.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

[ZOX]

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
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http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
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This could truly be a big competitor to .COM (especially being a "typo").
I would say with proper guidance .CO could REALLY have a bright future!
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Let me know your thoughts please.

 

[mwzd]

Many more losers than winners in domaining.

This is so true, though a lot more losers in .com than any other extension due to the sheer number of registrations.

If you learn how to invest correctly there is money to be made in any extension, including .co

I'm sure a lot of people have made money with .co, just as a lot of people will lose money, though sadly it's not a zero sum game, the house (registry) always wins.

 

[NovyTimm]

You think that ? I think it's a high-risk, low-reward extension. The auctions are setting the benchmark for the actual market (hint: not very high).
Yes, I know the auctions are attended by domainers. It's because the end users aren't there.

I'm not talking about the flukes but in general. Many more losers than winners in domaining.

We are averaging 1026% net profit with .CO. The key with .CO is the same as with any other TLD: Focus on category-killer domains, skip the junk/mispellings/trademarks, and directly market to end-user companies. The difference with .CO is you can still find great domains at an affordable price for resale.

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Sadly it's not a zero sum game, the house (registry) always wins.

LOL. True. And that's the rea$on we're about to see a flood of new TLDs like XXX, etc.

 

[JB Lions]

You think that ? I think it's a high-risk, low-reward extension. The auctions are setting the benchmark for the actual market (hint: not very high).
Yes, I know the auctions are attended by domainers. It's because the end users aren't there.

I'm not talking about the flukes but in general. Many more losers than winners in domaining.

Depends on what domains and how much they paid for them. As an example. First names for $100 or so. All kinds of room for profit, I've seen .cc first names sell for more. Even if you just turn around and sell them for $200, it's not the type of money where you'll run out into the street and do cartwheels or anything like that but you just doubled your money. Doubling your money is always good, and they might sell them for even more. So those domains bought in the xxx are pretty safe bets. Jetskis.co for $100? Some people got some domains where there is a lot of room to make money.

 

[Kate]

As an example. First names for $100 or so. All kinds of room for profit, I've seen .cc first names sell for more. Even if you just turn around and sell them for $200, it's not the type of money where you'll run out into the street and do cartwheels or anything like that but you just doubled your money.

I earn more than that in a single day.
I'm happy to sell domains for 4 figures, but much less excited about low $$$ sales.
Obviously you are adding some perspective and I thank you for that.

 

[johname]

everyone has different profit levels, the important thing is ending up with one

 

[NovyTimm]

everyone has different profit levels, the important thing is ending up with one

Well said!

 

[DU]

I earn more than that in a single day.
I'm happy to sell domains for 4 figures, but much less excited about low $$$ sales.
Obviously you are adding some perspective and I thank you for that.

Yes. It's easy to forget that there are people who bust their asses every day and for whatever reason aren't lucky enough to drive around in nice cars, live in big houses, and only worry about bending over to pick up money if it's paper.

It's good to get the poor perspective every now and then.

 

[emjohn]

It really depends if one looks to sell to endusers or resellers. If one chooses to sell to endusers only, profits for .co shouldn't be less than $xxxx either, assuming you have very nice keywords. Some people will be satisfied reselling their domains for 100% ROI. There's nothing wrong in it but it's not where the greatest profits are to be made.

I earn more than that in a single day.
I'm happy to sell domains for 4 figures, but much less excited about low $$$ sales.
Obviously you are adding some perspective and I thank you for that.

 

[the_poet]

Fabulous becomes a .co reseller and offers some attractive pricing at $10.99

http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/12/fabulous-becomes-a-co-resller-and-offers-some-attractive-pricing-at-1099.html

 

[nparab]

Would it be worth buying (hand-regging) a 4-letter .co domain at this time?

 

[Keith]

Would it be worth buying (hand-regging) a 4-letter .co domain at this time?

No. Aftermarket only!

 

[FragrantDomains]

I am wondering what the base price for a .co domain is.

http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/12/fabulous-becomes-a-co-resller-and-offers-some-attractive-pricing-at-1099.html

 

[Keith]

I am wondering what the base price for a .co domain is.

No way to formulate a base price for domains be it .co, .com, or .whatever

 

[emjohn]

I am wondering what the base price for a .co domain is.

It depends. If you have a good keyword, you can do a lot. It's relative. What keyword do you have?

 

[MicroGuy]

Would it be worth buying (hand-regging) a 4-letter .co domain at this time?

No. I think in general hand regging is a bad idea.

It is also important to understand that basic concepts of economics dictate that .CO prices will absolutely decline from this point moving forward. Probably better to avoid this extension altogether and concentrate on .COM development and/or website investments if you are looking to maximize return on investment. ((:ghost) IMO.

I think this extension is okay as a defensive funnel reg for major sites only.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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You can get some non-premium LLLL.com for low XX at Godaddy auctions.

I would think that non-premium LLLL in .co would be worth, well, reg fee, if that.

Now if the LLLL.co is a real word (premium letters or not), then it MIGHT be worth hand regging, but random letters: NO.

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Would it be worth buying (hand-regging) a 4-letter .co domain at this time?

 

[wot]

http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/12/fabulous-becomes-a-co-resller-and-offers-some-attractive-pricing-at-1099.html

A year too late with the "cream" gone pre landrush and the rest picked off?

 

[NovyTimm]

Would it be worth buying (hand-regging) a 4-letter .co domain at this time?

Yes if it's a real word, name, or abbreviation, or if you have a client interested in the term. Otherwise probably not. I see plenty of LLLL.co come through the drop list every day.

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It is also important to understand that basic concepts of economics dictate that .CO prices will absolutely decline from this point moving forward.

Can you elaborate?

 

[Oppinus]

I've been watching Sedo auctions for about 5 years and I've never seen these waves of last minute bidding you speak of. Why do you say these things? These types of statements are more like wishful thinking rather than rational/logical thought.

Sorry, I have to disagree:
If the domain has reached the reserve price (and in no reserve auctions it is allways the case) the sedo auction shows very often an increased activity and price growth. Sometimes even 10-fold. And some auctions get extended many times, usually there is 1-2 domains in a premium auction which go 40-120 minutes beyond the estimated end time.

Here are the top domains all over $100.

Let's see what percentage get last minute bids (including total number of last minute bids) in the interest of science.

Here are the final results:
http://losmejores.co/2011/12/15/73k-en-la-subasta-sedo-premium-co/#more-4

Now, "in the interest of science", please proceed with your analysis, MicroGuy. What do we learn from that? Any conclusions?

 

[divamsharma]

Does anybody know whether "Referencia" has any meaning in spanish?Does the keyword hold some value?

 

[nparab]

Thanks all for the replies to the 4-letter .co query.

Yes if it's a real word, name, or abbreviation, or if you have a client interested in the term. Otherwise probably not. I see plenty of LLLL.co come through the drop list every day.

Actually it's an abbreviation, but it's a trademarked term. Decided not to reg.

 

[divamsharma]

Just Saw WANGZHONG.co at 4.cn auctions at 30000RMB!great to see this chinese attraction to the tld...

 

[the_poet]

One of the best deals I saw:

Ovens.co went for $190.

Very nice. Congratulations to the buyer.

Looks like the poet got that one.

Yeah, I got it. Thank you, guys. The seller had it listed at $18,000.

BTW, if you want to express your appraisal, feel free to do it. Thanks.

 

[MicroGuy]

Now, "in the interest of science", please proceed with your analysis, MicroGuy. What do we learn from that? Any conclusions?

I really didn't learn anything from the experiment other than perhaps aftermarket prices have sunk a little deeper than I had earlier anticipated. My advice to those heavily invested in this extension would be to immediately begin formulating an exit strategy as it does appear that the sky is indeed falling. ((:gl)

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Can you elaborate?

General supply is expanding while individual consumer demand is independently contracting. This can be documented with very little research.

 

[FUTRS]

Has everybody who won a name on the Sedo auction received their name?

I paid for the name the day of the auction - the seller still hasn't even pushed the name to Sedo yet.