.net or .com is better for SEO?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by leadto, Feb 5, 2010.

  1. leaks100

    leaks100 Peon

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    #21
    but my best choice for .net and .com, is .com
     
    leaks100, Feb 5, 2010 IP
  2. skoopo

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    #22
    Its not the matter of .net .com its actually depend on how you gonna SEO both.

    Both are same interm of SEO
     
    skoopo, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  3. Sammy Nams

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    #23
    For SEO, doesn't matter. But if you grow and don't have both URLS, someone might ride on your coat tails by buying any domains with different suffix and gain easy traffic.
     
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  4. cleondann

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    #24
    I have rea about
     
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  5. cleondann

    cleondann Peon

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    #25
    .com < .net < .org < .net
     
    cleondann, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  6. Scavenger

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    #26
    From my experience - .com is always better for SEO
     
    Scavenger, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  7. cleondann

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    #27
    Actually i wanna say
    .com> .net > .org > .edu
     
    cleondann, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  8. webpromote

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    #28
    Neither is superior to the other. Com is more desirable.
     
    webpromote, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  9. monfis

    monfis Well-Known Member

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    #29
    .net .com or whatever ... - make a good site and it won't matter!!!

     
    monfis, Feb 6, 2010 IP
  10. chirs

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    #30
    totally agree with leaks100 and vhinz. Ita all up to you and how much you effort in marketing strategies
     
    chirs, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  11. archiew

    archiew Active Member

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    #31
    you can use either, it will make no difference.
     
    archiew, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  12. Bestseoever

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    #32
    Till the time the domain is tld there is no difference in the eye of search engines. But for human friendly i will suggest .com
     
    Bestseoever, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  13. celinamatty

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    #33
    In the term of SEO there is no difference in domain name its.com or .net but I'll prefer u go with .com
     
    celinamatty, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  14. Martin Brock

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    #34
    Google has actually said that it does not matter which extension you use.

    But, it is still an open question in my mind. Since users may trust a .com more than a .net they may get higher CTRs - and it has been suggested that CTR affects ranking. So while there is no direct negative impact of using an extension other than .com it may have an indirect effect if the extensions causes a lower percentage of people to click through to your site. This is of course highly speculative. If I could get a very good .net name for example, I would probably still go with that over a questionable .com domain.
     
    Martin Brock, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  15. kittyluver

    kittyluver Notable Member

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    #35
    .com is always better. If you .com is not available, you can go for .net
     
    kittyluver, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  16. ves

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    #36
    The .com is always valued higher if you ever think of selling the website, but in the terms of SEO I agree with the other comments here - have good content and you will rank well.
     
    ves, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  17. bafoon

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    #37
    I agree with the consensus... TLD does not affect SEO, but a .com is sure to attract more traffic for a variety of reasons.
     
    bafoon, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  18. Ibn Juferi

    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    #38
    You can go with either, no issues. Just stay away from .info
     
    Ibn Juferi, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  19. extraclean

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    #39
    and the age of your domain is sometimes important.
     
    extraclean, Mar 17, 2010 IP
  20. r_ee

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    #40
    I choose .com
     
    r_ee, Mar 17, 2010 IP