| NamePros Member | Domain extensions don't matter to search engines at all. That said, there are still good reasons why you should try to get .com domain first before other extensions.
The main reason is a psychological effect of .com domain. For instance, most of the time, when people search for something and the first search result is .info domain and 2nd and 3rd are .com domains, people will subconsciously click on second or third link - .com domains have been around for a long time and people are more familiar with them and tend to trust them more.
Secondly, .com domains are much more expensive - really good ones (one keyword domains) were sold even for millions $. And when a company is capable to pay such huge amount of money for a domain, they usually spend some terrific amounts of money on the website development, too. That means that websites on .com domains tend to be of higher quality and usually with better content. But there are exceptions of course.
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