Domain Name Suggestion

WARRIOR_USA · 01-23-2010, 10:24 AM

I need your help again. I am making a new website, let's say site is about weight loss. I have narrowed down my domain name search to these two domain names:

HowToLoseWeight(Dot)com (not exact domain name)
LoseWeight(Dot)xx (xx = two letters country domain name)

Which domain name would do better in search engines? Does country domain names get good rankings in google? Do they just work like dot com name?

Thanks for your help.

Gene Pimentel · 01-23-2010, 11:22 AM

If you're going to heavily rely on search traffic, use a .com, .net or .org only. Country domaind will rarely make it to the front page of Google unless it is aged and/or has a reputation of another kind, like thousands of established backlinks and natural traffic etc.

rahmscorp · 01-23-2010, 12:00 PM

I would personally stick to a .com as people have a perception that it's safer than some of the other unfamiliar country domain names.

dremy154 · 01-23-2010, 12:18 PM

If you were targeting ONLY the demographic that exists in that area, (your .xx extension) then it may not be too bad an idea; but like Gene said above,

you're better of with a .com, .net or .org because you would have to have a ton of backlinks and crazy on-site seo to compensate. (IMO)

Bellamy · 01-23-2010, 01:37 PM

.com should always be your first choice for SEO-reliant domains.

Cornerstone · 01-23-2010, 02:06 PM

yep .com is the way to go
I've been able to get top rankikngs with .info for lower comp keywords but have far more clicks with .com

HJ-Andrew · 01-23-2010, 02:15 PM

I'd go with the "howtoloseweight.com" variety. A primary keyword is in the domain, and this is the type of stuff that gets powerful traffic if you hustle it correctly.

rlcanfield · 01-23-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WARRIOR_USA

I need your help again. I am making a new website, let's say site is about weight loss. I have narrowed down my domain name search to these two domain names:

HowToLoseWeight(Dot)com (not exact domain name)
LoseWeight(Dot)xx (xx = two letters country domain name)

Which domain name would do better in search engines? Does country domain names get good rankings in google? Do they just work like dot com name?

Thanks for your help.

What I would do is first is to determine how much competition is for your keywords and is it even possible to rank on the first page of the search engines for those keywords. Or is it possible to change your keyword just a bit and have a less competition?Then just make sure your keywords are in the URL.

Oxbloom · 01-23-2010, 03:06 PM

As a consumer, I think of ".com" as the "first" domain, and thus I am more likely to think of a site with a ".com" domain as more likely to be established, and less likely to be fly-by-night.

digigo · 01-23-2010, 03:10 PM

forget about .us .ca... go with dotcom.. then if your customers are all in that country... it may work too

01-23-2010, 10:24 AM	#1
WARRIOR_USA HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 166 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Domain Name Suggestion I need your help again. I am making a new website, let's say site is about weight loss. I have narrowed down my domain name search to these two domain names: HowToLoseWeight(Dot)com (not exact domain name) LoseWeight(Dot)xx (xx = two letters country domain name) Which domain name would do better in search engines? Does country domain names get good rankings in google? Do they just work like dot com name? Thanks for your help.
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01-23-2010, 11:22 AM	#2
Gene Pimentel DomainProfitsClub.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oswego, NY USA Posts: 2,991 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 946 Thanked 1,639 Times in 652 Posts Social Networking	Re: Domain Name Suggestion If you're going to heavily rely on search traffic, use a .com, .net or .org only. Country domaind will rarely make it to the front page of Google unless it is aged and/or has a reputation of another kind, like thousands of established backlinks and natural traffic etc.
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rahmscorp Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 95 Thanks: 16 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Contact Info	Re: Domain Name Suggestion I would personally stick to a .com as people have a perception that it's safer than some of the other unfamiliar country domain names.

01-23-2010, 12:18 PM	#4
dremy154 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 147 Thanks: 60 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Social Networking	Re: Domain Name Suggestion If you were targeting ONLY the demographic that exists in that area, (your .xx extension) then it may not be too bad an idea; but like Gene said above, you're better of with a .com, .net or .org because you would have to have a ton of backlinks and crazy on-site seo to compensate. (IMO)
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Bellamy Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Domain Name Suggestion .com should always be your first choice for SEO-reliant domains.
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01-23-2010, 02:06 PM	#6
Cornerstone Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Domain Name Suggestion yep .com is the way to go I've been able to get top rankikngs with .info for lower comp keywords but have far more clicks with .com

01-23-2010, 02:15 PM	#7
HJ-Andrew Hosting Guru Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Domain Name Suggestion I'd go with the "howtoloseweight.com" variety. A primary keyword is in the domain, and this is the type of stuff that gets powerful traffic if you hustle it correctly.
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Oxbloom J.W. Acre War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 440 Thanks: 74 Thanked 246 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Domain Name Suggestion As a consumer, I think of ".com" as the "first" domain, and thus I am more likely to think of a site with a ".com" domain as more likely to be established, and less likely to be fly-by-night.

01-23-2010, 03:10 PM	#10
digigo HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 359 Thanks: 2 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking	Re: Domain Name Suggestion forget about .us .ca... go with dotcom.. then if your customers are all in that country... it may work too
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