Available .com for active .net/.org

[Midano]

OK, scenario:

1. You found an available .com name;
2. Corresponding .net and/or .org is taken and is an active website.

Questions:

- Will you grab the .com right away no matter what?
- What would be your criteria desiding whether to grab it? Alexa rank, PR, keywords? Quality of the .net/.org site(s)?

Obviously, there are several good reasons to register:

- Park and utilize the inevitable type-in traffic of people assuming that site is a .com (which is the default for the majority);
- Redirect to whatever site you wish;
- Contact the .net/.org owners and try to convince them to buy your .com;

What's your take?

 

[calian]

It totally depends. If its slashdot.com, then grab it. If its my-worthless-stoner-blog.net then you're probably better off not grabbing it.

 

[LeeRyder]

I just did this a few days ago with something.. im not so sure about (in name).

doing my random searches I found that www.PollardArt.com was available with all other extensions taken by the same guy. the .com had just released/deleted about a month prior i believe, so I grabbed it. however, unlike your question..none of the others seem to be developed.

so it's a guess in the wind. he may have been hoping to wait to dev until the .com dropped..or maybe he just gave up his idea. too hard to tell, though the other extentions are reg'd until 2006 i think.

weird situation, but worth an $8 gamble.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Almost always grab it. Actually, always. Even if it's some random personal site, you can bet when the individual wises up and wants their .com, you'll have it
-Allan

 

[sufi]

I'll grab it's .com if available

 

[jamminsport16]

grab it =]

 

[sibaong]

Grab it, I did this on my WAR-NET (30 Unique Views / Month @ SEDO)

 

[Brian]

i'd grab it, no matter what usually

 

[Midano]

Strange thing...
Is .net more popular than .com in China, Korea and Japan? I've mined a TON of developed .net (Japanese, Korean, Chinese) sites with .com counterparts available.

Anobody?

 

[romow]

i don't think it's a matter of .net being more popular than .com.
it is probably because .co.kr/.co.jp are more popular than .com
in those countries.
there's no popular equivalent for .net.

 

[calian]

i don't think it's a matter of .net being more popular than .com.
it is probably because .co.kr/.co.jp are more popular than .com
in those countries.
there's no popular equivalent for .net.

There is .ne.jp

 

[jamminsport16]

ne.jp never heard of it :/