Free Domain Service Questions: Vv.Cc

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I have a few questions related to free domain services such as Vv.Cc - Free Domain Registration + Free DNS Service.

I have seen a few of these domain extensions crop up now, which offer free domains and not just a redirect like the likes of .tk,

So...
Do you think google see's these domain extensions differently to any other country TLD e.g. co.uk or with some SEO work do you think they could be ranked?

I'm thinking that in theory.. they should be able to rank as any other TLD can rank with the right SEO work done, but do you think it would be a lot more work to rank this type of TLD?

The reason I ask this, is because taking Vv.Cc for example, there are a lot of domains available and I have managed to register domains such as hosting.vv.cc & seo.vv.cc

Also Do you think also that this type of domain has any value in terms of $? or would you say that because they are free, they are not really worth anything?

Has anyone here managed to rank a free domain for some good keywords?

If these type of domains are only useful for using as something like a short url service or for your personal type sites, do you think they would be useful for a network of sites e.g. instead of buying a bunch of .info domains?

Thanks For Your Time!
#domain #free #questions #service #vvcc
  • Profile picture of the author PhilipSEO
    Domain extensions are of two kinds: country-specific and not.

    Country-specific ones enhance your site's ability to rank in the regional Google that corresponds to the country in question; but it hurts your ability to rank in other regions, unless you get enough links from those regions, in which case it doesn't matter. For example, this is the reason that bit.ly ranks first for "URL shortener" in google.com and elsewhere and not just in google.com.ly!

    Domain extensions that are not country-specific, like .biz or .info, for example, have no direct impact on SEO. That said, I still don't recommend them. The reason you usually see .com's, .net's and .org's ranking better than .info and .biz is because people trust those extensions more and are more likely to link to such domains.
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  • Profile picture of the author Karl Taylor
    Philp share some very solid points here
    But I personally feel free domains like .cc can be ranked with right SEO strategy dont confuse TLD with SEO .
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    • Profile picture of the author PhilipSEO
      Originally Posted by Karl Taylor View Post

      Philp share some very solid points here
      But I personally feel free domains like .cc can be ranked with right SEO strategy dont confuse TLD with SEO .
      Anything can get ranked with good links. Whether or not it will get clicked is another matter.
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