that country. Google can easily identifies a website\u2019s country of origin and ranks it among other results according to priority.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Therefore, if your business is based in Singapore, it is best for you to use a localized domain name for your website to reach larger local audiences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Moreover, if you\u2019re choose localized domains for website, your content should be localized too.<br \/>\n<em>*Localized content = content that is tailored\u00a0to target customers who are based in Singapore only.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are in fact, some good online content providers\/copywriters who are good at helping companies to enhance and tailor online content to their buyer persona, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantwriter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.giantwriter.com<\/a> among several others.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Choose Localized Domain If You\u2019re Targeting Local Customers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore Network Information Centre Pte Ltd (SGNIC) is a\u00a0company that provides<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\/sgdomain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Singapore Domain Names<\/a> registrations to resellers but not to customers. <em>Thus SGNIC requires accredited registrars to help them to sell Singapore Domain Names.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To find out more regarding Singapore Domain Names, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\/sgdomain\">SG Domain Registration<\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/%5EFE8C74E181E84FAF3D534E0145646A89FD8F6B5EA883350E1F%5Epimgpsh_fullsize_distr.jpg?resize=540%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Register .SG or .Com.SG Domain\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/%5EFE8C74E181E84FAF3D534E0145646A89FD8F6B5EA883350E1F%5Epimgpsh_fullsize_distr.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/%5EFE8C74E181E84FAF3D534E0145646A89FD8F6B5EA883350E1F%5Epimgpsh_fullsize_distr.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/%5EFE8C74E181E84FAF3D534E0145646A89FD8F6B5EA883350E1F%5Epimgpsh_fullsize_distr.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/%5EFE8C74E181E84FAF3D534E0145646A89FD8F6B5EA883350E1F%5Epimgpsh_fullsize_distr.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When you have secured your localized domain name, it gives you the advantage to connect with your local audiences and become more competitive in your local markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Related article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is domain definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/the-importance-of-a-localized-domain-sg-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The importance of .SG domain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s introducing Singapore domain which consist of 9 different domain extension. 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