Do you think .cc domains are good investments?

[fojames]

.cc is seen by some as a failed extension do you agree with that?
Personally I don't as I have sold a couple of .cc domains that have fetched me some ok bucks,

the question is do you consider .cc domains a good investment?

will appreciate your ever helpful opinions.

 

[skylineleong]

Yes, i agree it. I invest some domain .cc. But nothing return back now.
Maybe .CC is long time investment.

 

[Kate]

.cc is seen by some as a failed extension do you agree with that?
Personally I don't as I have sold a couple of .cc domains that have fetched me some ok bucks,

the question is do you consider .cc domains a good investment?

will appreciate your ever helpful opinions.

TBH I am not into .cc but I know that's not an extension you will see often in the dnjournal charts (same goes for .ws and other 'exotic' TLDs). I assume that most sales are not reported because they are under the $2000 threshold...
Now, if you are making sales why not... Just factor how much time and effort you put into your sales to figure out whether it's worthwhile. It's probably safe to assume it's not the extension that is easiest to pitch to end users especially if you aim for big $$$.
You say you sold a few but do you have any that are resting on your hands...
As usual diversification is a good thing but the mainstream extensions are more liquid - portfolio liquidity is important too.
Good luck

 

[fojames]

TBH I am not into .cc but I know that's not an extension you will see often in the dnjournal charts (same goes for .ws and other 'exotic' TLDs). I assume that most sales are not reported because they are under the $2000 threshold...
Now, if you are making sales why not... Just factor how much time and effort you put into your sales to figure out whether it's worthwhile. It's probably safe to assume it's not the extension that is easiest to pitch to end users especially if you aim for big $$$.
You say you sold a few but do you have any that are resting on your hands...
As usual diversification is a good thing but the mainstream extensions are more liquid - portfolio liquidity is important too.
Good luck

Yeah I do agree with you, diversification is a great thing and I do have domains with other extensions

 

[VirtualT]

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the question is do you consider .cc domains a good investment?

no.

What makes cc any different to the other crappy ccTLD's that aren't worth anything either?

 

[Spade]

Unfortunately .cc is valueless for several reasons. Most domainers avoid the ccTLD like the plague AND "end-users" just dont exist for this ccTLD. No consumers are even aware of an extension called .cc.

Its a poor investment if you ask me, with no foreseeable return.

Justin

 

[skylineleong]

Hi spade
How my 2000.cc? Is it good for domain investment or development site.
It like 2000cc auto or else....
Hope that you can give me some pro opinions.
Thanks

 

[Standout!]

No consumers are even aware of an extension called .cc.

I just saw a window magnet the other day on a car advertising a business with a .cc name... yes, I was just as shocked. As more business want to get online with the understanding of what a quality name is, the more (I hope) alternative extensions will be sought...

 

[Spade]

I just saw a window magnet the other day on a car advertising a business with a .cc name...

Wow... thats an explosive advertising campaign.

 

[Kate]

I just saw a window magnet the other day on a car advertising a business with a .cc name... yes, I was just as shocked. As more business want to get online with the understanding of what a quality name is, the more (I hope) alternative extensions will be sought...

TBH I never see any advertising for a .cc To me it's just another vanity extension but I hear that they sell sometimes. Maybe there is a (tiny) market for it and some people here know things I don't
As I said with the right marketing pitch you can sell everything, just make sure the time and effort you put into anything is worthwhile.

 

[Standout!]

I just saw a window magnet the other day on a car advertising a business with a .cc name...

OK, I guess I got a little over-excited, because I own WindowMagnets dot com

 

[sparkplug]

While .cc is nowhere near popular (yet), I do see it gaining some ground. Trillian.cc is the official site of Trillian, which has a pretty large user base. There are also a slew of churches that are opting for the .cc extension because the .com/net/org are taken. One example is NewSpring Church in South Carolina (newspring.cc), which has 8,000+ people in attendance on any given weekend.

I also think this is a good time to plug the official .cc hype thread over in ccTLD Discussion

 

[fojames]

I agree with you sparkplug, .cc seems to be gaining ground at least among other cctlds,

with sales like poker.cc- $7,204 just recently on sedo
and road.cc $1,820 also on Sedo,

I think there is hope for the extension

 

[skylineleong]

Domain Name | Sold | Year | Owner

Beauty.cc - $1,000,000 - 1999 - Bridget Langston
Co.cc - $70,000 - 2007 -*** whois protected ***
Email.cc - $6,912 - 2007 - alex hydes
Us.cc - $6,000 - 2006 - Robert Pooke
RingTones.cc - $5,000 - 2007 - Tobias Larsson
Serials.cc - $2,950 - 2007 - *** whois protected ***
Cc.cc - $2,500 - 2006 - JONG KIM
Jewelry.cc - $2,500 - 2007 - AOVentures
Rent.cc - $2,000 - 2007 - Wayne Sun Lee
Usa.cc $1,000 - 2006 - Electronic Communities Pt...
Dictionary.cc - $1,000 - 2007 - Hemetsberger, Paul

 

[VirtualT]

Domain Name | Sold | Year | Owner

Beauty.cc - $1,000,000 - 1999 - Bridget Langston
Co.cc - $70,000 - 2007 -*** whois protected ***
Email.cc - $6,912 - 2007 - alex hydes
Us.cc - $6,000 - 2006 - Robert Pooke
RingTones.cc - $5,000 - 2007 - Tobias Larsson
Serials.cc - $2,950 - 2007 - *** whois protected ***
Cc.cc - $2,500 - 2006 - JONG KIM
Jewelry.cc - $2,500 - 2007 - AOVentures
Rent.cc - $2,000 - 2007 - Wayne Sun Lee
Usa.cc $1,000 - 2006 - Electronic Communities Pt...
Dictionary.cc - $1,000 - 2007 - Hemetsberger, Paul

you can pull premium keyword domain sales from any extension, it doesn't necessarily mean it is good to invest in, quite the contrary, if these are the only sales you can find where does that leave the average domain?

 

[Sleepys]

I feel bad for Bridget Langston's purchase.

 

[htmlindex]

Beauty.cc - $1,000,000 - 1999 - Bridget Langston

Was that a fake reported sale? Because no other sales come anywhere near that price.

 

[fojames]

you can pull premium keyword domain sales from any extension, it doesn't necessarily mean it is good to invest in, quite the contrary, if these are the only sales you can find where does that leave the average domain?

I get your point VirtualT and I agree that average domains wont do much with .cc for now. But when you consider selling domains with keywords compared to others very expensive extensions like fm tm jp. .cc is an easy investment

 

[Name Trader]

No. I think .cc are bad investments. But I think, it could improve.