Did you pre-ordered or landrushed any .SO domain?

[MuhammadWaqas]

Is it worthy to reg .so domains?

regardless Somalian Ext, .So can be used in many domains to make cool sense of words.

Did you pre-ordered or landrushed any .SO domain?

 

[snicksnack]

nope, not a single one. I don't see a market for them, but I might be wrong.

 

[the_poet]

I was tempted by one that I found available and took it :P UsedCars.so - let me know what you think

 

[emjohn]

I was tempted by one that I found available and took it :P UsedCars.so - let me know what you think

One of the few 2 keyword domains that has some value in .so. Along with the likes of cheapflights.so, FlowerShops.so, CheapTickets.so and a few others. UsedCars.so would be hard to pass on. Shouldn't have a tough time reselling it at a profit.

 

[the_poet]

One of the few 2 keyword domains that has some value in .so. Along with the likes of cheapflights.so, FlowerShops.so, CheapTickets.so and a few others. UsedCars.so would be hard to pass on. Shouldn't have a tough time reselling it at a profit.

Thanks, em. GAKT provides huge stats: 1,000,000 EXACT global searches (as much as 'flowers') and $1.79 CPC.

 

[Pichichi]

i didnt took any, i see zero interest in this tld

 

[Coopey]

I'm confused, are all the "I registered xxxxxx.so" posts supposed to be April Fools jokes?
(I'm not being snarky, I am genuinely asking)

 

[Vito]

I'm confused, are all the "I registered xxxxxx.so" posts supposed to be April Fools jokes?
(I'm not being snarky, I am genuinely asking)

I seriously doubt it.
Just check the whois if you are really concerned.



With the release of every tld I always say I am not gonna fall into that trap but then when I see others showing off their awesome keywords that they just gabbed in a sales thread, or one of these "Are you gonna grab any" threads I end up going to search for some myself - lol

I spent $100 and grabbed a few speculative dot so domains myself. Im done.

Im still trying to comprehend the Poker@$345 and the insurance@$115 sales...
There had to be a very limited amount of people at those landrush auctions because w/those 2 keywords in ANY tld they should have at least fetched $xxxx IMO.

 

[NPer]

I'm confused, are all the "I registered xxxxxx.so" posts supposed to be April Fools jokes?
(I'm not being snarky, I am genuinely asking)

Seems like the April Fool's joke was on those who regd one too many.

Rushing for Fool's Gold... %%-

Regards,
:wave:

 

[the_poet]

I'm confused, are all the "I registered xxxxxx.so" posts supposed to be April Fools jokes?
(I'm not being snarky, I am genuinely asking)

No, they aren't. If they were, you would see crappy keyword domains.

With the release of every tld I always say I am not gonna fall into that trap

I agree, but seeing 'UsedCars' available, how can't you reg it? :D

 

[Vito]

No, they aren't. If they were, you would see crappy keyword domains.



I agree, but seeing 'UsedCars' available, how can't you reg it? :D

exactly.

Thats where they get me also - lol

You are thinking ok well there probably isnt ANY value in this extension at all
BUT
OMG - This keyword or That keyword IS available - wtf?!
so
If there is any money to be made in this extension at all, then it will definitely be made on these few keywords I just grabbed...(fingers crossed)

 

[NPer]

Im still trying to comprehend the Poker@$345 and the insurance@$115 sales...
There had to be a very limited amount of people at those landrush auctions because w/those 2 keywords in ANY tld they should have at least fetched $xxxx IMO.

It's reflective of what the market is like for .SO

.SO belonging to Somalia-which is currently unstable and no where in the near future do we see anything positive happening for that country (in reality). It's basically not worth the risk, especially if more mayhem breaks lose, or Somalia becomes the Sea Pirate Capital of the World, which is more than likely, then investments in .SO would tank further.

Those prices are quite fair. I would, as Juanny, take a two-worded .co over .so.

If auction prices are this low for premium names, then tell me how the majority of domainers are going to make money on arbitrary words which cost min $15.00 a reg?

Regards,
:wave:

 

[the_poet]

If there is any money to be made in this extension at all, then it will definitely be made on these few keywords I just grabbed...(fingers crossed)

Care to share?

 

[Vito]

It's reflective of what the market is like for .SO

.SO belonging to Somalia-which is currently unstable and no where in the near future do we see anything positive happening for that country (in reality). It's basically not worth the risk, especially if more mayhem breaks lose, or Somalia becomes the Sea Pirate Capital of the World, which is more than likely, then investments in .SO would tank further.

Those prices are quite fair. I would, as Juanny, take a two-worded .co over .so.

If auction prices are this low for premium names, then tell me how the majority of domainers are going to make money on arbitrary words which cost min $15.00 a reg?

Regards,
:wave:

I completely understand what you are saying.

BUT I seriously still believe that there were not many people involved in these 2 auctions because to tell you the honest truth...If I myself knew about it I would have bid $xxxx on poker just for a little .so speculation but moreso to own probably the best online money making keyword...EVER.

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Care to share?

haha,
I was a little embarrased but here goes...

Limo
Dentists
Electrician
Electricians
Plumbers
Plumbing
EscortService

It was only like $100 so...any thoughts?
Thats my $100 gamble on dot so, I'm done.

 

[the_poet]

haha,
I was a little embarrased but here goes...
Limo
Dentists
Electrician
Electricians
Plumbers
Plumbing
EscortService

thoughts?

All nice domains indeed! The one I like the most is Limo and you need to thank me for that one because I was about to reg it (had already gone through the checkout process), but then thought 3 were enough

 

[Embrand]

Im still trying to comprehend the Poker@$345 and the insurance@$115 sales...
There had to be a very limited amount of people at those landrush auctions because w/those 2 keywords in ANY tld they should have at least fetched $xxxx IMO.

I could only monitor the three auctions I participated in (I didn't win any of them), and here are the results:

Poker.so $345 - 24 participants / 17 bids
Insurance.so $115 - 9 participants / 11 bids
Games.so $110 - 8 participants / 10 bids

Not overwhelming... Many people didn't even bid. Maybe because they thought they would get the name without entering an auction.

By the way, I regged one .so, and it is actually a Somali language keyword. Yes, I know - totally worthless today, but who knows 25 years from now :lol:

 

[Vito]

All nice domains indeed! The one I like the most is Limo and you need to thank me for that one because I was about to reg it (had already gone through the checkout process), but then thought 3 were enough

haha, thanx.

Limo is my 2nd favorite one behind dentists as #1.

Yeah, thats the thing...Ya just have to be calculated and not get carried away because you could lose a LOT of money speculating on an extension that could fall apart in a New york minute.

I could have regged Limos, limousine, limousines, etc...but I stuck by my limit which was $100 so...
I only spent what I can afford to lose.

Please dont anyone go out and charge up your creditcard ordering 100 of these domains...you WILL regret it.

Just grab a couple, but even that my be too many lol

we shall see

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Poker.so $345 - 24 participants / 17 bids
Insurance.so $115 - 9 participants / 11 bids
Games.so $110 - 8 participants / 10 bids

Thanks!

Yeah, If I were in that auction I would have bid up poker for sure.

 

[emjohn]

Seems like the April Fool's joke was on those who regd one too many.

Rushing for Fool's Gold... %%-

Regards,
:wave:

It depends on the point of view. For selling to end-users? Absolutely fool's gold. To resell even for a few bucks more? No problem in it. .so isn't exactly .com or .co and I would never build on it. If you look at sales from other meagre extensions a la ws, .cc and .bz there are some good sales, but only for the most premium names.

Check out recent .ws, .cc and .bz sales:

FunnyGames.ws $1,500 Sedo
Rugs.ws $1,200 Sedo
VoiceOverIp.ws $600 Sedo
OnlineGames.ws $2,000 Sedo

casino.bz $2000 Sedo
limosines.bz $1000 Sedo
onlineCasino.bz $3066 Sedo

Tattoo.cc $806 Sedo
Pool.cc $2006 Sedo
ByOwner..cc $1000 Sedo
Dig.cc $500 Sedo


and there are quite a few more. So if you own a huge premium like UsedCars.so and bought it for $20-30, this is such a small risk for the reseller. Worst case scenario you will get your money back. However, i would never try to buy a .so that has under a half mill. searches per month. That's gambling.

 

[Vito]

Hey,

I speculated on the worst extension ever (dot mx) and I made a few bucks on those. Hard to believe I know - lol

I dont believe dot so will be any worse than dot mx

 

[emjohn]

Hey,

I speculated on the worst extension ever (dot mx) and I made a few bucks on those. Hard to believe I know - lol

I dont believe dot so will be any worse than dot mx

It won't be any worse. Similar ground. If you made a few bucks, awesome. You can't lose taking a profit.

 

[NPer]

... and here are the results:

Poker.so $345 - 24 participants / 17 bids
Insurance.so $115 - 9 participants / 11 bids
Games.so $110 - 8 participants / 10 bids

Decent pricing...

Not overwhelming... Many people didn't even bid. Maybe because they thought they would get the name without entering an auction.

They were confident about winning with their initial bid-which we now know was very low. Why? Because they knew that top keywords in that extension will never fetch much. If everyone was present, I doubt it would have made a difference. All the prices seem to be low, and within a $0-400 range... It seems it's all in order.

By the way, I regged one .so, and it is actually a Somali language keyword. Yes, I know - totally worthless today, but who knows 25 years from now :lol:

:lol:

 

[m-i-k-e]

No, I'm avoiding this extension completely.

Very unstable country.

I still stand by this, and won't touch .so, but am wondering why people are jumping on .so keywords when the keywords are left open in other extensions? Anybody can register a .al domain and I checked a bunch of the keywords being posted in this thread, they are available and free to reg in .al (as an example)

I see the same opportunities in other countries with stable governments, so am baffled as to why .so is being bought into.

 

[Embrand]

I still stand by this, and won't touch .so, but am wondering why people are jumping on .so keywords when the keywords are left open in other extensions? Anybody can register a .al domain and I checked a bunch of the keywords being posted in this thread, they are available and free to reg in .al (as an example)

I see the same opportunities in other countries with stable governments, so am baffled as to why .so is being bought into.

I think one advantage of .so compared to some other extensions is the low registration fee.

I can reg at $13 at Dynadot. Often, ccTLDs are expensive. Just look at .mx.

So if you only reg a few, your loss is pretty limited if you fail to sell.

 

[Vito]

I still stand by this, and won't touch .so, but am wondering why people are jumping on .so keywords when the keywords are left open in other extensions? Anybody can register a .al domain and I checked a bunch of the keywords being posted in this thread, they are available and free to reg in .al

I see the same opportunities in other countries with stable governments, so am baffled as to why .so is being bought into.

You're right about other avail keywords in other extensions Mike.

BUT you canNOt discount this dot so hype.

The Marketing geniuses behind the re-release of dot so have created a bit of a hype/newfound market so while they have created a little hype in dot so which will last at least 6 months..or longer if Snap or Sedo have a dot so specific auction, well there is the difference between grabbing a couple avail dot so's and the avail dot al's which have no hype/newfound Market today.

I am not treating these few new dot so reg's (like I treat my dot tv's) as a long term investment at all.

I didnt create this new market or the newfound dot so hype but I am sure as heck gonna try to cash in on it as I have other tlds before. Thats it.

I think one advantage of .so compared to some other extensions is the low registration fee.

I can reg at $13 at Dynadot. Often, ccTLDs are expensive. Just look at .mx.

So if you only reg a few, your loss is pretty limited if you fail to sell.

Another great point.

Dot mx was 3x harder to make any money in last year cuz their reg fees were 3x the amount of these dot so's so there is a definite potential upside here right now IMO.

 

[m-i-k-e]

You're right about other avail keywords in other extensions Mike.

BUT you canNOt discount this dot so hype.

The Marketing geniuses behind the re-release of dot so have created a bit of a hype/newfound market so while they have created a little hype in dot so which will last at least 6 months..or longer if Snap or Sedo have a dot so specific auction, well there is the difference between grabbing a couple avail dot so's and the avail dot al's which have no hype/newfound Market today.

I am not treating these few new dot so reg's (like I treat my dot tv's) as a long term investment at all. I didnt create this new market or the newfound dot so hype but I am sure as heck gonna cash in on it. Thats it.

Good points about the hype Vito. If guys can cash in on a quick flip then that's great.

I've seen some posts about holding for future profits, I see those guys losing out, but if you can cash out with a quick flip, I can't argue with that.

 

[johname]

I passed on the so's i would take Fat.so for regfee though lollolol

Mogadishu finally got one person as a tourist last year, SO it can only go up from here lol