.us domains are they worth it?

tiger9 · 03-21-2003, 09:57 PM

Are the .us domains worth registering? Where do they stand to the .coms?

MyWebhold · 03-21-2003, 10:13 PM

.com is the top of the line
.net is the second to .com
.org is third to .com

.us, .biz, .co.uk are fourth to .com

Go to afternic.com -- .us is selling pretty well.

TopNames.com · 03-22-2003, 08:17 AM

I agree with WebHold's list.

I had a few good sales in the .us namespace (mother.us, father.us, webmaster.us), but .com is king...make no mistake about that.

curiouscat · 03-22-2003, 10:17 AM

Kind of off topic, but regarding .us domains, I just received an email from godaddy because I am an existing customer and they are offering $5/year registration for .us extensions until March 31. But when I went to the homepage they are listed as $6.95. Wonder if it's just available to existing customers. But thought I would mention it.

tiger9 · 03-22-2003, 05:58 PM

Thanks everyone, your a big help

lotsofissues · 03-22-2003, 07:49 PM

I think .biz has overtaken .org.

No one wants to buy bailbonds.org from me for $100
But what about bailbonds.biz?

tiger9 · 03-22-2003, 08:55 PM

That's what I meant by "where does .us stand?" I know what it means but I wanted to know if it's ahead of .org and/or.net? I have a list of great .us but not sure if I should register them LOL.

MyWebhold · 03-22-2003, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lotsofissues
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/cctld-discussion/72-us-domains-are-they-worth-it.html
I think .biz has overtaken .org.

No one wants to buy bailbonds.org from me for $100
But what about bailbonds.biz?

Keep in mind that .org is normally for a not for profit business. If you can remember that as a basic guideline, I believe your return on .org regs / names will be more profitable.

curiouscat · 03-22-2003, 09:15 PM

So if given the choice to register a domain with a ".org" or a ".us", which would you go with, assuming that you think the buyer is in a for-profit venture?

tiger9 · 03-22-2003, 09:18 PM

I would go with the .us LOL I see your point LOL

MyWebhold · 03-22-2003, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by curiouscat
So if given the choice to register a domain with a ".org" or a ".us", which would you go with, assuming that you think the buyer is in a for-profit venture?

This is purely opinion because I am a reseller. If it was a for profit venture that I owned, and I had a choice between only a .org or .us, I would go for the .us because of upside value over time and a for profit extension.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=72

As a reseller, the bottom line is the same names for a .org and a .us would command more cash (value) for the .org at this point in time. That is just the way the market is at this time and i would steer my customer to the .org.

lotsofissues · 03-22-2003, 09:50 PM

The limited range of .org ---profitable for only domains that make sense with the extension such as poetrycontest.org (pm me if you want it) Would you think that limitation alone makes it unworthy to place it number 3?

tiger9 · 03-22-2003, 10:48 PM

The main reason I asked this is because if you go to namebargain.com and look for a word (see), the order is:
see.com
see.net
see.us
see.org
see.biz
see.info
It made me believe that was the order of the worth or value. If it is then .us is above .org?

RJ · 03-23-2003, 12:01 AM

.org stands on it's own. It's hard to compare it to other extensions right out, or place it in a list like this because it works better that other situations more so than others.

In general, quality .ORG's are worth more, and sell for more than .US or .BIZ domains.

It's not an extension exclusive to non-profit groups! Contrary to popular belief, there are organizations and groups that do make money.

Take almost any industry and you will find the top sites in that genre populated with websites using dot org.

tiger9 · 03-23-2003, 10:28 AM

So basically the order is the same and namebargain.com just listed it that way. Thanks so much for the info.

lordzeus · 03-26-2003, 05:26 AM

the org domain is intended to non profit organizations.... unfortanly that isn't being done...

.com is the king, but is very "overcrowded"

have you ever heard the tk domain? it's free and no ads.

kvinsencius · 04-10-2003, 11:29 PM

The .com is and will always be the king. But watch out for .us! I think it will take the second spot after the .com here in the US in a near future.

zouzas · 04-15-2003, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tiger9

Are the .us domains worth registering? Where do they stand to the .coms?

you be the judge.

http://www.hotel.com vs http://www.hotel.us

http://www.hotels.com vs http://www.hotels.us
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=72

http://www.mexico.com vs http://www.mexico.us

http://www.thenews.com vs http://www.thenews.us

http://www.zoned.com vs http://www.zoned.us

http://www.ebook.com vs http://www.ebook.us

i wont bore you with the rest but you get the picture people drive miles to compare prices at different stores now the same people aren;t going to click in seconds to a different extension to compare prices or sites??

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TopNames.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 251	I agree with WebHold's list. I had a few good sales in the .us namespace (mother.us, father.us, webmaster.us), but .com is king...make no mistake about that. __________________ ...

03-23-2003, 12:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	.org stands on it's own. It's hard to compare it to other extensions right out, or place it in a list like this because it works better that other situations more so than others. In general, quality .ORG's are worth more, and sell for more than .US or .BIZ domains. It's not an extension exclusive to non-profit groups! Contrary to popular belief, there are organizations and groups that do make money. Take almost any industry and you will find the top sites in that genre populated with websites using dot org. __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

03-26-2003, 05:26 AM	#16 (permalink)
lordzeus NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 221	the org domain is intended to non profit organizations.... unfortanly that isn't being done... .com is the king, but is very "overcrowded" have you ever heard the tk domain? it's free and no ads. __________________ Dahh.net Forum Moocial.com BloggerVenue.com

03-21-2003, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
MyWebhold NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 141	.com is the top of the line .net is the second to .com .org is third to .com .us, .biz, .co.uk are fourth to .com Go to afternic.com -- .us is selling pretty well.

03-22-2003, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
curiouscat NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 41	Kind of off topic, but regarding .us domains, I just received an email from godaddy because I am an existing customer and they are offering $5/year registration for .us extensions until March 31. But when I went to the homepage they are listed as $6.95. Wonder if it's just available to existing customers. But thought I would mention it.

03-22-2003, 05:58 PM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
tiger9 New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14	Thanks everyone, your a big help

03-22-2003, 07:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
lotsofissues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,209	I think .biz has overtaken .org. No one wants to buy bailbonds.org from me for $100 But what about bailbonds.biz?

03-22-2003, 08:55 PM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
tiger9 New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14	That's what I meant by "where does .us stand?" I know what it means but I wanted to know if it's ahead of .org and/or.net? I have a list of great .us but not sure if I should register them LOL.

03-22-2003, 09:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
curiouscat NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 41	So if given the choice to register a domain with a ".org" or a ".us", which would you go with, assuming that you think the buyer is in a for-profit venture?

03-22-2003, 09:18 PM	THREAD STARTER #10 (permalink)
tiger9 New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14	I would go with the .us LOL I see your point LOL

03-22-2003, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
lotsofissues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,209	The limited range of .org ---profitable for only domains that make sense with the extension such as poetrycontest.org (pm me if you want it) Would you think that limitation alone makes it unworthy to place it number 3?

03-22-2003, 10:48 PM	THREAD STARTER #13 (permalink)
tiger9 New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14	The main reason I asked this is because if you go to namebargain.com and look for a word (see), the order is: see.com see.net see.us see.org see.biz see.info It made me believe that was the order of the worth or value. If it is then .us is above .org?

03-23-2003, 10:28 AM	THREAD STARTER #15 (permalink)
tiger9 New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14	So basically the order is the same and namebargain.com just listed it that way. Thanks so much for the info.

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04-10-2003, 11:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
kvinsencius NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 45	The .com is and will always be the king. But watch out for .us! I think it will take the second spot after the .com here in the US in a near future.

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