Comments on: Should You Use a Localized Domain Name?

By: Hristo

Hristo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:56:28 +0000

I think .COM and local are both very important.
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By: targeted visitors

targeted visitors — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:40:36 +0000

The truth is most people search locally when looking for goods and services. Targeting your website in a specific region will bring you more targeted customers who are ready to buy from you.

By: Daniel Escasa

Daniel Escasa — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:06:09 +0000

Minor point: what you call a non-local domain is more formally known as a Top-Level Domain (TLD), while a local (.au, .ph, .de etc) is a country-code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD).

By: thepadi

thepadi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:59:10 +0000

I prefer .com because it is easiest to remember for everyone and easier to index by search engine.

By: will

will — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:18:47 +0000

Im wondering if I should do seo work on domains im trying to sell like http://www.firstbabystore.com? also if I have a blogger blog and I buy a domain for it can I then sell it?

By: umar

umar — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:17:55 +0000

I am using paid domain name on free hosting

By: moonwalker

moonwalker — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:21:54 +0000

i wish im also have my own domain..someday,im use the blogspot as my starting.

By: AdSense Revenue Sharing

AdSense Revenue Sharing — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:28:11 +0000

Localized domain name works great if we are looking localized visitors, but if we do internationally work than domain not good for that, it’s great if we are using local name in our title of page like ( usa service at your door step ) with .com domain.

By: B

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:24:56 +0000

I hadve purchased non “.com” domain names in the past and have found that
1) They don’t seen to rank as well in the Google’s organic search rankings
2) People will automaically assume the extension is .com, and I end up directing traffic to a competitor.

I would rather get a longer .com domain name, than a shorter domain name without a .com extension.

By: SEO company Buckinghamshire

SEO company Buckinghamshire — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Localised domains do exactly what you say and perform better in their own territory. Something else to consider is the link equity associated with the blog/site and how the origins of those links can affect local and international rankings.

By: Reza Winandar

Reza Winandar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:10:39 +0000

Maybe a localized domain name is good for a static website, but I think a blog need an “easy to remember” domain name. Choosing a domain like problogger.co.id as a blog’s domain will make your readers hard to remember it. I think you must choose carefully what domain name that will be used for your blog.

By: Brian - Triharder

Brian - Triharder — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:33:51 +0000

I ran into the problem that my desired domain name was already taken. So I decided to go with the next best thing which to me was my South African domain .co.za…

My justification for this was that I’ve often seen localized domains ranking pretty high amoung .com search engines and figured that if my content was good I wouldn’t have a problem ranking.

I’m starting to think though that I should have gone with a .net or the like because my audience is extremely international and I also wish my site to be international.

Does anyone have any recommendations for this predicament? The people that are using MY .com (haha) are a coaching business so I guess perhaps they’re more legit than my article site.

Would it be advisable to get a .net or to find a very similar name as a .com?

By: Jinoe

Jinoe — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:51:39 +0000

I agree that localized domains worked well for a local audience. My .ph has been doing well and it gave strong attachment from my readers to associate themselves as a member of the site. I had a problem with others looking for the .com or the .com.ph but eventually, they learned.

By: jeux virtuel

jeux virtuel — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:04:13 +0000

I’ve always thought that more localized web sites on the Internet are going to be big money in just a few years, especially with the relevancy of local broadcast TV networks getting lower and lower and newspapers business model dying quick. A web site that could combine local news in the form of podcasts, articles, and weather reporting could make some big money and be something a lot of people would visit…

By: Web Marketing Tips

Web Marketing Tips — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:01:37 +0000

Yes if you want to sell your products to the local market and want to target your local people than you should go for local domain. Because at that point selecting .com is not at all advisable.

By: KA

KA — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:49:21 +0000

Like what Darren says – local domain names appeal better to the local audience. However, it would be very useful to buy the .com and just redirect the traffic and emails. Just in case people forget (and they do, very regularly)

By: Wp templates

Wp templates — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:11:30 +0000

I dont use any local domain name for my sites. I have not really thought of using any other tld. I prefer .com domain. However I would use .net or .org if .com is taken.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:59:42 +0000

I personally like .com domains.They are well known and more trustable. People are not yet used to .ws or .net.

By: Adrian Chira

Adrian Chira — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:17:08 +0000

As you see, I have a local domain name and I share your experiences. I also have some romanian blogs and for them having a local domain is paying back, especially because they are written in the local language. So if you search either in google.ro or pages written in romanian or pages from Romania they are ranking very well. Lesson learned: first analyze your audience and then get your domain name. For international audience is better to have a not so catchy name but with a .com extension than having a catchy name with other extensions. I also have some counter examples like bit.ly or tr.im but here you have another reason to have them with another extension than .com (the number of letters of the site name is critical so they need to be 2 letter extensions and on top written like this they mean something).

By: pertm

pertm — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:50:01 +0000

Since the blog I am thinking about is not in English, having .com is not so useful, anyway if I ever do an English blog about the same theme, it would need another name.