.in or .com?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by rothilo, Apr 19, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I am planing a new site about the Indian Premier League (cricket league in India) So I am searching for a good domain name, the question is should I go with a dotcom domain or dotin. I mean, it's about the Indian Premier League, therefore I should expect a lot of Indian traffic, or should I go more on dotcom as there should come also traffic from other countries in the world?

    Thank you for your help.

    PS: I am sorry if that is the wrong category, but the domain category says that it's for discussion of registration and selling domains, so I posted it here :)
     
    rothilo, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  2. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    go for .com because it more easy to remember
     
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  3. sam_m

    sam_m Peon

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    #3
    .com :D:D:D
     
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  4. sairos

    sairos Well-Known Member

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    #4
    simple...buy both :rolleyes:
     
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    newzone Well-Known Member

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    #5
    both but first .in because is very and only related to... Indian Premier League (cricket league in India) , you also can buy the .com version ...to avoid someone make a site similar using the .com extension, if you choose the .com first buy the .in too for the same reason...
     
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  6. kwok

    kwok Peon

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    #6
    Definitely .com.
     
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  7. Fka200

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    Buy the .IN and the .COM if you can... then develop the .in and forward the .com to the .in.
     
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  8. dmi

    dmi Well-Known Member

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    I'd pick the .com, no doubt.
     
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  9. Getwell

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    #9
    .IN comes 1st.
    If you want it more ideal,then both extensions are must.
    Same here.
     
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  10. mirturk

    mirturk Active Member

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    my choice is .com.
     
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  11. sydneyaus

    sydneyaus Active Member

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    Buy both and redirect one to the other.
     
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  12. World_Peace

    World_Peace Well-Known Member

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    Well, it is all up to you. If you want to target Indian traffic then it s better to go with .in domain name but if you will like to target traffic from all over world then it is good to go with .com. More over i think you know .in is mainly for india and .com is used as most common domain extension which is also the most easiest to remember. So you decide which one you should go with.
     
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  13. PowerExtreme

    PowerExtreme Banned

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    #13
    if u wanna attract indian crowd then .in is cool but spend a little more and get both
     
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  14. rothilo

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    Thank you for your advice, I think I will go with both :)
     
    rothilo, Apr 20, 2008 IP
  15. mixke

    mixke Prominent Member

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    Even I faced this confusion some months back and at the end, I purchased .com. People find it easy to remember though there's no seo advantage to it.
     
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  16. iRoyal

    iRoyal Banned

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    #16
    .in would be better, because it'll get better results in Google India which you're targetting.
     
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    HPA Notable Member

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    #17
    .in would be a more better choice than a dotcom.
    I agree with most of the people above. Try to buy both. Build your site on the .in, and forward the .com (just in case)
     
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  18. nofullstop

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    #18
    this is the right solution...
     
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  19. pubdomainshost.com

    pubdomainshost.com Peon

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    #19
    I second the opinion by iRoyal - .in for local traffic by google.

    Thx
    GS
     
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  20. davedave

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    I would say .com only because when people think of a website name the first thing most people think that it ends in .com
     
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