.ca Dot CA Discussion, Sales, and Showcase

[whitebark]

Domains For Next MyID .ca Auction

These are the upcoming domains and reserve range for the next/current myid.ca auction:

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)
albertabyowner.ca ($251 - $500)
BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)
CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)
DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)
EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)
GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)
HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)
iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)
JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)
KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)
Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)
PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)
QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)
SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)
TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)
War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($50000)


I can see a number of these getting picked up - there a few others I'm surprised they accepted the high reserve and can't see selling because of it. What do you think?

 

[DomainRecap]

Only 69 domains selected, which means my decision to stay out of the fray worked out pretty well. It was a really top-heavy list this week and I thought a lot of very good options would be passed over in the rush to get REAL.CA, SNE.CA and RESPITE.CA. .

Wanted 8 upper middle-level names, waited til after the TBR and got 6 of them for $1 each. I'm happy.

 

[DomainRecap]

Best Values: SNE.ca at 9, Prosecute.ca at 17, Meld.ca at 20. YRI.ca at 22 wasn't bad either.
Craziest Selection: Sibername hits a bulls-eye at 19:00:00.000, beating MyID to the punch, then uses that perfect top pick for.... RegisteredOffice.ca.
Riskiest TM Pick: Tarion.ca
Tick-Me-Off Pick: Someone taking a cheap & late flyer at Namespro on CryptoCloud.ca

 

[DomainRecap]

The .CA To Be Released / TBR Results & Leftovers have been served:

This week’s .CA TBR numbers actually increased slightly this time out, and while the premium domains jumped significantly, it was a very top-heavy list. Due to this, there were only 69 selections, with the top 10 picks including the ultra-premium...

Bring Two Forks and a Bib

 

[DomainRecap]

Anyone else noticing that Excellent Domains (www.excellent.ca) is dropping LLLs like dimes?

I noticed a few trickling in over the last few weeks but there is a deluge so far this week, with a lot of them ending in "E". These are 15 years old (reg in 2004) and it looks like Excellent Domains has exhausted any potential buyers before tossing them back.

Overall, from my rudimentary-level research, most are not in use in any way, but one drop that surprised me was PHE.ca, as that is a viable acronym as well as an Asian word.

So good or bad deal? Do you want LLLs that have been marketed to death for 15 years with no buyer movement, or are you looking long-term, such as holding them for another 15 years?

 

[dancarlson]

It's crazy, nothing nothing nothing. 4 inquiries / offers in 2 days via Efty.

SkillZone.ca
Plano.ca
OrganicCBD.ca
DnaKit.ca

Only 69 domains selected, which means my decision to stay out of the fray worked out pretty well. It was a really top-heavy list this week and I thought a lot of very good options would be passed over in the rush to get REAL.CA, SNE.CA and RESPITE.CA. .

Wanted 8 upper middle-level names, waited til after the TBR and got 6 of them for $1 each. I'm happy.

Hi
In the past you were unable to register domains from the TBR until @1pm PST on thursday. When did this change and what time are you now able to register domains that were not picked up on the drop?

thanx
Dan

 

[wwwweb]

It's crazy, nothing nothing nothing. 4 inquiries / offers in 2 days via Efty.

SkillZone.ca
Plano.ca
OrganicCBD.ca
DnaKit.ca

Hi
In the past you were unable to register domains from the TBR until @1pm PST on thursday. When did this change and what time are you now able to register domains that were not picked up on the drop?

thanx
Dan

I noticed it changed after the last cira platform update, many months ago.

 

[DomainRecap]

In the past you were unable to register domains from the TBR until @1pm PST on thursday. When did this change and what time are you now able to register domains that were not picked up on the drop?

Maybe a month or so after Fury was implemented, we were suddenly able to register unclaimed TBR domains between an 1:00-1:15 hours after the run was completed, so a bit after 4PM.

But this can vary by TBR run and by Registrar (they release at different times) and you just need to test it every few minutes on WHOIS to see when you get an opening. A few I was looking at a couple of weeks ago didn't get released until 4:30 EST.

But for the most part, a little after 4PM.

 

[wwwweb]

The bidding on real.ca has now exceeded over $2500, let's see where it ends up, two people are fighting hard.

 

[DomainRecap]

The bidding on real.ca has now exceeded over $2500, let's see where it ends up, two people are fighting hard.

Before it started I was thinking $3,000 minimum, but I wouldn't be surprised to see $5,000+ before it's done.

This is easily one of the best single-word domains ever on the TBR.

 

[wwwweb]

Before it started I was thinking $3,000 minimum, but I wouldn't be surprised to see $5,000+ before it's done.

This is easily one of the best single-word domains ever on the TBR.

Sitting on $4K right now, I am guessing fireworks show at the end.

 

[cabotower]

Sitting on $4K right now, I am guessing fireworks show at the end.

where is the auction?

 

[dtagr]

Andrew @DomainNameWire has written about CIRA having a realtor TM violation in their latest advertisement promoting .ca. The story is here in case you missed it:

https://domainnamewire.com/2019/09/24/oops-new-ca-commercial-has-a-trademark-problem/

I read that article as well as the article before it:

https://domainnamewire.com/2019/09/23/new-tv-commercial-promotes-ca-domains-to-canadians/

From the article: "CIRA will run the ads only in the Toronto area from September 23 until November 17. It will also be featured on streaming services and in cinemas in the area."

I hate to fall into that Western Canadian stereotype, but holy crap, Trawna has a national domain name extension!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm no expert on TM, but I think they are also flirting with the RCMP's trademark.

From the ad, what is the benefit of purchasing a .ca over a .com? I mean no one wants to run from a Zamboni but please explain the SEO and local search advantages to using a cctld.

On the whole I found the ad silly, but then because I don't live in Trawna I'm not the target market. Maybe it's Trawnian hunour?

 

[DomainRecap]

From the ad, what is the benefit of purchasing a .ca over a .com? I mean no one wants to run from a Zamboni but please explain the SEO and local search advantages to using a cctld.

Exactly, and that's a very important reason to choose the .CA over something else, otherwise why not just open it up to anyone like .CO or .TV? I watch that commercial and I ask "why?" Why should I pick .CA over .COM.

Just add in some actual content - like at the end with a short "You also rank higher in local searches, eh!" (overtop of a guy typing in "need maple syrup")

I see this commercial and it exudes desperation, not confidence and that's a dangerous angle to take.

 

[wwwweb]

Exactly, and that's a very important reason to choose the .CA over something else, otherwise why not just open it up to anyone like .CO or .TV? I watch that commercial and I ask "why?" Why should I pick .CA over .COM.

Just add in some actual content - like at the end with a short "You also rank higher in local searches, eh!" (overtop of a guy typing in "need maple syrup")

I see this commercial and it exudes desperation, not confidence and that's a dangerous angle to take.

The commercial is limited to run only in Ontario region, it is comedic, but not very educational as you stated.

 

[DomainRecap]

The commercial is limited to run only in Ontario, it is comedic, but not very educational as you stated.

A commercial certainly needs to be interesting and poke fun at Canucks, but that doesn't mean it has to be totally bereft of valid information. The target market should be small and medium business, as well as those home businesses that are flocking to Facebook pages, and they need some steak to go with the sizzle.

Any one of those RCMP guys could have inserted info in a humorous manner, rather than just going for the obvious "fart joke".

"You like that 15-letter .COM do ya?" (selection)

"And we accept Canadian dollars too" (price)

"You also rank higher in local search results, eh!" (over a humorous type-in) (business advantage)

 

[Bob Hawkes]

"CIRA will run the ads only in the Toronto area

Quite apart from the strength, or lack thereof, of the advertisement, or the potential infringement issues, how can a national agency like CIRA justify running an ad in only one region of the country? Seems strange.

 

[DomainRecap]

Quite apart from the strength, or lack thereof, of the advertisement, or the potential infringement issues, how can a national agency like CIRA justify running an ad in only one region of the country? Seems strange.

Maybe they knew they had a dud, and cut their losses?

 

[Bob Hawkes]

BTW I wonder what you experienced .ca domain investors think about trying to promote a .ca domain name as a package with another domain extension name? I know there was a bit of discussion way back re with a new gTLD, but what I was thinking was a pitch like the following:

"Research shows that .ca are the most accepted and trusted by Canadians, and your immediate business plan is limited to Canada. But if you later plan to extend globally, it is good to be prepared with the same phrase or word in both .ca and in a global extension. I am offering a package of WORD in .ca and in TLD.'

I picked up a few hand-reg on the Rebel deal that I had a matching word in .co and thought I might try this approach. Any thoughts, or have people already tried that?

Bob

 

[manpreet]

Quite apart from the strength, or lack thereof, of the advertisement, or the potential infringement issues, how can a national agency like CIRA justify running an ad in only one region of the country? Seems strange.

Also, I wonder is there any specific reason for choosing Toronto only and not any other region of Canada.

 

[DomainRecap]

If you're doing outgoing, it can't hurt, but I would definitely put it below the .CA sales pitch, as a secondary consideration.