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Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Bulldog-Designs, Jan 27, 2007.

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    Im sure this has been answered but I had no idea what to search for.

    Okay heres an example:
    All things being equal(backlinks, onpage factors, etc.)

    Which would rank higher? example.com or example.bz
     
    Bulldog-Designs, Jan 27, 2007 IP
  2. bacanze

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    Well in Belize .bz rest of the world .com
     
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  3. Bulldog-Designs

    Bulldog-Designs Active Member

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    lol, i meant just a regular USA search on google. :)
     
    Bulldog-Designs, Jan 27, 2007 IP
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    well i dont think it would make a difference since its based on backlinks
     
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  5. Bulldog-Designs

    Bulldog-Designs Active Member

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    true, but on yahoo and msn I noticed its a LOT easier to rank higher with keywords in domain or the entire keyphrase as the domain.
     
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    Codythebest Notable Member

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    #6
    At equal site, no difference whatsoever....
    Unless, for targeted search, you put a .bz and not a .com, bz will show up before com
     
    Codythebest, Jan 27, 2007 IP
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    If all things are equal, I think .com should get the higher rank. Why? Because traffic also plays a factor in SE rankings and people are more likely to type .com than .bz

    --Joe
     
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    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    no difference .com's .net's are better in my opinion because more people are aware of them so if you have a car business car.com will do better then car.info just because more are aware of it.
     
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  9. Bulldog-Designs

    Bulldog-Designs Active Member

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    yea im talking mainly for serps. not type in traffic. I know google is mainly backlinks but as said before my site with keywords in the domain get way higher ranking
     
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    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    I like to think of it as the 3 rules

    1. keyword in domain
    2. keyword in title
    3. keyword in description

    you will be ranked higher on all search engines for example I own HotPS3Sites.com I have PS3 sites in the domain title and description I’m ranked 2-3 on Google on the keyword PS3 Sites
     
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    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    which will rank 1st it depends on all the factors together you will be 1st this week maybe 2 or 4 next week it goes back and forth. Also different ranks on different search engines.
     
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    #12
    .com and .net are more popular than some of the other ones available. However if you ahve a .ca or .co.uk - those sometimes will show up more when people are searching from those countries.

    its a tricky game - but overall - but a good site with content - and the SERPS will come a runnin
     
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    a .bz domain is going to be hard to get ranked in the us.
     
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    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    stick to .com's :)
     
    tigrrra, Jan 27, 2007 IP
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    i'd love to but there already reg'd ;)
     
    Bulldog-Designs, Jan 29, 2007 IP
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    lol well you can always find a good .com i have over 20 so if i can find some so can anyone else :)
     
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    good luck finding homemortages.com ;)
     
    Bulldog-Designs, Jan 30, 2007 IP
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    only difference is in the users
     
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    #19
    There is a factor affecting how domains rank depending on the TLD of the domain, but luckily there's really only 2 types of domain:

    Universal Domains:
    These are the .com, .net, etc and these aren't specified to a country so, as long as you get the right hosting, you'll be fine ;)

    Country specific domains:
    These are .co.uk, .us, .fr, etc and these are bound to countries and rank naturally higher for country specific search engines (google.co.uk, google.fr)

    HTH :)
     
    Dudibob, Jan 31, 2007 IP