.org or .com if not directly selling a product

AnthonyRud · 28-07-2011, 10:41:42 AM

Hi
I have an idea for a utility website that has very low competition and gets a few thousand exact searches per month. The exact search domain is available as .com and .org.
I would not be directly selling any products and my site would require very little maintenance after the initial setup. I plan to use google ads on simple pages with the exact information that people are searching for.
However do i go .com or org? I was always under the impression that .org was for nonprofit making. If i see a site thats .com I always assume that there would be some hardsell of products, a .org to me would have the info I require and maybe be supported with a few ads.
Or maybe I should just buy both domains and run 2 sites?
Cheers

newpbc · 28-07-2011, 10:44:41 AM

Depends on which extension fits the content on which to use for the site but I'd get both anyway to defend against competition

Blossom · 28-07-2011, 12:57:00 PM

Buy both, redirect the .org to the .com.

28-07-2011, 10:41:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
AnthonyRud Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 15 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	.org or .com if not directly selling a product Hi I have an idea for a utility website that has very low competition and gets a few thousand exact searches per month. The exact search domain is available as .com and .org. I would not be directly selling any products and my site would require very little maintenance after the initial setup. I plan to use google ads on simple pages with the exact information that people are searching for. However do i go .com or org? I was always under the impression that .org was for nonprofit making. If i see a site thats .com I always assume that there would be some hardsell of products, a .org to me would have the info I require and maybe be supported with a few ads. Or maybe I should just buy both domains and run 2 sites? Cheers

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newpbc Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wirral - UK Posts: 994 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 28)	Depends on which extension fits the content on which to use for the site but I'd get both anyway to defend against competition __________________ Laterooms Wordpress Solution \|

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28-07-2011, 12:57:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blossom Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 898 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	Buy both, redirect the .org to the .com.