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Are .info domains bad for SEO

by anuj438
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.info domain extensions are quite cheap. Are .info domains bad for SEO considering that they are cheap to get and you don't see much of them around?
#bad #domains #ino #seo
  • Profile picture of the author mrfusion
    Yes. Avoid.
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    • Profile picture of the author photodrew
      Originally Posted by mrfusion View Post

      Yes. Avoid.
      Any particular reason? (Just curious - I plead ignorance on the topic!)
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  • Profile picture of the author rain21
    usually domain extension does not matter for SEO. But if you can get a .com domain, go for it. just about $10 difference
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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    We ran a test with about 10 of our sites or so with a .info domain. KW research, competition, etc. was the same as usual. The .info's did not rank as quickly and, ultimately, not as well.

    I've seen plenty of people state that it doesn't matter, but it mattered on our (admittedly limited) test so we don't go for them. I have seen them ranked well, but they usually have a ton of backlinks, are aged, etc. What you save in up-front costs you pay for in more backlinks required.

    Ultimately, many don't value .info's as high and so your resale value isn't as high on them as well, so that's the nail in the coffin for me.
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    • Profile picture of the author webjedi
      Originally Posted by TryBPO View Post

      We ran a test with about 10 of our sites or so with a .info domain. KW research, competition, etc. was the same as usual. The .info's did not rank as quickly and, ultimately, not as well.

      I've seen plenty of people state that it doesn't matter, but it mattered on our (admittedly limited) test so we don't go for them. I have seen them ranked well, but they usually have a ton of backlinks, are aged, etc. What you save in up-front costs you pay for in more backlinks required.

      Ultimately, many don't value .info's as high and so your resale value isn't as high on them as well, so that's the nail in the coffin for me.
      Informative reply, thanks. You inadvertently helped a lot of readers I am sure.

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    • Profile picture of the author imfusa
      Originally Posted by TryBPO View Post

      We ran a test with about 10 of our sites or so with a .info domain. KW research, competition, etc. was the same as usual. The .info's did not rank as quickly and, ultimately, not as well.

      I've seen plenty of people state that it doesn't matter, but it mattered on our (admittedly limited) test so we don't go for them. I have seen them ranked well, but they usually have a ton of backlinks, are aged, etc. What you save in up-front costs you pay for in more backlinks required.

      Ultimately, many don't value .info's as high and so your resale value isn't as high on them as well, so that's the nail in the coffin for me.
      I agree on that, but there are also exceptions, there is a tool for checking pagerank prchecker.info which has PR8 and it is on the first page for keywords like pagerank.
      And indeed you are right it takes a lot of time to rank them well. I think the main reason is that this domain is ranking well is because is more than 8 years older.
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      • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
        Originally Posted by imfusa View Post

        I agree on that, but there are also exceptions, there is a tool for checking pagerank prchecker.info which has PR8 and it is on the first page for keywords like pagerank.
        And indeed you are right it takes a lot of time to rank them well. I think the main reason is that this domain is ranking well is because is more than 8 years older.
        Ah...very good point, there. Yes, I was talking about newer, thinner sites when comparing. If you want to take out a .info and put in years and thousands of pages of good, relevant content to become a strong, authority site on some subject...I really can't comment on that and have no data. My thought though is that it becomes much less relevant at that point...but that's just a guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author seoservices1
    Hi

    Yes .info domain Avoid Because .info for information. so Avoid .info domain bad for SEO.
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    • Profile picture of the author escortadelaide
      Originally Posted by seoservices1 View Post

      Hi

      Yes .info domain Avoid Because .info for information. so Avoid .info domain bad for SEO.
      Thanks for the cool information but i do got a question. So what's the best way to have a good backlink? Thanks, Can you hit me back. Have a great one!
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  • Profile picture of the author anuj438
    OK, I take your advice guys. I won't think of em anymore
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
      this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

      Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

      Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
      7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
      for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

      Get a dot info. No problem.

      People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
      "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

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      • Profile picture of the author anuj438
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul
        .info are $0.89 at Godaddy
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        • Profile picture of the author LawrenceTam
          Originally Posted by anuj438 View Post

          .info are $0.89 at Godaddy
          wait until you have to renew and can't find a coupon....
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          • Profile picture of the author Black Hat Cat
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            Originally Posted by LawrenceTam View Post

            wait until you have to renew and can't find a coupon....
            If that extra $7.00 at renewal time is going to be an issue, why are you buying the domain to begin with?
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      • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul
        Paul,

        I appreciate where you're coming from, but that was definitely not my experience. It's far from feeling for me...I have no particular care either way. (In fact, with the lower up-front on the .info's I wish what you're saying was true)

        You say that you're sick of the nonsense back and forth where one side claims one thing and the other claims another, but you do the same exact thing by saying it's true, end of discussion. Care to share your reasoning? It would go a long way towards supporting your argument...
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      • Profile picture of the author jonnyhardbaked
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul


        I agree with this post. There is no problem in getting .info domains because I personally use it and I don't see any reasons why I have to avoid it.
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        • Profile picture of the author howinfo
          I have had very good results with .info I suppose Google just prefers one person to another. Or there is a crazy thought, maybe it has something to do with how the person can do SEO.
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      • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul
        At least there's still plenty of good .info's to pick up since most people are afraid of them.
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        • Profile picture of the author howinfo
          Originally Posted by JSProjects View Post

          At least there's still plenty of good .info's to pick up since most people are afraid of them.
          Yes there is still some good ones out there but as the .info has become quite popular over the years the good ones are going fast.
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      • Profile picture of the author strategic seo services
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul
        I second this. A .info domain will rank just was well as a .com. Godaddy has .info domains for $2.
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      • Profile picture of the author ArcherWylde
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        I wish this myth would die. Every day the WF gets bombarded with
        this question, and people just cargo on nonsense.

        Dot infos rank just as well as anything. Don't believe the hype.

        Besides, where are dot infos so much cheaper? My host charges
        7 bucks for a dot com or a dot info! Yahoo charges 10 bucks
        for each. I have no idea where you people buy your domains from.

        Get a dot info. No problem.

        People do SEO by feelings which is not SEO. It's just feelings.
        "I feel a dot info is no good so it must be so...."

        Paul
        Currently buying domains from Godaddy, I registered a .info for around $6 with the iCANN fee yesterday.

        I couldn't agree with you more, if the site is properly optimized and has quality content you can rank.

        I think people put too much emphasis on the domain and not enough on what content is going to be put on the site.

        If you build a .com site with minimal content and CPA offers everywhere, chances are you are not going to rank as well as a .info site with optimized content and QUALITY backlinks.
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  • Profile picture of the author mattlaclear
    I have found that properly optimized .info domains take three times as long as top level domains to drive to page one.
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    • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
      Originally Posted by mattlaclear View Post

      I have found that properly optimized .info domains take three times as long as top level domains to drive to page one.
      Matt, I've seen some of your interesting WSO's and know you've done a ton of SEO on a ton of sites...the fact that you've found something similar to what we've found is a strong argument for me.

      BTW - I really get a kick out of your no-nonsense approach to time-wasters. Any business you lose from doing/saying those things is probably not business you wanted anyway. I've been using a toned-down approach in my non-IM work world and it feels good!
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
      Originally Posted by mattlaclear View Post

      I have found that properly optimized .info domains take three times as long as top level domains to drive to page one.
      Considering that you have admitted openly to using a lot of .infos in your SEO I want to give credit where credit is due. If you say that then its big of you to admit and comes with quite a bit of credibility to me.
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  • Profile picture of the author LawrenceTam
    i've ranked both. I don't think it's so much about the upfront cost and there is some truth to having it harder to rank in my own experience but you need to worry about customer perception.

    your going to have more people click on a .com/.net/.org sit vs a .info/.biz type site.

    I've ranked both and have sold stuff on both but if it's EMD of course go for the big 3.
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    • Profile picture of the author jordyhill
      Originally Posted by LawrenceTam View Post

      i've ranked both. I don't think it's so much about the upfront cost and there is some truth to having it harder to rank in my own experience but you need to worry about customer perception.

      your going to have more people click on a .com/.net/.org sit vs a .info/.biz type site.

      I've ranked both and have sold stuff on both but if it's EMD of course go for the big 3.
      I'm the same, its got to be the big 3 purely on customer perception, being a customer myself. It sounds better too.

      I appreciate paulgl's sentiment but I don't think I'll be getting a .info any time soon

      Although, 89cents on GoDaddy? Hmmmmmmmm
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    • Profile picture of the author mraffiliate
      Originally Posted by LawrenceTam View Post

      i've ranked both. I don't think it's so much about the upfront cost and there is some truth to having it harder to rank in my own experience but you need to worry about customer perception.

      your going to have more people click on a .com/.net/.org sit vs a .info/.biz type site.

      I've ranked both and have sold stuff on both but if it's EMD of course go for the big 3.
      How do you come to the conclusion that more people will click on a .com, .net,or .org? when I'm searching for something on the big 3, I don't care if it's a .cowmanure I will click on it if I think it will give me the info I need.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        The time is ripe for Black Friday deals.

        Doing a google search from where I am, in the
        top 6 website results, the following show up:

        bfads.net
        blackfriday.us
        blackfirday.info
        blackfriday.name

        That guy with blackfriday.name may be
        laughing all the way to the bank.

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  • Profile picture of the author puteri8
    Most of .info domain is use for spamming.
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  • Profile picture of the author theplugindude
    .infos are used by spammers..

    I also did a test and got the same results..

    .info's take a much longe time to rank..
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    • Profile picture of the author ExpertHands
      Based on my experience (and experiments) .info's are treated the same in G rankings as other extensions. The $.99 cost of entry is good for quick experiments, but usually the renewal fee is the same as a "normal" extension. I've never been able to find a coupon for a $.99 .info renewal. Another drawback to note, the .info extension is rarely worth as much when/if you resell the developed website.
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  • Profile picture of the author chinabness
    Now i know why my info site takes so long time...
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  • Profile picture of the author gslauen
    I have never had good results with .info
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  • Profile picture of the author Dr.faizan
    There is no such theory but yes practically .info domains takes more than double effort for ranking .com or .net domains
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    • Profile picture of the author howinfo
      Originally Posted by Dr.faizan View Post

      There is no such theory but yes practically .info domains takes more than double effort for ranking .com or .net domains
      I am wondering why it did not take me more effort. That is really unfair that Google makes you to put double the effort in.
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      • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
        Originally Posted by howinfo View Post

        I am wondering why it did not take me more effort. That is really unfair that Google makes you to put double the effort in.
        Maybe you've been too busy having to build links to your .info domains to notice?
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        • Profile picture of the author howinfo
          Originally Posted by TryBPO View Post

          Maybe you've been too busy having to build links to your .info domains to notice?
          No, have not done much link building at all, some social bookmarking and article marketing, nothing more than I have used on my other sites, probably even less.

          Could be due to the fact that the site is informational so people naturally linking to it.

          It is very surprising that some people think that it is domain extension that will help them to get good ranking position.

          If the domain name would have an affect on ranking then it is rather what is the first part of your domain and domain age but not the domain extension. What really affect your rankings are the keywords you are targeting, how strong are the competing sites, quality of your backlinks and the quality of your content, on page SEO and so on. To say that the domain extension affect your ranking is same as to say using www. will affect it some way.
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          • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
            I've got a .info ranking in spot #2 on the second page of Google. I put it together in a reasonably short period of time, with unique content and gave it some link juice. How much, I can't recall...but it did better for ranking than I anticipated it would. Just my tiny experience with this domain.
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      • Profile picture of the author samueld
        Originally Posted by howinfo View Post

        I am wondering why it did not take me more effort. That is really unfair that Google makes you to put double the effort in.
        I am agree with Dr.faizan, That .info domains are taking too much time compare to .com and .net domains. I tried .info domain with one of concept to share information, but because of ranking results, i changed plan and use .com domain.

        Now my observation is, if you really want to share information as non profit organization, or non advertisement site, still you need to go with .com or .net names. .INFO names are really useless from seo point of view. If you have good mailing list and you can get direct traffic to your website or buying paid traffic, then you can go with .INFO domains.
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  • Profile picture of the author alcymart
    I have a dot info and it is very well ranked... # 1 and #2 on Yahoo and Bing for my main keyword. My concern though is that it can dance from #1 to #3 or #4 and then back to #1, but I doubt it has anything to do with the dot info TLD. Let me add that its only 2 or 3 months old as of this writing.

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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    alcymart - That's awfully good and I doubt the bouncing has to do with it being a .info

    I wonder how much easier it would have been and how much less work to put in if you would have had the same content, site, etc. as a com/net/org instead.

    I'm not saying you can't get .info's to rank...I'm just saying that I don't "think" it's worth it when there are so many com/net/org's available. Why make it hard on yourself?
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  • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
    There is not any proven bad thing about them but i myself prefer to buy .com domains instead of .info
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    • Profile picture of the author JROC777
      Hi Worriors,

      I was hoping to get a quick question answered. I have built several sites all are .com and based on the same topic but focused on indivdual cities. Will I get slapped with duplicate content and not rank well? Sorry if I'm in the wrong section but could anyone toss me some advice

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  • Profile picture of the author amanchem
    no not at all .

    .info is not bad for seo but for seo it has less priority . priority for domains as follows

    .com
    .net
    .info
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    • Profile picture of the author redrossero
      I've had previously those .info domains and I found them harder to rank, they just need more links. Also, very rare you see any info domains on first page of google.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThrillerAuthor
      Originally Posted by amanchem View Post

      no not at all .

      .info is not bad for seo but for seo it has less priority . priority for domains as follows

      .com
      .net
      .info
      How about .org? Where would that fit in?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dumkist
        In my experience .info's will rank..I have a few on page one now..but it's harder to get them to rank..I would stick with .com .org .net
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Dybka
        Originally Posted by ThrillerAuthor View Post

        How about .org? Where would that fit in?
        .Org's rank well,some of my .Org's out rank the .Com's


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    • Profile picture of the author trelli
      Originally Posted by amanchem View Post

      no not at all .

      .info is not bad for seo but for seo it has less priority . priority for domains as follows

      .com
      .net
      .info
      I would like to know what source you use to base your findings on? I am not saying it is incorrect. It would just be nice to have some concrete evidence. It seems to me that almost regardless of the topic, there are inevitably, contradicting information and opinions.
      I am a very black and white thinker, and sometimes feel that mis-information is put out there, even by those who are truly " In the know", simply for the purpose of keeping some in the dark as to what the truth really is...

      Perhaps I am just a skeptic by nature?
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  • Profile picture of the author Halfdantimm
    I'm currently ranking a .info domain, just to bring up the thread. Haven't proved that big a problem yet!
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  • Profile picture of the author supergenie13
    Yes I would also say to avoid where possible, but it also depends on what you want to use it for. In some cases your main site can be .com with .info linking to the .com, depending on what you want to achieve.
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  • Profile picture of the author tycoon828
    I think it's all depend on the competition and your off page SEO, because I saw a .info site rank on the first page for a not very compatitive keyword and it out ranked the .com site. Both are exact matched domains.
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  • Profile picture of the author tcindia123
    I dont no that. I m working on my blog which is on info domain and i m got getting results what should i do to get 1 on SERP's.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Peltonen
    Ok here is what I think, a .info domain will rank really slow if we compare to a .com .net or .org domain and also without any backlinks, .info domain can be really weak. But when it has a lot of backlinks, then it is possible to have good ranking it is still difficult to compete with .com domain.
    The main reasons for this, is about the price of .info, it is so cheap so Google as well as other search engine can consider it is spammy to use .info domain.
    Why you should use .info domain name
    I'm not saying you should not buy .info domain name, but if you wanna create a lot of mini website that are going to rank for a very low competitive keyword, then buying .info domain can be really affordable.
    But never use .info domain if you …..
    Yes, if you are going to create a big money website, many internet entrepreneurs already advice against this. You will agree that people will easily remember your domain as a .com as opposed to a .info
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOpsychic
    myth myth myth .info TLDs are NOT bad like described by some people on here. unless of course you don't know good SEO. (source: from experience)
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  • Profile picture of the author Backlinksboy
    .info is not good for seo and the site don't rank well in google
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    • Profile picture of the author Craig McPherson
      Originally Posted by Backlinksboy View Post

      .info is not good for seo and the site don't rank well in google
      Type

      free money making website

      into Google.

      Sorry to blow your theory to pieces.
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      • Profile picture of the author SEOpsychic
        Originally Posted by Craig McPherson View Post

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        Sorry to blow your theory to pieces.
        lol....thank you!
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      • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
        Nice! The one .info that I have has actually risen to midway on the first page of the SERPs, without a great deal of backlinking.

        Originally Posted by Craig McPherson View Post

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      • Profile picture of the author Stephen Crooks
        Originally Posted by Craig McPherson View Post

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        free money making website

        into Google.

        Sorry to blow your theory to pieces.
        Without wanting to sound disparaging or anything because ranking in the top 10 of Google for long tails is very valid and it is of course an achievement. That particular phrase gets around 880 phrase match searches a month. I am sure you get other long tail derivatives as well, so well done on that.

        However, do you ever see a .info ranking in the top 10 for the real competitive keywords? It is very hard to find one..
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          Originally Posted by Steve Crooks View Post

          However, do you ever see a .info ranking in the top 10 for the real competitive keywords? It is very hard to find one..
          Oh Steve, surely you jest...

          I suppose you would have to define "real competitive keywords."

          Like I point out all the time, things like
          page rank, new york subway, roman coins, Noam Chomsky,...

          Just wait until Thanksgiving to see how many sites want to go for
          Black Friday.

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      • Profile picture of the author blend
        .infos can rank very well in google depending on your competiton of courses.

        At the end of the day, all google want's is unique, good quality content, with plenty of high pr backlinks and they will reward you!

        Yes .com .org and .net rank well well because these are the most targeted domains.

        think about it....
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    • Profile picture of the author zita123
      Normally, SEO does not matter what domain extension you have.. However, I suggest that your have .com extension.. Because it is good.
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  • Profile picture of the author agha
    dot com or dot net is better
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  • Profile picture of the author Jimmy AL
    If you have a ton of backlinks, the .info will rank well. I don't think that for a long-term you will be too satisfied with it, as long as it will cost 1-2$ in the 1st year and more than the .com in the later years. The seo disadvantage is well known, you will need much more backlinks to make it rank well!
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  • Profile picture of the author syahbiz
    dot com and dot org have proven to be the best in search engine rankings, you can get a dot org as it is preferable
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  • Profile picture of the author cfl
    According to me , .info domain are not good . .com, .net, .org are good for Seo
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    • Profile picture of the author Stephen Crooks
      I know we all have opinions but this is one of those questions where everyone just answers based on zero proof and pure opinion.

      Personally, I say the proof (as always) is in the pudding.. Looking purely at the top 10 of Google for more competitive keywords, the ratio of .info domains to .com, org, net and the local TLD's like .co.uk is very low.

      This does not mean that it is not possible to rank a .info for a competitive keyword but you need to ask why it is so rare to see one in the top 10 for a competitive keyword or even semi competitive keyword. This either means that website publishers are not using .info's in a serious manner or they are discounted in some way.

      Try it yourself.. Go to Google and try and find a .info that is ranking in the top 10 for a keyword that gets 20,000+ searches a month? They are there but you have to search hard.
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  • Profile picture of the author Millerking
    I'll test it myself, currently i run a. info, .biz, .com, for some niche, similar optimization, will se the results 3 months later, i'll keep you guys updated
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  • Profile picture of the author nokimchen
    ya, dot info domains are most used by spammers.

    but it has nothing to do with SERP

    just do google search for "check page rank", you'll realise
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  • Profile picture of the author xxxJamesxxx
    I use .info all the time when I'm building Adsense sites and they rank just dandy for me.

    However will say if I'm building a brand then I'd opt for .com everytime as people are "hard wired" about putting a .com end of a url.

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  • Profile picture of the author tucan
    In theory, all domain names are created equal.

    But .info is cheap. 99 cents a year?

    Google might believe that spammers use them.

    That's the reason why you may want to avoid using it.
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    • Profile picture of the author howinfo
      Originally Posted by tucan View Post

      In theory, all domain names are created equal.

      But .info is cheap. 99 cents a year?

      Google might believe that spammers use them.

      That's the reason why you may want to avoid using it.
      Very interesting logic, I really thought that Google is more sophisticated than that but maybe that is what they develop their search algorithm for, to detect domain extensions by it price and categorise their search results according to that.

      Do you have any information what Google does after you have renewed your info for $ 8 or so, are you off the hook as a spammer then?
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  • Profile picture of the author anupkayastha
    Nope not at all. I've my blog Hack Tutors that is running since 3 years and is top in certain keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author sexyamystars
    From my experience .info domains are just plain bad for seo. It takes twice the effort for the website to make it to pole positions.
    I don't know why is this so, but just as .edu and .gov are good for seo .info is bad.
    I don't know about backlinks from .info domains though... Don't have enough data to make an ipothesis.
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  • Profile picture of the author dagaul101
    Some complain that .info domains are hard to rank, and others suggest they can rank well as any other site, but it seems it's subjective
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    • Profile picture of the author Talen
      So much bad information in this thread from people that have absolutely no clue.

      .info's are just as good as .coms...anyone that says differently is blowing smoke.

      by the way I have a #2 ranked site in google that is a .info site and the keyword I rank for is a very competitive one in the health niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author leilaleilei
    What about sending links to a .info site or simply saying getting inbound links from .info site? Is that harmful for your website? I've been sending my site to .info directories. Wonder how it will harm me? Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author samueld
      Originally Posted by leilaleilei View Post

      What about sending links to a .info site or simply saying getting inbound links from .info site? Is that harmful for your website? I've been sending my site to .info directories. Wonder how it will harm me? Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks
      Back Links from .INFO domains will not harm you. Even, i am not sure that those links will help you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fortywats
    I for one am glad this argument continues to go on. As long as there are people out there who think that for some reason Google has something against .info domains I will continue to swipe all the best exact match domain names and rank them easily. Although I do agree that perception is a powerful force. If you're building a brand or intend on flipping I would go for a .com. It is still percieved as the best.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
    I prefer going after .com, .net, .org, and now .co.

    But when it comes down to it, no .info domains are not terrible for SEO.

    The biggest thing you need to think about is trust. I would never purchase anything from a .info domain because I would feel like they don't care enough to have a .com, .net, .org, or .co domain name.

    So instead of worrying strictly about SEO, think about how your visitors will view it and how they will adapt to it.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by Justin Lewis View Post

      The biggest thing you need to think about is trust. I would never purchase anything from a .info domain because I would feel like they don't care enough to have a .com, .net, .org, or .co domain name.
      That makes no sense. The New York Subway MTA decided to use
      a dot info, and they offer web tickets. Can't trust 'em, right?

      Do a search for new york subway or anything close.

      I guess you don't use the #1 web PR checker either, prchecker.info.

      Do a search for PR checker, pagerank, etc.

      I can't believe some of the replies. But then, no wonder this part
      of the forum gets filled with panda crapola, de-indexes, penalties,
      sandbox, etc. People just don't get it.

      Hmmm, what is "it"?

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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
        Theres alot of debate on this back and forth but there are two things that are without question

        A) If you get a manual review and you have a lot more .info links than you have other more standard tlds its elementary to realize there is going to be higher suspicion and your links are going to be more scrutinized.

        B) .infos have a much lower perceived values which affects their market value. If I am going to take the time to rank a site I am going to do it with a tld that can make me the most money if I ever decide to sell it.


        So I have never cared much to find out either way because for overall value reasons its irrelevant. I'll always skip ranking .infos. The only way I wouldn't is if I was under the impression that I can only rank if I have a EMD. But I of course know better.
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          Yes, but why would one be getting a manual review anyway?

          I'll take a link from prchecker.info or mta.info any day. If one
          could get it. mta.info is PR8.

          Reselling a site is not "SEO."

          Your points are valid and mine were not exactly related to SEO
          either, I'll readily admit that.

          I will also admit I do not create any .info's. Just a personal
          preference, not related to anything tangible. That's my point
          and I think your point:
          Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

          So I have never cared much to find out either way because for overall value reasons its irrelevant. I'll always skip ranking .infos. The only way I wouldn't is if I was under the impression that I can only rank if I have a EMD. But I of course know better.
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          • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
            Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

            Yes, but why would one be getting a manual review anyway?
            Paul all it takes is outranking one webmaster that doesn't like being outranked who then makes an accusation to initiate a manual review. Thankfully Google doesn't have the resources to follow up every report but ANYONE can get a manual review. I was nowhere implying that .infos get more manual reviews.

            I'll take a link from prchecker.info or mta.info any day. If one
            could get it. mta.info is PR8.
            and where did I say I wouldn't? You take a line that says if most of your links are .infos and then turn it into not getting authority links from any .info? Of course I'd take that link with a smile on my face.

            Reselling a site is not "SEO."
            Well of course not but for some of us SEO is about profitability and value. So if I have the choice to SEO a site why would I bother with a .info? I said point blank I don't care aobut the SEO value because of other common sense factors but since I do SEO for the bottom line yes - It does relate to my SEO choices.

            SO you can get a .info for $2 at godaddy. I an get .coms and .nets regularly for $4.95 with privacy at netfirms. I'm going to build a .info because of a $2.95 difference? No. SO the only issue like I said is do I think I can only rank with a EMD and want to grab the .info for it. I don't believe that so theres no reason for me to even bother with wondering.
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      • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        That makes no sense. The New York Subway MTA decided to use
        a dot info, and they offer web tickets. Can't trust 'em, right?

        Do a search for new york subway or anything close.

        I guess you don't use the #1 web PR checker either, prchecker.info.

        Do a search for PR checker, pagerank, etc.

        I can't believe some of the replies. But then, no wonder this part
        of the forum gets filled with panda crapola, de-indexes, penalties,
        sandbox, etc. People just don't get it.

        Hmmm, what is "it"?

        Paul
        I didn't say that they aren't rank-able dude. I was saying they are fine.

        I was just saying personally I don't trust a small niche website that is .info. If the website is larger, I'm okay with it, but for a small niche site, or small website on it's own, I just don't care for .info's. It was a personal choice, not an SEO choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Daedalus
    I have three .info domains and they all rank quite well. Personally I think .info gained quite a bit of power this year. I mainly choose it for review pages and it works out quite well, but I wouldn't go for .info if I was to sell products.
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  • Profile picture of the author ayurak
    Always try to book .com domain, if that's not available then book .net or .org. But .info is not good for Seo. But at the same time .info is much cheaper, you can get .info at $1.19 on godaddy, cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author Arjjun Sarja
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    Have heard domains with extensions like .info and .in are not good for seo , though its mererly 5$ difference , i suggest always go on with a .com domain as there should not be any seo related problem with .com domain
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  • Profile picture of the author Illuminations
    Let this myth be buried in the realms of the forgotten. What's with all the hype? Domain extension does not matter when it comes to SEO. SEO is all about backlinks and link juice. I can rank a sub-domain or even a **** site. Let this myth die.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Curtis
    I would say that .info sites don't rank well because it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. People give up to early because they think they are working with a "red-headed step child" (no offense to any red-heads).

    Sure, I can see how MAYBE a .info may take a LITTLE longer, but I would like to see some hard statistical data showing me a lot of testing to prove the theory that they just don't rank as well.

    For now... I'm not buying... but I AM buying pretty much strictly .com sites? Why? Because I think they may get clicked better (all other things being equal) and they are easier to remember for repeat visitors. But those are the only reasons.

    Just my opinion. I have not tested it enough to know for sure.
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    • Profile picture of the author JettH
      Originally Posted by George Curtis View Post

      I would say that .info sites don't rank well because it is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      Agreed.

      Just because you don't see as many INFOs ranking top 10 as other extensions doesn't mean that they are harder to rank. The cause and effect are not necessarily related.

      For a start the COM extension has been around alot longer than the INFO extension.

      Secondly, because the general consensus around here is that INFOs are bad that reduces the number of INFO domains purchased compared to other extensions.
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  • Profile picture of the author barneystinson
    most of the .info sites are blocked by corporate networks and schools
    so you might lose traffic from this!
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  • Profile picture of the author epathj
    I have never had good results with .info.
    why dont u spend more money and get .com
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    • Profile picture of the author Natlex
      Ahhhh so much misinformation on .info ... Anyway from my own experience they all work, the only difference is .info do not get an EMD bonus if you are trying to just rank for a specific keyword that is in the domain name. This may be why people find it weaker, but if you are going for a general sounding domain and ranking inner pages etc they work as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author russianbear
    What about .us domain?
    Should be good for local searches.
    Costs $3
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  • Profile picture of the author DudeAndy
    I think as far as SE ranking goes .info's rank just fine, maybe as well as .com's and .net's
    But most people don't value them at all. That's why I avoid them. My first choice is .com if not available I try .net if this is also unavailable I search for another domain altogether.
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  • Profile picture of the author rusty1027
    Let's say you wanted to purchase the EMD Widgets2.com, but it was taken. Given the choices of Widgets-2.com and Widgets2.info - which would you go?
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  • Profile picture of the author replicontimesheet
    I would suggest you not to worry about domain extensions or TLD's. If you find a particular domain name good and available and most importantly would be useful, then go ahead and book it, irrespective of its extension.

    Every domain extension would do perfectly fine in search engines, when you have better content, good navigation, good linkbacks, etc. So, plan on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author windelsolutions
    Personally, I think .info is less prioritized in SEO and difficult to rank as compared to .com and .net
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  • Profile picture of the author Pressa
    If ypu got the money stick with .com, it is not so expensive since you pay each 365 days *blink*
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Jocky
    Its just difference between information site and commercial site. No more difference in these domains. Both .info and .com have nothing to do in SEO. All SEO is depending on backlinks not bather about in which extension domain it comes. The low price for .info domains may be for low popularity. For example, example.com has more familiar than example.info and this is the reason for price difference. And this refers, .com domain is for commercial purposes and .info domain is for information sharing purpose.
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