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Which Domain Name Should I use?

by ArizonaLandForSale
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I have two domain names. One contains my keywords but is a .info and the other does not contain my keywords but is a .com. Which do I use?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mikeys
    Is the .com even remotely related to your niche? You want to have keywords in your domain name, but if .infos tend to be spammny and .coms tend to carry more weight.
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    • Profile picture of the author ArizonaLandForSale
      The domain is very relevant, but it doesn't have any of my keywords...
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Originally Posted by ArizonaLandForSale View Post

    I have two domain names. One contains my keywords but is a .info and the other does not contain my keywords but is a .com. Which do I use?
    If you are building an authority site, then possibly a more generic .com would be more suitable.

    If you are mainly targeting a single keyword, then go for the .info
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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    Originally Posted by ArizonaLandForSale View Post

    I have two domain names. One contains my keywords but is a .info and the other does not contain my keywords but is a .com. Which do I use?
    In our testing, .com, .org, and .net preformed significantly better than other TLDs. If the exact match domains is not available using those, we suggest going with another keyword.
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  • Profile picture of the author lovboa
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    How bout using key-word.com or a variation with the keyword in the .com
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  • Profile picture of the author LiftMyRank
    Yes for a authority site go with the .com otherwise if it's a landing page/affiliate site targeting just one kw then go with the .info
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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    There's a big debate about .info's, dashes in the domain name, etc. Depending on who you talk to and their experience, you'll get varying answers. From our experience, it's simply more work with off-site seo to get .info's and dashes in the domain ranked. Now...is that because of the URL specifically, or the fact that the .com/.net/.org's aren't available, showing that there's higher competition for the keyword? I don't know...

    Still, we won't go for a .info, dashes, extra letters, etc. unless the reward is well worth the risk and extra effort we have to put in...but that's just our experience.
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      We avoid using .info's & .org's for ecommerce stores. The general mentality with .info's & .org's is that they will contain information, not products. I would use the .com for sure. If you are determined to have your keywords in your URL you can put them in a sub-directory name & build your backlinks to that URL.

      If it's not an ecommerce store than the .info would be fine. Honestly, I don't think it matters what your extension is for ranking purposes. We have gotten .info's ranked just as well & easily as .com's & .net's. Contrary to popular belief!
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