Will it Make a Difference if I Buy a .info Domain Instead of a .com?
I’ve heard both sides of this argument from various marketers over the years, but predominately the answer most will give to that question is yes, it does make a difference. That for some reason, Google gives more “love” to a .com or even a .org domain than to a .info (or even .net) domain.
The people that have said this to me say that it is undeniable when you enter something into the search engines, the top sites are quite often going to be .com or .org.
Yes, this is usually accurate, but I have another side to that statement that you must consider when deciding which extension you should buy.
There are thousands, hundreds of thousands more .com and .org websites on the Internet than there are .info. This fact alone could explain why the search results usually have .com and .org domains in their top listings. I am not saying that it is not possible that the search engines prefer .com or .org, I am just bringing up a point. That is that .com and .org domains should be on page one 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 way more .com domains. I like them because when people enter websites into their address bar they tend to type .com. So, by just having a .com you will ensure they go to your website. If the website you were looking for in a .com has a .info available and you purchase it, then as the person goes to type it into their address bar, chances are that unless they were actually attentive, they will be typing in .com. And so rather than arriving at your website, they would go to someone else’s.
I want to point out that I do have some .info domains however and as far as a search engine optimization stand point I have discovered that they rank in the search engines equally as well as a .com website. So, for SEO purposes it does not seem to matter which extension you buy. The SEO techniques side comes down more to your keywords and links than to the domain extension you choose.
Therefore, when purchasing your domain it comes down to your preference. Does it matter to you whetherthey accidentally type in .com rather than .info (or even .net)? How you answer this question will aid you in choosing which domain extension you buy.
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