Org domains?

by Challe77

Posted: 17 years ago 21 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

If I buy an .org domain, does I have the same chance of ranking high if I had chosen a com domain instead?, or are .com domains considered more authority in google?

Sincerely
Karl

#domains #org

Challe77 17 years ago

so should I still go for an org, net, or others, more suggestions anyone?

Sincerely
Karl
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Shakul 17 years ago

I am not a SEO expert, but I would like to add that .com domains are easy to remember and go for a .com

I don't think that .org will rank higher than .com
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- Kael41 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Shakul
  
  I don't think that .org will rank higher than .com
  
  Incorrect, depending on how saturated a niche may be, an .org has as good of a chance a .com or .net. I've got many org's beating out .com's who didn't know how to build a decent webpage. Just a fyi
  
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- radio 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Shakul
  
  I don't think that .org will rank higher than .com
  
  oh yeah
  
  wordpress - Google Search
  
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CBSnooper 17 years ago

If a .com isn't available for the keyphrase I'm targeting, I tend to go for a .org or .net.

For some reason I've not had a lot of success with .info sites. I don't think Google likes them as much.
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da1fitz 17 years ago

So long as you get your SEO right and provide good content (which is googles preference) then I doubt that buying a .org address would be detrimental from a search engine perspective but from a human point people seem to click on a .com before .org (well I certainly do anyway ).
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Harry Behrens 17 years ago

I have several .org's and they do just fine. I tend to choose .org when I'm doing a more "helpful" kind of thing, like environmental or education niches, BUT I'm sure this is just a subconscious preference of mine and they would do well no matter what they are used for

Also you have the slight edge where people tend to look at .org's as less "commercial" for whatever reason, and maybe trust you more. You can even try it: say out loud "stop smoking dot com" and then say out loud "stop smoking dot org", you can feel the "dot org" has something that gives you that confidence for some reason.
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Tom Brite 17 years ago

Personally i use the manipulation of .org sites to my advantage. In most cases they outrank .com domains even if they are harder to remember (only slightly).

I never ever choose .net nor .info or .co.uk etc etc it's always .com or .org.

Tom Brite
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- Jamie Iaconis 17 years ago
  
  Hi,
  
  A .org domain will work fine as I have had one for years
  and it ranks really well along with what I've done. (SEO-wise)
  
  The only difference is like has been stated... if you are looking for
  type-in traffic, most people automatically figure it's .com.
  
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whmarketer 17 years ago

MSN loves .org domains. I dont know why but they do.
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zoobie 17 years ago

an .org domain is treated the same as a .com domain. Why Google will place more weight on .org rather than a .com?

I don't think so.. A company sells something doesn't mean it's not valuable to the community...
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mikebasset 17 years ago

i don't think it makes a difference from SEO point of view...com or .net or .org are all treated same for SEO and content and backlinks is all what matters most to search engines.I tend to agree with hmbehrens in "believing more" in .org domains than commercial .com sites.I have seen people with .org doing just fine in same niche area as other .coms.
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Tyrus Antas 17 years ago

We've had this discussion before:

http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...rg-domain.html

Tyrus
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TelegramSam 17 years ago

Yes,

Do a forum search. This has come up many times before.

Sam
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David Hooper 17 years ago

Just purchased a .net domain name from a broker who also had the .org name for 4x as much. Thought that was interesting (and maybe a mistake). He told me that .com and .org always go for more than .net. Had never heard that about .org before...

I have done testing on .org domain names when it comes to search engine results and clickthrough. For many things, the .org had worked better for me. My thought it that seeing a .org domain makes people think the information is free and more reliable.
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GFox 17 years ago

Funny you should ask this question, because just 2 days ago I was watching a presentation by Nathan Anderson, who has developed a sophisticated analysis software that track these things, and he specifically pointed out the overwhelming evidence as reported by the software, as to the strength of the .org extension with search engines. I have since added a few to my portfolio as a result of his findings.
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- Lawrh 17 years ago
  
  .com seems to be the most preferred if you plan on selling your site, otherwise it won't matter.
  
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joshril 17 years ago

Most of these comments are anecdotal at best. There is a lot of controversy on whether extensions matter for the purposes of SEO. My experience is they do not matter much for a well optimized site. I will say that humans prefer and remember .com the best.

For the most part it boils down to relevant onsite content and backlinks from high authority sites. I have .info sites that have outranked .coms.
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Null-11 17 years ago

Definatly go with a .com domain name. It's not that much more expensive (if any) and it is simply given more authority that .org or .net. It's not so much with Google - I have a .org site ranking #1 in Google and Yahoo - it's simply a matter of preference of you and your clients. It's a no-brainer for a person to type in your domain with .com at the end. It's a little less obvious if it's a .org or .net.

If you really want a domain that's already taken then go with .org or .net. NEVER go with .info even though it's 'cheaper'. In the long run those extra dollars will be worth thousands or even millions.
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diger 17 years ago

Yes I think it "does"! How ever why not go with the ol' .com. It is well recognized by all the web and it only takes a little thought to come up with a domain name to use it. Google doesn't care.
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TelegramSam 17 years ago

I think many people are missing one of the most important points here.

Very often the .com is not available. BUT the .org is.

Also, this "taken" .com may not even be being used.

So, if it's a good name, that makes it even more of a possibility to use a good .org domain name.

Sam
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