Dot Com or Dot Net?

14 years ago

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Nwangene Theodore 14 years ago

I agree with what everyone is saying here but for me, i think there are no much advantage of dot com over the dot net except that its more popular.

Besides, some of the gurus like Darren Rowse are using the dot net and they are still popular.

My point is, if you can't find the dot com extension, then dot net is a good alternative.
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Nwangene Theodore 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Spin17

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Horny Devil

Banned 14 years ago

The .net part can be difficult for many people to remember, so you will lose some business by way of potential customers doing a search in vain.

From a personal viewpoint I would recommend spending some time to find a suitable .com address, even if it means changing your original choice of name slightly. Well worth it in the long run.

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Nwangene Theodore

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Horny Devil

The .net part can be difficult for many people to remember, so you will lose some business by way of potential customers doing a search in vain.

From a personal viewpoint I would recommend spending some time to find a suitable .com address, even if it means changing your original choice of name slightly. Well worth it in the long run.

What if you were unable to find a dot com, what will you do then?

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Vadimarket

14 years ago

I really don't get why so many people are against .net. Sure .com is always better but there are so many big business that use .net and they're still fine. I wouldn't recommend changing the domain ( if it's a really good one) just because .com isn't available.

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Royce Space

14 years ago

If your building a brand then dot com.

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Barefootpainting

14 years ago

most people remember the dot com when you are telling them and then they are supposed to go home and type it in.

If you are sending traffic via a solo ad or PPC etc., it should not matter as it will direct there anyways.

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Big Money

14 years ago

.com all the way. It makes you look more legit in my opinion. The only reason I would have ever gone for a .net would to get an exact match domain and Google just took all the weight from EMD sites.

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apkkadam

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Big Money

.com all the way. It makes you look more legit in my opinion. The only reason I would have ever gone for a .net would to get an exact match domain and Google just took all the weight from EMD sites.

I agree with you. It is easy to remember a .com site and like you said it makes you look legit as well.

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Ed Micah

14 years ago

.com > .net -- It makes you look more commercialized, and professional. However if the keyword you are targeting only has .net domains, then go for it.

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Jay Brass

14 years ago

I find that ranking them is fairly similar in difficulty. The only time a .com comes in handy is when you are looking for the memorability piece for your site.

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Jill Carpenter

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Barefootpainting

most people remember the dot com when you are telling them and then they are supposed to go home and type it in.

If you are sending traffic via a solo ad or PPC etc., it should not matter as it will direct there anyways.

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If your only concern is something you are driving traffic to, then .net is fine.

If you are looking for long term branding, and ease of use (ie. there is a .com button on my ipod but not a .net) then grab a .com.

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jaiganeshv

14 years ago

for me personally it is .com or .org.. .net hasnt worked for me but .org is constantly proving to work...

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braincandy7

14 years ago

There is no SEO difference between .net and .com there is more often than not no price difference these days as well so in general i would say go .com.

But I only say this because of the 20 years of branding which ".com" has had. .com has a slight edge over the other extensions with public opinion due to this. The only exceptions really being .org generally being used for profit free organizations and of course .gov and .edu being government and high education.

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100KAffiliateManager

14 years ago

There's no difference between dot com and dot net as far as page ranking purposes go but dot com has been ingrained in people's minds for so long that it gives the perception of more authority, even if it's not always justified.

As Jill said, if you are only looking at driving traffic via ppc, searches etc then it won't make much difference, but if you're building a brand name that you want people to remember then I would go with dot com wherever possible.

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Michael Ten

14 years ago

I think that most individuals will remember a .com more easily than a .net.

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eugenedm

14 years ago

A dot net should just be a second option. Put all your efforts on trying to secure a dot com domain before you give up and move to dot net.

It's not a bad idea to try and look for abandoned domain names. Focusing on how to be really creative and not hurrying the process, it is quite possible to secure a reasonably good dot com domain. You can be sure that it will be well worth the extra effort and time you put into it. More so when you begin to seek traffic. In case, you just cannot get a dot com domain, a dot net one is a good second choice.

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Anonymous Affiliate

14 years ago

Dot Com is wired into our minds when it comes to domain names, thus they're easier to remember.

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Derek Player

14 years ago

I agree. .com has more of a "normality" for standard users. .net is fine as well.. As far as ranking goes, .com or .net does not matter. Its more about content and providing value to the webuser.

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WeavingThoughts

14 years ago

Most people don't even bother with .net any longer. Neither does Google relative to .com. It should be .com or .co

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garveyonweb

14 years ago

If you're promoting offline, or branding then .com. Otherwise no difference between .com or .net. Although .com would be choice due to tradition and image.

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paul nicholls

14 years ago

i always go for a .com first if that is not available i go for a .org and then last is .net

i have always found that .org`s rank better for menot sure why

paul

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