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Domain name: dot com vs. dot net?

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  by: hpygolkyone
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  Domain name: dot com vs. dot net?

  Posted 21 Jan 12 1:05 am.

  After using the search engine on Salehoo and getting nowhere......I think it is safe to ask the following question:
  
  With all the available search engines and the ability to just type in a "reasonably close" attempt at a website that you are looking for.....and then get there.....does trying to think of a really groovy dot com domain name, really trump a dot net domain name?
  
  I am asking a rhetorical question here, because I know a dot com is always at the forefront of everyone's mind when they think of anything internet related. However, when I look for something on my search engine, I just get as close as I can to the domain and could care less if it has a dot com or dot net.
  
  Is it a branding driven? Ego driven? Financially driven?
  
  Little help? Anyone with me?
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  by: planes
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  Re: Domain name: dot com vs. dot net?

  Posted 21 Jan 12 4:29 am.

  dot com is the more desirable but dot net and even dot biz are becoming popular. IMO if one is starting a website for retail dot com is still the way to go but not a deal breaker.
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  by: fudjj
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  Re: Domain name: dot com vs. dot net?

  Posted 21 Jan 12 5:02 am.

  I think Planes has it pretty well right, most likely the dot com is the one most people go after. That said, in my opinion it really isn't a big deal, in fact you can use the other domains to good marketing effect.
  
  I currently have a dot com and a dot co, that I market as a (co)mpany website. I had a little local TV production last year and had a dot TV domain I used for it, worked a treat.
  
  I wouldn't hesitate to have a dot net or dot info and so on. I don't think the domain itself is of any real concern, it's more about how you market what you have that is important!

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  by: hpygolkyone
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  Re: Domain name: dot com vs. dot net?

  Posted 21 Jan 12 5:16 am.

  Thanks for the input guys. I will not sweat it then.
  
  John