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.com vs .info

by opportunist86
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Do .com works better than .info. I've noticed that .com domain are normally not available for a good keyword? Do .info work similarly in terms of SEO?
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  • Profile picture of the author powerofschool
    According to Seo .

    Any domains are good

    .COM OR .info.

    But Usually people prefer .com sites.

    Because any one like to type .com with any keyword they got.

    So you may loose some people after becoming popular with that website.

    If some one else using .com and same business like you.

    But seo point of view any domain is fine.
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    • Profile picture of the author mattshort
      .info works. I have several .info domains and they do get ranked even to the first page. I have found it takes longer with .info than .com

      If you ever want to sell the domain or have other reasons to make the domain appear legit to a broad base of people, go with the .com.

      .info domains are cheap the first year but after that... about the same as other domains to renew...

      I don't worry, before I buy a domain, I know it will be worth the $10 or so.

      Matt
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      • Profile picture of the author opportunist86
        Originally Posted by mattshort View Post

        .info works. I have several .info domains and they do get ranked even to the first page. I have found it takes longer with .info than .com

        If you ever want to sell the domain or have other reasons to make the domain appear legit to a broad base of people, go with the .com.

        .info domains are cheap the first year but after that... about the same as other domains to renew...

        I don't worry, before I buy a domain, I know it will be worth the $10 or so.

        Matt
        Its not about 10 bucks. But its about SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    This is always heavily debated. .info domains seems to be OK for me, but these are generally pretty low competition niche's. I'd prefer the .com, but I don't mind grabbing a .info if needed.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashtree
    .com is definitely better, in terms of consumer trust. You can rank .info's but it's not as easy as a .com.
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    • Profile picture of the author theverysmartguy
      There is no difference between a .info and a .com when it comes to SEO. Period, end of story.

      -- Jeff
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      • Profile picture of the author cashtree
        Originally Posted by theverysmartguy View Post

        There is no difference between a .info and a .com when it comes to SEO. Period, end of story.

        -- Jeff
        Do you work for Google, do you have access to their algs? Do even have any .info's? So no period, or end of story, .info's are harder to rank, partly because the stigma they have as being a spam site, which shakes consumer interest and can affect how many visit the site, the bounce back rates, how often they share the site themselves on other mediums, etc...it's all connected, and when someone types keywords in the browser bar they'll by default go to the .com version depending on browser/dns settings. So .com's are indeed much easier to rank and google does indeed favor them more than .info. Case in point cheapvpsdeals.com/ that's ranked front page for cheap vps deals, and it has nothing useful on it...........and its link profile sucks. It's front page because of the .com and EMD, and maybe domain age, but still.
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          Originally Posted by cashtree View Post

          Do you work for Google, do you have access to their algs? Do even have any .info's? So no period, or end of story, .info's are harder to rank, partly because the stigma they have as being a spam site, which shakes consumer interest and can affect how many visit the site, the bounce back rates, how often they share the site themselves on other mediums, etc...it's all connected, and when someone types keywords in the browser bar they'll by default go to the .com version depending on browser/dns settings. So .com's are indeed much easier to rank and google does indeed favor them more than .info. Case in point cheapvpsdeals.com/ that's ranked front page for cheap vps deals, and it has nothing useful on it...........and its link profile sucks. It's front page because of the .com and EMD, and maybe domain age, but still.
          Man that is rich. Just because one chooses not to do searches that have
          .infos #1, in no way means they are harder or any other such rot. I have no
          idea what air you people breathe.

          The MTA, New York subway, for example. Go ahead. Do a search for new york
          subway, subway system, subway schedule, or any other variation of subway.
          The MTA never got the memo on that hard to rank thing. Pity. They too
          might do better than just #1.

          Then you might take a gander at how google treats searches for a particular
          google product. PageRank. Go ahead. Search for pagerank, pagerank checker,
          or any such variation. Sure. Google's hates .infos sooooooooooo much,
          they should be informed that prchecker.info owns the niche. Maybe
          a manual review will knock it off. Untrustworthy, ya know...google
          should know about that blunder....obviously YOU people work for
          google, and just know they hate .infos....

          They are not harder to rank. What seems to be hard, is hammering this
          through the heads of SEO wannabes. You are known by the answers
          you give.

          Use the search feature at the top. A sure fire way to expose the
          knuckleheads on the WF, still whining about .infos....

          Why do I have a bite to my tone sooooooo much? Crap like this.

          Paul
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by cashtree View Post

      .com is definitely better, in terms of consumer trust. You can rank .info's but it's not as easy as a .com.
      I guess nobody trusts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the
      state run company that runs the New York subways.
      Pity New York did not see that memo.

      I have no idea where you people get your "info" from, but
      it sure isn't from a reliable SEO source.

      Any US-based TLD is perfectly acceptable. This is, after
      all, 2012. People are used to dot whatevers popping up
      all over the place. Has nothing to do with trust, seo,
      or ten bucks. It's about common sense and real world
      thinking.

      Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author gtk29
    .com give the feeling of a commercial and authentic site. While .info look more like a personal website. But both work okay, if you put in the hard work. Personally, I would pick .com over .info
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  • Profile picture of the author andd
    I think it depends on what niche you are targeting. If it's just free content consumer trust isn't as much of an issue as if you were trying to sell something. I think I could probably count the number of NON-spammy .info sites I have visited on one hand... I'm sure they exist it's just they are greatly outnumbered by spammy .infos
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  • Profile picture of the author aZooZa
    No mention of .net? I'd take a .net over a .info if the .com was not available.
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  • Profile picture of the author smileverse
    In seo point of view any non-count TLD extension (like .com, .net, .org, .info etc) are OK. And it doesn't matter which domain name extension you're using, all you have to do is optimize your website to the search engines in a recommended ways (by using any white hat seo techniques). I would recommend you to go through with the Google webmaster quality guidelines before getting started with the seo process for your website. And make sure that your website comply with the guidelines/rules set by Google.

    So, no matter which domain name is. Everything is depends on quality, relevancy, originality and the niche you choose.
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  • Profile picture of the author dailyseotip
    i think .com,.com ranks faster in google for some reason and people will click on a .com before a .info.
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    • Profile picture of the author HarrieztPotter
      Originally Posted by dailyseotip View Post

      i think .com,.com ranks faster in google for some reason and people will click on a .com before a .info.
      yes true because the domain. com is more dominant, more like a search engine. com of the. the info
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  • Profile picture of the author TheFBGuy
    Originally Posted by opportunist86 View Post

    Do .com works better than .info. I've noticed that .com domain are normally not available for a good keyword? Do .info work similarly in terms of SEO?
    Jesus Christ... not this again... use the search function please.
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    • Profile picture of the author opportunist86
      Originally Posted by mattshort View Post

      .info works. I have several .info domains and they do get ranked even to the first page. I have found it takes longer with .info than .com

      If you ever want to sell the domain or have other reasons to make the domain appear legit to a broad base of people, go with the .com.

      .info domains are cheap the first year but after that... about the same as other domains to renew...

      I don't worry, before I buy a domain, I know it will be worth the $10 or so.

      Matt
      Originally Posted by TheFBGuy View Post

      Jesus Christ... not this again... use the search function please.
      What do you mean by search function?
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  • Profile picture of the author Trevor M
    In terms of ranking in Google, there is no difference.

    People are more accustomed to .com and tend to view them as more credible websites in my opinion.
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  • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
    I prefer .com domains to .info ones but there is not any right reason for not ranking .info domains. There are many .info domains that are ranking in top results too but most webmasters prefer .com ones.
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  • Profile picture of the author Torafox1
    Is your website going to be a business site or are you going to use it for information? I think your site will work better for you if it is a business site and you use a .com

    Guys, do correct me if I'm wrong.
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