Is there anything wrong with .info domains, besides the fact that they don't look as professional as .com?
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No you won't be penalized from search engines for having a .info domain. I have plenty of .info domains that outrank their .com counterpart in the big three.
The only downside of .info domains is that they have been soooo used for spam that some people may automatically discount your site.
But Joe and Mary Surfer probably don't know that...
But Joe and Mary Surfer probably don't know that...
I think search engines weigh .info domains negatively. If you spend anytime in black hat forums all of them for the most part use .info. In fact amny of them discuss how they will buy a 100 .info domains and spamming the crap out of them. Search Engines are not stupid. They can see trends and patterns and will adjust accordingly. For example with googles landing page quailty to curb so much affilate marketing in Adwords. To me having a keyword in your domain is more valuable for the type in factor. But that is usually negated by the .info.
You have to wonder, don't you?
I had an opportunity to pick up a domain that I could have fixed up for resale nicely recently (PR 3) but it was a .info. That plus the domain name itself being a dog was enough to make me turn it down....
I had an opportunity to pick up a domain that I could have fixed up for resale nicely recently (PR 3) but it was a .info. That plus the domain name itself being a dog was enough to make me turn it down....
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