Partial match .com or exact match .net/.org?

[phil9922]

I have been doing some seo work lately and for some of the niches I have in mind, [keyword].com is taken, but [keyword].net and [keyword].org are available. I don't plan on any type-in traffic, only search traffic. Would I be better off registering [keyword].net or something like buy[keyword].com?

 

[AdExhibitJason]

I asked this same question. If you are doing it SEO it really does not matter.

 

[kyleirwin]

Strictly SEO... exact.org

I did a test, and exact.org outranked even the exact.com... and exact.net was way back in the rankings.

 

[fm1234]

My hierarchy, more or less, is:

exact.com snackrecipes.com
exact.net snackrecipes.net
plural/singular.com (if applicable) snackrecipe.com
plural/singular.net (if applicable) snackrecipe.net
hyphenated.com (if two words) snack-recipe.com
exact .org/.info (only under certain circumstances, types of terms that fit the TLD)
->The lithmus test for .org is "does it actually seem like the sort of word that could/should have an 'organisation' associated with it?" and with .info it is a matter of whether or not the keyphrase makes any sense with the word "info" appended to it.
modified.com bestsnackrecipes.com
verb.com getsnackrecipes.com
hyphenated.net snack-recipes.net
find a different keyword

This has served as a fairly good rule of thumb for domains that are easy to remember and associate well with the site content. Great for resale to non-domainers.


Frank