Must I Purchase a .com Domain Extension?
I’ve heard both sides of this controversy from various marketers over the years, but primarily the answer most would give to that question is yes, it does matter. That for some reason, Google gives more “appreciation” to a .com or even a .org domain than to a .info (or even .net) domain.
The people that have said this to me say that it is get when you enter a search phrase into the search engines, the top sites are quite often going to be .com or .org.
Yes, this is usually accurate, however I have another idea that you must consider when choosing which extension you are going to purchase.
There are many, many, many more .com and .org websites on the Internet than there are .info. This fact alone could explain why the search results usually have .com and .org domains in their top listings. This does not mean that it is not possible that the search engines prefer .com or .org, I am simply bringing up a point. That is that .com and .org domain extensions should be on page one of the search results most of the time, there are 10’s, even 100’s of thousands more websites with a .com or .org domain extension.
I have mostly .com websites. I like them because when people enter websites into their address bar they usually to type .com. So, by just using a .com you will ensure they go to your website. If the website you wanted in a .com has a .info available and you purchase it, then as the person goes to enter it into their address bar, it is likely that unless they were really attentive, they will be typing in .com. Therefore, instead of arriving at your website, they would go to someone else’s.
I want to point out that I do have a few .info domains however and as far as a SEO stand point I have found them to rank in the search engines equally as well as a .com website. So, for search engine optimization purposes it does not really seem to matter which extension you buy. The SEO techniques side comes down more to your keyword phrases and links than to the extension you choose.
So, it comes down to your preference. Does it matter to you whetherthey unintentionally enter .com instead of .info (or even .net)? Your answer to this question will help you chose which domain name extension you purchase.
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