stavs
msg:695173 | 9:44 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
any advice would be most helpful
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Woz
msg:695174 | 10:05 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Hi stavs, we're not ignoring you, honest.. We all know that .com .org and .net were setup to accomodate Commercial Organisations, ISPs & Networks, and Non-Profit Organisations respectively, and this used to be enforced when buying domain names. But these days, the rules are so relaxed that I really don't think anyone, let alone SEDs, take any notice of the suffix. So I would say that if you can get .orgs in your preferred domain then go ahead and make good use of them. I can see no reason why they should be treated any different. As always of course, I am open to further opinions and/or corrections. Onya
Woz
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heini
msg:695175 | 10:19 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
stavs
you might also consider buying a .net.
I operate one and found it doing very well on all SEs.
Another point though is the impression a .net or a .org makes upon your targeted users. Like when selling B2B services a .org might not be such a good idea. So the advantages of getting a domain with your exact keyword must be weighed against the advantages of having a domain with a suffix your users feel comfortable with.
In other words: weigh SEO matters against user friendliness.
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Woz
msg:695176 | 10:28 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
>when selling B2B services a .org might not be such a good idea. good point heini and one that I didn't think about. I guess I mix in different circles... Onya
Woz
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stavs
msg:695177 | 10:46 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for the opinions/advice. Why would some users be put off with the .org ? I can't see the reason for this - is it an issue of prestige, i.e. .org is seen as a compromise, whereas .com might signify a bigger, more established business? From my research I can see that .org is least favoured by name buyers of the three major extensions: .com (obviously) and .net ? Is there really a stigma with .org? There seems to be plenty left on the shelf. Do the search engines discriminate at all?
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heini
msg:695178 | 10:59 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
stavs
when I see a .org I expext seeing some noncommercial site, like some special interest groups forum or something. >is it an issue of prestige, i.e. .org is seen as a compromise, whereas .com might signify a bigger, more established business?
Exactly, only that a .org is not a compromise. It just fits special sites, other than .com. >Do the search engines discriminate at all?
For what I know: No. The only exception might be .edu. Some members believe .edu getīs a boost in Google.
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georged
msg:695179 | 11:16 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
I have a .org site, which Copernic rates #3 overall on the engines, for a two word phrase which got 2122 searches on GoTo last month.
Interestingly, I haven't touched this page in any way for over a year, so age and stability in the database is still an obvious factor. According to Google it only has two links to it - so link pop doesn't enter into the equation.
I have a couple of .nets with much the same story.
So from what I can see it doesn't make much difference from the engines' point of view what you get.
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Eric_Jarvis
msg:695180 | 11:45 am on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
I think it depends very much on how savvy your potential customers are...I'd not be keen on buying anything from a .org unless I could see a clear reason why they have the domain...it strikes me as being perilously close to false pretences and I'd need a lot of reassuring about any commercial company that used one
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sean
msg:695181 | 12:18 pm on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
A few caveats in addition to the "What the heck is a commercial site doing with a .org?" factor: -- you might lose some visitors to the .com... sometimes people focus on the name and take the .com part for granted. -- if the .com is trademarked, that could be the reason why the .org is untouched. -- you never know when a thread like the one below will re-surface...
[webmasterworld.com ]
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toolman
msg:695182 | 2:52 pm on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
Personally I don't touch .orgs out of respect...let them remain for non-profits, etc. Can't say I have scientific data but I suspect a .com or a .net will do equally well if you "just do it".
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Doofus
msg:695183 | 5:55 pm on Aug 22, 2001 (gmt 0) |
From what I've read, VeriSign will lose the rights to administer the .org domain in 2002. They are to be turned over to a (yet unnamed) nonprofit corporation in 2002 along with $5 million. This is a done deal; approved by the U.S. government and ICANN, from what I understand. I'd strongly advise against buying .org for spamming purposes. While I suspect that old ".org" owners will be grandfathered in by this new nonprofit, I also suspect that they will take a dim view of any obvious attempt to subvert the domain, beyond what InterNic/VeriSign has already allowed to occur. Besides, it's immoral to use .org for spamming. You set yourself up for immoral counterattacks, such as DDoS or hacking.
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