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That is exactly what i did from he start. the .net version of my domain was the only one available at the time. so I back ordered the .com version and to my surprise it was mine in just a few months....

I`d have to agree about .Net being perfectly usable....I`ve got a .net and several .coms, they all tend to show up after a while in the search engines you want them to, so long as your SEO is on target, consistent AND you`re promoting/marketing outside the search engines....I also try to link blogs of the same/similar name to the .net address, to help drive traffic over. Of course, all my sites (a Family Content Network) link back and forth between each other, so the .Net is just another member of the family, though perhaps the "runt" of the litter.

Ted

http://www.slingwheels.com

http://www.thisinvention.blogspot.com

 

I agree.  I`ve had some problems like this in the past. 

Now I`d rather choose another domain name if I can`t get the  .com.  I`ll also park the .net versions of my chosen domains, as "insurance"  against competitors using those versions.