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How far are .org and .net behind .com?

by Nathan251
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people recommend .com EMDs...and if these aren't available they say try .org and ,net

What difference in terms of SEO will you get if you choose .com v .org or .net?

also what advantage will .org or .net give you above .biz, .mobi, .me, .co, .info etc etc
#net #org
  • Profile picture of the author Bond Girl
    They just rank better and carry a higher weight. ".com" for example will beat out .org, or .net. As for the the other extenstions. You can still rank but generally you must do more work and sometimes a lot more work to get to the same place as you would with a .com.

    In other words, if the .com, .net and .org all have the same on page SEO and off page SEO and all of the backlinks weighed the same then theoretically the .com would be ranked ahead of the others. etc.

    I hope that makes sense...
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    • Profile picture of the author sOliver
      Originally Posted by Bond Girl View Post

      They just rank better and carry a higher weight. ".com" for example will beat out .org, or .net. As for the the other extenstions. You can still rank but generally you must do more work and sometimes a lot more work to get to the same place as you would with a .com.

      In other words, if the .com, .net and .org all have the same on page SEO and off page SEO and all of the backlinks weighed the same then theoretically the .com would be ranked ahead of the others. etc.

      I hope that makes sense...
      Totally wrong information. As mentioned by Matt several times, Google ranks all extensions the same. The only difference they make is country domains ccTLD .. when you have a .us domain and want to rank better in the US -- that's the way to go. Want to rank high in India? Go for .in etc.
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      • Profile picture of the author sOliver
        Some inside juice: Domain registration length matters .. so don't buy a info and register for only 1 year - looks spammy and you are not serious about it
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  • Profile picture of the author Bond Girl
    Just to clarify, I have ranked .net and .org's and .info's ahead of .com so it can be done and sometimes easily-
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  • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
    In my opinion, there is not any huge difference between them and all of them can rank in top results if you optimize them well. There are many .net or .org domains that are ranking well in Google and Google ranks them better than .com ones.
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  • Profile picture of the author junne
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    • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
      There isn't a bit of difference between any EMD when it comes to pure SEO.

      The only reason to choose a .com over any others is a purely marketing/branding point of view (ie people recognize .com better than the others).

      If SEO is your main focus, then it really really really doesn't matter which EMD you choose.

      I own thousands of .info sites and they rank just fine.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        How far are .org and .net behind .com?

        Well, just ask wikipedia.org.

        Case closed.

        Until the next round, of course. Probably
        later on today...

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  • Profile picture of the author John Williamson
    As has been discussed countless times already, no difference. Use the search feature of the forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author msu
    Not related to SEO but bear in mind a .org often converts traffic better for certain types of informational websites with, say, lead form generation, because it has a non-profit, non-commercial feel about.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ant B
    No difference between any extensions. Mods, please sticky something so we don't have the same questions daily.
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  • Profile picture of the author rickzep
    I don't think there is a difference. It comes down to seo and backlinks and how useful your website is to users.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Rich
    according to my experience google dot com appreciated as a major and dot net and dot org last in ranking problems
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