.co vs. .com, .net, .org

14 years ago

Google never did treat any TLD differently. Big myth.
They do do country specific, but that's about it.

People mistake cause and effect too much.

Funny you mention .co. That was supposed to
be the biggest, baddest, TLD to ever hit. But it
missed. If google had loved one TLD over another,
then .co would rank supreme. But it doesn't.

It's what one does with the site, not TLD.

This has been asked and answered many, many times
on this forum. Just do a search.

People mix up a lot of things with domain extensions.

Anyone says it matters, run from them. Their SEO sucks.

Yes, that statement is for anyone after me who claims
otherwise.

Paul

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chippins

14 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

Google never did treat any TLD differently. Big myth.
They do do country specific, but that's about it.

People mistake cause and effect too much.

Funny you mention .co. That was supposed to
be the biggest, baddest, TLD to ever hit. But it
missed. If google had loved one TLD over another,
then .co would rank supreme. But it doesn't.

It's what one does with the site, not TLD.

This has been asked and answered many, many times
on this forum. Just do a search.

People mix up a lot of things with domain extensions.

Anyone says it matters, run from them. Their SEO sucks.

Yes, that statement is for anyone after me who claims
otherwise.

Paul

Wow, I have always thought that .coms were better in terms of seo. In my opinion though .com's still look better

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Justin Says

14 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

Google never did treat any TLD differently. Big myth.
They do do country specific, but that's about it.

People mistake cause and effect too much.

Funny you mention .co. That was supposed to
be the biggest, baddest, TLD to ever hit. But it
missed. If google had loved one TLD over another,
then .co would rank supreme. But it doesn't.

It's what one does with the site, not TLD.

This has been asked and answered many, many times
on this forum. Just do a search.

People mix up a lot of things with domain extensions.

Anyone says it matters, run from them. Their SEO sucks.

Yes, that statement is for anyone after me who claims
otherwise.

Paul

Agreed.

TLD's have always been treated fairly, it's the content that's on them that causes the issues in rankings. Most people don't see .info's because they are usually bought out by spammers and people are afraid of them, but to be real, I've ranked .info's just the same as any other TLD.

As Paul says, "It's what one does with the site, not TLD.".

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Merchant National 14 years ago

It is valued the exact same.

Matt Cutts video:
goDOTco/about/seo/

(Sorry, couldn't post a link, not enough posts)
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Slin

13 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

Google never did treat any TLD differently. Big myth.
They do do country specific, but that's about it.

People mistake cause and effect too much.

Funny you mention .co. That was supposed to
be the biggest, baddest, TLD to ever hit. But it
missed. If google had loved one TLD over another,
then .co would rank supreme. But it doesn't.

It's what one does with the site, not TLD.

This has been asked and answered many, many times
on this forum. Just do a search.

People mix up a lot of things with domain extensions.

Anyone says it matters, run from them. Their SEO sucks.

Yes, that statement is for anyone after me who claims
otherwise.

Paul

This is completely true.

As someone else stated, getting .com is better for resale value. Plus it's easier for people to remember your branded website name. I hate it when I forget that my favorite site is .org instead of .com.

But as far as SEO goes? No big difference.

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Curtis2011 13 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

Anyone says it matters, run from them. Their SEO sucks.

So much this.

The only time a domain name extension matters is if you need your website to come across TO VISITORS as a certain type of website.

If you are pretending to be a charitable organization, for instance, you probably want to have a .org.
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cbnet

14 years ago

I am told .CO is no longer Columbia specific. Google has also clarified this as to my understanding.

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cbnet

14 years ago

For better understanding, I want to rephrase my query:

How Google treat .co as compared to .com, .net & .org in practice.

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Blue445nm 14 years ago

Originally Posted by cbnet

For better understanding, I want to rephrase my query:

How Google treat .co as compared to .com, .net & .org in practice.

Equal according to others which is possibly true!

In terms of CTR and other things... it's higher with a .com .net or .info than a .biz or .info.
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- paulgl 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Blue445nm
  
  Equal according to others which is possibly true!
  
  In terms of CTR and other things... it's higher with a .com .net or .info than a .biz or .info.
  
  You are contradicting yourself. These threads morph into one big contradiction.
  
  There is no difference. That's it. Period. Case closed, next case.
  
  But, *sigh*, it won't be.
  
  I'll repeat myself a little. Taking the above view, poor wikipedia
  with its .org must get no click throughs. Pity. They had such
  high potential.
  
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- Arunabh Singh 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Blue445nm
  
  Equal according to others which is possibly true!
  
  In terms of CTR and other things... it's higher with a .com .net or .info than a .biz or .info.
  
  There is no way that's gonna happen.
  
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smodha

14 years ago

I just stick to .com, .net or .org

If your product or service becomes huge and you have the .com registered then I've been told this massively helps the re-sell value.

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paulgl

14 years ago

Resell value, looks better, ...is not SEO.

Those points are certainly debatable.

The two biggest EMDs I can think of off the top of my
head are MTA.info and prchecker.info

Just search for new york subway, Pagerank, pagerank checker,
subway schedules, etc.

Funny how the biggest, baddest .coms are not EMDs.
Even the biggest baddest porn site is not even close
to any EMD, keywords, etc.

Ever taken a gander at the top 100 sites in the world,
trafficwise?

Wikipedia is .org. How does that rank against .coms?

Again, ranking is all about other stuff. A few parlor tricks
that domain resellers toss in just to blindside unsuspecting
customers, not withstanding.

Paul

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mrsvirtualassistant 14 years ago

If you find a good domain name that is available with .com, go for it. If not, choose a different extension. You should also choose a domain extension based on the purpose of your site and the physical location of your target audience.
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cbnet

14 years ago

Can some body give authenticated information about .co. Is it Columbia specific or is it an International TLD.

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Dayes 14 years ago

Originally Posted by cbnet

Can some body give authenticated information about .co. Is it Columbia specific or is it an International TLD.

If you're asking who can register a .co domain, the answer is anyone.
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cbnet

14 years ago

Please read next reply. Posted twice by mistake.

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cbnet

14 years ago

No, I am not asking from the point of view of registration.

I am asking about .co standing vs. .com, .net, .org from the perspective of getting google ranking and getting organic traffic. I will request the seasoned IMers to help in resolving this controversial issue.

Please also resolve the controversy whether it is Columbia specific.

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cbnet

14 years ago

Originally Posted by cbnet

No, I am not asking from the point of view of registration.

I am asking about .co standing vs. .com, .net, .org from the perspective of getting google ranking and getting organic traffic. I will request the seasoned IMers to help in resolving this controversial issue.

Please also resolve the controversy whether it is Columbia specific.

Please answer specific to the query

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Arunabh Singh

14 years ago

Originally Posted by cbnet

No, I am not asking from the point of view of registration.

I am asking about .co standing vs. .com, .net, .org from the perspective of getting google ranking and getting organic traffic. I will request the seasoned IMers to help in resolving this controversial issue.

Please also resolve the controversy whether it is Columbia specific.

Google has openly stated that they now treat .co and .me as global domains just like they treat .com, .net and .org. They used to belong to columbia but that is not the case now.

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tech84

14 years ago

.com .org .net (.edu) sounds better, all others just sound spammy, even the legit .tv ones.

oh and .xxx is great, if you know what I mean.

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WildGale

14 years ago

A friend with a local business just set up a site like this -- citynameroofer.co
I scratched my head and did a search. The domain is only a month old, so I wouldn't expect it to be killing it, but when I search for the domain itself, I get one of those "Showing results for citynameroofer.org..." I click on "Show results for citynameroofer.co" and his domain is first but it shows no meta description and says underneath "translate this page." It seems clear to me that Google's default is to treat it first as a Spanish site. (It's in English.)

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M_Usman

13 years ago

.co - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.CO is a Colombian national domain!!! I'll but in .NET

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Cosmit

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cbnet

I am told Google now treat .co, .com, .net & .org at par with each other. I just want to know whether it is true and if yes then how far this is true in practice.

Matt Cutts deunked this a long time ago. Google does not favor any domain over another. However, people will not trust .info as much as a .com. Also, a .org was intended for organizations just like .edu is intended for education. It comes down to your business type and location.

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