discuss Do startups prefer the .io to .com??

CollinsKele · Jan 16, 2018

I saw a .com recently available for purchase and the .io is taken and in use. though the .com just got available for purchase. So is it possible that a startup will prefer to use the .io over the .com ..

sounds funny right? as any one would say .com is king but i have read stuffs about startup tech companies going for the .io because it relates to their industry better as they interpret it to mean input/output (some hack term or so)..
and this company is a tech company that is into programming and all d coding...

So what do you think???

pinkdragon · Jan 17, 2018

I think they prefer the .io if the .com is taken, and they can't afford to buy it.
On the other hand, starting up with the .com does not guarantee that the business will be successful.

Premiums · Jan 17, 2018

startups prefer the .co https://beeline.co/
and new gtlds as well..https://www.geero.bike/

bobbarato · Jan 17, 2018

A few comments:

1. .io is used by quite a few startups because the .com would be too costly. (io => input/output means it is very techy : ) IMHO it was very popular / cool a couple of years ago and while still popular, I would say other gtlds have also become popular for startups.

2. The CES show gets all kinds of mainstream news coverage every early January.

3. One hot startup had both co and .tech => brainco.tech

hookbox · Jan 17, 2018

Grilled said:
What are you trying to say?

Oracle owns CES.com. Not sure if it is for sale, or if it has/had an asking price.

I think it makes sense for CES to switch to an LLL, and really don't see why they would need to brand on a .com, given how well known they already are.

And .tech works because of the nature of the conference. CES is already legit, why would they need, what I assume would be an overpriced .com?

CESshow.com >> for sale @ HugeDomains for $2,395.

CES used to use CESweb.org. .Tech is more fitting for their cause than .ORG. (imo)

Something I find interesting, is CES wasn't always using @CES on twitter. Not sure what twitter handle CES was using in 2014, but a photographer (I think) by the name of Ces White used @Ces in early 2014 HERE

Because they don't have to worry about losing any sales. If Amazon ran on Amazon.net then they would be losing sales to the .com. CES doesn't sell anything so if someone doesn't find them they aren't losing any money over it. Eventually they will be found on the second or third try. If you sell a product or a service then you have to be on the .com but if you don't sell a product or service then I think you can be on any extension.

Galaxy Traveller · Jan 17, 2018

Those startup companies just like new domainers who like to register cheap ngtld. Even a pro domainer cannot remember 10 sites with 10 different tld. And end up visiting wheel.car instead of wheel.bike

Chris Hydrick · Jan 18, 2018

hookbox said:
Because they don't have to worry about losing any sales. If Amazon ran on Amazon.net then they would be losing sales to the .com. CES doesn't sell anything so if someone doesn't find them they aren't losing any money over it. Eventually they will be found on the second or third try. If you sell a product or a service then you have to be on the .com but if you don't sell a product or service then I think you can be on any extension.

I appreciate these thoughts...

Have you considered "catch all" email's as a reason to own a short .com versus owning the short new gTLD?

bobbarato · Jan 18, 2018

If an entity gets a better domain name, they can just forward from the old one to the new one.
Now if they LOSE the old one...

"I am the Baron of Ibelin"
"He knows the Baron of Ibelin, he is old"
"I am the new one"

from the movie "Kingdom of Heaven"

Chris Hydrick · Jan 18, 2018

bobbarato said:
If an entity gets a better domain name, they can just forward from the old one to the new one.
Now if they LOSE the old one...

"I am the Baron of Ibelin"
"He knows the Baron of Ibelin, he is old"
"I am the new one"

from the movie "Kingdom of Heaven"

What?

Galaxy Traveller · Jan 18, 2018

General people are discussing about amazontube registered. But surprisingly no one mentioned which tld.

But all people know which tld it is.

Galaxy Traveller · Jan 18, 2018

People are waiting for amazontube as youtube alternative to monetize their videos. Most probably lot of small youtube creator join other platform because youtube's new 4000hours rule. I have some tube videos domains like sgvid, bgvid and tube category etc. and waiting for sale.

-AR- · Feb 3, 2018

As everyone else said .io is being used when the .com is taken although that is starting to become expensive so start ups will have to move to another TLD soon enough.

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