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Which domain? Com Net or Org.

  • 21-05-2011 4:41pm
    #1
    Condatis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭


    For a non-business site should I consider .net or .org?

    Does one have any advantage over the other?

    Who controls these domains?

    It would be a community type site not restricted to Ireland.


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  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Well dot com would be the most obvious one as it's the domain most people think of first but you maybe limited by which domain has the name of your site free


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Net is usually used for companies connected to the Internet somehow so .org would be my suggestion.
    There are others like .info etc.
    Look into what gTLD's are available.

    Also consider that .com is the most common and that people won't think of trying .net or .org if they try to find you on the net (but usually they'll just google the company name anyway).


  • #4
    Condatis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Condatis


    Yes! I was tending towards .org. It seems to be used by charities and so-called "civil society" undertakings.

    A search engine queries throws up all domains anyway. Most .coms are commercial.


  • #5
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    .org is restricted to non-profits I believe so rule that out.


  • #6
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Thomas_S_Hunterson wrote: »
    .org is restricted to non-profits I believe so rule that out.
    Thats the original intended use, though there is no actual restriction.


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  • #7
    donegal2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭donegal2011


    .com would be best..


  • #8
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    Its harder to get a .com website as many website names are ready in use or bought up by speculators .


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