What are the most common domain extensions?

when researching a suitable domain name for your website or blog you must consider several factors.

The domain should reflect the market or brand of your website / organisation it can include your name, company name or keywords associated with your targeted market.

It should be easy to read and pronounce. Great consideration should be given if considering misspelling or using number and hyphens.

The final consideration for your domain is the extension. It is a combination of letters following the period in a web address. The most common and well-known extension is .com .

4 of the most common extensions are

1 .com

2 .net

3 .org

4 . co

Consider the background of your extension before selecting it.

1. .com

this is the most common domain extension by far. It was originally to be used for commercial business. This extension should be picked for your domain if it is available.

2. .net

originally this extension was intended for internet service provider or networks. It has

now become the go to extension if .com is not available and you don't wish to use your countries extension.

3. .org

Originally released .org was to represent not-for-profit organisations.It is open

for anybody who register. In the past it the go to extension for charities, information

sources and online communities.

4. .co

Began life as the country code for Colombia but its popularity has spread across the

World. It is seen as the funky new successor to .com. It is the must have extension for

start up companies.

Recently there has been an explosion in extensions available. There are now more than 1500 available. Spend and little time and you will find a domain name and extension that will suit your needs.

Happy Hunting.