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Is SEO harder for a .info?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by loveson1, Sep 22, 2011.

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  1. #1
    Hi all,

    I've heard conflicting opinions about this... Do .com, .net, .org etc have more SEO value than .info?

    Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
     
    loveson1, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  2. Wulkanen

    Wulkanen Well-Known Member

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    I believe they are more difficult to get higher rankings with.
    Even though they are both gTLD's the .info domain is much much cheaper and therefore
    stuck with a bad reputation of being the preferred domain for spammers/scammers online.

    It's also less appealing for most people to click on a .info domain than a .com domain.
     
    Wulkanen, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  3. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    Not at all, the extension doesn't matter. There are plenty of .info ranking for competitive terms.
     
    dcristo, Sep 22, 2011 IP
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    rizecorp Peon

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    #4
    In general .com websites are easy to remember.

    And domain extensions do not affect SEO (except when they are country based ones for local listings).
     
    rizecorp, Sep 22, 2011 IP
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    ianspencer Member

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    Yes i also thought that extension is not matter
     
    ianspencer, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  6. aira

    aira Active Member

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    #6
    domain extensions do not affect online promotions, though it's just that .com are widely used extensions for websites (commercial)
     
    aira, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  7. smarterseo

    smarterseo Peon

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    #7
    My experience has domain extensions are not important for seo, i have ranked .com., .org, .me.uk etc
     
    smarterseo, Sep 22, 2011 IP
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    johnpon Greenhorn

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    #8
    it shouldnt matter really, it just depends on what you are ranking for, certain terms are harder then others.
     
    johnpon, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  9. affilorama

    affilorama Active Member

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    The extension doesn't really have any bearing on the SEO. The extension is not a factor that affects your website's ranking. Keywords do. You can choose whatever extension you prefer but most users remember .com by default and so you would want to choose a .com whenever possible.
     
    affilorama, Sep 22, 2011 IP
  10. livemott

    livemott Peon

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    Well. My website has a .net, but I think it doesn't matter
     
    livemott, Sep 22, 2011 IP
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    I think Extension not matter when promoting any website
     
    russ.murray, Sep 23, 2011 IP
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    Yes, .info domains are not good for online campaign. They requires more and more work than any .com or .net domain. Mainly spammers use .info domain for doing fraud in internet. So, people do not rely on them.
     
    faysal969, Sep 23, 2011 IP
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    affilorama Active Member

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    While I think this is true based on experience, I still think that the extension doesn't really have any bearing. Search engines will not treat your website any different if it is a .co, .com, .biz, etc. Visitors/Users will. Like that .info extension. People think it is either a small informational site or it's a low-quality,spammy site.
     
    affilorama, Sep 30, 2011 IP
  14. SEOExpertSydney

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    Google Consider .info as spam Domain cause it is cheap and spammers use this domain. However no worry it is a domain name and you will get good benefit. if you want to generate some blog or info related site than .INFO is best... Good SEO always matters..
     
    SEOExpertSydney, Sep 30, 2011 IP
  15. seopowers

    seopowers Greenhorn

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    yes i never saw any domain .info which on top but most of people said .info is good domain and Google likes .info now i saw people said google don`t like they think it is spam i know .cc domain name is 101% in google bot eye it is spam
     
    seopowers, Sep 30, 2011 IP
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    I experienced google hates some low cost domains like .cc and .info.
     
    perfectionj, Sep 30, 2011 IP
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    nothing means if you have .info domain but the intelligence that you get it the highest scores
     
    ahmadjordan, Sep 30, 2011 IP
  18. affilorama

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    I don't think Google has any preferences as I have never found it written anywhere that they prefer certain extensions. Still, when possible/available, use .com as this is the most popular among users.
     
    affilorama, Oct 3, 2011 IP
  19. namthang

    namthang Peon

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    No no.. It could be different for country code domains only such as .us is better rank in US, .uk is better in UK
     
    namthang, Oct 3, 2011 IP
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    I don't have any idea about it...will analysis and check
     
    Abegail, Oct 3, 2011 IP