buying .org?

if the .com you really want is taken, but every other extention is available, is it ok to buy a .org domain? i mean i know it's allowed, but is it frowned upon?

 

I love .com but sometimes you have to ask yourself........ do you have a choice?

 

For me is ok, but depends on what kind of site are you going to build.

 

Most of the time I try and stick to mostly . com's but in a time of need you might just have to settle for that .net or .org!

 

There are some sites out there that are being branded as the .org:

http://www.botw.org http://www.goguides.org http://www.wordpress.org

But most of them wind up buying the .com as soon as they can.

 

I would go for it. If the word(s) preceeding the .org are the best representation/keyword for your type of site, why not? It will rank as well as a .com or .net or any other extension for that matter.

You can always find someone who will say "if it's not .com, I wouldn't do it" but that's just an opinion. I have a .ws site that is very successful. I bought it because the keyword(s) were so powerful and was the only extension it was not taken in. I promoted it the same way I would any other extension and it's paid off well.

Good luck!

 

I think you are better off with .us extension at this point.

 

I would rather have a .info than a .org personally.

 

I am wondering about that. If there really is an extension which would still be good if the .com is not available.