.INFO domain - true value ? - GoFuckYourself.com

alsdesign · 12-22-2008, 09:46 PM

A client wants to buy an .INFO domain - .COM is taken...

... but I want to warn him cause .INFO domains have known problems. They are cheap so they often get abused - naturally seach engines may have special rules for domains of this kind. There is an article on the issue here: http://www.seobook.com/google-tempor...o-domain-names
From article it seems Google likes to index .INFO domains slower / rise PR slower compared to other domain TLDs.

Do you think it's just gossip or you have your own experiences?

I think if the content of the page is good, not "spammy", it can get indexed as well as any other domain. Especially if it's not porn-related, do you agree?

Varius · 12-22-2008, 10:16 PM

I have anaheimducks.info and when I was updating it daily, I was outranking ducks.nhl.com and anaheimducks.com in Google for top keywords. Don't believe the hype, .info don't incur special penalties. Though I am sure they may be subject to more bot scrutiny, especially if all your backlinks are all from other .info domains, etc...

TeenCat · 12-22-2008, 10:42 PM

he cannot loose with 0.99 price

RTP · 12-23-2008, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alsdesign

A client wants to buy an .INFO domain - .COM is taken...

... but I want to warn him cause .INFO domains have known problems. They are cheap so they often get abused - naturally seach engines may have special rules for domains of this kind. There is an article on the issue here: http://www.seobook.com/google-tempor...o-domain-names
From article it seems Google likes to index .INFO domains slower / rise PR slower compared to other domain TLDs.

Do you think it's just gossip or you have your own experiences?

I think if the content of the page is good, not "spammy", it can get indexed as well as any other domain. Especially if it's not porn-related, do you agree?

well if it is your clients primary/only domain i wouldn't recommend it , just for the fact that consumer mindset is set to default to .com (plus it's ugly for a business) but, if they don't mind and are going for pure placement then i'd say .info does not hurt nor help and is the same according to google

tranza · 12-23-2008, 03:54 AM

I don't know if this has a good value, I preffer .COM, .NET, .ORG, something like this...

SordidMedia · 12-23-2008, 07:07 AM

Rightly or wrongly, I see a .info domain and I think domain or site is cheap and on a shoestring set-up even before seeing it.

alsdesign · 12-23-2008, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeenCat

he cannot loose with 0.99 price

I disagree, if he promotes a domain TLD that is unusable, it may be loss of time and money.

polish_aristocrat · 12-23-2008, 02:05 PM

entirely depends on what's the domain for.... but no serious companies have .info as their main adress.....

I like .info though since .info got me into adult 7 years ago heh, but unfortunately .info flopped compared to the expectations that there were for it before it launched

today .info is used by SE spammers and semi-shady companies, just like .biz

12-22-2008, 09:46 PM	#1
alsdesign Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 199	.INFO domain - true value ? A client wants to buy an .INFO domain - .COM is taken... ... but I want to warn him cause .INFO domains have known problems. They are cheap so they often get abused - naturally seach engines may have special rules for domains of this kind. There is an article on the issue here: http://www.seobook.com/google-tempor...o-domain-names From article it seems Google likes to index .INFO domains slower / rise PR slower compared to other domain TLDs. Do you think it's just gossip or you have your own experiences? I think if the content of the page is good, not "spammy", it can get indexed as well as any other domain. Especially if it's not porn-related, do you agree? __________________ Al's design - adult and mainstream design, programming & development Amerinoc hosting - hosting that I trust

12-22-2008, 10:16 PM	#2
Varius Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,890	I have anaheimducks.info and when I was updating it daily, I was outranking ducks.nhl.com and anaheimducks.com in Google for top keywords. Don't believe the hype, .info don't incur special penalties. Though I am sure they may be subject to more bot scrutiny, especially if all your backlinks are all from other .info domains, etc... __________________ Skype variuscr - Email varius AT gmail

12-22-2008, 10:42 PM	#3
TeenCat Too lazy to set a koala Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CZ/EU forever! Posts: 16,139	he cannot loose with 0.99 price __________________ 6bot / Coming again very soon! Svit Zlin Radio 24/7!

12-23-2008, 03:54 AM	#5
tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	I don't know if this has a good value, I preffer .COM, .NET, .ORG, something like this... __________________ I'm just a newbie.

12-23-2008, 02:05 PM	#8
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	entirely depends on what's the domain for.... but no serious companies have .info as their main adress..... I like .info though since .info got me into adult 7 years ago heh, but unfortunately .info flopped compared to the expectations that there were for it before it launched today .info is used by SE spammers and semi-shady companies, just like .biz __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

12-23-2008, 07:07 AM	#6
SordidMedia So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: U.K Posts: 283	Rightly or wrongly, I see a .info domain and I think domain or site is cheap and on a shoestring set-up even before seeing it.