If you are in SEO or have done some research on Google Search you might know that there used to be this myth earlier that links from .edu and .gov domains were of more value than general links. So, People spent huge sums of money to buy links from those domains. And later it was proved wrong. What? Waste of Money.
Recently i spotted some VeriSign ads at Ahemdabad, India at the Airport. I also found more such ads at many places. An Online campaign has also been put up.
Here is what it said,
Bigger Profits Possible with a .com Website
This Raised many questions in my Mind. Are they Bluffing? What is this possible? Does it Affect Search Rankings? So i go ahead to check out the their website – www.bealeaderwith.com
As far as what i know, Google treats all Domains extensions as the same (Please Correct me if I am wrong) and so, how could this be?
I dugg into their website and found the reviews,
“While it may not be possible to precisely measure the return on investment from the use of VeriSign .com and .net Domain Name Registry service, it has certainly enhanced our global visibility. It therefore made sense to go with a .com domain name for our new joint venture Company- OrschelnRemsons – as well.”
Mr. Rahul Kejriwal, Vice President – Marketing, Remsons Industries Ltd.
It Mentions that .com helped enhance their Global Visibility. But i don’t think so. If you are aiming for marketing your website, why just .com? Country domains are a better choice as they already do the work of showing the Companies Origin and also users a better experience, for example – There is a Indian user. If you compare his experience on a .com domain and .in domain, he would prefer going to a .in domain than the .com one because he would be interested in something more regional.
Well, Frankly Speaking today users are too lazy to type in the full address of websites (Me Included) and .com would be 4 characters including the “.” and if you are using “.in” or “.us” or “.ca” or “.cn” etc.. There are 3 Characters and so direct hits from such domains could affect your traffic in a positive manner. Although this may be applicable in some cases only.
Also, Uniqueness is something interesting. If thousand .com domains and one .ca domain. You would be somewhat curious to see whats behind that .ca domain. Again, you may have a different point of view.
What do you think? Do you Agree? No? Express your views in the Comments.
