Which method is best?

[Nomad]

Which method do you thing is better if you wish to launch localized versions of a website according to nations. There are possibly three options namely:
1> assigning a country specific domain like asdf.in
2> providing a subdomain to existing domain like in.asdf.com
3> providing different root folder like asdf.com/in

[Jeff]

I think that local domains make sense if that is where your market is. So, I'd go with asdf.in - assuming that you are truly trying to build a significant web presence in India and are including a lot of unique India related content. That's the real value of ccTLDs - they tell locals that this website is made specially for them.

Also, from an SEO point of view, Google tends to rank ccTLDs higher in the relevant country - for instance, Indian domains tend to rank higher in Google.co.in.

[Nomad]

Thanks Jeff, this means we should prefer to go with ccTLDs as far as possible, But One aspect we might miss out is that we have to start a new domain if we choose do do so? So a lot lesser traffic initially ?