Research > Website Domains
Website Domain Types:
Below is a range of domain types on the internet, and the specific audiences they are created for.
Domain |
Type |
Site Type |
.com |
Commercial |
Websites created for commercial businesses |
.net |
Network-related |
Commercial sites that deal in networking or the internet itself |
.org |
Organisations |
Non-profit organisations |
.gov |
Government websites |
Websites created by local, state or national governments |
.edu |
Education websites |
Websites created by primary schools, secondary schools, universities and the education department. |
Country codes e.g. .au .ca .uk .fr |
Country-specific websites |
Websites created in specific countries for a particular audience |
Why are domains important?
A website domain is used to define the type of website that it is representing. The domain can be used to identify if the website was created for educational purposes, for government, not-for-profit organisations or commercial businesses.
Note: Commercial websites are created by businesses, but are not always trying to sell you something, or to persuade you of a particular opinion.
Note: Commercial websites are created by businesses, but are not always trying to sell you something, or to persuade you of a particular opinion.