Hi everyone, I'm in the process of setting up a new site, kinda a personal project that i've been working on for a while and its time to get it on the web. But i was thinking about using a .org domain instead of a .com (both are available) The reason for using a .org is that its going to be an informational & cultural site and not really for profit (although there will be ads, but only so that the site pays for itself) But i was thinking more in the terms of SEO, do search engines like .org domains? Also, how does someone go about getting a .edu domain? Thanks Peter
go with the .com search engines won't look at either in different terms for the extension, but .com is more apt for people to type in. for an edu you need to apply for it and show credentials etc etc to prove you're a school.
Before posting again, you should actually think about what you are going to write. "indeed com ." is not very beneficial at all and is worthless. Be pro-active in your posting and make what you have to say worth something.
Making worthless posts (like the one above *again*) just clutters up the forum and it's annoying to others. Just think about what you're going to write next time. Not these one word short posts that are completely worthless.
.com is still the most popular TLD and you can never go wrong with .com! I doubt if you could get .edu domain because you have to submit few papers first before you can get one. Also your school must be recognize by your country.
I would go for the .com simply because if people are after a site which they have been told about they'll usually assume its a .com Its just more user friendly than search engine friendly.
True, but not always. Would you like to study at Stanford.com? Or perhaps get the latest news on cancer research from NIH.com? .EDU and .GOV are exceptions to this rule.
I've got your point but we're talking about a regular webmaster here. Regular webmaster cannot acquire .edu domain. Yes, .EDU and .GOV are always exception to the rule because these are the most trusted TLD.
It's interesting that both of us forgot about another 'magic' extension - .mil. What was the logic back in '85 to separate .gov from .mil? Isn't military part of government infrastructure anyways? Actually, .mil is the most restrictive, followed by .gov, and then .edu.
Yes, it does exist, although, as always, we're the only ones doing this All other countries use subdomains (e.g. .mod.uk in our Emperial mother country). See www.army.mil for an example. If I remember correctly, the first 5 TLDs (Jan 1985) were: .gov, .mil, .edu, .com, and .org. NET was added later that year, and for all purposes is considered part of the original six. .Nato, which was subsequently changed to .Int, became the 7th gTLD in 1988.