Regional vs. Global competition

[jaidip_ishir]

I have recently faced a tough job.
While optimizing a dating site on Google, I faced tougher competition (in UK counties) for regional keywords (at Google.co.uk) than its global counterparts. I am getting better ranks on a global platform (Google.com). This scenario is strange.

I will appreciate to know the reason from anyone around.
Also, did you face similar problems while optimizing on a competitive domain (dating, gambling, finance, travel...)?

[www.tradeco.co.uk]

Presumably, Cheshire dating is more relevant on .co.uk than .com so you're facing stiffer competition for the keywords there??

[easycash81]

Get some links from the websites which are targeting that region and submit your site tolocal directories and local search engines. u will surelly perform better