Hi I want to start a blog which will be India centric. Now I want to know whether I should go for a .com or .in? do a country specific domain ranks better in searches originating from that country?
There are pros approaches. If you go with .in: 1. You will likely get respect from Indian people. Ideally, they will know that the domain is about them and for them. 2. You still have a chance to do something cool with the domain ex: dive.in If you go with a .com 1. They are recognized everywhere. 2. Most people type .com out of habit Soultion: Do a test. Try to register both a .com and a .in with the same LLL and see which one your visitors prefer. Have the .com redirect to the .in or vice versa.
You'd better use .com one..com is still the most popular and can be recognized easily.You'll not regret for your choice.
First check whether .com is available if it is better stick with .com because in case your site become popular then you might want to get that .com domain before someone register it. Also .com is top level domain and it is considered most important.
I don't think you could go wrong with either. If you intend to resell it quickly, I'd recommend a .com. But in the long term, .in may work better for you as Indians will know right away that the site is targeted for them.
I will prefer you start your site with .com because you can easily globalise your site anywhere without having any problem! also you can easily rank your site among search engines easily because! .com ranks far better than other extensions
.com wd be better , as many of the ppl have a habit of typing .com after every domain. and most of the ppl which r not likely known to internet , thinks tht .com r only sites.. so go for .com in case .com is not available go for .in.
Perfect advice.Register both the extensions.If you are targeting only Indian visitors, you should go for .in.
.com is god rest all less effective. there are keys for short form of .com = ctrl+enter not for others
I guess .in will be better if you are major target is India. .in may attract and interest more people.
I would definitely go with the 1st choice as a .com as it is more globally recognised & people are more likely to type it in