Domain Name Credibility
January 29th, 2010 | 
Author: Domain Name Credibility and Access
While the following table is by necessity somewhat subjective, it will give you an idea of the usability and credibility attached to different domain extensions.
| Type of Extension | Usability | Credibility |
| .com, .net, .org | Reachable by 100% of the Web | Maximum. Investors and speculators will buy. |
| Country-level top domains (.co.uk, .fr, .jp etc.) | Reachable by 100% of the Web | Excellent (those familiar with domain naming will tend to associate the site at the domain with the country in question and so expect e.g. a .jp site to be in Japanese) Investors and speculators will buy. |
| "Disguised" country-level domains (.to, .fm, etc.) | Reachable by 100% of the Web | Good to fair. Some extensions are more familiar than others (e.g. .to is quite common, .nr is rare) Investors and speculators will buy the VERY best names only. |
| Sub-domains (.uk.co, .web.com etc.) | Reachable by 100% of the Web | Fair. Many people not used to this kind of domain name. Investors and speculators will NOT buy. |
| Authorized alternative top-level domain names (.name, .biz etc.) | Reachable by 100% of the Web | Fair. Many people not used to this kind of domain name. Investors and speculators will buy the VERY best names only. |
| New.net names | Reachable by a growing %age of the Web population, but nowhere near 100% | Fair. Many people not used to this kind of domain name. Investors and speculators will NOT buy. |
| "Alternative" domain names | Reachable by practically nobody | Near-zero. In principle, nobody should be buying these names! |
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