does a domain name matter?

[Rich]

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?

[Bec]

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.

[Teaser]

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

[Lee]

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

[longboardjim]

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

[born4porn]

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

[GayGeek]

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

[HunkyLuke]

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.

[basschick]

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

[cezam]

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