For SEO Purposes, Can I Purchase a Domain Name that Does Not have .com at the End?
I’ve heard both sides of this debate from various marketers over the years, but predominately the answer most will give to that question is yes, it does matter. That for some reason, Google gives more “appreciation” to a .com or even a .org domain than to a .info (or even .net) domain.
The people that have told me this say that it is get when you enter a search phrase into the search engines, the top sites are almost always going to be .com or .org.
Yes, this is generally accurate, but I have another side to that statement that you could consider when choosing which extension you are going to buy.
There are many, many, many more .com and .org websites on the world wide web than there are .info. This fact on it’s own could explain why the search results generally have .com and .org domains in their page one listings. This does not mean that it is not possible that the search engines like .com or .org, I am just bringing up a point. That is that .com and .org domains should be in the top of the search results most of the time, there are 10’s, even 100’s of thousands more websites with a .com or .org domain extension.
I myself have mostly .com domains. I like them because when people enter websites into their address bar they usually to enter .com. So, by just having a .com you will ensure they arrive at your website. If the website you chose in a .com has a .info available and you purchase it, then when the person goes to enter it into their address bar, it is likely that unless they were really attentive, they will be entering in .com. And so instead of arriving at your website, they would land on someone else’s.
I do have a few .info domains however and as far as a SEO stand point I have found them to rank in the search engines equally as well as a .com website. Therefore, for SEO purposes it doesn’t really seem to matter which extension you purchase. The SEO techniques side comes down more to your keyword phrases and links than to the extension you choose.
Therefore, when purchasing your domain it comes down to your preference. Does it matter to you whetherthey unintentionally enter .com instead of .info (or even .net)? How you answer this question will help you chose which domain name extension you buy.
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