.co or .us?

[Name Trader]

I see a one word, 7 letter noun, which is available in .co and .us. I'd like to own one of these two cctld's. Which one has the most upside potential? Which one should I get?

 

[elmoney]

I think that .co

 

[LaunchUp.com]

Both extensions have pretty much gone downhill. Almost every good name i search for is available in .co. The only potential will come if you develop a good website..and I wouldn't use either for this. If you have to then use .co.

 

[rokoroko]

according to Sedo Recent sales co. - more sales

 

[Name Trader]

I could get the nounco.com. Would that be a better choice?

 

[biggie]

nounco.com is good alternative if developing

 

[NameOmnia]

I'd go with .co or nounco.com

 

[main]

Also consider the renewal costs, depending what your plans are for it.

 

[Name Trader]

This was a bit of an experimental question, because as rivey101, pointed out, both cctld's appear to be on a downward slide. I was a bit surprised that it has been solid for the .co, over the .us, also considering the renewal price differences. I've anyway been re-evaluating my .us holdings, and letting go most of the weaker domains. I probably still have too many

I have already too many domains that need some development, that I should turn my thoughts too. Although I'm not a developer myself. I'll evaluate the nounco.com. But it is probably going to languish undeveloped, like most of my domains. Awaiting a buyer.

I think an alternative .com domain beats out either of these 2 cctld's, which are both in a bad shape of disrepair, imho.

 

[alien51]

I've anyway been re-evaluating my .us holdings, and letting go most of the weaker domains. I probably still have too many

Let it all go, man. In my view, a .net is even much stronger than a .us extension. But i have let go a couple of my .net domains recently.

I have already too many domains that need some development, that I should turn my thoughts too. Although I'm not a developer myself. I'll evaluate the nounco.com.

The "co-com" syntax, is kinda awkward in my view. What i do is add an article infront of the noun, or just do a double-word combination... meaning, i'll probably just look for another domain name - instead of the "co-com" thing.

But it is probably going to languish undeveloped, like most of my domains. Awaiting a buyer.

Hoarding backburners, can get costly. If you have "brandable" domains in your list, you can gamble and let it drop, then pick it up a few years later when you are ready to develop. I have done that a couple of times. Just don't do it on "meaningful" english word combinations, because the cyborgs can quickly flag it in 50 nanoseconds and you will see your own domains being peddled back to you for $2,350 dollars. LOL

Another technique to do, is focus on a milking cow. The term to use here is "subsidize". Concentrate on a milking cow that can pay-off the rest of your losers. That way, you don't need to worry about them languishing as you take on projects one at a time.

I think an alternative .com domain beats out either of these 2 cctld's, which are both in a bad shape of disrepair, imho.

Yes, forget about the .co and .us.

I have a competitor who tried to buy me out of my .com, but i refused his offer price. Instead, he launched his business in a .CO extension (which baffled me at the time). It only resulted to more traffic in my site, as his customers thought my .COM is the official site since the .CO is kinda awkward compared to .COM when seen side-by-side on Google search.

After 2 years, he gave up, and his domain is now a Godaddy landing page.

 

[Name Trader]

Did you all see the .us portfolio just put up at Brannans (Dave Clements). 100 .us domains for $30k. Wow, even the .us domains I own are better than most of those

 

[Name Trader]

I actually don't mind the "co.com" combination, but maybe "thenoun.com" might be better, except it is taken

 

[William V]

I don't like the .co extension because it looks like a typo for .com. The .us extension looks like the word "us" instead of an abbreviation for USA. It's better than .co however.

Give me .xyz, .link or .click before .co.

 

[adrianbrand]

definitely .co ... it reminds of .com and has more potential

 

[david64]

I feel both of these have somewhat of a trashy stigma, .co more so. When I've seen .co sites they always seem to be splogs, domain parking pages and other lowly flakes. If you get a domain of these varieties, you will be joining a family of sub-standard sites.

If you are looking to start a legit website I think .io is a better choice as there are number of good sites on the TLD and its not full of trash and doesn't have the cheap ring of the new horde of gTLDs like .click, .world etc.

 

[Bearded Goat]

@stub was thinking the same thing when I saw that list of .us sent out yesterday. I can pick up better ones on the drop than any on that list...