Which Domain Would You Prefer a Link From?

Dot Org or Dot Com?

[martinibuster]

Survey:
Is a .org inbound more valuable to you than a .com?

[deejay]

No difference whatsoever to me.

Content of them maybe - if the .org really is an organisation with an interest in my topic I might be more interested in alink from them than from a commercial .com who is effectively a competitor.

But then you get into the whole 'qualified buyer vs window shopper' argument.

I'd take either.

[bakedjake]

Not anymore, mb. Doesn't matter to me.

.edu's are a completely different story, though.

[martinibuster]

if the .org really is an organisation with an interest in my topic I might be more interested in alink from them than from a commercial .com who is effectively a competitor.

deejay raises a great point.

[willybfriendly]

[quote].edu's are a completely different story, though.[\quote]

Care to expand?

And, given the choice between .edu and .gov, which is to be preferred?

Some .edu sites seem pretty volitile, esp. those done by students or related to a particular course or courses.

Apologies in advance if this takes the thread off track.

WBF

[BroadProspect]

.edu contain much spam by students, so I do not think so, for .gov I did not check
/BP

[graywolf]

Can't anybody buy a .org? How do you actually register a .edu didn't see it as an option on the registrars I use.

[choster]

Anybody can buy a dot org, which is administered by pir.org, though they emphasize the gTLD is intended for use by non-profit organizations. The dot edu is administered by Educause, which currently restricts their registration to accredited postsecondary educational institutions (regardless of global location or for-profit status).