<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/feed/</link> <description>SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:06:15 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</guid><title><![CDATA[LdyLarke replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</link> <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 22:21:57 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/ldylarke/" title="LdyLarke" rel="nofollow">LdyLarke</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Personally, I believe the extension is important geographically. Example, I am Canadian and a lot of my sites are .ca because the content is relevant to living in Canada. I have had better success with ranking .ca [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-29601</guid><title><![CDATA[Rana Shahbaz replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-29601</link> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:46:27 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/' rel="nofollow">@amyhallbiz</a> thank you so much Amy for your help, I really appreciate it.&#160;<div></div><div>I can see your point regarding .co and .com.&#160;</div><div></div><div>But if you are targeting to get most of the traffic from SEO and Social media I guess this [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-29599</guid><title><![CDATA[Amy Hall - WordPress Assistant &#38; MailChimp Expert replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-29599</link> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:40:33 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/" title="Amy Hall - WordPress Assistant &#038; MailChimp Expert" rel="nofollow">Amy Hall - WordPress Assistant &#038; MailChimp Expert</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a>&#160; I have a .biz and I have found it quite easy to rank for my keywords. I don't think Google cares if it .biz, .info, .org, or .co&#160; The only issue I see for you is the confusion with .co and .com - you [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28980</guid><title><![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28980</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:03:27 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/juleswebb/" title="Jules Webb" rel="nofollow">Jules Webb</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I agree with <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dianeaull/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dianeaull/' rel="nofollow">@dianeaull</a> .com is preferable, but not the end all be all. Like she states the code, content, inbound linking, and social media/marketing combined can work for you.I think it's also important that [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28979</guid><title><![CDATA[Rana Shahbaz replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28979</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:59:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Thank you so much for your help <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a><div></div><div>You have clarified all my concerns :-)</div><div></div><div>Have a great day...</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28969</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28969</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:42:40 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a> It probably depends on who owns the .com, how popular their site is, and whether you are both targeting the same keywords. Like if someone has keywordphrase.com and you have keywordphrase.co, so long as [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28956</guid><title><![CDATA[Diane Aull replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28956</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:19:49 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dianeaull/" title="Diane Aull" rel="nofollow">Diane Aull</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> In my experince it's the code, the page content and the links pointing to the page that affect the ranking, not the TLD.There are hundreds of TLDs, with the potential for thousands more now that companies (and [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28913</guid><title><![CDATA[Rana Shahbaz replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28913</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:57:20 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/erikdeckers/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/erikdeckers/' rel="nofollow">@erikdeckers</a> thank you Erick for your your help.<div></div><div>I haven't checked the SEOMoz.org for the answer. I will have a look to see if I can find to the point info there.</div><div></div><div>Let's see what Kristi &#038; other people have to say [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28906</guid><title><![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co)  in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/#post-28906</link> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:13:57 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/erikdeckers/" title="Erik Deckers" rel="nofollow">Erik Deckers</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/seo-importance-of-domain-extension-com-or-co/" rel="nofollow">SEO Importance of Domain Extension (.com or .co) </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a> The answer to this keeps changing. A year ago, it was difficult, and having keywords in the domain was very important. Now, keywords in the domain are not as important as they used to be, and exact [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>