Must I Purchase a .com Domain Extension?
I have heard both sides of this debate from different marketers over the years, but primarily the answer most will give to that question is yes, it does matter. That for some reason, Google gives more "appreciation" to a .com or possibly a .org domain than to a .info (or even .net) domain.
The people that have told me this say that it is obvious to see this is true because when you look at the search results you get when you enter a phrase into the search engines, the top sites are quite often going to be .com or .org.
Yes, this is usually true, however I have another idea that you could think about when choosing which extension you choose to buy.
There are many, many, many more .com and .org sites on the world wide web than there are .info. This fact alone could explain why the search results generally have .com and .org domain names in their top listings. This does not mean that it is not possible that the search engines like .com or .org, I am just bringing up a point. That is that .com and .org domains should be in the top 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 domains. I prefer them because when people enter domain names into their address bar they usually to enter .com. So, by just purchasing a .com you can make sure 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 type it into their address bar, chances are that unless they were actually attentive, they will be typing in .com. And so rather than arriving at your website, they would land on 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 SEO purposes it doesn't really seem to matter which extension you buy. The SEO techniques side relies more on your keywords and in-bound links than to the domain extension you buy.
So, it comes down to what you prefer. Do you care ifthey unintentionally type in .com rather than .info (or even .net)? Your answer to this question will help you chose which domain extension you purchase.
I am an stay-at-home mom turned online business owner that spent numerous years chasing the dream of a successful business. Once I found it I was amazed at how easy it was...once I had a system. Get free home business tips and tricks on my blog: Shannon Lueck Home Business Blog
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