SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test)

sandrax · 02-16-2011, 12:53 PM

Hi everyone,

The other day I did a little test for a key question you see a lot coming by on the forum. .Org versus .Net??

A few days ago I bought two exact keyword domain names, exactly the same and at the exact same time with a purchase through GoDaddy, just with the two different extensions.

I put up an exact SEO optimized copy on both websites, identical. As soon as google crawled both it has put the .org domain in the #2 spot for that keyword and the .net version is nowhere to be found.

Sorry, but I will not mention the website domains, it's irrelevant anyway, I just wanted to share my experience with this and hope this might help someone.

Have a great day,
Marc

markowe · 02-16-2011, 12:57 PM

Interesting experiment! Who knows what goes on behind the scenes - maybe if someone else tried it the .net would get priority! Maybe they shuffle those ranking factors around so that no single TLD really has priority. Though, if the .net has bombed, that sounds like Google has picked the .org as the original source of the content? Wonder what it would base that decision on...

sandrax · 02-16-2011, 01:02 PM

Hi Markowe, I know.

You know, I'm not saying that I discovered the Google ranking secret here, we'll never know, lol. It just worked out for this specific test, but it surely was interesting. .Net is nowhere to be found to ??

Both had 2 backlinks from the same page, just to tell Google, hey look at us, who do you wanna rank better

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John Williamson · 02-16-2011, 01:26 PM

Weird, I've had tests that have shown the opposite.

BenJackson · 02-16-2011, 03:54 PM

It's a cool experiment, but how can you draw a sure conclusion from it? How can you possibly isolate the variables? I believe that Google has over 200 variables for their ranking algorithm, to conduct a true scientific test you would have to list these variables and somehow measure each of their effects on the sites to see what caused the difference in rankings.

As markowe mentioned, the difference could simply be in which one Google chose as the original source.

John Williamson · 02-16-2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenJackson

It's a cool experiment, but how can you draw a sure conclusion from it? How can you possibly isolate the variables? I believe that Google has over 200 variables for their ranking algorithm, to conduct a true scientific test you would have to list these variables and somehow measure each of their effects on the sites to see what caused the difference in rankings.

As markowe mentioned, the difference could simply be in which one Google chose as the original source.

Excellent observations.

paulgl · 02-16-2011, 04:32 PM

Hardly a "test."

Was a dot com in the #1 slot? If so, then we can conclude that
a dot com is favored by google over a dot org?

Hardly.

Why didn't you get a dot info and a dot biz and a dot tv?

Funny thing, some people would claim one site was penalized due to
duplicate content...

Paul

thecableguy · 02-16-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Funny thing, some people would claim one site was penalized due to
duplicate content...

Yeah there might be something to that. I did the same with a com, net, org and info a few years back, exact same content and no backlinks on any of them. One of them the .com hit the first page and the others I stopped looking after about a half dozen pages. I guess the first to get indexed showed in the SERPs and the others went into the supplemental index. Google doesn't like duplicate pages, but they all hit Yahoo's first page (kinda embarrasing, it was the same domain/content just a different extension).

greatseoservice · 02-16-2011, 06:27 PM

Yes indeed, read it a lot of times: com, .org, .net in that order. Never a .info

John Williamson · 02-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatseoservice

Yes indeed, read it a lot of times: com, .org, .net in that order. Never a .info

"Never a .info?" - Couldn't be further from the truth - I have plenty of sites that are high on page 1 of G that have .info domains...

BradBergeron · 02-16-2011, 06:41 PM

I'd do a few more tests before I come to this conclusion if I were you.

dp40oz · 02-16-2011, 07:49 PM

Whichever site Google crawled first would most likely rank higher then the other because the 2nd site would be ignored due to duplicate content. This doesn't really prove anything unfortunately.

faceblogger · 02-16-2011, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Williamson

Weird, I've had tests that have shown the opposite.

This.

My tests too have had shown the opposite

sandrax · 06-19-2011, 03:03 PM

Thanks Warriors for sharing all your experience in this thread.

Update on this .org vs .net, after a while totally neglecting the two sites, the .net ranked higher then the .org?? Go figure. No additional back linking or anything else was done.

I guess we'll never know how the Google Algorithm works

.

Fernando Veloso · 06-19-2011, 03:12 PM

Well, for what is worth, a test is a test, and OP did well to "test it". But I wouldn't jump into any conclusions since is virtually impossible to do a proper test with/and in Google.

faceblogger · 06-19-2011, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Williamson

Weird, I've had tests that have shown the opposite.

same here!

Cosmit · 06-19-2011, 09:59 PM

agree with anyone who said second site got considered duplicate, cuz that's the case. you can't have 2 identical sites rank the same.. it's a matter of which one got crawled & indexed first, second one is trash. i doubt the extension matters, and if it does, it's less than 0.5% which isn't even worth mentioning imo.

but regardless, thanks for the share

02-16-2011, 12:57 PM	#2
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sandrax Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 258 Thanks: 19 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Hi Markowe, I know. You know, I'm not saying that I discovered the Google ranking secret here, we'll never know, lol. It just worked out for this specific test, but it surely was interesting. .Net is nowhere to be found to ?? Both had 2 backlinks from the same page, just to tell Google, hey look at us, who do you wanna rank better .

02-16-2011, 01:26 PM	#4
John Williamson The Mathematical Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,639 Thanks: 143 Thanked 283 Times in 185 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Weird, I've had tests that have shown the opposite.
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BenJackson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 111 Times in 62 Posts Social Networking	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) It's a cool experiment, but how can you draw a sure conclusion from it? How can you possibly isolate the variables? I believe that Google has over 200 variables for their ranking algorithm, to conduct a true scientific test you would have to list these variables and somehow measure each of their effects on the sites to see what caused the difference in rankings. As markowe mentioned, the difference could simply be in which one Google chose as the original source.
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paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,199 Times in 886 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Hardly a "test." Was a dot com in the #1 slot? If so, then we can conclude that a dot com is favored by google over a dot org? Hardly. Why didn't you get a dot info and a dot biz and a dot tv? Funny thing, some people would claim one site was penalized due to duplicate content... Paul
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02-16-2011, 12:53 PM	#1
sandrax Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 258 Thanks: 19 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Hi everyone, The other day I did a little test for a key question you see a lot coming by on the forum. .Org versus .Net?? A few days ago I bought two exact keyword domain names, exactly the same and at the exact same time with a purchase through GoDaddy, just with the two different extensions. I put up an exact SEO optimized copy on both websites, identical. As soon as google crawled both it has put the .org domain in the #2 spot for that keyword and the .net version is nowhere to be found. Sorry, but I will not mention the website domains, it's irrelevant anyway, I just wanted to share my experience with this and hope this might help someone. Have a great day, Marc

02-16-2011, 06:27 PM	#9
greatseoservice Backlinking monster Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Europe Posts: 102 Thanks: 8 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Yes indeed, read it a lot of times: com, .org, .net in that order. Never a .info

02-16-2011, 06:41 PM	#11
BradBergeron Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 93 Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) I'd do a few more tests before I come to this conclusion if I were you.

02-16-2011, 07:49 PM	#12
dp40oz Full Control SEO War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 894 Thanks: 10 Thanked 142 Times in 105 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Whichever site Google crawled first would most likely rank higher then the other because the 2nd site would be ignored due to duplicate content. This doesn't really prove anything unfortunately.

06-19-2011, 03:03 PM	#14
sandrax Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 258 Thanks: 19 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) Thanks Warriors for sharing all your experience in this thread. Update on this .org vs .net, after a while totally neglecting the two sites, the .net ranked higher then the .org?? Go figure. No additional back linking or anything else was done. I guess we'll never know how the Google Algorithm works .

06-19-2011, 03:12 PM	#15
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06-19-2011, 09:59 PM	#17
Cosmit HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts Contact Info	Re: SEO: Google Preferred .org over .net domain (Actual Test) agree with anyone who said second site got considered duplicate, cuz that's the case. you can't have 2 identical sites rank the same.. it's a matter of which one got crawled & indexed first, second one is trash. i doubt the extension matters, and if it does, it's less than 0.5% which isn't even worth mentioning imo. but regardless, thanks for the share