Are Domain Extensions Important?
If you look at a few of the top webmaster forums online today you will see a lot of people asking if a domain extension matters and if it has any real effects on your rankings in the search engines. Due to the fact that there is a lot of misinformation floating around out there, we will offer a bit of credible information on this matter.
To come right to the point, no one really knows if a domain extension can effect SEO in Google or other search engines. However, many SEO professionals believe that the .COM, .NET & .ORG extensions do tend to have better chances of performing, these are the oldest top level domains. Many people also speculate that the .INFO extension became so popular with spammers that it tends to get sandboxed more easily by Google (since many registrars were offering the .INFO’s at $0.99 registration, spammers would grab a bunch of them).
Whether you have a .com or a .info or a .something else, it certainly is important that you concentrate on the content of the site, the relevancy of your content and keywords, that you have authority link backs, and that you’ve submitted your site to all the search engines. Keeping content updated and fresh can also help your site.
If you haven’t purchased a domain name yet, you might want to consider purchasing and ‘aged’ domain rather than registering a new one. This can also help your site gain ranking faster.
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