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.COM or .INFO - Does Google Care for SERPS?

by Adustul
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So I'm planning on buying some domains to use for some blogs and was wondering if anyone knew if google doesn't like .INFO domains as much as .COM.

Do sites rank better if they are .COM vs .INFO if they have the same backlinks, SEO techniques, etc etc?
#care #google #info #serps
  • Profile picture of the author Hamida Harland
    I don't know for certain, but what I do know is that I rarely see a .info on page 1 of Google. I would always go for a .com first, then a .org or a .net
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by Hamida Harland View Post

      I don't know for certain, but what I do know is that I rarely see a .info on page 1 of Google. I would always go for a .com first, then a .org or a .net
      Perhaps that is more a matter of the negative stigma of .info rather than Google keeping them down. The .info domain tends to have a spammy feel to it and, by that, I mean that a lot of the .info sites you see really aren't that good. So, people may be turned off by a .info domain and not link to it as readily as they may link to a .com domain.

      Of course, the bottom line is that, as you've said, the .com should always be the first choice when available.

      Anymore, I prefer not even to use a .org or .net either. Regardless of SERPs, people will gravitate to the .com. They might remember your domain name, but think .com rather than whatever extension yours is. So, they'll end up at another site rather than yours.
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      • Profile picture of the author Hamida Harland
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        Perhaps that is more a matter of the negative stigma of .info rather than Google keeping them down. The .info domain tends to have a spammy feel to it and, by that, I mean that a lot of the .info sites you see really aren't that good.
        That's probably true - I've never really tested .info domains for myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author JustDean
    Hey Abe
    I found this bog, maybe it will be of interest to you
    .com vs .info // General Discussion // BlogCatalog
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  • Profile picture of the author kevinw1
    My experience with using some .com and some .info domains for the Xmas selling season was that overall, .infos did not get as much search traffic as .coms. I'd go for .coms every time next time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    For awhile at least I had the impression that .org domains
    got favorable ranking easier than some others.

    I would say go for .COM because that is what people "default"
    to in their brains. If you tell people over the phone, if you
    hand out business cards and so on... well if you are a
    "business" and not a charity people may hear ".net" or
    ".info" but when they go to remember they will look for ".com"
    much of the time.

    How much business are you willing to lose to lazy brains?
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  • Profile picture of the author Adustul
    Thanks for all the feedback gang. I was leaning towards the .COM anyway but this group has helped justify my thoughts
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Moody
      The above comments about people defaulting to the .COM is right on the money. Don't try to paddle up that river.

      Also, the biggest problem with .INFO is that the early users of these domains placed spammy junk all over the internet with them. I would avoid any .INFO for a site you want to monetize.

      Personally, I won't buy one for my own projects.

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  • Profile picture of the author Adustul
    that actually now has sparked another question I had about using dashes

    I've heard both that its good and not good.

    Example

    If I want to buy a domain for the following keyword

    how to ride a horse bareback

    do the search engines treat the following domains the same in terms of SERPS?

    howtorideahorsebareback.com
    how-to-ride-a-horse-bare-back.com

    Thanks all
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      • Profile picture of the author yesacpow
        Well i will be an example if .info domain makes a difference.

        I have a one 4 days old blog that is already ranking number one for a few long tailed keywords. So I don't really think it matters.

        Once your webpages are optimized for the right keywords and getting a lot of backlinks.

        just my 2 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author archer29
    Go with dot com. I researched this topic after (unfortunately) I bought my .info cuz the .com was already taken. Google has no love for dot info.
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  • Profile picture of the author UKTim29
    Think I can answer this, goto Google type in - make money online, Site number 8 on the first page is a .info site. It's been on the first page of google.co.uk for 6 months!
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