how relevant is the domain in seo?

May 2nd, 2008, 1:13 am

hi guys, i have both a .no and .com address, i currently use the .no and have .com forwarded to this. Essentially, I'm wondering if google will index the .com address as the .no since it is forwarded to it? Is this how it works? I've noticed that i get higher results in google.no than .com so since my audience is global should i consider switching the whole site to the .com, would this get better results? I hope this makes sense...thanks for any advice given

May 2nd, 2008, 2:25 am

If your site is new and you have not done enough work on that... better switch to .com as you have both .co and .com domains..

May 2nd, 2008, 3:00 am

webmindz24 wrote:

If your site is new and you have not done enough work on that... better switch to .com as you have both .co and .com domains..

alright, thanks for the advice. i guess you mean that with .com both the .com and .no are covered. i think i'll have to do this since most people search via their native google site be it co.uk \ com \.se etc, thanks again

May 2nd, 2008, 3:37 am

also you can have another site hosted for your .no domain

May 2nd, 2008, 7:36 am

webmindz24 wrote:

also you can have another site hosted for your .no domain

thanks, i've done this now, basically i have the same site on each domain but they both share the same mysql database....hopefully google will index them both! thanks again

May 3rd, 2008, 6:17 am

Well....It will be better to switch .com if your visiotrs are global for better visibility and also it is preferred by users to...but you have to work hard to get better rank for this.....

May 3rd, 2008, 6:59 am

I agree, always try to get .com name first. Just sounds better and people remember it better

May 3rd, 2008, 12:10 pm

If you want result in a specified region then go for .uk,.de,.no like that,for global it is better to switch to .com.

May 3rd, 2008, 1:55 pm

it seems obvious now I've thought about it, global audience = .com, plus now i can optimize the .com and others specifically on the set region thing on the google webmaster tool....now i must be patient and wait for results thanks again for the advice

May 5th, 2008, 2:09 am

red_mark wrote:

webmindz24 wrote:

also you can have another site hosted for your .no domain

thanks, i've done this now, basically i have the same site on each domain but they both share the same mysql database....hopefully google will index them both! thanks again

Ain't gonna work. Google is gonna see that as a duplicate of your site. Sow you'll get a lower ranking...

May 7th, 2008, 4:14 am

.com is better to use most especially if your want to target your visitors globally. It is easier also to recognize by visitors because they are more familiar with .com instead of .no