.org or .info?

[Brian D]

If the .com is not available and every other extension is what do you take. I have heard Google loves .org's and others have said that it like .info's. What do you think is better .org or .info. (or any other extension like .net).

Thanks is advance,

Brian

 

[BitcoinDK]

org. for sure, no discussion there imo.

Lately I have rethought my ranking of the domain extensions. Now my ranking is this:

1. .com is the king.

2. target-markets country extension is crownprince.

3. .ws (I like this since they have changed their restrictions, so it is now allowed to move registrars, before then I didnt think much of this extension.)

4. .tv media related domains.

5. .org non-commercial domains.

6. is devided between .cc (reaaaaally good dictionary domain or high value keyword) and .info (for information related domains).

Best regards,

 

[Michelle]

Depends on the name imo. Some names fit each extention better.

 

[nielsencl]

From what I have seen with my 1,000 domains, it doesn't seem to matter what the TLD is as far as Google goes. If you are buying for parking, or developing you can get the cheap TLDs.

But if you are thinking about reselling the domains, then it takes more thought. Org is great, but better for social or community sites. I think sunglasses.net is better than sunglasses.org for a site that sells sunglasses. Both will work, but if someone cares about the "image" of the site, it may affect the price. In the same way, I think gamersforum.org is better than gamersforum.info. Of course, the .com works well for just about everything.

Ok, in my opinion I would rank the TLDs like this with the top being the best/most valuable (in general):
.com
.net
.org
.us
.info
.ws
.biz
.cc
.tv
.in
.cn
.mobi
.name

I like .ws. If they were smart ( and this goes for all TLDs ) they would drop the price for the first year like has been done for .info.

I've been thinking a lot about buying a bunch of .cn names because if you go to a Chinese registrar you can get them for $0.47 each or less in bulk. Like I said, for parking it doesn't matter unless you are looking for type-in traffic.

I also like .cc but the fees are at least $20. Not bad if you just register a few, but if you buy many they are expensive. Some of the others may surprise you and I'm sure some will not agree like .TV and .mobi, but except for premium domains which I can't afford I don't like them much. You might want to visit places like dnjournal.com and see what domains are selling for high prices. That is the best indication of what people are placing value on currently.

 

[bmugford]

COM/NET/ORG will always be the big three as far as I am concerned. The only reason so many .INFO are registered is because they are virtually free to register.

 

[Brian D]

Thanks to all rep+.

Something to add, the site is going to be a site about a famous historical person.

 

[nicedomains]

Depends on the name imo. Some names fit each extention better.

Agree 100%

 

[Idees]

In that case .INFO is what I would choose

Something to add, the site is going to be a site about a famous historical person.

 

[BitcoinDK]

In your case I would take both, .org and .info

GoDaddy has a discount for .info's right now, so why not just take both

 

[Hurley4540]

Most people like .info because they are cheap, however .org looks more pro, but can sometimes look like a scam site....both tlds are that great for trust :imho:

 

[tyggemannen]

Google do not prefer .info before .org. thats for sure.

 

[weblord]

what's the application? who are the target audiences?
.org and .info are different

 

[Krossat]

To replace .com, i'd take .net
If the name warrants an organization, i would choose .org over .net
If its a noun or a geo domain, i'd ALSO register the .info version.

 

[nielsencl]

Google do not prefer .info before .org. thats for sure.

Can you explain why you say this? I would like to see some examples...