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  • 4Pics
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2001
    • 7952

    #1

    How stupid is it to build a site on a .net if

    you don't own the .com?
  • Jancarius
    Registered User
    • Feb 2006
    • 17

    #2
    Re:

    Not that stupid... You could lose a lot of traffic becuase most people naturally type .com without thinking about it, but through advertisements and PPC/CPC you should be fine.

    What kind of site are you planning on hosting on your .net domain?
    "The Top 3 [...]"
    A site dedicated to searching the web for the best of the best products in a
    variety of categories. Don't buy anything online without checking here first!

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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089

      #3
      why would it be stupid?

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      • Jancarius
        Registered User
        • Feb 2006
        • 17

        #4
        I guess he's thinking of losing traffic to people typing in .com instead of .net. But it isn't that big of a problem.
        "The Top 3 [...]"
        A site dedicated to searching the web for the best of the best products in a
        variety of categories. Don't buy anything online without checking here first!

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        • StatsJunky
          Confirmed User
          • Aug 2005
          • 639

          #5
          If you're branding this site it is a HUGE problem.
          erik AT suthnet.com

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          • tenderobject
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            • Dec 2004
            • 11688

            #6
            if you own the dot com why would you advertise your site with dot net? just my two cents


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            • 4Pics
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2001
              • 7952

              #7
              I don't own the .com I just have always gotten .com's cause I never wanted someone else to profit from my site being popular.

              But in this case all the .com's I can find are taken, but .net's are available.

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              • chadglni
                Confirmed User
                • Dec 2002
                • 6924

                #8
                Ifriends was branded .net and it's how I remember it to this day. If "network" fits behind your site name it's even better.

                Ifriends.net

                Internet Friends Network

                Yes surfers are stupid but they remember silly shit like bash.org, boingboing.net, and many other sites that aren't on .com. Yes someone will accidentally type .com one day, guess what they'll see it's not you and try again.


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                • LiveDose
                  Show Yer Tits!
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 25792

                  #9
                  You will lose some typins but if the name is that important to you, like others said brand the shit out of it and also get the traffic from hardlinks.

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                  • triumph
                    Confirmed User
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 3433

                    #10
                    thehun.net


                    I do not remember if he owned the ,com before hand but I still type in thehun.net

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                    • KRL
                      Entrepreneur
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 31429

                      #11
                      It can either be a problem or a benefit if the .com advertisers more than you do.

                      Gary kept Sex.net. There is wisdom in that move.
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                      • Ace_luffy
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                        • Feb 2005
                        • 12164

                        #12
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                        • 8 Characters
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 2336

                          #13
                          Hey just think about www.lemonparty.org - It just wouldn't work if it was .com.

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                          • picsmasters
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 163

                            #14
                            I have some site that i like that are not in .com zone. it took me some time to memorize this, first caoupe of time I was typing .com, but thet git used to new adress.. I think if the site is good and well promoted it dosnt really matters where it is

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                            • Webcam Guru
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 788

                              #15
                              Very very stupid! BTW see sig...
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                              • Pornwolf
                                Drunk and Unruly
                                • Jan 2002
                                • 22712

                                #16
                                Originally posted by KRL
                                It can either be a problem or a benefit if the .com advertisers more than you do.

                                Gary kept Sex.net. There is wisdom in that move.
                                Oooooh, that is a good move. Nice one.
                                I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

                                Webair, bitches.

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                                • everestcash
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2002
                                  • 2194

                                  #17
                                  not stupid, tho .com is naturally better.

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                                  • pokerdan
                                    Registered User
                                    • Dec 2005
                                    • 19

                                    #18
                                    I've done ok with .net sites before, but I'll only try it on traffic sites where i dont really expect the surfer to come back - at least via a typein. Having said that, I'm sure everyone has seen some killer branded .net sites that hold their traffic very well.

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