opinion Can a domain portfolio site be run on a .net

[LaunchUp.com]

I know people take you more seriously when you use a .com, but can any other extension work for a domain shop/portfolio site? ex. .net,
If you want to see the .net I would use, just let me know and I'll private message you with the name.

Thanks for the Help.

 

[hookbox]

I know people take you more seriously when you use a .com, but can any other extension work for a domain shop/portfolio site? ex. .net,
If you want to see the .net I would use, just let me know and I'll private message you with the name.

Thanks for the Help.

If the majority of the names you are selling are dot com then you have to be on a dot com. The bottom line is how can you convince someone to buy your dot com name when you yourself are using a dot net.

 

[ealfert]

The bottom line is how can you convince someone to buy your dot com name when you yourself are using a dot net.

Same reasoning with new gTLDs, and that is why I chose a .domains for my portfolio.

 

[N-A]

Can a registry selling gTLD's be on a .co (Donuts) be taken seriously?

A portfolio could be ran on any g/TLD you wish. It's how you are able to drive traffic there that is going to make the difference between whether you make a sale or not.

 

[Wisename]

some domainer choose option two for focus the extension (exact .com) etc .net .org . i see .net is top #2 after .com to get excellent figure. also me, focus into .org . well as you know .org is the best extension for some establish organization.

 

[hookbox]

Can a registry selling gTLD's be on a .co (Donuts) be taken seriously?

A portfolio could be ran on any g/TLD you wish. It's how you are able to drive traffic there that is going to make the difference between whether you make a sale or not.

Yes Donuts can be taken seriously being on a .CO because they sell many different extensions. If BuyDomains was on a .net while trying to sell a portfolio of .coms they would not be taken seriously by anyone.

I don't think this is a question of whether you can drive traffic using an alternate extension but more a question of will you be taken seriously by potential customers selling purely domain names on any other extension other than a .com

If a person is selling a dot com heavy portfolio they need to be on a dot com.

 

[N-A]

BuyDomains was on a .net while trying to sell a portfolio of .coms they would not be taken seriously by anyone.

Reverting back to your example of Donuts operating on a .co and knowing that BuyDomains sells other TLD's besides just .com and holds inventory in excess of XXX,XXX domain names, I think they could operate just well on a .net.

However, knowing that it was an $80 million acquisition from Mike Mann (a large stake), I don't think it would be the smartest to re-brand.

 

[hookbox]

Reverting back to your example of Donuts operating on a .co and knowing that BuyDomains sells other TLD's besides just .com and holds inventory in excess of XXX,XXX domain names, I think they could operate just well on a .net.

However, knowing that it was an $80 million acquisition from Mike Mann (a large stake), I don't think it would be the smartest to re-brand.

If the majority of what I sell is dot com but I use a dot net as my main website extension then how can I convince someone to buy a dot com from me when I myself would be using a dot net. They would say I am not going to pay for your dot com because you yourself are proof that I can run my business on a dot net. In turn you would lose a potential $XXXX sale and they would go register the dot net for 10 bucks.

 

[Hypersot]

If the majority of what I sell is dot com but I use a dot net as my main website extension then how can I convince someone to buy a dot com from me when I myself would be using a dot net. They would say I am not going to pay for your dot com because you yourself are proof that I can run my business on a dot net. In turn you would lose a potential $XXXX sale and they would go register the dot net for 10 bucks.

I really fail to see the logic in this.

You sell names, not extensions. You try to persuade the buyer based on the name and traffic being driven on that name. The extension that your business is in doesn't matter that much since it's your skill in sales that makes the difference.

After all, when you'll become successful , you can always buy the .com you always dreamed of anyway

 

[hookbox]

I really fail to see the logic in this.

You sell names, not extensions. You try to persuade the buyer based on the name and traffic being driven on that name. The extension that your business is in doesn't matter that much since it's your skill in sales that makes the difference.

After all, when you'll become successful , you can always buy the .com you always dreamed of anyway

Not all domains are based on traffic or any other stat for that matter so I don't agree.

 

[The Stealthy One]

I don't think it matters. I, too, think it's silly to imply that the TLD for you portfolio will somehow affect sales if the domains in that portfolio are made up of different TLDs. What if your strategy changes in the future or you horse-trade some domains, for example? What then? For most of us, our portfolios are rather liquid so I just don't see where this is something to worry about.

 

[hookbox]

I don't think it matters. I, too, think it's silly to imply that the TLD for you portfolio will somehow affect sales if the domains in that portfolio are made up of different TLDs. What if your strategy changes in the future or you horse-trade some domains, for example? What then? For most of us, our portfolios are rather liquid so I just don't see where this is something to worry about.

This is what I said

"If the majority of the names you are selling are dot com then you have to be on a dot com. The bottom line is how can you convince someone to buy your dot com name when you yourself are using a dot net."

I agree that if you sell many different types of extensions then it does not matter but my point was based on a portfolio that is filled with dot com names.

 

[banners]

I think that one could definitely run a portfolio for their domain names under a .net or some other extension, especially if it is an exceptional domain (think names like domains.net domainnames.net etc. But personally, in this case I would opt for a decent / clean .com, perhaps a brandable of some sort. I feel the .com could lend to the credibility of a domain sales site and that there may be some psychological benefits from using the .com

 

[Name Trader]

Whilst I think it is preferable to be selling your domains from a .com, it partly depends on the domain. If it was domains.net, that would be far preferable to some cock-a-mamy .com domain. I tend to agree with David Walker, that it doesn't matter too much what gtld or cctld you use, if you are driving traffic to it, successfully. But the confidence factor does play a part in the equation. I for one would prefer to buy a domain from a good sounding .com than a cock-a-mamy gtld/cctld. But as an experiment, I am developing a cctld as a predominantly .com sales platform. Primarily because I cannot buy the .com of the domain I chose to use. Cannot reveal more until it launches. Of course it could always be a flop.

 

[N-A]

But the confidence factor does play a part in the equation.

I would agree to this as well. However, I'm not an end user. If you put good names up on a .XYZ and we use Escrow, you are reputable or I know you, PayPal isn't an issue. I'm sure nobody has their portfolios on anything other than a .com, net, org, their local ccTLD (or whatever cc/n/g/TLD they specialize in) or marketplace though.

If they do, I'd like to hear if they receive organic search traffic as I'm on a .net and don't have domains listed, rather gTLD's and prices only. I get organic search traffic to register the 100 or so that I have listed.

You reminded me that I need to update my website, or actually add something to it other than lorem ipsum.

I'll get around to it, but I'm sure purchasing from djw.net (which is losing traffic left and right to FMA) won't have a play on anyone as I branded my own name (how I actually sign for stuff, with my initials) to a well known TLD (that came before the .com ), have primarily .com to offer (99%+) and have a nice biography about myself with old links to my social responsibility as a company (donations, etc. made which I need to add more of).

Though, I'm just sitting back and relaxing for the moment. Let the offers come in some other way. I got senioritis from getting my degree in August still and about to move on to my MBA program...

 

[Kate]

I agree with post #2.
Generally, .net is considered the next second best choice after .com, or maybe the third after a ccTLD.
So if your focus is on .com I think you really should use a .com.
If you sell a lot of .net and other extensions, then using a .net is acceptable.
If you specialize in a particular ccTLD like your own, then using that ccTLD is recommended.

Now having a good domain goes a long way toward credibility. But if your website looks like a geocities page you will look like an amateur. On the other hand, the domain name that you're selling is what ultimately matters.