.biz I love the .biz extension but it's not looking so hot!

clasione said:

I like .biz very much but only have a couple of them.... I looked into the history once and listed a bunch of sales here, the highest ones ever: https://www.strategicrevenue.com/16...lets-look-at-top-100-sales-over-past-5-years/

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FarOutBrands said:

I agree with you Steven, there should be more widespread acceptance and/or use of the extension than there currently is and no real rational reason for the lack of success/popularity. Especially considering the extension stands for business much like its .com counterpart (which stands for commercial) and is the first choice for many when starting a business.

The other positive that the extension has going for it is that even though it stands for business it is generally regarded as a generic extension and is not specific much like other new gTLD's, limiting how I or others use the extension. i.e I can pretty much apply any name (keyword) left of the dot without having to worry about it meshing well or making sense with the word right of the dot (extension).

However, I think the main reason why the .biz extension has suffered over the years has much to do with the fact that early on, it was used by a lot of individuals with shady business tactics e.g. spamming, thus developing the reputation as being a spammy extension. Once that happened it was hard for the .biz extension to shake that reputation, even though as of late it seems to be recovering from that rep.

I also agree with others who previously mentioned that timing also is a factor in all of this. Possibly, if released later many would regard it as a top alternative to .com.

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bmugford said:

I sold an LLL on Afternic today for $1500. I will report it when the transfer completes.

Brad

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MapleDots said:

Until something happens in Columbia that causes a moment of some kind #BoycottColumbia. All the political correctness around now could still have an impact. I understand your point alcy but people that understand domains will always know it stands for columbia.

Besides.... would you stake an international companies website address on the whim of columbians?
What if the US declares war and columbia decides it wants its .co addresses back?

Far fetched I know but I would think about all the pros and cons before using it for my company.

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