Stronger brand discussion: golfing.com, golf.biz, golf.org

[zenmushin]

I am trying to decide which domain naming convention to use to develop a full-functioning website. For sake of discussion, I have simplified the names by using "golf".

Example 1:

Let's say I do not own the following:
- golf.com
- golf.net

Similarly, let's say that I do own the following:
1.) golfing.com
2.) golf.biz
3.) golf.org

If my target audience was "golf", which of the latter 3 would be the best for marketing, SEO, brand strength, etc? The sport is commonly referred to as "golf" and .com is clearly stronger. The name "golfing.com" has strength, but is it better than golf.org or golf.biz?

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To help the discussion, what if we added a common term at the end of it, such as "team". Does this help determine the stronger brand?

Example 2:

Let's say I do not own the following:
- golfteam.com
- golfteam.net

Similarly, let's say that I own the following:
1.) golfingteam.com
2.) golfteam.biz
3.) golfteam.org

If my target audience was "golf", which of the latter 3 would be the best for marketing, SEO, brand strength, etc?

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Thanks for any thoughts!

-zenmushin

 

[sashas]

In the first case, i would be really hard pressed between Golfing.com and Golf.org.
If yours is a completely commercial site, then I guess Golfing.com is better than Golf.org. But if it has lots of info - videos, news, tips, a forum, etc. - Golf.org would be so much better.

 

[zenmushin]

Thanks for the post.

The site will be an information source for consumers, but will be driven by subscriptions. Therefore, it will be for profit. I realize the original intention of the .org domains were for non-profit, yet now you don't have to be non-profit to reserve and use them. Still, I think people associate .org with non-profit. I don't want to mislead people.

Will have to give this more thought, but I appreciate the post!

 

[sashas]

I would still use the .org if it has a lot of info. The non profit stigma has slowly faded...just go to pussy.org to dispel any doubts

 

[nicedomains]

I may be the only one here to say this, but I actually like golf.biz. It is however a toss up imo between that and golfing.com.

 

[AHA7]

If you want to rank high in SERPs for the keyword golf then golf.org is your best bet.
The TLD is not a big factor for SEO unless it's a free TLD or very cheap one (ex .info) because these are mostly used by spammers.

 

[skylineleong]

i suggest golf.org is the best for keyword......

 

[htmlindex]

golf.org would be the one I would say as well

 

[lzy]

I'll go with golfing.com and redirect golf.org and .biz. :tu: