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.net vs .com

Discussion in 'General Business' started by joemama12345, Apr 8, 2007.

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    Hi,
    My site is a .net, do you think that would really affect traffic or anything at all since it isn't a .com?
     
    joemama12345, Apr 8, 2007 IP
  2. Fabian.JH

    Fabian.JH Active Member

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    I think is the wrong section.

    Generally, .org and .com get indexed better by the search engines.
     
    Fabian.JH, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    Claudek Well-Known Member

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    It should not affect traffic. If the site has good content and links to it, it will rank well regardless of the domain extension.
    I actually redirected all traffic from one of my .com domains to the .net one as it was ranked #1 in all the search engines for eg.
    Also, i came across a site a few months back where the google #1 spot was taken by a .us extention - further proof that .com etc does not matter as much as content/value of the website.
     
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  4. toby

    toby Notable Member

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    i got a .net and dont have any problem with it. So i would say, don't worry about it. It could be a good domain name too :D
     
    toby, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    Andreas Bard Peon

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    I do not think you should worry about it. But I think if someone would write the domain directly in the browser they would probably write keyword.com and keyword.net the first time.

    If you got good content and sites linking to you, you do not need to worry.

    //Andreas
     
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  6. joemama12345

    joemama12345 Peon

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    OK, thanks guys.
     
    joemama12345, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    #7
    some names look better with .com and some sites look better with .net, and it shouldn't effect anything.
     
    Troxy, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    i use .net works fine for me, just depends on how valuable the domain is
     
    forumrating, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    Not traffic from the SE`s anyway. com are a bit easier to remember though.
     
    login, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    ninjashoes Well-Known Member

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    .com's are easier to remember but that will change as people become more familiar with the other extensions
     
    ninjashoes, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    .net .biz .com are exactly the same for seo, do you dont have to worry about it, but a .com is always easiest to remember and better for branding.
     
    funkymario, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    CYBERAY Well-Known Member

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    .com most important than .net from google
     
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    One of my largest sites is .net and is doing quite well. I am #1 for several SERP terms and people generally find me without a problem.
     
    MattKNC, Apr 8, 2007 IP
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    i think the main advantage of .com is when you're trying to promote something offline. everyone automatically thinks .com when they're trying to remember a website address
     
    BCRed, Apr 8, 2007 IP