.us domains....

[banana222]

are there any penalties in the SEO aspect of purchasing a .us domain as oppose to a .com.... does google penalize or place a lower value on .us over .coms??

again i'm just wondering from an SEO point of view.... we all know .com is the best.

thanks and appreciate any advice.

 

[dgenius]

.us domains suck they are not as professional as .com

 

[mattfca]

.us domains suck they are not as professional as .com

Fucking learn to read


OP: this has been asked a million times, I dont think there are penalties. I would assume there are even less if you are targeting US.

 

[larrybn]

It is very simple:

If you are targeting the global search market then use a generic TLD: .org, .net, .com, .info these are appropriate for each country.

If you are targetting one country in particluar in can sometimes be beneficial to use a the country TLD for example: .us or .co.uk they will definitely do no harm.

But be careful using a .ws, .tv or .me which may sound generic but is in fact a country TLD so may sometimes not be be popular in US search engines.


Search engines move in unpredictable ways so most people get a .com just to be sure, however it is often better to get a less popular TLD if it means you can the right keywords for your SEO campaign.

 

[fathead123]

no penalties, but doesnt rank as easily as .com, .net, .org in the US

 

[DavidLerner]

Also correct me if I am wrong but you are unable to whois protect .us domains

 

[audax]

Correct. You can't get whois privacy on .us domains.