.net - would you bother?

[cav]

If you were aiming at the global market is .net a strong enough extension to rank well in search engines and gain good type ins?

 

[JMOT]

Its the 4th most popular TLD on the web. It gets less type in for sure but its totally fine IMHO to launch a business on if you cant afford millions for the best .com

 

[Aegean]

I agree with JMOT. .net is just fine.

 

[newguy]

If there's a .net domain that you have your eye on and .com is unavailable, I certainly wouldn't let it put you off.

 

[cav]

cheers guys - thanks for the positive comments

 

[doodlebug]

Its the 4th most popular TLD on the web.

I would say the 2nd best TLD after .com, to me the only TLDs worth bothering with are .com, .net and .org, what's the other one you use Tom ?

Anyway yes .net is fine, definitely one of the best alternatives.

 

[accelerator]

I have a new mobile phone site on the .net. It was ranking 1st, it's now around 8th, but it shows they can rank.

Rgds

 

[newguy]

I have a new mobile phone site on the .net. It was ranking 1st, it's now around 8th, but it shows they can rank.

Rgds

Yeah, definitely. It's one of the more trusted extensions. If there was a .net I was after, and the .com was taken, I wouldn't hesitate for one minute.

 

[aZooZa]

Nowt wrong with .net

 

[JMOT]

I think the most popular TLD's in order of total registrations are:

.com
.cn
.de
.net
.co.uk

 

[doodlebug]

I think the most popular TLD's in order of total registrations are:

.com
.cn
.de
.net
.co.uk

I don't know about the popularity of .cn and I know there's been some good .de sales but I wouldn't bother with .de because I don't know the market but I bet Sedo love 'em

.co.uk is a SLD not TLD