Why most websites have .com Extension?
Ever wondered why most websites are published with .com extension only? So in this blog let’s explore why is it so.
History of .com
The .com domain is considered as the Top Level Domain(TLD) in the system of internet. The meaning of .com extension means commercial. The domain .com was one of the first set of top-level domains when the Domain Name System was first implemented for use on the Internet on January 1, 1985. The .com domain extension has been synonymous with the internet since the “dot-com bubble” in the late 1990s. Over 40% of all registered domain names are .com domains.
Why .com is best for SEO?
The .com domain extension is by far the most used and valuable domain suffix. Put bluntly, Google is biased towards websites with a .com TLD. A website with the domain name yourbusiness.com is likely to be afforded more authority by Google than yourbusiness.co.uk or yourbusiness.business because users are more likely to type in yourbusiness.com than yourbusiness.co.uk or any other TDL for that matter. As .com domains are the most powerful, they have become more popular. As with custom license plates or the new fad food, this has led to an increase in competition for the best .com domains. Many .com domains are now only available at a premium price, or will already be taken, meaning finding your ideal .com domain can be difficult.
It’s much easier for people to remember a .com domain name than any other domain extension. It’s familiar and reassuring, plus it makes your site look professional.
Verisign’s Role in .com
Every domain name is powered by a registry operator. As the registry operator for .com, Verisign enables the world to connect online with reliability and confidence, anytime, anywhere.
With a current average of 219 billion DNS lookups performed daily — and peaks far in excess of this — it is vital that Verisign’s Internet services be operational around the clock. To make this possible, we have designed a sophisticated service from the ground up to address multiple complex, high-volume, real-time demands. This includes diverse hardware, operating systems, middleware and custom applications, power provider and network provider diversity, and a number of other protections.
Verisign ensures the security, stability and resiliency of key Internet infrastructure and services, including the .com and .net domains and two of the Internet’s root servers, as well as performs the root-zone maintainer functions for the core of the Internet’s DNS. Our commitment is to ensuring that an infrastructure powered by Verisign is always operating at the highest level to enable the innovation required to address the needs of the future, while also addressing the needs of today.
