GEO .nets

[damagedgoods]

Opinions on GEO .nets

Does anyone have an opinion of geo names .net in general? e.g. let's say any US city with a population of 10,000 or more. With GEO names being hot sellers these days would it be safe to say that even .net would be worth something to resellers and end users?

 

[coldgarb]

even the govt of southafrica is using Southafrica.Net in all its advertising.

 

[dgridley]

I don't know why but I've always had an aversion to .net.. have only ever owned one or two. I like info because it's also a keyword, us because it defines a geographical place but I'd prefer a .com just because they are so strongly associated with the Internet.

 

[David J Castello]

SouthAfrica.com vs SouthAfrica.net

even the govt of southafrica is using Southafrica.Net in all its advertising.

That's because the South African government lost a court case when they tried to take SouthAfrica.com:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/12/us_dotcom_keeps_ownership/

 

[Sleepys]

That's because the South African government lost a court case when they tried to take SouthAfrica.com:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/12/us_dotcom_keeps_ownership/

Exactly. Everyone wants the .com, it is superior and will always take away from the .net or .info, whereas the others will tend to help the .com the better they do.

And back to the original question. South Africa is a far cry from a town of 10,000. Yes, some geo's are certainly worth it in the .net, that is easy. 10,000 people is still not a large amount, unless it is an expensive resort town or something like that. If all that is available is the .net, keep looking for better cities. The exception is if you really just want that city for personal reasons.

 

[gazzip]

sounds like time well spent. Was it a Scottish town?
if you don't mind , i'd love to take a look at it for inspiration

I did'nt say I was THAT proud of it :lol: - its a bit fugly but it works !


I was just trying to say, do the best with what you can afford and don't forget alot of people still use search engines to find things !

Even if the dotcom version is parked, you're taking chances by developing the dotnet because you could "awaken" the dotcom owner into developing or selling to someone who will. You may get a jump on SEO, but the dotcom is going to trounce you on direct navigation. Even worse, if you try to sell advertising to locals the dotcom will psychologically win every time if they ever decide to go toe-to-toe with you.

The best situation for a dotnet Geo would be for the dotcom version to be developed into something else. Rare, but I've seen it happen.

True, prime direct navigation GEO domains are the way to go if you have a good amount of money to spend.

However...many of the large portfolio owners are just not interested in selling the .com

As the Highlander said "there can be only one!" - I'm sure he was talking about .coms at the time :blink:


JMO



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[seamaster]

hey, what about a country.net, developed economy...an offer of low xx,xxx, is it a fair offer