Question about SEO for an interesting domain situation

rlhurst · 07-14-2011, 09:35 AM

Here's the situation.....

I am targeting a "citydental". The .com is taken, but actually redirects to a dentist office elswhere. That dentist is across the country, states away from the one I'd like. The .net is in a different state as well, with a dentist that has the last name matching the city name I'm going after.

The .org is available for the city I'm targeting. Is it worth going after? I mean, am I competing against the .com and .net just as though they were in the same city I'm targeting? Or does it matter? Thanks

~kev~ · 07-14-2011, 09:51 AM

.org is supposed to be reserved for not-for-profit organizations.

If all others are taken, maybe go with .us instead of .org.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.org

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The org domain was one of the original top-level domains,[1] with com, edu, gov, mil and net, established in January 1985. It was originally intended for non-profit organizations or organizations of a non-commercial character that did not meet the requirements for other gTLDs

gmc193 · 07-14-2011, 10:03 AM

I've managed to rank .org domains just as easily as .com domains.

Content and SEO are King.

Mike Anthony · 07-14-2011, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlhurst

Here's the situation.....

I am targeting a "citydental". The .com is taken, but actually redirects to a dentist office elswhere. That dentist is across the country, states away from the one I'd like. The .net is in a different state as well, with a dentist that has the last name matching the city name I'm going after.

The .org is available for the city I'm targeting. Is it worth going after? I mean, am I competing against the .com and .net just as though they were in the same city I'm targeting? Or does it matter? Thanks

you didn't state where the .com was ranking for the term. exact match is a bit over rated and can be overcome with good SEO - particularly strong links.

Emarketing Excellence · 07-14-2011, 10:36 AM

You can go for .org, but it depends what you offer on the domain. I would recommend using hyphenated domain city-dental with .com. However, I have seen .org can easily compete with .com or .net, but .US might be difficult to catch up.

Lawrence

rlhurst · 07-14-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Anthony

you didn't state where the .com was ranking for the term. exact match is a bit over rated and can be overcome with good SEO - particularly strong links.

The "citydental.com" that I'm targeting gets redirected to a different .com name, in a different state (townnamesmiles.com) And the "town name" is different than the city name I'm targeting. Their site has a P2 rank. 0 Google backlinks, 36 Yahoo backlinks.

I'm not intending to come across as real knowledgeable with SEO cause I'm not. So, I don't know if that info answers your question.

TBInternetMarketing · 07-14-2011, 11:08 PM

Yea in my opinion .org is just as good as .com and .net. Besides, the domain is only a part of the ranking factor. Sure, it is a big help, but if you nail the rest of your SEO, you could rank with any domain name. Go for it.

timpears · 07-14-2011, 11:40 PM

Personally I would work up a different domain name. I don't like hyphens, but that would be an alternative.

As stated, the .org was supposed to be for non profits, even though a lot of people are now using them. I am uncomfortable using what was meant for a non profit if I am not.

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rlhurst Custom Mobile Websites War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 510 Thanks: 35 Thanked 101 Times in 73 Posts Social Networking	Question about SEO for an interesting domain situation Here's the situation..... I am targeting a "citydental". The .com is taken, but actually redirects to a dentist office elswhere. That dentist is across the country, states away from the one I'd like. The .net is in a different state as well, with a dentist that has the last name matching the city name I'm going after. The .org is available for the city I'm targeting. Is it worth going after? I mean, am I competing against the .com and .net just as though they were in the same city I'm targeting? Or does it matter? Thanks
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Emarketing Excellence HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: England Posts: 120 Thanks: 13 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Social Networking	Re: Question about SEO for an interesting domain situation You can go for .org, but it depends what you offer on the domain. I would recommend using hyphenated domain city-dental with .com. However, I have seen .org can easily compete with .com or .net, but .US might be difficult to catch up. Lawrence

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TBInternetMarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In your PC Posts: 2,075 Thanks: 83 Thanked 789 Times in 234 Posts	Re: Question about SEO for an interesting domain situation Yea in my opinion .org is just as good as .com and .net. Besides, the domain is only a part of the ranking factor. Sure, it is a big help, but if you nail the rest of your SEO, you could rank with any domain name. Go for it.

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timpears Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, WA, USA. Posts: 3,500 Thanks: 327 Thanked 584 Times in 408 Posts	Re: Question about SEO for an interesting domain situation Personally I would work up a different domain name. I don't like hyphens, but that would be an alternative. As stated, the .org was supposed to be for non profits, even though a lot of people are now using them. I am uncomfortable using what was meant for a non profit if I am not.
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