After .com What TLD is better - .net or .org?

[Igor Mironyuk]

Somewhere I read that .org is alternative after .com
So What is real situation of TLD #2?

 

[seank]

.net for me any day

 

[Ted.T]

It really depends on the keyword. Sometimes, .org fits better, sometimes .net.
So, it's all the keyword.
By example, ComputerRepairs.net is better than ComputerRepairs.org, and Charity.org is better than Charity.net

 

[NPer]

Some would say the cctld of the end-users country. This is true if the end-user is targeting locals in their country.

However, if we are talking about an end-user who is targeting clients/users across various countries, and considers themselves "global", and .com is not available for purchase or some other reason, then .net would better suit them. Of course, it is also wise to have the cctld then for defensive purposes.

But to answer your answer question: do you choose .net or .org?

If you are not an organisation/ngo/society, but rather a company offering services which is commercial in nature, then .net would better suit the end-user. For example, it's makes sense for an insurance company to rather use .net than .org (if .com is not available for purchase, perhaps developed) for offering services to it's clients. .org would not suit them well.

And it would be better for a heart foundation to be based on .org, e.g. Heart.org

Some say .net is an "orphan". hahaha! Those dummies who say this, can't even afford .com, and use this "orphan" crap to justify buying .co, .cc, .whatevercrap they believe in or are pumping to others and into their blood stream like crack-domaine.

I doubt they even know where this "orphan" idea originated from. It was Rick Schwartz who said .net is an orphan. He said this many, many years ago, and he was actually justified for saying this because he owned and still owns plenty of great .coms. If I was in his position, I would also be justified in saying this.

But the monkeys who say ".net is an orphan" only say this to justify why they are "investing" (lol) their dough in .co, .cc, .ws, .tv, but are not coming from the same stance as Rick. Rick would not support their reasoning for their "investments".

At the time when Rick said this, "networking" was not that big online as it is today. In fact, it was unknown to many that the internet would evolve in such a way. .Org made sense then, for organisations and still does, and that's why Rick said that .Org had potential as an alternative. But .org does not make sense for most businesses. The internet has evolved, and .net actually makes sense in today's context.

Times have changed. .Net is not an orphan...but if you wanna go there, let us see those great .coms

 

[freedom30]

...depends on keyword like shelby said, but I have way more .org than .net. It just sounds more professional and business like to me, is all. I just bought my first .net last year.

 

[cipcip]

.net in my opinion

 

[Name Trader]

.net if you plan on a commercial website. .org if your plan is an organization, blog, charity related, health related, and a few others.

 

[freedom30]

.net if you plan on a commercial website. .org if your plan is an organization, blog, charity related, health related, and a few others.

...that was applicable in the 20th century. It does not apply now.

You can use .org for your business..

 

[PNW]

.org after com and before .net for most business.

 

[VirtualEstateChris]

:imho: Always .net before .org

 

[Name Trader]

...that was applicable in the 20th century. It does not apply now.

You can use .org for your business..

Of course you can. But 99% of the time I'd prefer the .net over the .org if I was running a business. Of course I'd prefer an alternative .com before either the .net or .org. But that's just me

 

[zerocool7]

By example, ComputerRepairs.net is better than ComputerRepairs.org, and Charity.org is better than Charity.net

Like Shelby said it depends on the keywords.

 

[mr.mu]

net or org which is available, I will reg that TLD

 

[FPForum]

My vote would also go to .net - not .org

That is, unless you plan on starting an organization