Which is better: .org or .us

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by leadingzero, Aug 4, 2009.

  1. #1
    In general, when buying a keyword domain would you prefer a .org or .us TLD?
     
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  2. flakas123

    flakas123 Peon

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    I'd buy .org
     
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    #3
    .org seems to hold better strength with Google
     
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  4. Narrator

    Narrator Active Member

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    #4
    Depends, if you are selling something I wouldn't use .org. IMHO .org is for organizations and info sites not ecommerce.
    They all hold equal weight for SEO.
     
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  5. findonline

    findonline Peon

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    I would say .org, but as was mentioned above, .org is more for sites that are non-profit organizations, at least that is how it was originally intended to be.
     
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  6. mirul

    mirul Active Member

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    #6
    Generally, I'd say .org is better :)
     
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    #7
    .org for sure
     
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  8. toycat

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    #8
    .Org, but it has to be a charity/info site, otherwise i believe The "domain people" have the right to take the domain away.
     
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    kanip Active Member

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    #9
    If you use it for SEO.. .org would be better
     
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    #10
    Depending on the name/site in question. I believe that dotUS is becoming more and more relevant for US based companies to showcase their goods/services especially where a dotCOM is unavailable or unattainable for that business. Although I do agree with others that dotORG currently is favored by Google and Yahoo, but this will change in time.
     
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  11. Moses8595

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    #11
    There is non doubt,.org is better
     
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    .org is good in Google, but Yahoo! considers .US higher. But since now Yahoo! are using Bing. I still dont know how it will be going. However, I think .org is good. :D
     
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    #13
    org is much more popular than the other one , so i guess since there isn't much difference so i will just go on with the more popular one
     
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    #14
    org might be better...
     
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    #15
    It depends on the domain. Personally, I like .us over .org, but it really depends on what is in front of it :p
     
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  16. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    #16
    Yes most of us will say .org as its a universal tld .us somewhat limits it to US
     
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  17. ipasha96

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    #17
    In my opinion..org domain is better..but it depend your site content :D
     
    ipasha96, Aug 5, 2009 IP
  18. devabby

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    #18
    Agree with this statement
     
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  19. xceedbd

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    #19
    i feel .org is much better then .us. and its also depend on name also.
     
    xceedbd, Aug 8, 2009 IP
  20. junosama

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    .org is really meant for non profit related websites so if u cant get a .com and ur site has nothing to do with charities or non profits then maybe go for a .net or try harder to find a suitable.com.
     
    junosama, Aug 8, 2009 IP