does a domain name matter?

for example does it matter if i register .com .net .org .info for my domain names i see that godaddy is having a .info sales right now and i am thinking about using a .info for a new domain name but was not sure if that matters or not for porn sites?

I only buy dot com's ... others get the net etc to protect a really good dot com domain name. Guess it depends on what type of site you will be putting on it, as I wouldn't do .info for a paysite for instance.

I have bought .info before. These usually are for smaller things, and I rely on .com for seo and bigger sites.

I agree with what has been posted so far, TLDs other than .com really shouldnt be utilized for major sites or hubs, in the past i have purchased .info domains but only used them as 'test' sites because you simply cant be $0.99 for a domain name that for all intents and purposes is disposable.

Regards,

Lee

anything more than .com would be a small fortune in "renewals/privacy" with the amount of sites I have. ( interpreted: it's too many when you forget you own a site and register to buy it when it's renewal comes time , that damn "privacy" is going to bite me in the a** one of these days! :joker: )

jim

generally always dot com although I have done well with a few dot nets :)

When considering starting a site on a .net address once a friend advised me to avoid .net because it's "the Brooklyn of the Internet".

--Aaron

of course it matters!!!

I like to take time out and watch my less computer-savvy friends use the internet, and I am always amazed at how so many of them simply type in a domain name like gaywidewebmasters without the .com extension into their browser, and browsers handle this by first bringing up the .com site by default.

domains matter for some kinds of sites - paysites and blogs come to mind - but not much for galleries or freesites.

for paysites - .com all the way

for porn blogs, free sites etc. - i have tons of blogs on .nets and .orgs, and they do as good as my blogs on .coms, so i guess it does not matter that much.

as for the .info - i'd avoid it for anything adult related as .infos are notorious for SE spam and thus SE's may be a bit more cautious about them.. just my 2c