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Re: .com vs .net From Patrick R at GrowSpot.com on 26 August '00 replying to .com vs .net posted by Tyler >Can anyone tell me what the major difference is between having a website with a .com extention rather then .net or .org. As I understand it, .com stands for commercial business, and org stands for organization - usually government related. What does .net stand for and would registering a name with this type of extention place you at any great disadvantage over someone who owns the same name but with a .com ext? Do the SE's treat sites differently by the extensions? >Thanks in advance, > >Tyler People tend to default on the .com suffix, so if somebody types in www.your-domain.com, when it is actually .net three things can happen: 1) The person assumes the URL is just incorrect, and gives up looking for you. 2) The .com web-site is a competitor, and gets the customer instead. 3) The person realizes the mistake and tries the .net suffix. As you can see, there is a real disadvantage to using a .net URL if some-one else is using the .com counterpart. Ideally you would own both, but if you can't, let it be the .net suffix, or think of another domain name. Patrick R.

Re: .com vs .net - TJ - 26/08/00 Re: .com vs .net - Jeff - 28/08/00 Re: .com vs .net - David A - 28/08/00

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>>Can anyone tell me what the major difference is between having a website with a .com extention rather then .net or .org. As I understand it, .com stands for commercial business, and org stands for organization - usually government related. What does .net stand for and would registering a name with this type of extention place you at any great disadvantage over someone who owns the same name but with a .com ext? Do the SE's treat sites differently by the extensions? >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Tyler > >People tend to default on the .com suffix, so if somebody types in www.your-domain.com, when it is actually .net three things can happen: > >1) The person assumes the URL is just incorrect, and gives up looking for you. >2) The .com web-site is a competitor, and gets the customer instead. >3) The person realizes the mistake and tries the .net suffix. > >As you can see, there is a real disadvantage to using a .net URL if some-one else is using the .com counterpart. Ideally you would own both, but if you can't, let it be the .net suffix, or think of another domain name. > >Patrick R.