.info - a good or bad idea?

[TopSpin]

It seems like a search for just about any domain name comes up with an available .info version - is it a good idea to use the .info version or is it simply a waste of time, effort and (a tiny bit) of money?

Anyone have any good experiences with a .info site?

Thanks in advance,

[Smyrl]

I personally do not like dot info domains but did notice it the list of domains Google owns they own dot com, net, org, and info.

Shannon

[SanDiego]

I have several .infos and they work great!

The Only thing that is "off" on them id that when people ask you your email address (like on the phone or something) they dont soemtimes understand and ask you if it's YourEmail@YourDomain.info.com instead of just YourEmail@YourDomain.info .... Another thing, sometimes people have forms that require a "correct email address" and my .info doesnt work because their form validation is very old...

Other then that, I love them. And the SE's see no difference.

[TopSpin]

Maybe they just haven't 'caught on' yet - as I rarely see a .info site when I'm searcing in Google or Yahoo. Perhaps it's time to get busy with registering???

Thanks Shannon! and SanDiego...

TopSpin

[mhdoc]

I've got one up to a PR3 :) Seriously, I do content sites, and if the .com is taken I go for the .info before .net or .org. I don't expect any type-in traffic so I don't thnk the tld makes a lot of difference.

[DomainMagnate]

If you manage to find a .com that you want, go with it. In any other case use .info.
I think the reason people are buying .info's now is that .info's are cheap
I have few .info domains.

[GeorgeB.]

I have several .INFO fan/content sites that will be a PR4 on the next update.

I have several making me decent money already and haven't even gotten PR yet (MSN/Yahoo traffic)

Most celebrities own the .com for their domain so I always get the .info if it's available and make it clear it's an info site and not the official site.

[perdrix]

I'm not an .info fan, because I as others have pointed out, don't see them rank well in search engine results. That may have more to do though, with the newness of the domain, then the tld. I can still find domains for .com of 8 letters or less... if you're creative with the domain name. After all, who would have though Google would mean search???

[romow]

.info is good if you are looking to develop a light informational site.
I don't think tld would matter for your search engine result.

[uca]

I am a .info fan, only .com is always better.

It can't be beaten for informational sites and it's now that it should be attractive, not when it gets more expensive and more domains become unavailable.

[*Michael*]

.info is good for informational/ content websites, but not so good with commercial use.

I had a .biz website under development for a while but gave up cuz even I couldn't get used to typing the domain name correctly. I always typed .com instead of .biz.

So I gave up the .biz, .info, .ws ideea. I use only .com, .net and some .org.

I don't use keyword domains. I preffer domain names that are easy brandable. They work much better on a long term.

[Enzo]

If I have content which is US only, I consider a .us domain.
If I am planning a site which is mainly informative, I would maybe consider the .info.

Other than that, .com all the way baby.


Most celebrities own the .com for their domain so I always get the .info if it's available and make it clear it's an info site and not the official site.

Qwest, you go girl :) LOL

[bluemouse2]

.info is a good and cheap idea :)

[xkrainer]

.com is better

[Romanos]

.Info is simply my favorite ext. The easiest way to earn from quick sales are .selling .infos!

[TopSpin]

For our use... I think the .info will work well... We are interested in creating information vehicles for our clients.. almost like a blog with continually updated pages and posts.

[Blogspotter]

What about .com and .net thought my subdomain ranked better than the .com for the said key url.. I have settled for a .net

[waltergropius]

.com will always be the best domain, there's no question of that. But I do like .info a lot because it's one of the best domains, if not the best, for using in context with the domain name. If you're making a website that provides any kind of information, .info is the perfect extension. If you think about it, .net and .org are pretty rubbish because .net is supposed to stand for Internet, and all websites are on the Internet, whereas nobody can honestly say that all .net websites are providing an Internet service. And all websites are organisations of sorts, so .org is pretty pointless as well. Therefore I think .info is an excellent extension, plus the fact there have been so many cheap offers on .info domains means that they're all getting snapped up and their value will subsequently begin to rise in the not too distant future...

[bebe123]

.info is a low cost domain ...is a best

[waltergropius]

Yeah I forgot to mention that rather important point - .info domains cost peanuts! Permanently low at namecheap, regularly on offer for even less at registerfly and other sites

[nks]

I agree with walter, .info is offering at pretty cheap price at namecheap. however, if you are settling on expanding your site to more visitors, it'll still be best to keep at .com