With the release of so many domains from .expert through to even .xyz why don't we see many around the top of SERPS?
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And should I use one of these to create a nice looking site, invest time, energy, resource, money or will I simply regret it later and stick to the main TLDs?
First question on Moz (yey)
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Hi, we are using www.9.digital and its ranking well in SERPs for related keywords. So i don't think that preference is always given to .com or .net domains.
Thanks!
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Thank you
Interesting comment on immediate and perceived 'trust' which is where of course the conversion funnel truly starts
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Hello,
I think the most important is to find an easy to remember domain name, whether in .com, .net or with new extension. SEO will be the same !
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Hi, Nice to see your first question.
I think that this question is one for "opinions" because Google will say that they treat all of these domains the same. I think that Google is being honest with that answer. But, there are a few reasons why you don't see many of these new domains at topSERPs.
1) Getting to topSERPs these days takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Most of these new types of domains have not been around long enough to reach that level in today's ultra-competitive environment.
2) Some people don't like these domains. They think that searchers who have never seen them before will be skeptical about trusting them. I agree. I don't have any plans of using one. I'd rather pay $X,XXX or $XX,XXX to get a nice .com. I put a lot of work into my sites and the cost of a nice domain is small compared to the amount of work that will go into the site.
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