{"id":2220,"date":"2019-01-25T18:27:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:26:58","slug":"what-are-the-risks-of-hosting-a-website-in-another-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/what-are-the-risks-of-hosting-a-website-in-another-country\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Risks Of Hosting A Website In Another Country?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are plenty of arguments in favor of hosting your website in another country. Saving money. Enjoying more permissive Internet laws. Reaching customers your business might otherwise be unable to connect with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But hosting abroad also carries risks that may outweigh benefits if you’re not careful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Unfamiliar Regulatory Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re still many years away from global Internet laws (if we ever see them at all). What that means for you is that the country in which you base your website will have different rules and regulations than what you\u2019re familiar with. At best, you’ll face extra compliance steps like GDPR requirements.
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At worst, you could open yourself up to government snooping, seized or intercepted data, or a laundry list of regulatory penalties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher Latency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assuming you aren\u2019t hosting in another country because that\u2019s where your clientele is based, you\u2019re pretty much guaranteed to suffer at least minor performance issues by hosting overseas. Even a formidable content delivery network can only do so much. Hosting near your audience offers unbeatable quality. Even small differences matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issues With Hosting Providers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Working with a web host in another country could easily mean you\u2019ll have to deal with language barriers that make troubleshooting even minor issues a challenge. The fact that your host is in a different time zone may also mean their hours differ wildly from your own, while cultural differences could be a source of friction. There\u2019s also the chance that, if you don\u2019t do your research, you might wind up with a host that rips you off and run – that happens domestically too, but it\u2019s a lot easier for someone to get away with it if they\u2019re in another country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffering In The SERP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The importance of local search engine optimization is one that\u2019s been widely covered. If you host your website somewhere that isn\u2019t local (and you aren\u2019t trying to optimize for search in the region you are hosting), there is a chance that could impact your search engine rankings. Probably not by a great deal, mind you – but every little bit matters.
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Be Where Your Audience Is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, our advice is to host your website as near to your target audience as you can. Go where your market does. Whether that\u2019s local or overseas is entirely up to you.
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