.com taken so .org or .net?

I know .org is more for organisations and companies but anyone can use it for anything really but yeah.

And I know that .net is more for tech related sites but can also be used for anything too.

If the .com was already taken of a term/name you wanted and you wanted to reg the domain would you chose net or org?

From an authority point of view.

Thoughts?

 

I would go with .net i guess

 

Thank you for your insightful feedback lol

 

I'd lean towards .NET moreso than .ORG. The .org one does imply that you are a non-profit organization more then the .net implying that you are a tech company. Adding that to the fact that the .NET has been number 2 after .COM for a long time now and you got your answer right there. Though, if you are a local company targeting local audience you might consider the ccTLD of the country you are in.

Are we talking about choosing a main domain for your business tho? If that is the case I would also strongly consider finding an alternative to your desired name with the .COM extension. Its true that nowadays its uber hard to find a good .COM that is not registered, you can still go for some nice sounding brandable name.

 

No, I generally would not go for .net or .org. When people think of a domain name, .com is the first thing that comes to mind. If someone were to type your domain into a browser without knowing which tld, they would instinctively type .com.

I have been in that situation many times where the .com was taken. The only time I would consider using an alternate tld would be if there is no active site developed on the .com. And if that was the case, I would first contact the owner and ask them if they would be interested in selling it. Because if it is worth that much to you and you think it is a good domain name, you should at least be willing to pay a few hundred dollars for it. In most cases, I abandon my idea because I cannot find a suitable domain name that is a .com.

And if I were to choose, I'd go with a .net or look at one of the newer tlds that have been made available the past year.

 

I'd probably go with .NET over .ORG in this case.. But, with so many new gTLDs coming out why not consider one of those? For example, if my site was an online store, maybe I'd go for .CHEAP, or if it were a plumbing website maybe I'd go with .PLUMBER..etc.

 

That's a question that many people seem to be asking a lot lately.

I think one thing that should be taken into account is exactly what the domain/website would be used for.

If you are an organization, educational related or maybe some other type of entity that doesn't charge any fees or sell anything then the .org could work.

If you are going to be using it for a business purpose then the .net would probably be the best choice since using a .org might seem strange for potential customers.

All things being equal, unless it's some kind of non-profit use then I would always choose the .net

 

I believe many will disagree with you here. While it sounds like the logical solution there are still many issues with the new gTLDs that keep experienced domainers from digging deep at this point. Here are just a few:

- Confusion! Lets face it, if you are the average business owner, chances are you are not even aware of those domain extensions. This makes them very hard to market. Even if you get a short, cool name like discount.coupons there is still a high probability that, by the time they get to checking that URL, the majority of people will still try discountcoupons.com. This is lost traffic and a lot of it.
- Pricing! Many of the new gTLDs, while possible to find with some coupons or great rate, often renewal prices are quite high. In the long run can you justify that price with the benefit you get from the domain?
- Inflated Stats! Some of the new domain extensions already seem to be taking off with good sales but that is not necessarily the case. Many of them have extensive campaigns where domains are given for peanuts. Those stats create a confusion that the extension might be valuable and mislead people into buying one.

Of course I don't write them off completely. On the contrary, I find them pretty cool for some personal projects, just don't like my business to depend on such a name...

 

Things I want to clarify here for .net and .org TLDs are as follows:

.net TLd is good for the organization involved in networking technologies while .org TLD is for non-commercial.

If I have to give suggestion then go with .net TLD becasue it is used as an alternative to .com TLD.

Can you share which type of business (commercial or non-commercial) you have?

 

.Nets are ok, but problem is most people will automatically put in .com.

totally depends what your business is though, maybe a country domain might be good for you, if you live in usa maybe go for a dot .us or co.uk if live in uk etc

.orgs are normally associated with non-profit ventures so might not be good for a business.

 

I think .net is more common than .org, but for me, .org stands for original, origin ... so from authority point of view, I tend to choose org.

 

You do know .ORG is short for "organisation", right?

 

The main suggestion that is suggested often is that if you find out that your .com domain name is already being taken - it is better to think about other domain name (as for SEO, think about that this might be confusing for visitors and they might mix your and other websites with different TLDs). However, if you are sure enough that you will take .org or .net the suggestions would be following:

1) .org is mostly chosen and known as a TLD for organizations - state, non-profit and etc.
2) .net would be mostly used for e-commerce, blogs, individual sites and etc.

 

Yup. But that's just what it resembles for me. I bet many don't know what the common tlds really stand for

 

preffering .net

 

If .com is not available and I will choose .org or .net to register the domain. I will consider on the nature of my online business and sounds like or easy to recall by the the targeted audience.

 

I am doing new gtlds...always maybe..

 

.net should be preferable for technical companies due to subtle mental hook of folks, they consider.net= internet or network and for other companies you may take .org

 

I would go against your premise.....if my keyword was taken, I would change keyword or go in another direction. I just believe that strongly that you get only the .com and nothing else.

 

I prefer .com because people always think it first to put.