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Should I Always Buy a .com Domain Name?

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This is a question that many will ask themselves, especially when one is thinking to buy a .com domain name. Many sites will tell you how to buy a .com domain name, alongside many other domains. A domain using .net or .org is nearly as common, but their real purposes are much different. The two mentioned were originally designed for networking technologies and organizations respectively. There are many others as well, such as .gov for United States government entities, .edu for educational establishments, and .biz for businesses. These, again, are their intended use. Their real use varies.

A .net domain is virtually identical to .com today, and if the option to buy a .com domain name is not available, a .net version may be. You may also see .net when trying to find out how to buy a .com domain name. The same can be said for a .org domain, but this is less common and you will see them still come close to their intended purpose. Domains such as .gov and .edu still remain close to their intended use as well, and are unlikely to be available for commercial use. A .biz domain is very rarely seen, being intended for a use everyone with an Internet connection sees. This domain was quickly dwarfed by .com domains, which have since become the go-to domain for commercial and business use, among many other things.

One may try to purchase one of these other domains, but it is a much smarter idea to buy a com domain if possible. A .com domain is preferred by search engines, and are usually the first results seen. The only time this may not happen is if it is a site that has always gone by another domain, especially in the case of .gov or .edu. Even then, a .com domain will invariably be in the search results. This is because most search engines prefer to use a .com when it can. Because of this, buying any other domain ends up foolish and makes it less likely to be seen right away. If you do not buy a .com domain name, it could cost you time and money that could be better invested elsewhere.

Unless it is truly impossible to do, one should always buy a com domain. One should always be bought so that they can be recognized by search engines in very little time, meaning more people will see it. This can mean more hits and, if running a business, more money for less time. There is no way one can go wrong with a .com domain, and one owes it to themselves to avoid making any foolish decisions. There is no foolish decision in buying a .com domain name today, only benefits.

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In any case you need to understand and decide what is better and cheaper for you - buy expensive COM from someone or register any other domain name extension.
 
for general sites the .com extension is the best. For educational you should use .edu, for organization .org, etc
 
Buying .com is more better but if it is no longer available one can buy .net to host the website; if it is for organization .org is the best.
Cheers.
 
no doubt its difficult to find your desired .com even .net and .org. i would strongly recommend you register the .co extension as this is a long term alternative to .com which has also exploded in popularity and value since it's launch less than a year ago
 
The .co is good but it doesn't rank for now; besides those ones promoted by sedo; has any one seen any ranked one since it was released last year? But later within the next 1 or 2years the suffix should ripe enough for good sales, if you get the good ones now. Cheers.
 
If you want to compete better use a .com but if you want just a personal website and not a competing or anything else some extension will be just fine...
 
In any example you require to understand and determine what is improved and cheaper for you - buy valuable COM from someone or indicate any other domain analyse airing.
 
I use .COM and .NET on my domains but it really depends on the function of your website. I have this website that is a private organization so I used .ORG to it.
 
If you are buying .com make sure you get those with good keywords and hot nich. You will surely happy if you do. Good luck and Cheers.
 
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