Is it difficult to rank a .info site?

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Hi, I've been wondering if it is difficult to rank a .info site because I used to .com domains. Does TLD's matter on ranking a site? Many thanks
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  • I suggest go for .com OR .org

    In my experience they both good in ranking. Be smart.
  • For me they are the same, but I do agree many spammers are using .info, that might introduce more filters from Google in the future.
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    • Yes, I have noticed that most of the spam social bookmarking sites are using .info.

      It just came up in my mind to ask this question. And I think the best solution is to try it my self. Thanks for the great response guys I appreciate it.
  • Short answer is no.
  • There is so much debate you will never find a clear answer. I agree that the short answer is no.

    The most convincing argument to register is .com is to increase the future resale value.
  • It's been discussed over and over. There's no difference between .info, .com, .org and .net. All of them have the same chance to rank.
  • I have tried to rank a .info site and it was not really difficult to rank it. Just be smart and be natural. Thanks
  • I do think info domain is less popular than .com,.net and .org.Google only cares about the user's experience and the site popularity.Even though the seo work has the same effect on any domain.But for google's favor,I think you'd better to use the .com still if youwant to rank higher.
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    • Purest form of BS
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    • Not sure if trolling or...

      Ranking .info is the same as .com, .net or .org. I've found it to be an advantage when it comes to AdSense sites (depending on the niche), but I also think it would be a handicap when it comes to affiliate marketing - i myself would never buy things from an .info domain.
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  • I don't see a big difference for rankings, but if you are trying to build a brand and want customers to return to your site better invest couple bucks more to buy a .com

    People are used to it and will automatically type .com
  • Domain name extension is not the issue, your SEO campaign matters most...
  • 5x difficult compared to .com domains.. Based on personal experience
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    • Correct! Im going to settle this thread once and for all>>>

      1. Go to Google and type in "inspirational quotes" - The first result is a .info

      2. Go to the G Keyword Tool and look for exact searches for "Inspirational Quotes"

      3. What is the result? 1.5 MILLION EXACT SEARCHES PER MONTH.

      Cased Closed.

      Next Case.
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  • I suggest you to go for .com or .org domains.
  • It will be depending on how the webmaster managed the .info site to get ranked in search engine, and i think it doesn't matter if it is .com .org and .info as long as the site is optimized well and not a spammer.
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    • I LOVE THESE THREADS!

      There is no difference between .info .com .net .org .whatever!

      But I love how people think there is...it's what depresses demand for them and allows me to buy thousands of them from godaddy on sale for $.67 each and make a fortune with adsense.
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  • All have same value in google's eyes. All depends upon your SEO, Content, etc..
  • no this is a Myth Google dont look at domain extenstion , Google look at your contents of your site and how relevance these contents to your site topic/niche plus Google look on how many other sites that are similar to your niche are pointing to yours one (that is targeted backlink).. PERIOD
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  • Why do I get the feeling you are simply trying to promote your signature? I am pretty sure I have seen you in participate in these "can you rank a .info?" threads

    Otherwise the answer is no, i am crushing my competition with .info domains.
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    • Yup. Makes one wonder.

      Makes one wonder because the sig link is a dot org.

      Paul
  • it doesn`t matter the domain extension, it ALL about competition, on & off page seo.
    i had saw .info domain sold on flippa for 9000$. i had saw .info domains ranking 1# in google that gets over 1,000,000 visitors each month.
    i think all this domain extension is bs. go buy yourname.info, add some content on it and search google for your name. it will be 1# in google.
    of course .info will not rank well if you don`t do propper seo to your website. all this rumours about .info domains not ranking well came from people who don`t know how to do seo, newbies in internet marketing... they bought a .info domain because they`re afraid to invest in im and because it`s cheaper.
    they didn`t got good results because they don`t know how to do it.
    again, just my opinion...
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    • .info's are nearly impossible to rank. Everyone should give up trying. They suck.
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  • I have ranked some sites relatively high with a .info, but those were typically proxies.
    I would suggest you just use a .com, .org, or .net.
  • My intuition is that their $1 price tag makes them overwhelmingly popular with spammers, and anyone else who doesn't care enough about a website to buy a better TLD.

    In my experience with .info's, the only thing I've noticed is that they seem to take longer to get indexed, and seem to be crawled less. But that's probably a self-fulfilling prophecy, even with the best intentions its hard to get excited about a .info and spend as much time on the content and promotion.
  • If you're building a serious website...going to make a brand out of it, do lots of authority building, offline marketing, etc, then by all means go with .com simply because that's less confusing to the general public you're trying to market to.

    But for any kind of seo work, or adsense sites, or anything else... there is no penalty or downside to using .info's
  • Pretty much everything that needs has been said. SEO - wise, there's no difference, but for a brand, there is as some people don't like to click on .info domains.
  • I dont think tld does matter , it should be content which should be unique and keyword rich to rank any site
  • Some have claimed success with .info sites by focusing only on authority backlinks
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  • TLD matters a lot, its quite hard to get ranking with .info websites, you must try .org or .com site
  • Thanks guys for your replies. Its all cleared that it is not difficult to rank .info domain.
  • Many thanks to the TS!..
  • .com is the best however you can get rank if you update with good content
  • Lets see

    A .info is about $3/year
    a .com/.org.net is about $10/year

    A $7 Difference

    If you rank your site well, this amount of money can be done in ONE day or less

    I go with the stats, google for them if you want, but

    Given the same content a .com site will rank faster and easier than any other
    Second comes .org
    Close third are .net

    Why to diminish my chance with a .info, and for just $7 a year, when I have so many good, great alternatives. even for the most wanted keywords, with domains already taken, you can add a stop word to your keyword and you will still get the full seo benefits of your keyword.
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  • .Info doesnt carry as much weight with google and yahoo however it still ranks dont worry about it make sure you register with yahoo directory and the DMOZ also .edu links and .gov links will give you alot of juice and make up for the .info no problem
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  • ive got a .info ranking # 1 since early October. So its stable. Answer is its easy. I never thought this woulda happened but I tried it and did it. So go for it.
  • No, it is not. You must write unique and fresh articles, do social bookmarking, article marketing, blogging, blog commenting, guest posting, yahoo answers, forum posting, video creation and use of social media.
  • Hi, when .info was released a while ago they were cheap so many spammers purchased them, Google noticed this of cos. Now that price has increased for these, so in my opinion less spammers will find them attractive now. I do not think google will penalize you using one of these extensions. If you publish good content it should be no different then a .com or .net or .org. In terms of a user remembering your domain name or resell value the .com followed by .net would be a better choice.

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