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I think a .org is a bad idea. I know you are getting it for the exact match bonus, but noone clicks .org expecting to pay. Most people will probably just think

• patio11 16y ago
  no one clicks .org expecting to pay The next time you get a haircut, can you do me a favor? Ask your stylist "What is a domain name?" and "What is the difference between dot com and dot O R G?"
  • thaumaturgy 16y ago
    I deal with this level of computer literacy every day, and you're right. However -- as I'm sure you know already -- a lot of people "go to" websites by typing something similar to the website's name into Google or, these days, Bing (curse them). But you've written some pretty great stuff on SEO, so this is just for the benefit of anyone else reading this. :-)
  • vaksel 16y ago
    Try naming 10-20 commercial websites(sites actually selling things) that are successful on a .org domain name. Can't? There is probably a reason for that. It's not hairdressers you need to worry about, it's Google...who simply won't rank you in top positions.
    • patio11 16y ago
      It's not hairdressers you need to worry about, it's Google...who simply won't rank you in top positions. Like saying there is carbon in a water molecule, this is simply not correct. com, net, and org domains all get the exact match bonus in the US, and orgs are not noticeably weaker than coms given equivalent link equity.
      • vaksel 16y ago
        how many .net and .org websites have you launched? A .com gets a HUGE bonus over those. A .com with 0 link building will almost always start off on page 1 or 2. Even for a competitive keyword, at worst you are looking at page 3. A .net or .org will usually start off on page 40. After 2-3 weeks of link building, with a .com you are looking at a top 3 position. With a .org, after 2-3 weeks of link building you'll be lucky to climb up to page 2. A .com will always be king, it's the most valuable domain name for a reason.
        • jasonkester 16y ago
          Here's a quick disproof of your hypothesis. Find travelblog.com (singular) on the first page of this query: http://www.google.com/search?q=travel+blog http://www.google.com/search?q=travel+blog Now find travelblog.org on that page.
          • vaksel 16y ago
            bad example, the travelblog.com is a british site. Go search for travelblog on google.co.uk, and it's in the top 3 position. And sure travelblog.org is #1 there too, but the .org is a PR6 website, while the .com is a PR4 website. That's orders of magnitude higher.
            • jasonkester 16y ago
              No, it's a good example, for all the reasons you state. The fact that a .com often ranks higher than its .org equivalent has nothing to do with it being a .com, but rather that its owners have done a better job of building it into a relevant site. You're seeing correlation, but not causation. As you correctly observe, PageRank and other SEO factors are the important thing. Here are a few more examples of the same principle in action: http://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia http://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia http://www.google.com/search?q=slashdot http://www.google.com/search?q=slashdot http://www.google.com/search?q=php http://www.google.com/search?q=php
• spking 16y ago
  Or, for a shorter, more "brandable" approach: - Remindery.com (available) - Appointmently.com (available) - Appointmentize.com (available)
  • gizmomagico 16y ago
    Ah yes, the modern, standard way of constructing a .com that's still available: <name-you-actually-want>ly.com or get<name-you-actually-want>.com I kind of like Remindery though :)
    • mnemonicsloth 16y ago
      The Remindery. Wine from a winery, reminders from the remindery. diction from the dictionary ... which informs me that medieval Europeans did not expect chicken from a chicanery. Drats.
  • bvi 16y ago
    How 'bout plain old remindr.org? That's available. :p
• jakarta 16y ago
  I dont think .org will be so bad here. I think seeing the words appointment+reminder will be enough for them. Plus they are going to see the description which will likely have good copy.
• dotBen 16y ago
  how did you get these with the exact searches per month?