Can I go ahead and register?

[Kamaldeen]

I have a domain am about to Register, it is. Net version, but my worry is the name is not much popular, but it is registered in 7 different tld, aside. Com, I don't know if it is advisable to Register @Haris
@Federer
@Ali Azam

 

[Haris]

.net is hard to sell. To a .net or any cctld owner you can tell the benefits of owning the .com, but what are the benefits of owning a .net? None.

 

[Kamaldeen]

.net is hard to sell. To a .net or any cctld owner you can tell the benefits of owning the .com, but what are the benefits of owning a .net? None.

Thanks

 

[Kamaldeen]

.net is hard to sell. To a .net or any cctld owner you can tell the benefits of owning the .com, but what are the benefits of owning a .net? None.

Thanks

.net is hard to sell. To a .net or any cctld owner you can tell the benefits of owning the .com, but what are the benefits of owning a .net? None.

But, how does people or you be able to sell domain that is not. Com extension

 

[WeSell-Domains]

.net is harder to sell but NOT impossible to sell. I have hand regged several dot nets this year and sold them for mid $xxx not as much of a profit as if it had been a dot com but still nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Kamaldeen]

.net is harder to sell but NOT impossible to sell. I have hand regged several dot nets this year and sold them for mid $xxx not as much of a profit as if it had been a dot com but still nothing to sneeze at.

Thanks

 

[rh2000]

I have a domain am about to Register, it is. Net version, but my worry is the name is not much popular, but it is registered in 7 different tld, aside. Com, I don't know if it is advisable to Register @Haris
@Federer
@Ali Azam

Tell me what it is and I will register it for you.

 

[Kamaldeen]

Tell me what it is and I will register it for you.

I don't get your statement.

 

[rh2000]

I don't get your statement.

If you don't want it I will take it.

 

[1Darko]

.net can be sometimes equal or superior to .com if the domain is related to somekind of network, especially in tech niche!

 

[Kamaldeen]

.net can be sometimes equal or superior to .com if the domain is related to somekind of network, especially in tech niche!

Thanks, seem you have more knowledge selling. Net, pls do share where or how to sell. Net

 

[Kate]

but it is registered in 7 different tld, aside. Com

This alone is not a sufficient criterion. Without knowing the domain it's impossible to tell if it's any good. Use your common sense to figure out if the name is viable, would you use it for a real business and which one ?
But as said above, the market for .net domains is soft. Unless it's a single generic keyword (I doubt) or otherwise pretty good keyword don't expect an easy flip on this one.

.net is hard to sell. To a .net or any cctld owner you can tell the benefits of owning the .com, but what are the benefits of owning a .net? None.

The .com must be in use, or priced expensively (unattainable). Then the .net counterpart may be the second or third next best option. Possibly.
The keyword has to be hot.

 

[Kamaldeen]

This alone is not a sufficient criterion. Without knowing the domain it's impossible to tell if it's any good. Use your common sense to figure out if the name is viable, would you use it for a real business and which one ?
But as said above, the market for .net domains is soft. Unless it's a single generic keyword (I doubt) or otherwise pretty good keyword don't expect an easy flip on this one.

The .com must be in use, or priced expensively (unattainable). Then the .net counterpart may be the second or third next best option. Possibly.
The keyword has to be hot.

Thanks

One of the. NET AM Talking ABOUT , THE. COM EXTENSION IS PRICED AT $113300.00

 

[mr-x]

Are the other tld's being used with websites or just purchased by domainers and listed for sale?

 

[Kamaldeen]

Are the other tld's being used with websites or just purchased by domainers and listed for sale?

7 websites fully developed, but. Com is currently for sale.. For $113300.00
Thanks

 

[Kate]

THE. COM EXTENSION IS PRICED AT $113300.00

That means nothing, millions of names are on sale with unrealistic price tags. If it sold for 113K, then you at least have some kind of 'market reference', even though many most sales are one of a kind and unlikely to repeat in another extension.

My trick is simple, if I wouldn't use the domain for a real business, if I wouldn't advertise it or put it on business cards then I'll usually stay away. To put it differently: if it's not good enough to you, it won't be good enough to an end user.

 

[Kamaldeen]

That means nothing, millions of names are on sale with unrealistic price tags. If it sold for 113K, then you at least have some kind of 'market reference', even though many most sales are one of a kind and unlikely to repeat in another extension.

My trick is simple, if I wouldn't use the domain for a real business, if I wouldn't advertise it or put it on business cards then I'll usually stay away. To put it differently: if it's not good enough to you, it won't be good enough to an end user.

Thanks
Explicit enough...
Bravo

 

[Bob Hawkes]

.net can be sometimes equal or superior to .com if the domain is related to somekind of network, especially in tech niche!

I agree with this (as well as the view expressed earlier by a different poster that in general it is hard to sell .net compared to a comparable .com).

One place where the .net is saleable is if the potential users is NOT a company and does not want the .com business connotation. Of course they may use the .org, but possibly they are not an organization per se either.

Let's say you want to set up a site which will promote citizen scientist opportunities for the general public, but you are an individual or not formally organized group. In that case I would think
CitizenScientist.net
would be better than .com and more appropriate than .org (I have no ideas who owns these actual names, this is just a hypothetical theoretical example).

Another case might be if you want to set up an information site, but don't want to use .info. After considering alternatives, I did this for the Bay of Fundy site that I manage (yes, I know it needs work!). I liked the feel of BayFundy.net (for awhile I had the similar .ca, but it seemed many people on my site were from outside Canada).

I would say in general .net makes sense when:
(a) the .com is completely unrealistic in price or unavailable;
(b) the potential end user is not a business; or
(c) net works well as part of the domain idea (stressing networking e.g.)

Bob

 

[xynames]

https://www.namepros.com/threads/omnipotence-com.1048499/#post-6421563

 

[Kamaldeen]

I agree with this (as well as the view expressed earlier by a different poster that in general it is hard to sell .net compared to a comparable .com).

One place where the .net is saleable is if the potential users is NOT a company and does not want the .com business connotation. Of course they may use the .org, but possibly they are not an organization per se either.

Let's say you want to set up a site which will promote citizen scientist opportunities for the general public, but you are an individual or not formally organized group. In that case I would think
CitizenScientist.net
would be better than .com and more appropriate than .org (I have no ideas who owns these actual names, this is just a hypothetical theoretical example).

Another case might be if you want to set up an information site, but don't want to use .info. After considering alternatives, I did this for the Bay of Fundy site that I manage (yes, I know it needs work!). I liked the feel of BayFundy.net (for awhile I had the similar .ca, but it seemed many people on my site were from outside Canada).

I would say in general .net makes sense when:
(a) the .com is completely unrealistic in price or unavailable;
(b) the potential end user is not a business; or
(c) net works well as part of the domain idea (stressing networking e.g.)

Bob

insightful