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    • innofidelity
      innofidelity last edited by

      Best domain extension is .com or .net for SEO  ? I wanna make site ,in that business directory ,travel guides , Hotels many more .

      1. I wanna target a one kw local search about 1,000,000  per month .domain name ofthat keyword already has taken by some one but .net remaining plz advice me to proceed .
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      • JHSpecialty
        JHSpecialty last edited by

        I haven't seen many new .net sites. The .com sites are the most sought after and usually have more authority. I read an article that said .org site are being indexed well lately.

        Also, be sure to use a long tail keyword if you are a small site just getting started.

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        • KevinBudzynski
          KevinBudzynski last edited by

          Please read: http://www.seomoz.org/q/do-domain-extensions-such-as-com-or-net-affect-seo-value

          IMHO, .com is much better for the fact that is looked on as more desirable than .net (human perception).

          However, is the .com favored more by the algorithm anymore? The juries out on that one...

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          • GrouchyKids
            GrouchyKids last edited by

            Don't forget country tld's like .co.uk if your marketing in these countries they are also fine.

            Sounds a bit like your thinking of running multiple domains, the normal advice is that you should stick with 1.

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            • innofidelity
              innofidelity @JHSpecialty last edited by

              be sure to use a long tail keyword if you are a small site just getting started.

              Can u explain bit about above plz

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