.ws .net .com Does it matter for SEO?

Please tell me?

 

No, not for SEO. If you have a choice, get the .com version only because for people trying to remember your URL they will frequently try .com first.

On the other hand, if your main target audience is regional, you'll probably want to optimize for the regional Google. In that case, be aware that you will want either (1) a regional domain name (like .co.uk, .com.au, .de, .ca, etc.), OR (2) hosting in the country in question.

 

I don't think it makes any difference, though as minstrel says you might want to register the .com simply because that's what a lot of people will try/remember. I've not seen any evidence to suggest that a .com will rank higher than a .net just based on the actual top level domain difference.

Personally I'd avoid .ws if you're expecting people to type in the name, as it's not really well known, though if you expect the vast majority of your visitors to come from search engines then it shouldn't make any difference to your rankings.

 

well i have my main full 2 work keyword in the domain with a .ws if i go with a .com i can not use that and i have to ad a dash or something cheap inbetween or a number or something before

What do you thnk is better?

 

If you can buy the same domain with .ws and .com you can forward one to the other. If you are going to set it up as a separate domain, then hyphenate the domain name ... not a huge advantage but a small one.

 

I made this choice earlier this year. My exact primary keywords (two of them) in a .ws domain, or some rogue and obscure variation with a .com for a very competitive keyword phrase.

I went with the .ws. It's a PR6 now and ranking exceptionally well with some very big players in it's industry. All things considered, ranking wise, you have no better or worse chance with a .ws domain. It's all about the effort you put into it, then hurrying up and waiting for what seems a lifetime for the results, just like any other extension!

 

Extensions matter ALOT.

For different regions Google will give priority to the country code extension for that country first. For example the US Google will give priority to the US extension, the Deutsch Google will give priority to the DE extension.

Besides - more xpensive extensions rate higher. For example a .tm domain will rate higher just because it is worth a lot of mony and it is expected to belong to serious people. On the contrary - a com extension for $2.99 will rate low just because it is highly possible that this is a spammy domain or something.

 

Totally misleading post.

 

Nonsense.

Having a regional domain is one of the factors in ranking in regional Googles, yes, but it is not the only factor. Another is where the site is hosted. Another is identifying information on the site/pages indicating location of the business or service.

The remaining comments in your post about domain extensions are utterly groundless when it comes to SEO.

 

Maybe you have some point.

As for the hosting - yeas you are right but here we are commenting domains.

 

im thinkin .COM is best for SEO

 

Then you're thinking wrong.

 

.com is bad for seo

ex. you have Thailand web you should regis .in.th th is Thailand
so it's good for seo

 

Not at all! Target keywords can even using free ones .uk.to .uni.cc you can rank #1

 

Why do you believe .com is bad for SEO?

 

I would use .com or if you have a site targetting a specific region a .com.au or country prefix could also work. I would focus though probably more on a user point of view than just SEO with this point. What are people going to remember, also check and see if you buy for instance trythis.net and trythis.com is already online and a direct competitor this maybe lost traffic as people will confuse a .net to .com. I guess with this and many other points of your site, do not just focus on SEO, though it is important - think it through taking into account other points also.

 

Balderdash.

If you're targetting Thailand and you want to appear in the Thailand Google (is there one????), then you need either a regional TLD or hosting in Thailand, but it isn't going to help with SEO.

 

Nonesense. I have a .com domain and it ranks in the top 5 for my name on Google, even though I'm based in the UK. Google is smart enough to be able to tell (presumably from the IP of my hosting, but also possibly from the content) that my site is targetted at UK viewers.

 

Too many misleading posts here. Yes, ccTLD matters. Google uses geotargeting and that way you get some advantage on regional Google or disadvantage on Google.com depending on ccTLD. Yes, it is only 1 factor amongst 100-200, but still it is a ranking factor.

 

Bumping up a 3yo thread with a pointless post. Not too smart.
COM bad for SEO? Never heard this before.