View Poll Results: What tld is more responsible for you?
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.com
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.net
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it doesn't matter
8 16.00%
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Thread: .com vs .net
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05-02-2005, 06:44 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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.com vs .net
What tld looks more responsible and professional, how you think? I am asking about domain tld of any company not only web host.
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05-02-2005, 06:55 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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.com for a standard commercial entity. I'd purchase both though.
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05-02-2005, 08:25 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Try asking in the domain name forum.
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05-02-2005, 08:42 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Problem with domain name extensions is that so many darn people, including me, are so used to typing .com that they do it even when they know the correct extension. It's less a matter of "respect" and more a matter of "will they get to a different site" since they remember the first part and, by force of habit, type .com
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05-02-2005, 08:56 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Obviously .com is the one to have, but a company should register all common TLDs of it's name =)
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05-02-2005, 09:18 PM #6Web Hosting Guru
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.com all the way.
You will lose sales if you own the .net, and someone with a similar business owns the .com.Ovica.com : Web Hosting Is What We Do!
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05-02-2005, 09:19 PM #7Automation Specialist
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.com baby
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05-02-2005, 10:16 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Most of the meaning behind .com and .net..etc. has been lost, but I agree with all of the above in that .com rules! That said, I'd also pick up the .net!
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05-03-2005, 10:46 AM #9Web Hosting Guru
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well .com of course...
but web hosts can get away with .net becuase it makes sense as a provider of "network services".
still as others say grab them both. if you like the sound of .net better than just have the .com redirect to the .net. that way atlest you know your customers won't get lost trying to find you.
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05-03-2005, 12:32 PM #10Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Re: .com vs .net
Originally posted by absolut
I am asking about domain tld of any company not only web host.Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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05-03-2005, 12:33 PM #11WHT Addict
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My vote is for .com, too.
When people are in doubt about the extension they will try .com or their ccTLD first. So many people still think a webaddress starts with www and ends with .com (or their ccTLD)
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05-03-2005, 02:40 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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I have allways like .com domains because they look best.
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05-03-2005, 07:16 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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It's bad, cause good .com domain is already taken. And the only way I see is register .com domain that contain one word in esperanto It's sounds weird I guess, but the name is short - only 5 signs.
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05-03-2005, 07:40 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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I think every day the domains .net are going to be more important, like .com domains
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05-04-2005, 10:37 AM #15Junior Guru
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If .com is avalible, I would buy a .com.
Else I would change the name. :p
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05-04-2005, 08:08 PM #16Web Hosting Evangelist
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when you get a .net looks like it was just because the .com wasn't available
enjoy your flaming and hypocracy
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05-04-2005, 11:42 PM #17Newbie
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Originally posted by Neoboffin
If .com is avalible, I would buy a .com.
Else I would change the name. :p
.com all the way!
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05-05-2005, 10:45 PM #18New Member
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it doesnt matter
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05-07-2005, 08:12 AM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
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.com is a lot better
google loves .com domains, but hates .net
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05-07-2005, 08:17 AM #20Junior Guru Wannabe
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google loves .com domains, but hates .net
^ I dont think this is always true..
I own a '.net' domain myself which is ranked significantly higher / better than the '.com'..
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05-07-2005, 11:12 AM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
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I register both (and my ccTLD [.co.uk]). Or I'll just go with the .com or .co.uk
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05-07-2005, 11:40 AM #22Newbie
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I think it doesn't really matter for me, both .com and .net are used very much, although the professional and long-standing companies use .com (often also a .net which redirects to the .com).
But it also depends on what you're going to use the domain for.
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05-07-2005, 11:44 AM #23Automation Specialist
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There's no problem with having a .net, I mean heck, it does sound better sometimes. Like TheSilverblade said, it also depends on what you're going to use the domain for.
If I had a group that did networking, most likely I would chose a .net. However, buying both the .com and .net would be the smartest choice. This way if someone doesn't remember, they still end up in the same place.██ Automated Tendencies - Brand Management Agency from Baltimore, Maryland.
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05-07-2005, 12:30 PM #24Web Hosting Master
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.com all the way
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05-07-2005, 05:05 PM #25Web Hosting Guru
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.com is the way to go IMO.
My only doubt is: how effective is a IDN (multilingual) dot com domain?ACcomunica