Do you always go for .Com domains rather than .net .org ?

by ecoverbox

Posted: 15 years ago 19 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

For SEO purposes and branding do you always go for .com domain and if you cannot find the domain then you look for an alternate .com domain rather than .net .org ones?

#domains #net #org

Sara Young 15 years ago

I usually go with a .com domain name.

However, if my exact keyword is available in .net but not .com I might get that.

I never get .org

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casestudykev 15 years ago

.com is what everyone assumes the extension to be

When doing SEO, I'd rather have an exact keyword match .net than a close but not exact .com
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Jaspworld 15 years ago

I read in some article once that people have a tendency or mindset to enter.com after a domain so If you have blabla.org then some smart guy will start blabla.com and you'll lose potential customers to him.

For SEO purposes It depends on the nature of your website whether to use .org or .com. .org is more for authoritative content.
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ADAMw3 15 years ago

I always go with a .com. Simply easier to remember. With domain names being under $9-10, why not go with something people will remember more?
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- Dan C. Rinnert 15 years ago
  
  I don't think it really matters too much as far as SEO goes. I have a .net domain that has done very well in the search engines.
  
  That being said, I have very few non .com names where I don't also own the .com.
  
  It partly depends on your goals and purpose of the site. If it's just a sales page or maybe a "made for AdSense" type site, I don't think it really matters. Most people will find the site through links anyway.
  
  But, if you're trying to build a brand or an authority site, go with a .com. That's what people will think of. I mean, you could advertise "visit ABCcompany.net" and you'll still get people going to "ABCcompany.com" or even "ABCcompanynet.com" instead of the actual domain.
  
  Imagine, for example, if Twitter was Twitter.net instead of Twitter.com. Someone could be selling bird feeders on twitter.com right now and getting a lot of traffic.
  
  For myself, I still try to stick with .com no matter what. I don't remember the last time I registered a non .com domain name. You can still find good .com names; you just might need to look a little harder.
  
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Andy Crofford 15 years ago

I usually go for a .com. If I know the site is going to be promoted mostly online and I can get a more keyword rich name I will go with the .net.
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Oscar D 15 years ago

I usually get .com domains, but I recently purchased a few already made Amazon sites and they were .net

I try and mainly get .com domains for my sites and projects
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- Mike Shain 15 years ago
  
  I haven't owned anything but .com's -but that is just me.
  
  In my oh so humble opinion .com's seem more "legit" and easier to remember.
  
  A secondary reason I have all .com's is in case I want to sell some of the sites down the road. All things being equal I think .com's have a higher resale value compared to .info .net etc.
  
  Just my 2 cents...
  
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Damz 15 years ago

Yes.Yes.Yes...Always go with .coms .If the exact key phrase isn't available try adding some additional words like...net,blog,site,empire,gold,..etc etc
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  Oscar D 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by alexa_s
  
  Look at it this way: if you don't own the ".com", someone else does. And you have no way of controlling what can end up there in the longer-term.
  
  This is very true, great answer to this question.
  
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  intromaster 15 years ago
  
  Absolutely!!
  
  I will always buy the .com extension first, if it is available. Then I might buy the .net extension if I think it will be a popular website.
  
  Most people unconsciously always add the .com to the end of the url anyway.
  
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Jaspworld 15 years ago

.org and .net domains don't necessarily mean they'll do worse than .coms. It all depends on the situation, site content etc. Every situation is unique.
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ecoverbox 15 years ago

Does Google rank .com better than .net keyword domain ?
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bgmacaw 15 years ago

For SEO purposes, it makes no difference. However, if the .com is an older active domain with a lot of aged authority links it will be difficult to beat with your brand new .net or .org.

For Branding purposes, the .com will be better unless you have a reason to use a .org or .net instead, such as using a .org for a charity or professional organization or .net for something technical. If you do buy the .net/.org and the .com is available, it's a good idea to go ahead and buy it to protect your brand.
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- Joshua.E1 15 years ago
  
  I will go for .com first then .net follow by .org
  
  Of course if my website is about organization or giving free content on a particular niche, I will use that.
  
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TRDK 15 years ago

First .com and than .eu. I got some good results with .eu
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theimgroup 15 years ago

I always try to go for .com as well. If it is absolutely necessary, you can do the .net domain or even country (if your business can only use local traffic). I wouldn't say that having a .net domain name prevents you from getting high rankings, but from a marketing point of view, it is always better with .com.
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K1 15 years ago

I have read .com ranks better then the others.
.org being second
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