Guide for businesses
.es or .com domain for your business?
By Alex MG Studio · · 4 min read
Quick answer
If your business works mainly in Spain, a .es is an excellent choice: it feels local and there are usually more names available. If you have customers in other countries or the .es is taken, a .com works just as well. What matters is that the domain is short, easy to remember and registered in your business’s name.
Differences between .es and .com
| .es | .com | |
|---|---|---|
| What it conveys | A Spanish business, local | Generic, international |
| Availability | More names are usually available | Many short names are already taken |
| Understood as a signal that you target Spain | No country associated | |
| Guide cost | Around €10–20 a year | Around €10–20 a year |
Does it affect rankings?
Neither one makes you rank higher on its own. Google uses .es as a hint that your audience is in Spain, but a .com can also rank perfectly well in Spain if the content, the language and your business details make it clear. What really counts is the website: speed, useful content, local SEO and reviews.
How to choose a good domain name
- Short and easy to spell out over the phone.
- No hyphens or numbers that need explaining.
- Your business name or a clear variant (adding the town can help if the name is taken).
- If you can, register both the .es and the .com and redirect one to the other: that stops someone else taking yours.
Always in your name
The domain is your business’s address on the internet and also your email address. Register it in your business’s name, never in the designer’s, and turn on automatic renewal: if it expires, the website and email stop working and someone else could register it. I explain it in how much it costs to maintain a website.
And at Alex MG Studio? I work with three fixed-price plans for businesses all over Spain:
- Basic Plan, €149 + VAT: a one-page, mobile-friendly website with WhatsApp and call buttons, published on your domain.
- Business Plan, €290 + VAT: all of the above plus persuasive copy, local SEO and set-up in Google Search Console.
- Pro Plan, €490 + VAT: everything above with several pages, bookings or a calendar and custom animations.
- Optional maintenance, €19 + VAT a month: monthly changes, checks and backups, with no minimum term.
Payment: 25% when we start and 75% before delivery. The domain and hosting are registered in your business’s name, so the website is 100% yours.
See what each plan includes or request a no-obligation quote.