Does the domain name extension affects rankings?

[pow-wow]

Does the domain name extension affects search engine rankings and general impression? eg comparing .info and .com

 

[loredan]

The domain extension has nothing to do with the rankings...as for general impression I guess it's up to everyone. I never had any problems with any extension and I never heard anyone saying "I don't like this website because it's a .org and not a .com" I'd say the quality of the website it's more important than it's extension

 

[RiverWire]

yeah agree with loredan ive never had any problems with SEO and domain TLD's however i still favour the .com's, although its only based on what people think, people still believe that .com's have more value :nono:

 

[smeagain]

The combination of domain extension and the geographic location of your hosting server definately do have an influence on your SE Positioning unless you are using a Country Specific domain.

By that I a .co.uk for example should be OK hosted outside the UK, however a .com targeted at the UK market but hosted in the USA will not do very well in most cases.

 

[A. Williams]

i don't really think so. As they are used only for the identification purpose as u all know

 

[andrej]

No, it does not. I have seen many discussions if .info domains are less valued by search engines than .com, but they really aren't.

 

[Jerlene]

It's the domain name itself that affects it.

 

[alec11]

No, it does not. I have seen many discussions if .info domains are less valued by search engines than .com, but they really aren't.

maybe that is because .info domain owner is not serious to get better rank.
Btw, search "spain" keyword in google, you'll see .info domain on the second place.

 

[bullshitwebsites]

It's the domain name itself that affects it.

agree...domain name is KING..but I still prefer dot com.

move value.

Most people refers to dot com when you mention the name of the website.

 

[tb987]

I agree with Smeagain I recently moved a .org and .com to UK hosting for this reason.

Have a look at this search property - Google Search

Do you reckon .ie domains have an advantage?

 

[scoobby]

In webmasters tools google when see a .country code domain it value it more in the specific countries search results.And also i read before some days that because of a little mistake all .info domains get very big devauluation for a small period of time.
So i guess that playing a role.

 

[Arleigh]

I think domain name extension is also a factor that affects rankings. Though I'm not saying that it has big effect. If your site has a .co.uk domain, I think it will help increase your rankings in UK search results.

Or also if your site wants to achieve higher ranking in UK search results, it would be better to get backlinks from site with .co.uk domain.

 

[bullshitwebsites]

I still prefer .com...

they are king