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My vs. .Net (Domain Question)

by Dan C. Rinnert
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Assuming you own both of these:

mykeyword.com
keyword.net

Which would be the preferable one to use?

The name would be for a mini-social network type website.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sue McDonald
    Mykeyword.com I always prefer a dot com because I believe that it is the more commercial viable of the two. Most people if they type in a url always end it with dot com.
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    i'd go with keyword.net

    the shorter, the more memorable... the more SEO juice as well
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I'd go with the .net one...probably. Kind of depends on what the actual keyword is. For example, if I were offering a cure for jock itch, I'd rather have JockItch.net than myJockItch.com.


    For search engine optimization purposes, it doesn't matter.

    For human perception, .com .net and .org are all well-saturated in the human psyche now so I don't think that matters any more either.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Thanks all. Looks like we're split 66% for the .net and 33% for the .com, but with this small sampling, it's not statistically much better than 50/50.

      This new site, whether built on the .net site or the .com site, will be advertised offline, so it needs to be something people will remember.
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    I would certainly go with the .net
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick M
    If it will be advertised offline, then I would go with the the .com since many people struggle to remember the extension.

    How about split testing? Put a simple PHP or META redirect script on keyword.net to mykeyword.com, advertise both domains and analyze whether keyword.net gets a lower response.

    Data is always better than opinion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by Marhelper View Post

      I would certainly go with the .net
      Originally Posted by Nick M View Post

      If it will be advertised offline, then I would go with the the .com since many people struggle to remember the extension.
      Ha! Two more responses; two opposing opinions.

      Originally Posted by Nick M View Post

      How about split testing? Put a simple PHP or META redirect script on keyword.net to mykeyword.com, advertise both domains and analyze whether keyword.net gets a lower response.

      Data is always better than opinion.
      In this case, I'm more in the mind of pick one and go with it.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        Looks like this thread has run its course, so I'll update it with the "results."

        First, thanks all!

        I solicited opinions on this both here and on my blog.

        There were five people that picked .net while two picked the my .com option. While not a statistically valid sampling, .net is the clear favorite here.

        So, .net is the one that I am going to go with.

        That decision is made even easier by some information I left out. I didn't mention these things because I wanted opinions based on the domain names themselves and not on these other factors.

        First, I own the keyword.com domain name too. I am not going to use it for this specific project for other reasons, but that certainly gives me an advantage in that I can put up a link on that site "Were you looking for...?" with a link to the .net site in case people go to the .com rather than the .net.

        Second, the .net is already an established site with related content. It is 12+ years old and currently has a PR3 ranking. For a number of search terms, it is on the first page of Google and other search engines.

        By comparison, the my .com is a one year old site with no content, no backlinks and a PR0.

        Third, the .net site already pulls in several thousand unique visitors a month, which I think is pretty good since I haven't promoted it in five years and, according to Google, it only has one backlink.

        Overall, I think that here the .net is a pretty clear winner.
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