Search Result Domain is .com reports whether a result’s parsed top-level domain is exactly .com — returning 1 when it is and 0 when it is not. It describes URL structure only, not content quality or ranking causation, and a value of 1 is not inherently preferable to 0.
| Factor ID | RG-SRP-012 |
|---|---|
| Family | Search Result URL |
| Measurement | Binary presence (0 / 1) |
| Measured zone | Parsed result URL |
What it measures
This factor reports whether the parsed top-level domain (TLD) of a search result is exactly .com. It is a simple structural observation about the result URL — a yes-or-no read on the domain extension — and says nothing about the page’s content, authority, or why it holds the position it holds.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear lowercases the parsed TLD and returns 1 only when it equals .com. Any other extension — .net, .org, a country-code domain, or anything else — returns 0. The value therefore depends entirely on RankGear’s parsed URL components and its TLD table.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | The parsed TLD, lowercased, is exactly .com. |
| 0 | The parsed TLD is anything other than .com. |
How to optimize it
Treat this as an observation, not a target. Choose URLs and domains for user clarity, brand fit, security, and stable architecture — not to match a correlated binary pattern. Do not migrate or restructure URLs solely to flip this value to 1, because URL and domain changes carry material migration risk that can outweigh any correlation this factor reflects.
Important considerations
- This reports URL structure, not content quality or ranking causation — a
.comextension does not make a page rank. - Values depend on RankGear’s parsed URL components and TLD table.
- URL and domain changes can carry material migration risk.
- A value of 1 is not inherently preferable to 0; it is a prioritization signal within a measured result set, not a goal in itself.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.