.net vs .org which one is better for search engines?

[yowow]

i want to open a website but unfournately some .com is already take, which one would be better for search engine .net or .org? i hardly see any .net on top related on search engine when i am searching for something on yahoo or msn. so is .org better than .net!!!!!! please let me know.
thanks

[cbp]

Neither or both.

CBP

[Duncan Pollock]

I could have gained a wrong impression, but I've always believed that the .org extension is limited to government / pseudo government / similar "organizations" that serve the public at large, rather than any person or company that can be considered a commercial type of entity.
If I'm correct, this means you choice is confined to .net
In any case, though, I don't think the choice, if it does exist, makes any difference to search engines. Their main interest is in the relevancy of content to a search word or phrase.

Duncan

[jestep]

Personally, I would find a similar domain name with the .com extension. I think that .com is much more respects than anything else and it is much easier for people to remember.

[cspelts]

Technically anyone can register a .org domain name, but I agree with Duncan, if you're not an orginization it's not the best choice.

[Author]

No body has still technically answerd this question. So i will let you know of some interesting points.

Both are, it depends on your SEM and SEO strategy, though if you are having trouble selecting a domain the below information may help you greatly.

.org
Is used by organisations, groups, events, non government, charities and services.
used primarily for free services, products, information held by the above categories
they are highly regarded by search engines more than .net because of the charity factor.

.net
Primarily used by internet companies or networks, developers, designers etc.

.gov
Primarily used by government organisations and anything related including police, and emergency services, art galleries, museums, schools or anything owned by government.

.com
Primarily used as for commercial, meaning commercial business.

.info
Primarily was used by marketing companies, and today, spammers!!!
Not surprisingly don't ever buy a .info domain thats what i believe and if you do a search about this you will notice that spammers and very bad designers use them. this is the extension that should never have been invented. but in some way its good as it categorises all the spammers into that domain.


New Domains Comming!! New Beginnings!!
Depending on what you require your domain for i would take a look at alternative domains there are alot of very new and sexy names comming out such as .shop .inc .church .game .video and many more. If you want your website for informational purposes i would look at its niche and categorise it under that domain extension and promote it from there.

The future
Within the next twenty years the .com domain will most likley decline in value as more and more domain extensions are released. The owners of .com domains will be forced to acquire all or most other extensions to retain their market presence and new emerging niche domain markets in order to keep their customers from being miss guided to a false or similar website (trademark fraud or website copycats).

It is immpeccable that you think of how long you want your site running. 5 years, 10 years, forever? you need to plan the future of your site. what do you want it for, to make money from clicks(spamformation websites)? to be infomative, to promote a product? to promote you?

Search engines will support additional domain extensions along with governments as this will give them the ability to refine their search algorythms and filter such sites as .xxx domain extensions. Government will legislate the internet as it grows and matures according to the extensions and apply law to each extension such as .finance or .bank (both not available yet) if created. for example in the banking/finance industry there are laws againsed providing information to you. Again when such domain nicheing matures approximatley twenty years away search engins will have the ability to filter out specific information creating the today's 'demanded' more 'symantec web' than the typical crawling/indexing under a keyword driven results/or traffic ranking based web. Though, these factors will be included in the existing models that google and yahoo and other search engines use today.

The Verdict
Choose a domain name extension that will appeal to your niche or audience .com may be the best today but may not or will not be the best in the future as crappy designers and domain sitters use them and search engines begin to refine their algorythms as new domains become available.

i would buy the .net and .org domains and also obtain a third when and if available for your niche, ie: if you are selling videos i would obtain the .video domain name.

Good luck!


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[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by Author

Within the next twenty years the .com domain will most likley decline in value as more and more domain extensions are released.

Wow! The ability to see 20 years into the future. I am impressed.

Who cares about the next 20 years. I think that most of us care about the next few years. And, for the next few years, .com rules for commercial entities.

I encourage all my non-profit clients to get a .org as that connotes the "not for profit" aspect that they want to convey.
However, for profit-making businesses, .com is the only way to go, in my opinion. It has nothing to do with search engines and everything to do with human perception.

[janeth]

Originally Posted by Author

.info
Primarily was used by marketing companies, and today, spammers!!!
Not surprisingly don't ever buy a .info domain thats what i believe and if you do a search about this you will notice that spammers and very bad designers use them. this is the extension that should never have been invented. but in some way its good as it categorises all the spammers into that domain.

I own a couple .info domain names. And since the only people that own them are spammers and bad designers I was wondering if you could point me to your design so I can use it as my goal.

Thanks so much.

[Author]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Wow! The ability to see 20 years into the future. I am impressed.

Who cares about the next 20 years. I think that most of us care about the next few years. And, for the next few years, .com rules for commercial entities.

I encourage all my non-profit clients to get a .org as that connotes the "not for profit" aspect that they want to convey.
However, for profit-making businesses, .com is the only way to go, in my opinion. It has nothing to do with search engines and everything to do with human perception.

Yeah! Your right. For now and the next few years. This is just somthing to be considdered, that's all.

[Author]

Originally Posted by janeth

I own a couple .info domain names. And since the only people that own them are spammers and bad designers I was wondering if you could point me to your design so I can use it as my goal.

Thanks so much.

I have a few too. Do a search on google for your research. I'm not a designer but I do have the ability to tell the difference between a badly designed site and a quality well designed site. But believe what you want to and I'll continue with what I believe.

[janeth]

Originally Posted by Author

I have a few too. Do a search on google for your research. I'm not a designer but I do have the ability to tell the difference between a badly designed site and a quality well designed site. But believe what you want to and I'll continue with what I believe.

It wasn't a matter of believing what you want and me believing what I want you, stated something as fact that was fictional.

I don't need to do research on something I already know.

[myx20]

Originally Posted by yowow

i want to open a website but unfournately some .com is already take, which one would be better for search engine .net or .org? i hardly see any .net on top related on search engine when i am searching for something on yahoo or msn. so is .org better than .net!!!!!! please let me know.
thanks

I think, domain name didn't play any role when it comes to ranking in a search engine result page. I think you must consider the post of "Author". Choose the appropriate domain name regarding your site. Example, a .mil (military) or .gov (government) is not appropriate when your site is a non-profitable organization. You must pick the .org instead.

[Azher Memon]

Originally Posted by yowow

i want to open a website but unfournately some .com is already take, which one would be better for search engine .net or .org? i hardly see any .net on top related on search engine when i am searching for something on yahoo or msn. so is .org better than .net!!!!!! please let me know.
thanks

Its does not create any impact but i would like to prefer you .com domain. cause people are aware of .com only than other domain.

second if you have commercial website then this domain can represent you very well.
find other name for your website but try to get .com one domain.

[phoenix06007]

.net without a doubt. Anyone who believes otherwise, is swayed by their own holdings. However I will agree, in some instances the .org extension is more 'appropriate'. Still wouldn't say more 'valuable'.

.org owners for years have had delusions of grandeur when it comes to their names being compared to the .net counterpart.