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Best Domain extention if .com is unavailable

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by electron, Apr 3, 2009.

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  1. #1
    I want to buy a domain name but its .com is not available.

    So i have to go for .net or .co.in or .in (since my primary audience would be indians)

    Which of these would you suggest ?
     
    electron, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  2. plibb

    plibb Peon

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    I would take .net personally. I know .in is popular in India, but still .net is extremely popular all over the world, so I assume it would be better in the long run.
     
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  3. electron

    electron Well-Known Member

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    My site would primarily cater to indian audiences thats why i thought of .co.in or .in

    Does .in or co.in mean better SERP on Google India (google[dot]co[dot].in) than a .net domain ?

    Or it doesn't matter much ?
     
    electron, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  4. sandin

    sandin Peon

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    Definately .net if you wanted .com primarily but if your only target will be traffic from India I guess .in would be better. Will the site be in english?
     
    sandin, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  5. electron

    electron Well-Known Member

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    Yes the site will be in English. Related to Bollywood, the Indian Film Industry.
     
    electron, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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    jmalinie Well-Known Member

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    Go with .in
    .Net is nonsense.
     
    jmalinie, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  7. kiwin

    kiwin Peon

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    same here i'd go with .in, since you are catering a targeted area.
     
    kiwin, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  8. MayurGondaliya

    MayurGondaliya Well-Known Member

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    If I were you then I would have gone for .net or the audience targeted ccTLD.
     
    MayurGondaliya, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    A .in could help you in ranking higher in Google India.

    Take the .in.
     
    gr8liverpoolfan, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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    rufman Active Member

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    Agreed, you might be surpirsed how much the .in will help especially locally.
     
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    I think either .net or .in would be fine. Just remember, if you ever want to branch out, go with .net.
     
    featherpen, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  12. effektz

    effektz Active Member

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    I also go with .net as my second choice. I've never had luck with .info domains, and never tried .org domains
     
    effektz, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    Personally, I would go with a .net domain
     
    htmlindex, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  14. wealthblueprint

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    .net will be your best bet. It mostly depends on what you have on your site, but .net should work second best (after .com) in most cases.
     
    wealthblueprint, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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    You need a .com. Consider adding something to the domain name like:

    notavailable-site.com
    notavailable-tutorial.com

    etc.
     
    woz2, Apr 3, 2009 IP
  16. xyour925job

    xyour925job Active Member

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    It really does not matter to the search engines. I have .info domains with page rank and Traffic so I see no problem with any dot extension
     
    xyour925job, Apr 3, 2009 IP
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  18. magnulia

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    #18
    go for .net
     
    magnulia, Apr 4, 2009 IP
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    alweb Banned

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    I thinl .in is better in this case
     
    alweb, Apr 5, 2009 IP
  20. Residual_Income

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    Looks like it is almost 50% .net and 50% .in, except for those who have PR and traffic with any TLD!

    I will suggest .in as you will get national recognition where your product target is.

    Good Luck!
     
    Residual_Income, Apr 5, 2009 IP
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