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Question for SEO Experts

by Alminc
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Are the .NET domain names as good as .COM domain names
from SEO point of view ?
#experts #question #seo
  • Profile picture of the author jan roos
    .com is much better
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    • Profile picture of the author Alminc
      Does that mean that website with .com domain
      will have much better position in google than .net website,
      supposed that all other variables are same?
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  • Profile picture of the author STurner
    Interesting point, i guess you would have to say yes. The location of your hosting is also a consideration and massively affect rankings. Id strongly advise you get your site hosted in the country which is your main target demographic.
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  • Profile picture of the author vaintheartiste
    From what I've heard web surfers are a lot more comfortable with .com domain names. Besides most people believe domain names end in .com always.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mickm
    a .com might take longer to properly index, Google runs more spam checks on them than any other suffix and you run a higher chance of being sandboxed.

    But I think it really comes down to the type of site you plan to run and your intentions for that site.. if it's a commercial site then yes go with a .com

    If it's a non profit site then a .org would be best

    .net if it's part of a network of sites

    .biz if it's B2B (business to business)

    .info if it's an information site
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  • Profile picture of the author carlocab123
    In my experience, domain extension doesn't help SEO at all. Although it affects SEO indirectly. For example, people types .com instead of .net. You lose backlinks that way ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Tedj
    From the search engines point of view, a .net is as good as a .com. The only benefits a .com will be from a user point of view.
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  • Profile picture of the author irving
    There is not much difference between a .com and .net from an SEO point of view.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mickm
    You have to SEO slower on a .com to avoid being thought of as a spam site. Build your content slowler and generate backlinks slower.

    Over the course of a couple of years it doesn't matter much but when you're a new site it does.
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  • Profile picture of the author Xeon
    Originally Posted by Traffic-Bug View Post

    For SEO purposes theris no difference. .com is more popular and has more resale values. I have seen a domain brokerage site where only .com domains are accepted for sale.
    I agree, there is no difference.

    I own dozens of domain names and I have over 8 years of experence as a web developer.

    All domain names have an "equal" chance.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnsamuels
    no difference whatsoever from the search engines point of view. You may however find it harder to build quality links to a .info for example, as other webmasters tend to view that extension as the first choice for spammers.
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