Will a .org domain work?

[RPicard]

I want to start an internet-related forum and the domain I want to use is good but the only extensions available are .org, .ws, .cc, and .mobi. The taken extensions aren't developed. Do you think I can make it work with a .org?

 

[John Baron]

depends on the name , but if its forum .org is totally fine

 

[Robbie]

it will work but you might send traffic to the dot com.

Try buying the .com if poss if you are planing to operate it as business but as a hobby .org would be fine.

 

[RPicard]

Okay, it is a hobby so maybe I'll look into the .com once it's grown a bit.

 

[mis_chiff]

Here's another thread about .org vs .com
might be some useful info for you
http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/623856-com-or-org-serious-web-business.html

 

[Traveler]

I think you will be fine with the .org. Just keep in mind forums are very hard work and not easy to get started. Hopefully you have a serious passion for whatever the forum will be about.

 

[owntype]

If .org is keyword rich and the keywords have good search volume, than .org works great.

Otherwise, find a suitable .com

 

[Jackie]

Okay, it is a hobby so maybe I'll look into the .com once it's grown a bit.

Do keep in mind that if you only move to purchase the .com after you've already established the site on another extension, you may very well end up paying many times more than if you tried to acquire it from the start. The seller will know that you've already spent time/resources building a site around the name rather than just considering using it, and that will be a big weakness in negotiations as to the price.

Like others have said though, depending on the subject matter, .org can be a strong choice with great recognition among Internet users.

 

[DnEbook]

i think .org to start is fine , as you say look at a .com later on

 

[dotker]

.org is perfect for forums and other community related sites.

 

[Jaco]

Orgs are great for forums (general rule of thumb; anything that involves 'people' can adequately utilize a .org. Anything that involves "products" is best suited by a .com)

The .com instinct is pretty much reserved for offline marketing, where people are going to hear/read your name in some form of media, then have to remember it. Further, if it isn't competing development (you're trying to do something on the .org that overlays with similar development on a .com), your minimal traffic bleed will most likely bounce back anyway once they wind up on a PPC lander, realize "oh, yeah... .org, not .com" and navigate to the right spot. Further-further, if the .com is undeveloped, now's the time to act. SE age/trust is critical for an entirely web based concern, yet hilariously neglected by 'domainers' who horde names and never bother to do anything with them.

 

[unismartin]

Hi

I agree with Dongsman. if it is keyword rich then .org works great.

 

[CanSpace]

If it's a hobby than a .org is perfectly fine. The content of your site will be what draws people as opposed to the domain name itself.

 

[DnEbook]

with names running out , .org is a good second option

 

[RPicard]

Thanks guys, I'll reg the .org as soon as I get some $$$