The Recent Registrations Thread

[OzDomains]

In addition to Jonathan's comments, keep in mind that your CTR may be 30-40% at best (if you rank #1).

10,000 x 40% = 4,000

Also the CPC of $1 is for adwords 1-3 placement. If you're running adsense on your site it will be a lot less than that.

 

[OzDomains]

It's a good question... I just don't know, as I don't really have any serious experience developing .net.au's. I would have thought not, but a couple of people who really seem to know their stuff swear that they are much harder to rank.

Only way to know for sure is it to give it a shot yourself. Make sure you keep us posted!

Re: .net.au's

Example
kakadutours.net.au PR4, 1900+ links - Not in the top 50 for "kakadu tours"

The .com.au ranks #1 with PR4, 140+ links but does have age on its side.

The MFA .net even outranks the .net.au.

 

[Jonathan]

Yep, what Oz said. And even if you are running the 'top' ads, Google still takes a huge cut so don't expect anything close to $1 on a regular basis.

Interesting data on the .net.au! Could this be explained by other factors like the quality of the backlinks or the age of the domain?

 

[OzDomains]

Interesting data on the .net.au! Could this be explained by other factors like the quality of the backlinks or the age of the domain?

I'd like someone to show me a thin .net.au site that ranks well for it's exact match term.

 

[TroyW]

Hard to judge as it depends on numerous factors. I've got a very basic site at Hunter Valley Accommodation .net.au. I've put very little effort and time in. Keeping in mind that it's a very competitive term, it ranks front page on Bing but nothing on Google. From my experience Bing doesn't care but Google does.

I'd like someone to show me a thin .net.au site that ranks well for it's exact match term.

 

[OzDomains]

Hard to judge as it depends on numerous factors. I've got a very basic site at Hunter Valley Accommodation .net.au. I've put very little effort and time in. Keeping in mind that it's a very competitive term, it ranks front page on Bing but nothing on Google. From my experience Bing doesn't care but Google does.

This (huntervalleyaccommodation.com) parked domain ranks #35 for "hunter valley accommodation" and your 20 page, 2 year old site with 140+ links is nowhere to be seen.

 

[Shaun]

An example of a .net.au outranking a .com.au recently discussed on this forum is "Grow".

 

[TroyW]

This (huntervalleyaccommodation.com) parked domain ranks #35 for "hunter valley accommodation" and your 20 page, 2 year old site with 140+ links is nowhere to be seen.

Ummmmm, I think that's what I said

 

[Drop.com.au]

Type ABC into an Australian Google search.

George

 

[davids]

I'm not sure ABC.net.au is a good example as they own the .com.au as well, but it all links to .net.au site

 

[Oz.]

I personally doubt a keyword.net.au vs keyword.com.au domain would be worser off ranking in the SEs purely because of the extension. But that is just an educated guess.

 

[OzDomains]

I'm still waiting to see a "thin" .net.au site ranking for its exact match phrase that isn't an authority in its market like the ABC or Grow. Anyone?

 

[OzDomains]

Ummmmm, I think that's what I said

I was just backing up your point Troy.

 

[DavidL]

I personally doubt a keyword.net.au vs keyword.com.au domain would be worser off because of the extension. But that is just an educated guess.

I thought the same but am now having doubts.

I think over time the net.au may suffer due to experiencing lower click through rate. All things being equal, human nature may mean a searcher is more likely to click on a com.au. Google definitely take CTR into account.

Also Google may assume that if someone uses the net.au they weren't first in. Would it be fair for Google to apply a +ve weighting to the first person to register keyword.ext ? You could argue a case for that, I guess.

Can't see any other reason why Google would discriminate.

 

[TroyW]

I was just backing up your point Troy.

Lol, just so everyone's clear my HunterValleyAccommodation.net.au website has TERRIBLE goog rankings! hahaha

 

[OzDomains]

Hey Troy,

centralcoast.com.au - Page 1
huntervalleytouristguide.com.au - Page 1
portstevens.com.au - Page 1
maitlandaustralia.com.au - Page 1
huntervalleyaccommodation.net.au - Nowhere
huntervalley.net.au - Nowhere

We didn't have to go far to see some examples.

 

[montecristo]

I thought the same but am now having doubts.

I think over time the net.au may suffer due to experiencing lower click through rate. All things being equal, human nature may mean a searcher is more likely to click on a com.au. Google definitely take CTR into account.

Also Google may assume that if someone uses the net.au they weren't first in. Would it be fair for Google to apply a +ve weighting to the first person to register keyword.ext ? You could argue a case for that, I guess.

Can't see any other reason why Google would discriminate.

Interesting you mention the first in thing as that's what got me thinking to begin with.
My own business name ranks #1 on Google although not our keywords but our "name" does have some serious competetion from offshore. It's an NET.AU and the com.au is parked and .Com comes in about #3 and .US about four.

So it got me thinking, I have a domain (33,000+ exacts) which is an net.au and the .com currently dominates the Aus Google search ... but again the .com.au is parked.
Figured there might of been an opening?

 

[OzDomains]

Where is webdesign.net.au ranking?

I rest my case.

 

[montecristo]

dodgecharger.com.au

chargercars.com.au (18k)

 

[Oz.]

Surprised they were available to register:

• OpenRelationship.com
• OpenRelationships.com

All part of a site network master development plan.