.info or .com for SEO purposes?

[mince001]

I mainly use .com for my websites. Do you guys think that a .info domain is just as good as a .com for SEO purposes?

[Seleyna]

yes, I tried optimizing a .info before and it performed well

[aleo1203]

I've never optimized for .info, but I have read they aren't as effective. Maybe it just takes a little more?

[Jdub2104]

I've seen .info rank well, but I prefer .com, .net, and .org. These three have always been my "go to" when it comes to SEO.

[JSProjects]

.info is fine. Many people will argue otherwise. But that just leaves more EMD's open for the rest of us.

[RentItNow]

Originally Posted by JSProjects

.info is fine. Many people will argue otherwise. But that just leaves more EMD's open for the rest of us.

Yeah good results here as I am able to register domains that I would have never been able to with .com. Rank just as fast and .coms and I have seen posts here with the evidence others got same results.

[John Williamson]

How many times do we have to go through this, folks...

Domains .info are good for Google?

.info and .ws domains - will they rank in Google?

.info domain is really BAD for SEO?

Are .info domains bad for SEO

This forum has a Search feature...

[dadamson]

I have experimented with both and can safely say that they both work.

I prefer .com just for the known trust factor if I am selling things on it, however .info can be great to get some good domain names that haven't been taken.

[DIGITALCHAMELEON]

I think there is no matter the domain extension when it comes to SEO the important is how competitive is your SEO campaign.

[seoforu]

.Com is much better than .info . But there are many factors depending on it.If money isn't a problem then go for a .com domain.

[Seamc]

if they both perform the same ranking-wise, I think i would go for a .info since if people are looking for "[your keyword] info" they first of all get an exact match with your domain (given your keyword is in the domain already) and because your site is .info, they think the site provides information and is not going to sell them crap.

Just my 2 cents.

[Seamc]

Originally Posted by John Williamson

How many times do we have to go through this, folks...

Domains .info are good for Google?

.info and .ws domains - will they rank in Google?

.info domain is really BAD for SEO?

Are .info domains bad for SEO

This forum has a Search feature...

I think we should create a sticky about this, since this is a very disputed topic and it comes up all the time, or add it to the SEO FAQ.

[StoneWilson]

Technically I don't think there is difference between .com and .info, but for most of people, .com is much easier to remember and it sounds kind of official?

[alina albert]

I think no difference in both but people mostly prefer .com domain for this purpose.

[Seamc]

Originally Posted by StoneWilson

Technically I don't think there is difference between .com and .info, but for most of people, .com is much easier to remember and it sounds kind of official?

It depends on the purpose of your website. If you count on organic traffic, you don't need to worry about how easy it is to remember your website.

[sandersjessica]

I haven't optimized for .info either. But imo, i guess .coms are much easier to rank. .info domains takes some time to feature in the SERPs.

[Egrove Systems]

.com and .info are Good to SEO purpose. In my personal opinion please register your domain in .com, Because some of business keywords none of the .info domains are listed in search results first page

[J3thro M]

In search results, when internet users see .com and .info in page 1, they will most likely to click the website with .com ..... I think so..

[Musique]

I guess it's possible, however, it's strongly advisable to use .com domains because people tend to add ".com" to site names when they type the name.

[diyakapoor]

.info is fine, no problem at all. But make sure that you perform a good on page optimization of website as you do when it is a .com domain.

[karandigital]

.info is fine but .com is the best

[Seamc]

I hate how these threads just throw up confusion. If you say they are both equally good, why should you pay more than double the amount of a .info for a .com? wouldn't that be money thrown out?

[talking]

Originally Posted by karandigital

.info is fine but .com is the best

That's a proven fact.

[owenlee]

I have a .info domain and it ranks on the first page... a .com has made impression that it is the best so most of us will register a .com .......is just that .com has a better branding than .info

that my view..anyone have the same thinking? haha

[MikeFriedman]

Originally Posted by Musique

I guess it's possible, however, it's strongly advisable to use .com domains because people tend to add ".com" to site names when they type the name.

Which has absolutely nothing to do with SEO.

[bhuff85]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - it doesn't matter. I've got a few .info domains that are ranking on page 1 for their targeted keyword term. Heck, some of them are beating out some authority domains as well. But in short, if you look at it in terms of SEO, not one is really "better" than the other. It boils down to personal preference.

[John Williamson]

Yeah, this is getting rather ridiculous...

[strategic seo services]

Originally Posted by mince001

I mainly use .com for my websites. Do you guys think that a .info domain is just as good as a .com for SEO purposes?

For SEO purposes, I've found that it makes no difference. However, if you want to sell the domain in the future, a .com is your best option.

[aliensexist112]

I believe that .com domains work better. From personal experience .com domains have always been indexed faster and got higher rankings. The only option might be to buy two domains with the same name and do testing which one will rank higher.

[MikeFriedman]

Originally Posted by aliensexist112

I believe that .com domains work better. From personal experience .com domains have always been indexed faster and got higher rankings. The only option might be to buy two domains with the same name and do testing which one will rank higher.

I'm going to call BS on this.

It's just not true at all. The TLD has no effect on the rankings.

[Teleologist]

Which is best, .net or .org? As far as .info, there may not be good reasons to think it's not as good as the others but since so many persons think .info isn't as good as .com then when you sell your website you might get less for it if it's a .info rather than a .com.

[redrabbitt67]

Originally Posted by John Williamson

Yeah, this is getting rather ridiculous...

Yeah, I think we've about beat this thing to death. I read the other .info threads and started using them for my new websites.

When I've done my keyword research thoroughly with proper SEO, these .info domains are ranking on Page 1 and frequently in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions.

I don't see the problem except for the perception that .com domains may be worth more if you're planning on selling the site.

[JamesGw]

I notice that .com domains tend to have a higher CTR on the SERPs, which has an indirect benefit in regard to ranking. It also helps with branding. I'd suggest using .com when you can unless you're just starting out and can only afford .info domains in any sort of bulk quantity.

[bhuff85]

Originally Posted by JamesGw

I notice that .com domains tend to have a higher CTR on the SERPs, which has an indirect benefit in regard to ranking. It also helps with branding. I'd suggest using .com when you can unless you're just starting out and can only afford .info domains in any sort of bulk quantity.

So you're telling me that a .info ranking #1 for a specific keyword in Google will get LESS clicks than a .com ranking #4? Do you have any evidence that points to this?

Like I said before, a lot is dependent on how well you put your SEO together. Heck, once you get to the first page, even your title will need to be crafted well to garner clicks (as well as be properly optimized). There are so many elements involved that the actual domain extension truly has nothing to do with it.

If you're looking to brand something then yes - a .com makes perfect sense (and I would agree to recommend this as well). If you're just trying to build a small niche website though, worry less about the extension and pay more attention other factors that are the most important (i.e. building a quality website with top notch content, properly optimizing it both on-page and off-page).

[Mark Kurza]

The .com domain is what is most common and most typed so if you can then its worth getting the .com. However, I haved picked up a .me domain since the others were taken, but they weren't being used. So my .me is on the first page, just need more backlinks and content.

[JamesGw]

Originally Posted by bhuff85

So you're telling me that a .info ranking #1 for a specific keyword in Google will get LESS clicks than a .com ranking #4? Do you have any evidence that points to this?

Like I said before, a lot is dependent on how well you put your SEO together. Heck, once you get to the first page, even your title will need to be crafted well to garner clicks (as well as be properly optimized). There are so many elements involved that the actual domain extension truly has nothing to do with it.

If you're looking to brand something then yes - a .com makes perfect sense (and I would agree to recommend this as well). If you're just trying to build a small niche website though, worry less about the extension and pay more attention other factors that are the most important (i.e. building a quality website with top notch content, properly optimizing it both on-page and off-page).

You have slain my strawman, but my real point still stands!

Anyway, no. I'm saying that, from my experience, a .com ranking at #1 will receive more clicks than a .info ranking at #1 if everything else is exactly the same. Google uses click through rate to determine rankings, so having .com might have an indirect benefit.

Granted, a .info's description and title could be optimized to such a degree where this barely matters, but it's still a (very) small factor.

Just something to think on. I'm not trying to start an argument.

[bhuff85]

Originally Posted by JamesGw

You have slain my strawman, but my real point still stands!

Anyway, no. I'm saying that, from my experience, a .com ranking at #1 will receive more clicks than a .info ranking at #1 if everything else is exactly the same. Google uses click through rate to determine rankings, so having .com might have an indirect benefit.

Granted, a .info's description and title could be optimized to such a degree where this barely matters, but it's still a (very) small factor.

Just something to think on. I'm not trying to start an argument.

Wasn't trying to start an argument - just wanted to get more details to refute the claim that you were making, that's all

It would be interesting to actually test this, but of course, other variables would still exist that would likely make it tought to get an actual number. You could come close, but there is always that title and description that will play a factor.

In the end, whatever you prefer will do. It's too bad other folks don't realize that they could be missing out on an opportunity to use a .info domain to rank for something they really wanted to go after when the other main TLD's are not available. However - that's OK. I'll just take it off their hands

[stc151]

I have both .info and .com sites and there doesn't seem to be an advantage to either. Both take just as much work for competitive keywords.

[razorhound]

Both of them work great for me.

[collegeboy]

Both domains are Google friendly and worked well.

[WakondaMarketing]

As, I have said in the previous threads, domain extensions do not matter. Any domain extension can outrank any other sites by employing excellent SEO strategy and linkbuilding efforts.

[sandysandiego]

there are a lot of contradictions - gimme a final verdict - A Go or a No Go

I accept that i have no time to test..hence this post

[tajtour]

Yes, you can use .info. It also work good like .com or any other domain...

[sdzh]

.com is more likely to be clicked by a searcher and is more brandable and, ultimately, more sellable (if you ever want/need to go down that route)

.info is the reverse of the above.

From an SEO and ranking perspective, it makes no difference - I have .info sites that are #1 and many more .info's that are top 5.

[kimseo]

Originally Posted by mince001

I mainly use .com for my websites. Do you guys think that a .info domain is just as good as a .com for SEO purposes?

I don't think google consider domain TLDs, Although i have never worked on any .info domain but i believe it should be treated same as any other domain TLD

[Ferenc Makar]

I prefer .com, .net, and .org but they may equally good.

[markove]

I think .com and .info domain extensions both are very good for search engine optimization. There is no difference between them. But i think it is good to buy .com domain extensions if they are available. Because .com domain extensions are remembered by the people easily for a ling time.

[paologiannone]

Getting a .comdom ain is better because .com sounds better, in terms of seo there is not difference

[fordsmith]

I think .com is more user friendly than the .info. Because when user think of any site it comes .com in their mind but if you use .info instead than user will get confused and don't get right site.

[TheFBGuy]

Originally Posted by John Williamson

How many times do we have to go through this, folks...

Domains .info are good for Google?

.info and .ws domains - will they rank in Google?

.info domain is really BAD for SEO?

Are .info domains bad for SEO

This forum has a Search feature...

Yeah, these topics should be locked from now.