Which Domain Name Extension shall I use.

 

Hopefully this page will assist you in choosing which domain name extension you should try to get for your new web site. The following are result from a survey that was conducted.

             

Question: Rank the following in the order of their professionalism

 

               1st     2nd     3rd    4th   5th   6th   7th

 

.com       90%   0%    10%   0%    0%    0%    0%

 

.org        20%   50%   23%   7%    0%    0%    0%

 

.net        4%     29%   39%   21%   4%    0%    4%

 

.biz         0%     7%    29%   39%   14%   7%    4%

 

.info       4%     0%    4%    14%     46%   21%   11%

 

.name     0%     3%    3%    0%      10%   38%   45%

 

.country 0%     7%    11%   14%   25%   11%   32%

           

           

 

Question: What is the Impression of Various Domain Name Extensions

 

.com

 

    * Professional Business

    * Company with good standing

    * Most companies use it

    * Has official sound

    * Implies a commercial company

 

.org

 

    * most charities use them

    * suggests non profit

    * Not normally a business

 

.net

 

    * Associated with the internet

    * Business

    * Technology company

    * 2nd choice

 

.biz

 

    * Company selling online

    * Con company

    * Amateur site company[ouch!]

    * could not get a .com domain

    * New company

 

.info

 

    * Informative site, provides information on a subject.

    * Last resort.

    * If all other extensions taken.

 

.name

 

    * Hobby or personal web site.

    * Not a business

    * Amateur

 

.[any country]

 

    * Foreign company

    * Depends on country extension

    * Americans tend to think only of .com.