.com OR .net? - Any real difference?

Other name .com because 99.999% of the time, people think .com opposed to any extension. Don't attach to the domain name itself too much; the content driving the site matters most.

Interesting question. Personally I would go with choosing another .Com. Just be creative and I'm sure you will come up with something amazing.
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Does anybody think the .net domain is worth just buying as an investment as there is such a price difference?

The question is what you intend to do with the site.

As Ryan said, most people -the vast, vast majority - automatically think of dot com when they think of web addresses. A lot of people aren't even necessarily aware that other extensions exist.

What that means is that if your project is going to be heavily dependent on brand awareness, then a .net might not be what you're looking for.

For instance, let's say your new project is at Flubgrubble.net. If your main source of traffic is organically generated through good SEO, or paid, then you probably have no real worries.

However, if your goal is to heavily push the Flubgrubble brand, building awareness of it to the point that people know it by name, tell their friends about it, etc., then a .net might not be ideal, because when people head to the web to visit your site, they're almost certain to put in Flibgrubble.com. Even if you include the .net part in your advertising, many people are going to forget.

That means the guy who already owned Flibgrubble.com is going to be benefiting from all that free traffic thanks to your branding and advertising efforts. And you'll have no claim to the dot com.

So, if you're looking to build a strong brand, I'd probably try and start with (or acquire) a dot com. If you're just looking for somewhere to host your site to drive traffic to in ways that don't require memorable branding, then the dot net is probably just fine.

The answer depends on how you plan to drive traffic to the site.

If your plan depends on people remembering the name and
typing it in later get the dotcom. If you're linking through ads in
various internet venues it doesn't matter in the least.

My concern would be trademark infringement since the .com already exists. For that reason, I only buy .com domains if I hope to brand it.

What Tsnyder says it 100% true. For domains that no one is going to remember and is just for driving traffic, I don't worry about it.

Is not only because people will remember the .com domain better rather the .net domain.
It is also because .com domains rank faster.
Brian Dean explain that this is still one of his 100 ranking factors: choosing a .com domain.

both are top level domains, the difference is here

I personally almost always go with .com
I'm not sure what the average browser thinks but I've always just gone with .com as much as possible

I think .com or .net are OK.
The most important thing is still the content of your website

You'd be willing to spend $9000.00 for a new project you are just starting? I wouldn't. Keep playing around with your domain name until you come up with something creative that is affordable with .com
For example affiliateleader.com is $600
Proaffiliateleader.com $300
Jamesaffiliateleader.com is $100
You get what I mean? I bought a website for $35.00 .com and it still had the keyword I wanted in there but I just played around with other words until the price was affordable.
Hope this helps. I personally would say .com is better, it is on autopilot in our brains. Let us know what you ended up doing. .

Buy .net to start building your brand. The .com version is on sale for $9K, so it gives you enough time to compete.

You can also buy another domain in .com version that close enough or related to your .net's brand. Connect both domain to brand your business using youtube channel and facebook page.

$9000 for a dot com is ridiculous come up with a unique and catchy name for your own domain.

Go for the .com. But your final decision should be based on the domain name - how relevant is it, or, is it even available? If you have a very good domain name, then you may forego the .com.

Just because the.com is listed for $9K doesn't mean it's worth that much.

The lister may just be preying on someone's ignorance.

TLD is simply just for the user preference it doesn't give any benefits, it is all up to how well you'll optimize your site.

.com all the way.
it's a bit like asking 800 or 879 toll free number.

If the domain is easy to remember and doesn't make the user wonder how to spell it, it could be worth $9k

.com is good...i am using it and my domain ranked very good after 1 year

HI James,

Domain extension only matters when you are targeting a particular country otherwise it won;t matter.The only matters is how you are promoting it.Instead of buying a domain for $9000 you can use that money on its promotion it will definitely increase the reach of your site.

yes there is a simple difference .com for commercial site and .net for networking site.If your site contain .com that means your site is related to business or if .net then your site is networking site

Hi James,

In as much as a .com domain name is important, i think irrespective of the domain name, value is all that matters.

What niche are you venturing into ? how do you intend to reach out to lives solving problems and giving apt solutions?

what exactly is your budget? Can you meet up with the $9000 .com domain name with your present budget? if not, i'll suggest you come about another .com domain name less expensive and do everything it takes to achieve the same goal you would have made for the $9000 .com domain name.

I hope this help. Wishing you success!

So this is the what came first scenario like the chicken or the egg or even Mac and PC It is all conjecture and this argument has been going on for ages , and there have been some great discussions on the forum some very heated

I think It just comes down to what you can afford all I ever used were dot info's because they were dirt cheap worked just as good , but there really is no right or wrong answer

If you feel you need the dot com great but any domain will work I mean you could rank on the first page of Google and Yahoo with a www.jingle-bells.info and make good coin

( No Affiliate link just for show )

Jason

There are too much difference between the .com & .net. Generally the .com is for commercial site & the .net is the networking site. In this case one use can get an idea about the site. If you write the hosting name then press the ctrl & Enter, the extension .com will appear automatically.

Thanks for all the replies, I think I get the general thinking now

.net makes no difference in seo

Other domain, may be difficult on begin, but I think with 9000$, it's not a problem ( With 9000$, you can do many many thing ->Economic problem)

R u serious? are you actually contemplating wasting $9k on a domain name????? no brainer different .com or just get the .net.... but if you're that eager to throw money away, you're more than welcome to shoot some my way lol

Does the .com already have some history behind it? That could be why the huge price difference between the .com and the .net.

I prefer the .net domain. Most of my site with .com domain get banned!

You dnt need to spend much for . Com and . Net is also good

Normaly not defrence to both of .com or .net , but i think best the .com on my webpage.
so final descison is your busness point and your page buldings.

My first priority is .com. The second is .net.
I will get .net only when .com not available for me. .com tends to show on the search first before other's like .org, .net, .me, .us and so on.

Unless there are competitions around to compete with you for the same or almost similar content even they don't use .com.

These are top level domains and .Com being used for commercial site and .net is used for network sites.