History lesson! Both .com and .net were introduced as long ago as 1985 and are among the original top-level domains.Originally .com was intended for ‘commercial’ organizations and .net was set aside for ‘networking’ technologies, but both are now available to anyone.As .com is the most popular domain, you may find your dream .com has already been snapped up or is too expensive. Fear not! A .net domain is a trusted and recognizable alternative.