Is .net just as good as .com in ranking?

yes, .net and .com domain are good for seo point of view. if you are from UK then prefer .uk or co.uk it help in ranking.

 

domain extension is just a matter of preference. It's popularity depends largely to the person running it, not on the domain extension, per se.

 

.com will always do it for me.

 

They are equal for rankings, yes. With equal backlinks, optimization, etc. But I will say that it is easier to get a .com listed for its respective keyword phrase. For example bootsshoessocks.com would have an easier time ranking for the keyword phrase (boots shoes socks) than yourshoedepot.com or even bootsshoessocks.net. At least that has been my experience.

 

Just for the record... these two quotes are completely wrong.

The truth about .edu and .gov is....

the .edu and .gov extension is treated no differently than .info, .org, .net, .com etc.


TylerDee, TX: Are .gov and .edu back links still considered more "link juice" than the common back link?

Matt Cutts: This is a common misconception--you don't get any PageRank boost from having an .edu link or .gov link automatically.
If you get an .edu link and no one is linking to that .edu page, you're not going to get any PageRank at all because that .edu page doesn't have any PageRank.

JohnMu: We generally treat all links the same - be it from .gov or .edu or .info sites.

(http://groups.google.com/group/Google_Webmaster_Help/web/q-a-from-the-3rd-live-chat-oct-2008?pli=1)

Cheers
James

 

i prefer .com but nowadays all .com are gone so getting .net is better choice. and for ranking both have same value in google indexing.

 

Ya, the reason I asked was because the .com version of the domain I want is taken.