Which looks better .org or .net

[rusty1027]

I own the .ORG and the .NET of an exact match domain. Unfortunately the .COM was taken, however it is not in use. So I plan to make one of them my main domain and simply redirect the other to it.

Do you think I should use the .ORG or the .NET tld as the primary domain? SEO wise, I realize it doesn't make a difference, so I don't need that advice. I'm just wondering which looks better.

[synergyxtr]

it depends on what the site is about. the .net looks like a tech company while the .org looks like a foundation.

[Michael55555]

.Net, unless you are ACTUALLY running or working with/for a non-profit company and the site is about that.

[Brad Kast]

For some reason, when I think of .ORG, I think of an organization. Not like a company but like planned parenthood, goodwill, or the actors guild. May just be me but I'd go with .NET

[UMS]

As others have mentioned, it depends on what type of site you will be creating.

If it is a business/service type of site, I'd go with the .net. If it's an informational site, eg: health advice, then I'd go for the .org

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by rusty1027

I'm just wondering which looks better.

It doesn't matter which looks better to us. We're internet marketers, some of whom will instinctively prefer ".net", of the two - so your answers here are possibly going to be biased that way.

What matters is what your customers want, which depends primarily on the traffic demographics and secondarily on the niche and type of site you're putting on it.

Knowing nothing more than that, I can offer only the observation that if it were for myself, I'd want to use the .info, and redirect both the .org and the .net to it, because my customers prefer that (I asked them, and that was what they told me, collectively - together with their reasons).

But if the .info also isn't available, I'd almost certainly use the .org and redirect the .net to it.

All that said, I'd be very reluctant indeed to build a business on a domain-name of which the .com version already belongs to someone else, because I expect that in the long run some of my work would end up benefitting the owner of the .com at my own expense.

[rusty1027]

Good point Alexa! Your post actually helped me make up my mind. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

It doesn't matter which looks better to us. We're internet marketers, some of whom will instinctively prefer ".net", of the two - so your answers here are possibly going to be biased that way.

What matters is what your customers want, which depends primarily on the traffic demographics and secondarily on the niche and type of site you're putting on it.

Knowing nothing more than that, I can offer only the observation that if it were for myself, I'd want to use the .info, and redirect both the .org and the .net to it, because my customers prefer that (I asked them, and that was what they told me, collectively - together with their reasons).

But if the .info also isn't available, I'd almost certainly use the .org and redirect the .net to it.

All that said, I'd be very reluctant indeed to build a business on a domain-name of which the .com version already belongs to someone else, because I expect that in the long run some of my work would end up benefitting the owner of the .com at my own expense.

[harvez16]

I see a lot of health related niche sites, tend to go with .org so depending on your niche I guess.

[gearmonkey]

Originally Posted by synergyxtr

it depends on what the site is about. the .net looks like a tech company while the .org looks like a foundation.

^ I came here to say this.

[paulgl]

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

It doesn't matter which looks better to us. We're internet marketers, some of whom will instinctively prefer ".net", of the two - so your answers here are possibly going to be biased that way.

What matters is what your customers want, which depends primarily on the traffic demographics and secondarily on the niche and type of site you're putting on it.

Which is why the New York Subway system, the MTA, chose a dot info.
As in "information"(?)

Paul

[donaldbond]

Do you think I should use the .ORG or the .NET tld as the primary domain? SEO wise, I realize it doesn't make a difference, so I don't need that advice. I'm just wondering which looks better.

[JohnSmithP]

.net domain is better than .org domain

[seopratik]

.net is better than .org if your site is about organization related then you can use .org domain

[paulgl]

To all cargo-posters: Are you not reading a single reply?

Or you just type the first thing that pops into your heads?

So when many cargo-on with "Ohh...com....org..net is so much better..."

The result is a thread that just morphs into nonsense.

Paul

[ThatAblaze]

I say find a new domain name in which .com is not taken.

[watermelon]

If your site is all about your organization then go with .org and if you want to put some technical details and educations then go for .net

[TBInternetMarketing]

I would usually go for .net, but for no real reason other than that I like the way it looks. Ranking wise, I don't think it makes any difference.

[Francois du_Toit]

Personally, in most cases, I would go with a .org before a .net but that is just my personal preference. You must do what feels right for you. It doesn't really matter what we think.

[rasel786]

I think .net will be better for you.

[markowe]

Originally Posted by rasel786

I think .net will be better for you.

Originally Posted by JohnSmithP

.net domain is better than .org domain

Originally Posted by Sunyakram

Dot net is batter then dot org

Sometimes I wonder why I toned down the time I spend on this forum, when I see informed, reasoned advice like this.

[jokee]

think it's great .net .

[Laganda]

I preffer .org first then .net.

[megawarrior]

.org brings about the image of a non-profit organisation. For that reason I'd go with .net

[markowe]

For the love of mercy, someone kill this thread.

[leewatson07]

its all depend upon the what kind of site it is.gov sites are goverment sites.org sites are organizational sites, .edu are educational sites ,etc.

[tom45432]

I will prefer both of these. You can choose any one for you new web site. Thanks