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Do .ca domains rank lower then .com

by jwalsh98
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If all other factors off page and on page where basically the same, would a ".com" website do any better then a ".ca" website?
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  • Profile picture of the author Underground SEO
    I think a .com would probably perform better than a .ca, the only domain extensions on a par with .com in my opinion would be a .net or a .org.
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    • Profile picture of the author jwalsh98
      I have done a quick google and I cannot seem to find info supporting/against .ca domains. I cannot be the first person to ask.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        What extension you use has no effect.
        This is called SEO by feelings.
        I feel, so it must be true. That pertains to
        .com, .org, .info, etc. Anyone who says this
        is not true, is doing SEO by feelings.

        The dot ca is different than .com, .org, .info, etc.
        Very different. Are you located in Canada? Are
        you looking for Canadian visitors? There is no reason
        to have a dot ca extension unless you are looking
        for Canadian visitors only. I'm not even sure you can
        get a dot ca without showing some relevance to
        Canada. Because a .ca is geotargeted, that alone
        would hurt it worldwide.

        So, in this respect, a .ca may be chosen over a .com
        only if it's geo-specific. Maybe. A dot com with worldwide
        appeal, would probably on occasion outrank a Canadian
        specific site.

        There are a lot of what ifs. But nobody can say that any
        extension (except for .cc) gets special treatment overall.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ricky Dawn
    I do not think it matters at all IMO
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  • Profile picture of the author shaktimaan
    Originally Posted by jwalsh98 View Post

    If all other factors off page and on page where basically the same, would a ".com" website do any better then a ".ca" website?
    .ca is for canada only and .com is international. with .com you can target any country including canada.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      You can target a .ca for anything as well, as it may show up
      outside of Canada.

      If you are targeting Canada, and have a Canadian site,
      you probably want a .ca. That's why google has
      google.ca, specifically for Canada.

      But I could do a search for a site that is targeting Canada
      from anywhere in the world, and a .ca might show up.

      For country specific (Canada), you really need a .ca.
      Obviously, if no relevant .ca's are in the mix, the next
      best site with any extension will show up.

      When I do a search from my home computer, in California,
      using google.com, for Canadian Parliament, I get a .ca as
      #1. Makes no difference in that and many cases what
      extension you use. The most relevant site to google has
      a .ca no matter what. The next site is .org, wikipedia.
      The next next one is a dot com, huffingtonpost.com.

      Consider this:
      do a search for: toronto maple leafs
      All the top ten are dot coms.

      do a search for: toronto maple leafs fans
      the top spot is a .ca

      Relevancy is all that matters in the end, and where
      you are searching. Do these searches from
      google.ca, and more .ca's will show up overall.

      Paul



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