Which domain would you use?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by HiLoRoller, Jan 31, 2008.

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    If you had the choice to a domain name you wanted to develop, what would you choose out of:

    keywordkeyword.org
    or
    keyword-keyword.com


    I can't decide which one I want to use. Is there one better for search engine ranking, etc?
     
    HiLoRoller, Jan 31, 2008 IP
  2. andrej

    andrej Notable Member

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    As for SEO, there is no difference. However, I think domain without "-" is better, even if it is a .org.

    So I would probably go with keywordkeyword.org. But isn't keywordkeyword.net available? Or I would most likely go with keywordkeywordsomething.com.
     
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  3. HiLoRoller

    HiLoRoller Active Member

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    Why do you say a .net is better than a .org?
     
    HiLoRoller, Jan 31, 2008 IP
  4. andrej

    andrej Notable Member

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    I think .net is better than .org, as .org domains might be considered as organizations (e.g. Greenpeace .org) - unless your website will be for an organization.
     
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  5. jojojosonm

    jojojosonm Banned

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    I will prefer the .org domain .Simply in fact hyphen in a domain sucks!
     
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  6. affiliategirl

    affiliategirl Peon

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    do away with hyphens as much as possible. this is perhaps why andrej wants you to get a .net instead. it's like second in ranking to .com
     
    affiliategirl, Jan 31, 2008 IP
  7. yuemyutu

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    I would go for .com
     
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  8. mahz

    mahz Active Member

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    either go with the .ORG or think outside the box and find a better .COM.

    hyphens look bad, unprofessional, and have an association with spam/mfa intent.
     
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  9. htmlindex

    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    From an SEO point of view, keyword-keyword.com is better because of the hyphen
     
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  10. HiLoRoller

    HiLoRoller Active Member

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    I guess that's good considering SEO is all I'm really focusing on for this certain site.
     
    HiLoRoller, Feb 2, 2008 IP
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    As long you have good content on page search engine don't care domain extension.
    thx
     
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  12. danger9918

    danger9918 Well-Known Member

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    I think that in this case, hyphen would be okay unless its an organisation website then you should go with the .org
     
    danger9918, Feb 2, 2008 IP