How important is the domain ext. for seo?

[electrowerks]

How much emphasis does google place on domain extension when it decides how well your site will place in the search results? AS far as SEO is concerned, will google favor examplesite.com over examplesite.ws? Are any domain extensions better than others for SEO?
-Gio

[RTM.net]

From our experience, it boils down to the G algo. Since the majority of major sites are in the gTLD space (com/net/org) they tend to get the premium spots in G SERPs.

If you have a truly content rich site in a ccTLD such as .ws, then it may indeed rank top 10 or above the fold on G SERPs, but the usual G SEO rules apply regarding content, inbound contextually relevant links, etc.

If you have a ccTLD that you plan on developping to compete with an existing .com/net/org with quality content and positioning on G, it may be a tough uphill battle.

Just my experience,

Rob

[OgieOgalthorpe]

IMHO the extension is not relevant to SEO.

[electrowerks]

Thanks for the info. I think i'm about to climb that hill.
-Gio