.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

[TOXX]

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
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http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
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This could truly be a big competitor to .COM (especially being a "typo").
I would say with proper guidance .CO could REALLY have a bright future!
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Let me know your thoughts please.

 

[emjohn]

What have you priced them at?

I am trying to sell M-M.co and SNN.co

I am having trouble finding good offers for these domains, similar names sold for a great amount of money.

Can anyone help out?

Thanks

 

[Kate]

Call me stubborn but I just love having a one word domain, it peeves me to have to put some sort of descriptive word after the brand name.

I would then consider another extension, your ccTLD, perhaps even .net could do.
.co is confusing especially in the US where .com is the norm, and it's going to be like that for a very long time.

If you think the Overstock debacle is not a representative business case, consider this sobering real life experience.

 

[freedom30]

...I would then consider another extension, your ccTLD, perhaps even .net could do.

...You are doing fine with .CO, hjkou...It may not prove to be a good practice to downgrade to .net...the .co extension is fine, it's the marketing that is important...

Makes sense what Keith states at http://www.namepros.com/cctld-discussion/691140-why-co-will-will-not-do.html..."If you make money with .co then it is a good extension. If not then it is bad. Some win and some lose but you can't say that .co will not do well. It's like any extension, invest well and it's all good"

 

[johname]

I am trying to sell M-M.co and SNN.co

I am having trouble finding good offers for these domains, similar names sold for a great amount of money.

You cant cherry pick great 3 character .co sales and say "My names similar, I should be able to sell it for that too"

All you can do is either sell quickly and accept that they will go at reseller prices. Or wait long term for an enduser sale.

 

[nparab]

I hope you don't mind if I ask a question as an end-user here; what do you all think the best method of advertising .co's are?

My biggest concern is for example having a sticker, flyer, card, etc. with the .co address on it and having people think it's a typo - which leads to a few scenarios:
a) person thinks it's a typo and tries to visit the .com (may eventually figure it out)
b) person thinks it's a typo and feels the branding is cheap due to errors
c) person has some sort of domaining knowledge or has seen a .co before and gets it right

The odds don't seem that great in my favour, and although I could put some sort of emphasis on the extension I don't want to make any ads look tacky with arrows pointing to the domain saying "not a typo!" or ".co not .com!"

Well, this might seem a simplistic suggestion, and I don't know how effective it would be really, but maybe using capitalization properly (especially the 'C' in .co) would help?

Eg. instead of writing 'Website: www.xcompany.co' which might look like a typo of .com, you could write 'Website: www.XCompany.Co'

This way it would be somewhat implicit & discreet, instead of having arrows and slogans.

It probably won't work for all domains (verbs, phrases, etc), but might work for some (company names, brands). People might associate '.co' with .com, but '.Co' in many people's minds would be associated with 'Company' or 'Corporation', and this might work in your favor.

Just my two cents...

 

[JB Lions]

I hope you don't mind if I ask a question as an end-user here; what do you all think the best method of advertising .co's are?

My biggest concern is for example having a sticker, flyer, card, etc. with the .co address on it and having people think it's a typo - which leads to a few scenarios:
a) person thinks it's a typo and tries to visit the .com (may eventually figure it out)
b) person thinks it's a typo and feels the branding is cheap due to errors
c) person has some sort of domaining knowledge or has seen a .co before and gets it right

The odds don't seem that great in my favour, and although I could put some sort of emphasis on the extension I don't want to make any ads look tacky with arrows pointing to the domain saying "not a typo!" or ".co not .com!"

Understand people advising you to stick with it, don't have your best interests at heart, they just have .co portfolios. The Overstock example and the one Kate linked too are real life examples. Pay a little bit more now, or pay a lot more/pay for it later.

 

[hawkeye]

...You are doing fine with .CO, hjkou...It may not prove to be a good practice to downgrade to .net...the .co extension is fine,...

So.., your contention is that .co is a better extension, than .net....?? ..okaayy...

Ohhh, ..now I see.., :gl: the rose color does put things in a different perspective!! ...:tri:

 

[hjkou]

The domain name I'm questioning is undefeated.co and my general idea was to run a fitness website and eventually evolve to an online store where I could sell clothing, gear, etc.

There's no way I could get the net or any other gTLD now I think, as the word is so common. What I might do after reading some of those articles posted is just develop it on an extended .com and keep the .co just in case - and just have it redirect for now.

 

[bmugford]

The domain name I'm questioning is undefeated.co and my general idea was to run a fitness website and eventually evolve to an online store where I could sell clothing, gear, etc.

There's no way I could get the net or any other gTLD now I think, as the word is so common. What I might do after reading some of those articles posted is just develop it on an extended .com and keep the .co just in case - and just have it redirect for now.

I sent you a PM with a suggestion.

Brad

 

[freedom30]

The domain name I'm questioning is undefeated.co and my general idea was to run a fitness website and eventually evolve to an online store where I could sell clothing, gear, etc.

There's no way I could get the net or any other gTLD now I think, as the word is so common. What I might do after reading some of those articles posted is just develop it on an extended .com and keep the .co just in case - and just have it redirect for now.

...there is absolutely nothing wrong with the .co of the domain name. it's all in how you are marketing the product, pure and simple...

---------- Post added at 10:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 PM ----------

So.., your contention is that .co is a better extension, than .net....?? ..okaayy...

Ohhh, ..now I see.., :gl: the rose color does put things in a different perspective!! ...:tri:

...yeppers...

 

[Dave]

Not quite sure how this one is still available..

Actividad.co

Means activity in Spanish. 1,900 local exact searches in Colombia.

 

[m-i-k-e]

It's good to ask for ideas on a forum and I agree with most that .com is far superior to .co, especially in print. You've already picked your keyword and topic, the obvious 2 word .com which you need no matter which way you go is still available to hand reg. Register it.

If you really want to use the 1 word .co, do some real life research. Print out flyers with your .co domain, capitalize the 'C' add QR codes, try different fonts etc.. do the same for your dot com. Give people the flyer and ask them to go to the site. Hand people the flyer and later ask them what site was advertised on it etc...

Do real life research. None of us have done that in your niche for your target market. It's great getting ideas here, but, you need to do some real life market research as well before committing to a .co domain, or for that matter before giving up on the domain that you want to use.

Myself I would hand reg that .com that should be obvious.

 

[dragtastic]

"Leads For .CO Domains Now Available"

I just gave this a test and here are my results..


I tested - merchant[.]co - and only got 2 leads, yes a whopping 2 leads but with the .com I got 1,850 haha

 

[sofiapartner]

orbit.co sold for $7500 - sedo.

 

[wonderfulsites]

Not bad. Wonder the starting bid was?

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[the_poet]

Have you heard of the latest social contraption? Pinstagram :lol:

 

[Domainstore]

Hello,

Does anybody knows if Godaddy will have a special code for renewals of .co ?
Next month or 18 days after 20th of july renewals of Go-Livedomains is necessary.

Or is there a registrar that gives a very good transfer IN-pricing for .co-domains ?

Thanks for reply in advance.
Steven

 

[the_poet]

Hello,

Does anybody knows if Godaddy will have a special code for renewals of .co ?
Next month or 18 days after 20th of july renewals of Go-Livedomains is necessary.

Or is there a registrar that gives a very good transfer IN-pricing for .co-domains ?

Thanks for reply in advance.
Steven

Your best bet is the various 30-32% discount codes GoDaddy usually issues.

 

[user-name]

just noticed that dialogue.co redirects to dialogue-languages.com.
* i own the north American version of this dialog.co

 

[TheWatcher]

and your domain is not resolving