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.COM VS .ORG

by Emmanuel Sopitan
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Yeap. Ready, Touch gloves, Fight.

Does it really matter what the domain extension is? .COM, .NET or .ORG

It feels like saving some pounds here from Go Daddy.

Whatcha think?
#org
  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    As far as SEO goes, I would definitely suggest a .com over a .org. If you are a non-profit organization, then register both and redirect the .com to the .org domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    Also, Godaddy is normally running a special where if you purchase the .com, then you can get .net, .org, and .biz (I think) for about $15 total.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexF
    If both the .com and the .org are available - there is no question about it - go for the .com

    If however you are considering between one .com domain vs a different .org domain then it's not that simple... If the .org is an exact match domain with a significant amount of monthly searches - it might be a better option based on your plans for the website.

    Alex
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  • Profile picture of the author tamimabraham
    If you build a information base site (e.g. wikipedia) then I prefer for .org. But don't lose ownership of a .com domain if you can.
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  • Profile picture of the author timpears
    I don't believe the domain extension makes a bit of difference in your ranking. That is determined by your on page and off page SEO, IMO.

    Personally I would never buy a .org as those were set up for things like non profits, so I don't think they are appropriate for a capitalistic venture. And although most of my sites have been non profit so far, I just don't think they are what I should get. I would rather have a .info than a .org.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    I don't think it really matters. As long as your on-page SEO and backlinks are solid it shouldn't matter if you're a .com, .net, .org, even .info

    Google has stated this multiple times, as have plenty of posters here.
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    • Profile picture of the author DiegoMar1
      It doesn't matter what your extension is, you can rank any extension as long as your on-page seo and off-page are well done.

      But obviously, a dot com domain looks better than other domain extension.

      Regards.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ace1337
    People remember .COMs easier.

    And also I'd rather click on rihannasongs.com instead of rihannasongs.org in the SERPs.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by Ace1337 View Post

      People remember .COMs easier.

      And also I'd rather click on rihannasongs.com instead of rihannasongs.org in the SERPs.
      LOL!!!....see the sig? How to cure ibs .info. I guess using the
      logic above, nobody is going to click on that as it's not
      how to cure ibs.com !!!

      This is how the insanity that always follows these questions of
      non-importance. You get crazy answers.

      Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author stephencammeron
    Any of the two is good. It is not like it matters anyway!
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  • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
    For SEO, I've had varied results with .com, .net, .org and .info. In my experience, there's no real advantage in the eyes of a search engine. I think it really comes down to what you think looks better.
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