.com or .org?
I wanted to briefly touch on this topic because I think it's very important to know which dot to choose. Most people starting out for the first time have no idea what the difference between a .com and a .org is.Com is short for commercial. This used to have a lot more significance than it does today but all you really need to know now is that .com ranks the best followed by .org (organization) and .net (network).
I don't recommend buying anything else unless you're going to use it for a local business or if your business is based only within a specific country but that's another tutorial.
Recap
- Decide whether a keyword rich domain or a brandable domain is right for your situation.
- Buy the domain name from a registrar of your choice.
- If your not using the registrar as your host, make sure to point the DNS setting to the host of your choice.
- If at any point you are unhappy with your registrar, you can always move but be prepared to pay a small fee for the move.
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Hi Tyler, a great article indeed! It cleared many of my doubts. Just couple of things I want to ask being a newbie in this field.
1) To what extent your ranking suffers by naming a website with keywords rich domain from naming the site unrelated to it?
2) Do your domain or webhost have anything to do with your overall ranking in the web search?
Thanks
1) To what extent your ranking suffers by naming a website with keywords rich domain from naming the site unrelated to it?
2) Do your domain or webhost have anything to do with your overall ranking in the web search?
Thanks
anindochk
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Intersting read! I too have bought domains from almost every known registrar. I really do not find anything different among all three except (you mentioned) customer support. Hostgator has great support, Bluehost is another great support provider. They too have a robust support system in place and they are very prompt. In terms of everything else I do not see any difference among all of them. At WA there is an advantage that one can directly contact Kyle and Carson in case of any problems which is very cool. Accessing the top most person in the hierarchy will always get the job done.