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Hi,

     I`ve built a .net website, and am concerned if it is a drawback against having a .com website. Can anyone throw some light on the implications of not having a .com domain?

 (Also, I`d appreciate if you can provide feedback on my website http://www.sleektools.net )

Thanks,

Chinnu.

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Ravi
www.sleektools.com

Hi! This is Pam. Good question. I have been wondering the same thing. I also have a .net and a .com address. I`ve noticed some pages will not be shown on my .net address. If someone would give imput on this it would probably help a lot of people!!  Thanks a bunch!!  Pam

Hey Pam - not sure what you mean by "not be shown" - are you saying that these pages don`t show up in search results for your website (my guess since we`re in the web marketing forum) - please explain.

Also curious if, by saying you have a .net and a .com, you`re saying that you have the identical website content on two distinct domains.  A little more clarification around these points should help us diagnose what`s happening for your site.

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chuck fuller

in my experience these 3 TLDs are now common place. .com, .net, .org.
increasing in popularity are: .tv, .info and .biz.
you may find some helpful info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain

and Pam I not sure how only some of you pages cannot be seen. I suspect you have more than one domain name for your site? (i.e. www.website.com AND www.website.net) I would check with your hosting provider as there is probably some configuration problem on there end which should be easily solved.

And back to Chinnu`s question. I would stick to the norm for now. .com. or .net (hope that what you want is still available) At the base of it all you customer will remember these a lot easier.

When I first purchased my new laptop I sighned up for a .net address because it was through our ISP. Since that time I have bought a site on yahoo and registered with a . com address. And sometimes when I surfing I have a This page cannot be displayed pop up! I do not have identical pages on both websites.  Also, I have only one domain name, unless, .net is also trying to use the same name. Does this make any sense to you?

usually what happens id when you set up your hosting you specify a domain. This single domain is associated with this single hosting account. Often times you are given the option to "point" a domain to your hosting account. ex. www.mysite.com was the one i set up originally. then a year later i changed my biz name of just thought of a better domain name. so instead of setting up new hosting and losing existing visitors. i set up a "pointer" for my new domain. ex: www.mysite.com and www.mynewsite.net both "point" to the same hosting account. So unless you have done the manually or requested this service from you hosting provider you two domain would have no association.

Don`t mess with .NET domain names.  The reason is they always look second class to the .com domains.  What will happen is people will `remember` you domain and go to the .com.

Seriously consider another name if you can`t get the .com address

 

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Bryan C. Fleming

http://www.BryanCFleming.com

Thanks for all the .net & .com imput. I am now looking more closely on how to optimize my mind tru Microsoft and see what makes them who they are today!!  Every one have a wonderful day and keep searching cus it`s out there somewhere!!!!All My Love,Pam

The bit after the last dot is either a global top level domain or a country domain. Each global top level domain is supposed to indicate what the site is for:

• com (commercial)
• net (network provider)
• org (organization)
• mil (miltary - used by the US military)
• gov (government - used by the US government)

A lot of aditional ones have been added in recent years including biz (businesses), name (personal), mobi (mobile) and info (information).

How relevant having to .com is depends on your perspective. How many people think .tv is for TV programs? It`s actually the country TLD for Tuvalu. Similarly, .ws doesn`t stand for website (despite the marketing), it`s actually the country TLD for Samoa.

All of that said:

1. If you`re running a business then try to get a .com even if it means using an abbreviation or initials.
2. If you`re starting a business then check to see if the .com is available before you register your business name.
3. If you can`t get a .com then try a .us domain name
4. Only consider other domain names if they`re appropriate. I would not register a .info for a business website but I might consider it if I ran a conference or general information website. Also look for industry specific global TLD`s (for example: the travel industry has .travel so you could get www.cheapflights.travel)

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Blog - http://www.buggy.id.au/

Ok, so most of you have done your homework,
It seems like you`ve done lots of research in domain names.. which is great..So let me throw a curb ball see how it goes.
Ok, so many of you host two web sites one under .com and the other under .net correct?
Answer me this? WHY?
Why compete against yourself? the bots don`t care about your domain name, all it cares for is relevant content.

What you have to do is! and this is for search engine Optimization purposes... cancel one of those accounts, keep the one you love the most, whether is dot net or dot com, and redirect one to the other (meaning: redirect your dot com to your dot net or vise versa) This is called working in conjuction... Before you do this, make sure you are on a dedicated IP...(use both to get you the hits...you are looking for

Now as far as .net is concerned, dot net has come along way. It is a TLD (top level domain)
so it will be considered OK in the Online world.

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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net