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The truth of the matter is that A paid domain name is a paid domain. When you hear people online write about getting your site a better domain name; that doesn't mean it must be a .com or .com.ng domain name. What makes your domain a better domain irrespective of the suffix you choose is the name before the suffix.
There've been so much criticism on the domain name (.com.ng) which made me almost changed my domain name, thinking i have taken a wrong brand for my blog; but not until i knew what it meant.
Now without more stories, let me throw a very short light on .com & .com.ng domains.
Why You need a .com.ng domain name?
• Promotion:
If you choose a Nigerian extension for your blog, you are proudly promoting Nigerian ICT and that's why you see other top counties uses stuff like - co.uk; co.us; co.in; and many more.
• Targeting:
If you want to create a business to target mainly or only Nigerians, then the best brand is the Nigerian extension e.g Nigerian government, and organisations. Schools who are targeting Nigeria audience will prefer to use the .ng or .com.ng instead of .com , .net or .info - thats why you see popular naijaloaded is now redirected to naijaloaded.com.ng because the owner knows that his target is the Nigerians, so he sees no reason to be using .com or other domain name.
• Google NG:
Google is not stupid to register the domain name Google.com.ng; they know the importants of country specific domains. A domain name with a Nigeria extension is likely to get more search result from Google.com.ng than other domain name because it is country specific and targeting Nigerians mainly.
This is the major reason if you are using .com.ng or .ng, you can not select the country you want to target when you go to your search console, they assune your domain is already specific and Google will also know that you are a Nigerian when searches are made from Nigeria.
From the above reasons, you should be able to extract why you need a top level domain for your business. The .com domain is a global targeting domain name. This domain can be used when you want to target the global audience mainly from search engines.
One other reason why .com is preferable, is the fact that browsers easily detect it to other domain names.
Which one can do better on Google? .com or .com.ng
Have you searched for some important stuffs online and only for you be see a .tk, .ga or other free domain names rank higher than your .net or .info?
**Smiles**, its somehow frustrating, and thats why i always say, "Google is mysterious".
There is no domain name that cannot do better on Google. Even the free domains and blogspot subdomains; but it has been recommended that you get a paid domain name and you know what that means? It could be .co, .com, .com.ng, .net, .info, .org, .co, .in, etc.
Any domain name can rank on Google if the domain follows Google rules, so don't consider Google when you want to buy a domain name. Forget the FAQs on whether a .com ranks higher than a .info; it is just a saying out of ignorance. The only thing that makes you know the domain name to choose is the audience you want to target.
Can i rival the person using other extension with my Nigerian extension?
Yes you can rival the person using thr other domain name even if you're using a country specific domain. Blogging success does not depend on domain, it depends on your site. The domain name is not your site; it's just the address to your site.
"I have personally experimented with my Blog. I started blogging and my Alexa ranking was over 7 million but my competitors was around 1million globally who where using .com domain names; but after some months of blogging, i was able to rival them with my country specific domain name why? Because a domain is just a sites address but what matters is the site." - NCT.com.ng
Where Can i buy .com.ng or .ng domain name in Nigeria?
Perhaps with the above, you have found reasons why you need a .com.ng or .ng domain name and you want one for your business, try Domainking.Ng
How much is Domain names currently at domainKing?
I was surprised to see the changes in price of domain name though these prices are not permanent.
Below is a price chart of domainking.
Can i Buy both.com.ng and .com for my blog?
Yes, you can. Just like naijaloaded is doing, you can buy both domain names and redirect them to each other but this will have Search effect of your site.
The only reason why you should get both is, when you are already well known with one and you want to use the other - not to loose your traffic, you can do redirection. Apart from that, it's not advisable you get another domain name for your blog unless your site is not yet popular.
Conclusion
Every paid domain name is equal, what makes the difference is your brand and the audience you want to target. So if you want to buy a domain name today, ask yourself the audience you want to build , who do you want to see your site most in search engine. After getting the answer on the audience you want, then you can now decide.
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My name is Gozie Brain Izuka, and to all bloggers out there, i just want to make common sence; i hope i did.
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