.us .com .net .info .us .in .jp .eu

[Michelle]

If someone types in a search engine poker does it really matter what extention it has. I dont know about anyone else but when searching I dont imput the .com or .info just the word.

 

[Tippy]

The ext. is of no importance to se, getting well listed/ranked is the key with any ext. .coms are still preferred as they are more sought after for resale and/or type-in traffic.

 

[worldstar]

.com is the habits that will attract most traffic! If people is interested in poker, they will possiblely type www.poker.com other than www.poker.ws! So poker.com will get the most traffic than poker.ws!

 

[CrazyTech]

The ext. does not matter. People prefer the .com solely because of the typein factor. People outside of us addicted internet users tend to type in www.______.com when they need something. Many of them don't even know of many of the other extensions available.

 

[kjmz]

I know it's easier to get PR with other extensions. For some reason .COM takes a while to get PR. I know there is the type-in factor but really it doesn't matter what your extension is but .COM is always preferred just because it's the trend.

 

[Macke]

It all depends on "which search engine", below which "TLD" and which settings you use..
For instance. If you use google.com, with "any website", then it's easiest for a .com to rank high.

But if you use google.de, as most germans do, and chose "only german sites", then you will see 99.9 % .DE, .AT and .CH in the serps.

For .IN names, you will have an advantage on Yahoo.in if you got a .IN extension.

And for Sweden, you will have a big advantage if your having a .SE domain, compared to anything else. Why? Cos it's almost the only extension that shows up if your searching for "swedish sites" on Google.se. (and this settings is what universities, and many individuals use).

Country codes are on the way up, and it will also be linked to local law more and more.

Hope this helps