found a 10 yr old domain but its .net

Keen creations · 08-31-2011, 08:42 AM

I recently was looking for a nice aged domain for the website I will be making, I was looking for aged domain so it would help with seo ranking.

The domain is not bad but its a .net ... Should I go for a 3 yr old .com domain or a 10 yr old .net domain?

MikeFriedman · 08-31-2011, 08:47 AM

If this is a business that will be doing a lot of offline advertising... newspapers, mailers, flyers, business cards, etc., I would consider the .com as you do not want people accidentally typing in .com out of habit and finding a competitor.

For online advertising, it does not matter and I would take the 10 year-old domain in a heartbeat. The TLD does not affect SEO. You will not be relying on people to type in a URL. They will be clicking on a link.

MatthewGreen · 08-31-2011, 08:51 AM

Depends on what your trying to do with the domain. If you are a company it would look more professional to have a .com but if you are making an affiliate site .net would not be a bad choice for a domain. I would stick to buying .org .net and .com. Those are the 3 i buy most of.

Gale10 · 08-31-2011, 09:34 AM

I would personally jump on that 10 year old domain and FIND something that fit it! Ten year old domain will give you a great leg up the SERPS!

Best wishes, (not that you will need 'em)

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John Williamson · 08-31-2011, 09:35 AM

Why does it matter that it's a .net ??

dburk · 08-31-2011, 10:36 AM

Hi Keen creations,

It is not the age of the domain that matters, it is the aged backlinks that point to the domain that matters. The 3 yr old domain might be far more valuable than the 10 yr old domain.

The age of a domain is a hint that it "might" be valuable, not actual evidence of value. Don't just look at the domain age, look at the backlinks that point to the domain to determine the true value.

andrej · 08-31-2011, 11:04 AM

I would prefer a .com.

JSProjects · 08-31-2011, 11:19 AM

There is NO DIFFERENCE between .com, .net, .org, etc when it comes to SEO. I'm surprised that people still say otherwise.

If you're looking to brand yourself, then sure, a .com is preferred in most cases. But that's only because there's plenty of fairly clueless people in the "outside world" who don't trust a website / company unless it's a .com

pjdengler · 08-31-2011, 11:23 AM

I would go with it even though it is a .net. I have found that I have had no trouble ranking a .net ever.

lovboa · 08-31-2011, 03:14 PM

.net all the way.

Kenmuise · 08-31-2011, 07:13 PM

I don't know what happened here but I think I need help. I bought a domain today to start your regular old coffee blog with some ads on it..blah blah blah. I was trying to be cute and the domain is coffeefor.us (ha ha, get it?) anyway...it has an age of August 2006 on the my toolbar and 62 backlinks. What's up with that?

owenlee · 08-31-2011, 07:16 PM

if the cost is cheap...why dont get both? lol

for me i will go for the 10 year old domain...good luck

Targeted Traffic · 09-01-2011, 12:46 AM

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charu.seo · 09-01-2011, 01:09 AM

i will go for a 10 years old domain.

08-31-2011, 08:42 AM	#1
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MikeFriedman Don't Drink and SEO War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 207 Thanked 551 Times in 393 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: found a 10 yr old domain but its .net If this is a business that will be doing a lot of offline advertising... newspapers, mailers, flyers, business cards, etc., I would consider the .com as you do not want people accidentally typing in .com out of habit and finding a competitor. For online advertising, it does not matter and I would take the 10 year-old domain in a heartbeat. The TLD does not affect SEO. You will not be relying on people to type in a URL. They will be clicking on a link.
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MatthewGreen Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New York Posts: 72 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: found a 10 yr old domain but its .net Depends on what your trying to do with the domain. If you are a company it would look more professional to have a .com but if you are making an affiliate site .net would not be a bad choice for a domain. I would stick to buying .org .net and .com. Those are the 3 i buy most of.

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