aussiejack
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just quick: How much harder is it to rank .io compared to .com, .net etc?
hard to rank .io domain?
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aussiejack
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according to my research it should not be an issue because google added .io to global TLDs. Anybody with real experiences ranking an .io?
DDuce
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It's getting less 'harder and harder', that's for sure. I'm seeing a lot more esoteric TLDs in the SERPs these days. I registered a few .io's myself. The main thing you should focus on is memorability. I managed to snag up these 2 beauties:
searchapi.io
ranktracker.io
The searchapi is live and does what you expect it to do, and I'm sure you can take a wild guess at the other. The beauty of .io domains is that they're quite memorable when used with online products. And I don't mean MoneyMaker2000v8-GetRichNow type of products. Genuine software stuff and blogs.
The price is steep though: $80+ dollars. Which means most domains on .io are of a certain quality.
searchapi.io
ranktracker.io
The searchapi is live and does what you expect it to do, and I'm sure you can take a wild guess at the other. The beauty of .io domains is that they're quite memorable when used with online products. And I don't mean MoneyMaker2000v8-GetRichNow type of products. Genuine software stuff and blogs.
The price is steep though: $80+ dollars. Which means most domains on .io are of a certain quality.
aussiejack
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Cool. I bought it know. The name is very nice. Hope it ranks well.
DDuce
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Good on you! And update this thread when you have more hands-on knowledge ;-)
Is your site tech related ?
aussiejack
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yes
it does if it is a regional TLD for example but you want to rank global. .io was Indian Ocean before so it was hard before to rank well for non-INdian Oceanic keywords. But that changed now. Probably it is still a bit easier with .com / .net