Is it a bad idea to use a .cc domain?

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achristopher

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• Jan 18, 2014

• #1

I purchased a .cc domain to run sort of an off shot website of my money site. My money site is often abbreviated as CC, so I bought a topic specific domain name and called it (videos).cc. I think that my members will understand what i did, but i am wondering if it will be hard to rank organically.

 

SPQR

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May 15, 2013

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• Jan 19, 2014

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It really is not bad at all. If you are worried about something, just get another domain, and redirect the '.cc' to it. It will show up in Google with adequate content.

 

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BuyRealTraffic

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Dec 25, 2013

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• Jan 19, 2014

• #3

with unique content and SEO it can be ranked, but of course not easy like .com !

 

web genius

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• Jan 19, 2014

• #4

there is a slight discrimination for .cc but it wont be a problem if you have a clear path on how to redirect

 

procam

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Jan 5, 2010

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• Jan 19, 2014

• #5

.co domain are good extensions too but people seem to shy away from them. More for me!

 

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Sam789

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Jul 19, 2013

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• Jan 20, 2014

• #6

i think the answer in no

 

aldragon

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Aug 5, 2010

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• Jan 20, 2014

• #7

.CC can be top ranked no problem.

 

xenergy81

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Jul 6, 2009

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #8

I've seen many .cc or .co ranked in my local but high competitive terms. I believe content & backlinks are considered far more important than just your domain extension.

 

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neuroplastic

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Mar 10, 2013

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• Jan 24, 2014

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Me personally, I wont buy anything other than .com. Worst case I will do: .org or .net

The other extensions look kind of shady to our customers....in my humble opinion

 

bartosimpsonio

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• Jan 24, 2014

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Search for something in your niche and see how many .cc's come up. In most the niches I monitor no .CC comes up top 10.