Dot Info Domains No Longer Ranking On Google

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Hello Everyone,

Hey I just wanted to ask the .Info website builders a ?...have you noticed lately that .info domains will no longer rank..I mean I used to be able to get some great results..but not now.

I also noticed that even though the sites get indexed using .info's..they are no where to be found in the top 1000 ...very strange..anyone else seeing this ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Oranges
    They are alive and kicking as ever. I recently outranked a 4 years old .com with an exact match .info domain and this is after panda update. TLD doesn't really matter, you can rank them if you know your stuff well.
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    • Profile picture of the author dcristo
      Originally Posted by Oranges View Post

      They are alive and kicking as ever. I recently outranked a 4 years old .com with an exact match .info domain and this is after panda update. TLD doesn't really matter, you can rank them if you know your stuff well.
      Well said sir.

      Why people think google would punish a whole TLD just boggles my mind.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
      I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think :confused:
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

        I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think :confused:

        So your sites are less than a week old and not ranking yet, and you assume that Google has just stopped ranking .info's?

        I bought a .com yesterday that's not ranking yet. Google must have stopped ranking those too. :confused:
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        • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
          No what I'm saying is that they are Indexed but not showing in the top 1000 results.
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          • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
            Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

            No what I'm saying is that they are Indexed but not showing in the top 1000 results.
            And I'm saying, so what?

            They are so new that you cannot make any logical conclusion on them. You may have had sites rank that fast in the past, but there is no guarantee that any site will rank that fast no matter what you do or what its TLD is (even in the top 1000).

            Just because they didn't rank in a few days this time you are assuming that Google has it out for .info's. That is just ridiculous.
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            • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
              Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

              And I'm saying, so what?

              They are so new that you cannot make any logical conclusion on them. You may have had sites rank that fast in the past, but there is no guarantee that any site will rank that fast no matter what you do or what its TLD is (even in the top 1000).

              Just because they didn't rank in a few days this time you are assuming that Google has it out for .info's. That is just ridiculous.

              So help me out here Mike..is this normal to see a site Indexed but not show in the top 100 results for a low competition keyword ?...Is this what you have experienced when using .info ?.. I have never seen this before.
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              • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
                Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

                So help me out here Mike..is this normal to see a site Indexed but not show in the top 100 results for a low competition keyword ?...Is this what you have experienced when using .info ?.. I have never seen this before.
                Everyone has different opinions on low and high competition, but honestly, I almost never bother to check my rankings for at least the first 10-14 days no matter what the competition level.

                All I am saying is that you are making a really broad generalization on a very small sample size.

                Based on the information provided, it is silly to jump to the conclusion that Google is not ranking .info's because you had 2 sites that didn't rank in the top 1000 in 5 days.
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          • Profile picture of the author bhuff85
            Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

            No what I'm saying is that they are Indexed but not showing in the top 1000 results.
            Keep building links with consistent slowly over time. Low competition or not, some sites take more time than others to hit that first page, .info domain or not. I truthfully wouldn't be concerned since it has only been one week. This happens with a lot of my websites, but I noticed after two to three weeks they creep to within the 1st or 2nd page for their targeted keywords. Once that point arrives, I can assess the situation and determine if I will need more backlinks built out or not and go from there.

            I can tell you that .info domains are still ranking as well as ever. I have one that's just about 2 weeks old and is sitting at #11 for it's keyword. Give it another week and a couple more diversified backlinks and it'll be on the 1st page without issue.
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            • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
              Originally Posted by bhuff85 View Post

              Keep building links with consistent slowly over time. Low competition or not, some sites take more time than others to hit that first page, .info domain or not. I truthfully wouldn't be concerned since it has only been one week. This happens with a lot of my websites, but I noticed after two to three weeks they creep to within the 1st or 2nd page for their targeted keywords. Once that point arrives, I can assess the situation and determine if I will need more backlinks built out or not and go from there.

              I can tell you that .info domains are still ranking as well as ever. I have one that's just about 2 weeks old and is sitting at #11 for it's keyword. Give it another week and a couple more diversified backlinks and it'll be on the 1st page without issue.
              So in your experience when you first get a .info site indexed has it been normal to not see it show in the first 1000 results ?
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              • Profile picture of the author dcristo
                Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

                So in your experience when you first get a .info site indexed has it been normal to not see it show in the first 1000 results ?
                Of course, how can you expect a new site to rank straight away?
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                • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
                  Originally Posted by dcristo View Post

                  Of course, how can you expect a new site to rank straight away?
                  I don't consider it ranking by showing in the first 1000 results..that is all Google shows in it's index..so if it's indexed it should show some where in the 1000 results right ??
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                  • Profile picture of the author francischan35
                    even it is .info .com or .net etc. you can rank your page in anyway you want to be. You need to have patient and hard work by on-page & off-page optimization, quality link building and social media marketing.
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                  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
                    Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

                    I don't consider it ranking by showing in the first 1000 results..that is all Google shows in it's index..so if it's indexed it should show some where in the 1000 results right ??
                    No. That means nothing.

                    Google might have 150,000 sites in its index for that search term. It only shows 1000 because it would be pointless to show more. Nobody searches that deep for something.
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                  • Profile picture of the author dcristo
                    Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

                    I don't consider it ranking by showing in the first 1000 results..that is all Google shows in it's index..so if it's indexed it should show some where in the 1000 results right ??
                    Google shows 1000 results? What the heck are you talking about. It shows as many pages that are relevant for the search, which is a lot more then 1000 results.
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              • Profile picture of the author bhuff85
                Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

                So in your experience when you first get a .info site indexed has it been normal to not see it show in the first 1000 results ?
                I don't really pay attention to it the first week or two. As long as it's indexed within the 1st week (my sites usually move much faster than that, though), I start backlinking and go from there.

                Focus on building a good, high quality website that can be valued both by visitors and search engines. Mix in some quality backlinks over time and you'll eventually start to see your site get to where you've always envisioned it.
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          • Profile picture of the author Oranges
            Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

            No what I'm saying is that they are Indexed but not showing in the top 1000 results.
            Throw some social media and HIGH PR home page links to your .info site, it will start picking up. Remember link velocity counts for a lot, specially after panda stuff.

            Follow what this guy is doing, you'll be fine with any domain.
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            • Profile picture of the author easy7
              and you'll get a .info domain and do all that work for just rank the domain .info? are you guys serious ?

              i'll never get a .info domain i'll prefer register 2 domain an .edu ( because we can ) and point some worth article and point them to the .com domain and BAM ! you'll se the rank increase like hell just by sum static page from .edu domain point to your site, ping - bookmark and blog comment em rss sumbit , Sitmap ect., .edu domain will never get ban by G
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              • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
                Originally Posted by easy7 View Post

                and you'll get a .info domain and do all that work for just rank the domain .info? are you guys serious ?

                i'll never get a .info domain i'll prefer register 2 domain an .edu ( because we can ) and point some worth article and point them to the .com domain and BAM ! you'll se the rank increase like hell just by sum static page from .edu domain point to your site, ping - bookmark and blog comment em rss sumbit , Sitmap ect., .edu domain will never get ban by G

                If you believe that brand new .edu domains have some special ranking power, you are way behind in SEO. You might as well just have a brand new .com, .net, .bs or whatever. They all have the same ranking power.

                .edu's are no different than any other backlink.
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              • Profile picture of the author paulgl
                Originally Posted by easy7 View Post

                and you'll get a .info domain and do all that work for just rank the domain .info? are you guys serious ?

                i'll never get a .info domain i'll prefer register 2 domain an .edu ( because we can ) and point some worth article and point them to the .com domain and BAM ! you'll se the rank increase like hell just by sum static page from .edu domain point to your site, ping - bookmark and blog comment em rss sumbit , Sitmap ect., .edu domain will never get ban by G
                Complete and utter nonsense.

                Yeah right. Pure fantasy BS. You cannot register a real .edu.

                A country extension like .edu.country is not a .edu.

                Man you people just blow my mind sometimes.

                Lunacy seems to be taking over the WF.

                Come back to earth people. There's still room on the planet.

                Yes, you are why people think that the current crop of WSO's are
                complete crap.

                Anybody who buys a foreign country with .edu.countrycode is
                getting ripped off. And I mean RIPPED OFF if they think it's
                a friggin real .edu.

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

                  Complete and utter nonsense.

                  Yeah right. Pure fantasy BS. You cannot register a real .edu.

                  A country extension like .edu.country is not a .edu.

                  Anybody who buys a foreign country with .edu.countrycode is
                  getting ripped off. And I mean RIPPED OFF if they think it's
                  a friggin real .edu.

                  Paul
                  You would have to be a real low-life to try selling .edu.countrycodes and passing them off as .edu domains... Especially at a ridiculously overpriced amount.

                  It's a shame when you see someone trying to take advantage of those who don't know any better.
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              • Profile picture of the author emigre
                Originally Posted by easy7 View Post

                and you'll get a .info domain and do all that work for just rank the domain .info? are you guys serious ?

                i'll never get a .info domain i'll prefer register 2 domain an .edu ( because we can ) and point some worth article and point them to the .com domain and BAM ! you'll se the rank increase like hell just by sum static page from .edu domain point to your site, ping - bookmark and blog comment em rss sumbit , Sitmap ect., .edu domain will never get ban by G
                I would believe you more if you were not selling/renting .edus.
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        • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
          Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

          So your sites are less than a week old and not ranking yet, and you assume that Google has just stopped ranking .info's?

          I bought a .com yesterday that's not ranking yet. Google must have stopped ranking those too. :confused:
          Shhhh. I would prefer it if people kept avoiding .info domains.
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      • Profile picture of the author GMD
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        Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

        I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think :confused:
        I think no matter what you think, nobody is penalized because of their dot extension. Period.

        I would get out of the .info handicap mindset and go back to the drawing board and focus on other issues that might be holding your site/sites back in the ranking. Of course, too, you could be involved in the Google dance at the moment. Keep doing SEO, building backlinks, building traffic and if your really in a low competition keyword area here, you WILL see results from your hard work.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

        I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think :confused:
        I think you'd better change your SEO outlook on life and stop blaming .info.

        Seriously. Look at the threads from people who claim they got dumped.
        And they have dot coms. So, are they to say that .coms no longer have
        any love? Hardly.

        Like um...spammers don't use dot coms? My host sells dot coms and infos for
        the same price. So? Just checked yahoo. Same price as well. So?

        Their are plenty of .infos that rank. Still.

        This myth will continue as long as there's an internet.

        When google ranks prchecker.info on top for pagerank, a google
        product, what does that say?

        There are sooooooooooooooooooo many intangibles that threads
        on micro-SEO causing problems is just speculation.

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      • Profile picture of the author Edmund Yeo
        Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

        I have seen a change..I have 2 .info sites right now that are 100% seo and they are indexed but no where to be found in the top 1000..maybe it's because it's the beginning on the month...the sites are less than a week old..but still they can not be found in the top 1000 results..and yes these are for low competition keywords also...not sure what to think :confused:
        Hi Dumkist,

        There is nothing to worry about. This usually happens to new sites. They will take some time (about 1 to 3 months) to stable their rankings on Google.

        It might also be due to the Google Dance phenomenal especially when your site is still very new and you are building many links to it. Therefore, it is normal to see your site's ranking fluctuating from time to time. It usually takes a few weeks for your site to get a stable ranking.

        It happens to my new sites as well. I dont think the domain extensions affect the rankings a lot although I have learnt from top internet marketers to go for .com, .net and .org extensions instead of others.

        What you need to do now is to post more unique and quality content to your site, and build links to them. On hindsight, do not build too many links at one go to a new site without adding new content as it will look unnatural to Google. Therefore, your rankings may be penalized. Personal experience on this..

        What I would recommend is to slowly increase the number of links being built to your site on a weekly basis. Eg. Week 1: 15 links, Week 2: 25 links and so on. Do this until you have gotten your desired ranking and you can slow down the link building process.

        Hope this helps..

        Regards,
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Banks
      Originally Posted by Oranges View Post

      They are alive and kicking as ever. I recently outranked a 4 years old .com with an exact match .info domain and this is after panda update. TLD doesn't really matter, you can rank them if you know your stuff well.
      I have heard too much bad news about .info's so I am skeptical to use them. I have been using .co with great success!

      Also I find people in general avoid clicking on a .info so I fear it will affect my traffic if the site does rank well.
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      • Profile picture of the author Oranges
        Originally Posted by Jeremy Banks View Post

        I have heard too much bad news about .info's so I am skeptical to use them. I have been using .co with great success!

        Also I find people in general avoid clicking on a .info so I fear it will affect my traffic if the site does rank well.
        BS!
        Affected rankings and people aren't clicking on .info domains is a pure BS.
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  • Profile picture of the author goodluckdomain
    Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

    Hello Everyone,

    Hey I just wanted to ask the .Info website builders a ?...have you noticed lately that .info domains will no longer rank..I mean I used to be able to get some great results..but not now.

    I also noticed that even though the sites get indexed using .info's..they are no where to be found in the top 1000 ...very strange..anyone else seeing this ?
    Because Most of the spammers register their domain in .info. for example just search for "Free Do follow Social Bookmarking Sites" you can able to see a list of bookmarking sites in .info which are useless so thin before when you submit link n .info sites
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    • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
      Originally Posted by goodluckdomain View Post

      Because Most of the spammers register their domain in .info. for example just search for "Free Do follow Social Bookmarking Sites" you can able to see a list of bookmarking sites in .info which are useless so thin before when you submit link n .info sites
      I have been able to rank .info's in the past no problem...but something seems to have changed recently.
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  • Profile picture of the author JamesGw
    I have several .info domains on the first page of Google with 15,000+ allintitle competition. So no, I haven't seen any issue. Sounds like it's your sites more than anything else.
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  • Profile picture of the author ckrieger
    Just because Google may only show 1000 results from it's index doesn't mean that is all the sites in the index. There are thousands of results that could be in their index but aren't in the top 1000 results.
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  • Profile picture of the author aymen99
    Thats not true at all ! well to give you an example on how the TLD doesn't matter at all , recently i outranked a really old domain with a wordpress.com blog that i made just for experimenting few things
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  • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
    Ok ..thanks guys..I will see what happens over the next week or so.
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  • Profile picture of the author xxxJamesxxx
    All my .info are all still good post Panda so I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with you.

    James
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  • Profile picture of the author howinfo
    Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

    Hello Everyone,

    Hey I just wanted to ask the .Info website builders a ?...have you noticed lately that .info domains will no longer rank..I mean I used to be able to get some great results..but not now.

    I also noticed that even though the sites get indexed using .info's..they are no where to be found in the top 1000 ...very strange..anyone else seeing this ?
    Your headline should have been: My Week Old Site Is Not Raking On Google

    My site that is on .info ranks very well and also lot of other peoples site mentioned above are ranking well so do you think Google has singled your domain out or your non-ranking could be down to some other factors?

    My concern is that some people who are new to IM and domain names read headline like this and think that domain extensions can somehow affect your rankings. If you are also new to internet and you have read some misinformation and think that the domain extension can affect your ranking somehow then I can understand your confusion but if you have been dealing with websites for quite some time then I can not really figure out how you arrived to such a conclusion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      The reality of this, in spite of people's perceptions and prejudices about the subject, is that Google (and particularly Matt Cutts) must be going blue in the face from having stressed and clarified, over and over and over again, in writing, on videos, in blogs and so on, that (with the sole exception of specific country domains as applied to relevant local Google searches) domain-extensions simply don't affect SEO/rankings at all. And they never have done.

      And however many people imagine that their .com was easier to rank than their .info, that remains factual.

      There are about 100 threads on this issue in this forum, including several with links to Google references, Matt Cutts videos and so on.
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  • Profile picture of the author mak3r
    .info domains are very good even now
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  • Profile picture of the author mandom
    I just ran SERP reports and mine are doing just fine, as usual...
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  • Profile picture of the author steveshoemaker
    My blog is an .info and I have a lot of post on the 1st page. I sure hope there is not some change I am not aware of.
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    • Profile picture of the author howinfo
      Originally Posted by steveshoemaker View Post

      My blog is an .info and I have a lot of post on the 1st page. I sure hope there is not some change I am not aware of.
      No change, nothing to worry about, .INFO remains the most successful new TLD ever launched and if you look on Sedo or go to some domaining forums you can see how popular and strong extension .info has become. So if there is a change then it is only positive.
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  • Profile picture of the author SpiderHunter
    .info domains are definitely a little harder to rank compared to a .com but the same rules apply: content, SEO, backlinks, just needs more.
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  • Profile picture of the author frogman
    Depends on your goals.
    If you are in it for the long haul it's safer to stick with the tried & true .com. (Escpecially when it comes to selling the domain.)
    But .info still rank & make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
    Thanks Guys for all of your comments
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  • Profile picture of the author Pagepr
    Yes i also tell you Plz don't buy info domains bez info is take to much time in ranking so i leave info
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  • Profile picture of the author sandragaff
    i believe it is a myth I do have some .info domains ranking
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  • Profile picture of the author dagaul101
    It could possibly be that Google is clamping down on what it regards as "spammy" domains, has already done something about .co.cc domains
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    • Profile picture of the author Oranges
      Originally Posted by dagaul101 View Post

      It could possibly be that Google is clamping down on what it regards as "spammy" domains, has already done something about .co.cc domains
      .co.cc was a domain and all the sub domains offered by that site were de-indexed. It was NOT a TLD. .CC TLD is not banned, penalized or de-indexed by google. It can't be actually, because it doesnt make any sense.
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  • .info are ranking well is search till now. I think that you don't have any .info domain you just searched the google for any keyword and fount no .info results because no one e\want .info . People mainly use .com and .net
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  • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
    I'm sorry but I think things have changed..my .info sites are still no where to be found in the top 1000...something has changed..before anyone starts saying..all B.S..or your crazy..test it your self and create a new site with a .info then you can say this is B.S if you can rank Ok !
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

      I'm sorry but I think things have changed..my .info sites are still no where to be found in the top 1000...something has changed..before anyone starts saying..all B.S..or your crazy..test it your self and create a new site with a .info then you can say this is B.S if you can rank Ok !
      What part of "it has only been a week" are you not understanding?

      What you are saying is complete and utter nonsense. I bought a .com last week that isn't ranking in the top 1000 yet even though it is indexed.

      So by your logic, Google hates .com's too I guess.

      I'm going to go start a thread right now...

      DOT COM DOMAINS NO LONGER RANKING ON GOOGLE


      Maybe Google just flat out thinks the other 1000 sites are better than yours.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        What part of "it has only been a week" are you not understanding?

        What you are saying is complete and utter nonsense. I bought a .com last week that isn't ranking in the top 1000 yet even though it is indexed.

        So by your logic, Google hates .com's too I guess.

        I'm going to go start a thread right now...

        DOT COM DOMAINS NO LONGER RANKING ON GOOGLE


        Maybe Google just flat out thinks the other 1000 sites are better than yours.

        First off I know seo I have sites that rank #1 for terms that get 100,000+ exact searches a month ..so I think I know a little seo :rolleyes:..so you seem to know so much..when was the last time you even made a site with a .info ??...last year ?
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
          Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

          First off I know seo I have sites that rank #1 for terms that get 100,000+ exact searches a month ..so I think I know a little seo :rolleyes:..so you seem to know so much..when was the last time you even made a site with a .info ??...last year ?
          Dumkist,

          You are missing the point. You are making a very broad generalization based off of 2 sites not showing in the top 1000 in less than a week.

          Do you not see why that argument has a very weak leg to stand on?

          Now, if suddenly lots of people were reporting that .info website rankings were falling all over the place, and your sites were not showing in the top 1000 after a month or two of solid backlinking, ok then. That might be evidence enough to look a little further into such a claim.

          On top of that, Google has never punished an entire TLD before. There is no evidence to support them starting to do it now.

          Your entire argument is based on these sites not showing up in the top 1000 in less than a week. I have a .com I bought last week that isn't showing in the top 1000 yet.

          So are you know going to tell everyone that Google is no longer ranking .com's too? Because if you are going to support your belief that Google no longer likes .info's, then you have to make the same argument that Google does not like .com's either based on the facts that I am presenting you.
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    • Profile picture of the author bhuff85
      Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

      I'm sorry but I think things have changed..my .info sites are still no where to be found in the top 1000...something has changed..before anyone starts saying..all B.S..or your crazy..test it your self and create a new site with a .info then you can say this is B.S if you can rank Ok !
      Set a .info up about a week and a half ago. Ranked on 2nd page at #11 currently (and shouldn't be long til it hits page 1). So yes, the whole .info hoopla is pure myth based on my experiences of having over 10 .info domains ranking on page 1 currently.

      Nothing has changed. Maybe you should look at other factors other than the domain extension, because the extension means nothing in this case. Check your on-page SEO. Check your backing sources. The list goes on and on. If you do this, I think you'll find a better explanation as to why your site isn't showing up in the top 1000 results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Moreno
    My infos are still ranking number one in google with zero time spent on back links, been there nearly two years now Lol all local seo and geo-targeted for a paticular niche for a client

    I used to do this all the time but got out of seo turn of this year since panda and other changes make seo so unpredictable.

    Made good $$$ when I had the chance
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      Even a confirmed, experienced skepchick like me, entirely familiar with threads based purely on misinformation, can barely believe some of the nonsense in this thread (and in fact underlying the thread's existence) ...
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      • Profile picture of the author Jay Moreno
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Even a confirmed, experienced skepchick like me, entirely familiar with threads based purely on misinformation, can barely believe some of the nonsense in this thread (and in fact underlying the thread's existence) ...
        You calling my post nonsense? Lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Moreno
    @dumkist I'll set one up this weekend and get back to you with the results
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    • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
      Originally Posted by Jay Moreno View Post

      @dumkist I'll set one up this weekend and get back to you with the results

      Thanks Jay..man that is what this forum should be like..people helping one another ...not people trying to make others look bad because they are asking others for help...thanks Jay
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        Originally Posted by Dumkist View Post

        that is what this forum should be like..people helping one another ...not people trying to make others look bad because they are asking others for help
        Nobody here tried to make anyone look bad "because they were asking for help".

        Announcing as a factual statement that ".info domains are no longer ranking on Google", now, that's a slightly different matter: nobody needs to say a word for that to look "bad".
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Moreno
    Dumkist have you tried doing a search like this site:yourdomain.com?

    you probably know this already sometimes I forget about but that little gem it's a good indication at least to see if your site has even been picked up by google

    Mike I hear what you are saying too - i don't think dumkist is saying omg why i am not in the top 10 on google, but more why is google not even crawling my site.... I don't think google would block an entire tld but would be interesting to see in comparison if there is any difference in time between a .com getting crawled and listed compared to a .info

    With all the recent changes in the past year it is the main reason I don't do seo anymore for clients, I am getting ready to launch a project that will be using .com, .net and a few .infos so it's not a big deal for me to follow the progress since I would be doing it anyway just so happens it will help a fellow warrior out in the process. Least you can see if it's an isolated incident or not.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by Jay Moreno View Post

      Dumkist have your tried doing a search like this site:yourdomain.com?

      you probably know this already sometimes I forget about but it's a good indication at least to see if your site has even been picked up by google
      He said in a earlier post that both sites were indexed.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jay Moreno
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        He said in a earlier post that both sites were indexed.
        Ok cool I missed that one

        Dumkist if you pm me your domain I'll do an analysis on it if you like might shed some light on it
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  • Profile picture of the author gittar1122
    Dot info domains are still working, as I have such domains ranking for competitive keywords. Its entirely dependent on your SEO (offpage+onpage), mostly people don't pay much attention to such domains.

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author epathj
    I dont think so.Its possible to rank .info. Though .info are not ranking as well as .com
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  • Profile picture of the author StoneWilson
    Google doesn't like some free domains(like .co.cc) due to so many BH seoers use them building thousands of crap sites, but for paid domains, I don't think big G will treat them differently.
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  • Google doesent ban TLD's. Sure based on their algorythm they would give preference to others but in general any tld can outrank another.
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  • Profile picture of the author julianbooth123
    .info sites are still ranking well in Google.
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