Just about everybody coming into a site does so through a link, ad, so.... Geez, not to be rude here, but with the exception of a few, doesn't anybody on this board think?
Personally i am not a fan of .INFO domain names, and even if i search google for something and a .INFO site pops up i wont even bother looking at it as generally it is a crappy low budget site, .COM .NET .ORG is recommended. Good luck anyway
Woah. Calm down there before you start talking. First of all, it LOOKS much more professional to have a .com and people are more likely to click on it. Secondly, that's not entirely true. Successful websites have returning visitors. And that is pretty key. They usually type it in. Or if they've seen the site's name somewhere and remember it, a new visitor will type it in with a .com ending. Plus, it is not true for every website. In fact, my blog's traffic is mostly direct traffic. -Danielle
It always doesnt mean low budget site there are certain words which are bought in all extension for seo purposes people buy the .info maybe they can get it on top for important keywords.
"calm down"??? lol yeak, ok. I'll take deep breaths. Mydigitallife.info is such an example. It looks just as good a com (As if those four little letters, "info," makes a site look bad anyway. *rolls eyes*), and the webmaster has a hell of a lot of traffic/repeat traffic. He wanted that popular name, but either the com was taken or it cost too much. He is doing just fine. I don't know...I shouldn't be, but I am STILL just amazed by how so many people, both off and online don't think first before saying/stating something so utterly dumb. I guess that's just the way it is. Yeah, it doesn't cost that much, so you might as well. But don't let others ever sway your thinking on some things that are just common sense. If you want to be successful, you can't let the inexperienced and or the ones who assume things, sway your thinking, or the odds will be very high that you too will not be successful. Hope you make the $.
I'm not saying that a .info domain is always unsuccessful. But there are exceptions for everything, and just because it can be successful doesn't mean it wouldn't be even more so with a .com ending. As for the Craigslist thing, that's completely different, ".info" in particular looks cheap and spammy. And just because some professional looking sites may use it, doesn't get rid of the stereotype. I tend not to even click on links if there's a .info ending. As for returning visitors, I don't see how when they come back is relevant. If they didn't notice the ending the first time, then they'll type it in with a .com ending. Plus, loyal visitors, which are the valuable ones, don't just come back the next day. That would only be the case if they were using it for reference or something. I don't really understand what you're saying here. What minimum traffic? But I'm talking about this amount of traffic, as well. But I think targeted traffic is more important than any old traffic. And direct traffic is pretty much always targeted. Umm...you are trying to sway his opinion too. In fact, he's asking for advice so he wants others to give their opinions. And no one was talking based on assumptions or inexperience. Please don't accuse me or anyone else here of not knowing what they are talking about if you don't have anything to back it up. I could easily accuse you of the same thing if I wanted to. -Danielle
Please don't backpeddle. Just about all traffic comes from advertising, links. ... Mostly clicking on links, so it doesn't matter; the com won't be any more successful. In most cases visitors will not know which extension it is until they get to the site, and even then, many won't know because they won't even look in the address window. They could care less. I wonder what the webmaster of mydigitallife.info and other such successful sites would say. I wonder what many of our state, city and county governments who use such extensions and the countless of visitors who go there would say. Successful sites advertise. They use ads, and, links that don't have extensions. And, you, just like me, and everybody else does not look at the extensions when clicking on ads, or, a link that doesn't have the extension in it. Click here to see why the Pandas are going extinct. I don't know what to tell you. It is painfully obvious why it is relevant. First you said this Then you said this Nothing, really. I just thought it was kinda funny. ;-) Quote: Umm, you bet I am, and others like him. Unlike the ones on this board, I have shown just one of many, MANY info sites. I also have experience, I don't assume things, and, I don't say or think things, just because others do. I do believe that's the difference. Your posts back it up. Sorry. Interesting debate here. .. Thank you.
That may be so for some visitors. But I think you're not giving people any credit. Since the web is full of so much spam, most people DO look at where the link goes to before clicking on it. People learn from being misled to spammy websites in the past. And don't tell me what I do or don't do because I never click on a link before checking where it goes. I don't want to end up at some pornographic site or something. First of all, as I said, not all .info sites are spammy. But they have gotten that reputation because many spammy sites use that ending. Second, what government sites use that? Give an example please, because I have never heard of them doing that. Just because you disagree with everyone else doesn't mean that your opinion is any better. I am not saying .com is better because others are, I am saying it based on what I have seen in my experience. Once again, I could easily say the same thing about you based on your posts. -Danielle
Sorry, nope. Spam and porn is associated much, much more with com extensions. Where you got that is a true mystery That, right there tells me you are pretty dumb. Sorry, but to not click on a link just because it is a info extension because of that fear is just plain dumb. There are very very few of you out there. Not only do you backpeddle, you contradict yourself. Another thing: I have never met such webmasters, but I would bet that there are many of them who sell or give away info. They use the info extension rather than the com as a way to get more clicks. It's more of an association kind of thing, it goes together. Example: "How Not To Get Ripped Off On The Internet RippedOff.INFO It's information you need to know." Or: "How I Got Straight A's and B's In College PassingCollege.INFO It's information that may help you like it has helped me." More seasoned, more experienced webmasters, who also have a brain, knows this. By the way, here's another successful .info site from a webmaster who couldn't get the com extension but he liked the name: CarBuyingFacts.INFO. And since he is selling car-facts info, the extension is perfect. Actually, yes, it is. Do pay attention. Actually, yes, you did say .com is better. And, you must not have much experience anyway. Sorry, but your posts are a dead giveaway. Of course you would. Many noobs who don't know what they are talking about say such things about experienced webmasters, who also have common sense.
Like I said before in my last post... you're just going to have to know when the " .infos' " are getting popular. Then you jump on them.
I'd say that actually depends on how you want to run your blog, if you want people to come back, then I'd recommend getting a .com, but if you are simply using it as a "hit and run" type of blog, then just go with .info. If you want people to come back, but only a few times, maybe consider getting a .com - not just for remembering the domain, but instead for trusting the site. An average user may have not seen a .info before, so one might be skeptical on first looks..
Since Google has stated that they eventually want to eliminate extensions in searches and simply rank sites by importance of content, then it wont matter for most SE purposes (it's almost like that now anyway). Most people do get to a site through a link anyway. From my own personal experience, I've seen "both sides of the fence". When buying an original domain I ALWAYS buy the .com extension, and I have many of them. It has that slight "word of mouth" advantage, no matter what the actual content is like on site. However, when buying sites I go by profits and the extension makes no difference, as ANY extension can make money. In fact, right now, my biggest money maker is an info domain and the 2 biggest sites making money with adsense are an info and a .net, so a .com doesn't guarantee that you'll do well either. Go with the .com if you're worried about it. If you can't afford the lousy 8 bucks for a .com, then that's something you should be worried more about, really. It's a small investment.
Don't pay any attention to this Guy... He is Perry Rose and he was Banned yesterday because all he does is come in here and insult everybody, If you check his join date you will see that he just re-joined on August 18th (same day he was Banned as Perry Rose) and every post he has made so far has just been a continuation of every other post he made before he got BANNED Perry, get a life you cyber stalker
Go with your budget .. if you wonna look proffessional use .com but if your budget is tight then go with .info
I hear yea, He has NO logic, he's only here to stir up shit, he obviously thrives on it (weirdo) it's very frustrating to come in here looking for advise only to have to listen to this Guy's B.S... I've lodged a complaint with admin, hopefully they will ban him again... but I'm sure he will continue to sign up under different Proxy's , however I will do my best to track him down and continue to get him banned... he really brings a negative Vibe to this forum
.coms are more abundant and taken more seriously as a business since it's a TDL. WIth something like .info meh.
Damn, vstar, it took you this long to catch on? Many others already knew. Don't get all pissey just because you made a fool out of yourself in this thread: forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1460181 Again, it just makes you look stupid. I enjoy it, but your crying ruins others' threads. The way the names are being used up with the com's, that shouldn't take long. Just like the NET. ... At first nobody liked those for the very same reason. Now look at it. One wonders what new extension will come along next, and the cycle will be repeated again.