question How good are two word .co extensions?

[Leo2k]

How good are two word (commonly used combination) .co extension names if they are taken in multiple tlds? Do the end users prefer it when the .com is not available or very costly?
Or is the demand only for 2/3 letters and one word?

 

[BaileyUK]

I find very easy to be 'initially' tempted by the dot co opportunities that are out there. But thankfully common sense kicks in. That is everyone else is seeing the same massive availability of what seems like top-notch domains. So why the hell should they want to buy mine (If I had any) for a premium.

When the Columbian extension took-up its new designate for Company. I thought Wow, that .Co is as good as it gets 'Visually' and by definition. But lets face it, the only users are those on a low budget and not much else.

I'm never discounting the odd exception But I now find it easy to see the potential in that dot Co but thankfully just as easy to dissuade myself from registering.. Dot Co had its opportunity to establish itself and it hasn't happened. My advice would be, Stop revisiting or even looking at the availability and the urge soon goes away.

Can't see anything changing in the future. The .Co would have had to surge forward many years ago. It's not going to happen now in some kind of retro acceptance. Answering your short domain observation, Well that happens in every extension.

 

[biggie]

Do the end users prefer it when the .com is not available or very costly?

Hi,

i'd say,

probably the second choices now might be a longer .com domain, one with hyphens, dot net, dot org, or maybe even one of the new extensions that "fit" with the terms of the name

still, i'm sure there are some two word .co that fit the extension well, but also sure that majority of those are already registered by domainers

imo...

thankfully common sense kicks in.

Hi
sometimes, when reaching, one might only look at the metrics, how many this, how old is that, etc, etc
and lot of times, common sense doesn't kick in until after the fact.

imo....

 

[STIJL]

I like .co’s for short domains and hacks.

 

[chr0meice]

.co is a joke. you couldn’t pay me $50 to take a .co domain for 99% of the names

 

[VadimK]

You can sell them, the problem is that it's much more than ''multiple tld'' to watch for, when you get a .co name. It should be short, with a very trendy keyword, also you need to pay attention to what ''.com'' is ''doing'' ) among other things to consider.
You need to sell it at low XXXX down and within a year (not to step on a $25 renewal fee).

Good luck! )

 

[gold2platinum]

I don't buy .co domains, but I still think they look and sound better than .ai or .io. The market has spoken on this and they believe the opposite, but it just makes zero sense to me. The .co extension can work for any word, but for .ai and .io only a small list of words work in that niche.

No one really types in web addresses anymore and they just use Google. I believe owning any generic keyword in any extension will be valuable at some point.

 

[Leo2k]

I believe owning any generic keyword in any extension will be valuable at some point.

I do have the same view. But the renewal fee of most of the ngtld's are threatening and making me stay away.

 

[gareth1614]

As someone who has only recently returned to domaining in general, I find this discussion interesting. Yeah, it seems that .co had so much potential maybe a decade ago or so. I think back to when I sold a hyphenated .co for $xxx that I think I hand-regd. Feels like it was the Wild West back then, but I'm also disheartened as I think .co is a potentially great extension

 

[gold2platinum]

As someone who has only recently returned to domaining in general, I find this discussion interesting. Yeah, it seems that .co had so much potential maybe a decade ago or so. I think back to when I sold a hyphenated .co for $xxx that I think I hand-regd. Feels like it was the Wild West back then, but I'm also disheartened as I think .co is a potentially great extension

It certainly was the wild west. We should take advantage of the .io and .ai hype now before it fades too. So many amazing words available in those extensions.

 

[biggie]

No one really types in web addresses anymore

Hi

on the contrary, people still use the address bar.

when i look at traffic origins, vast majority is type-in traffic.

i think the likelihood of .co domains losing traffic to .com, is one of the main reasons for a reluctance to use it.

imo...

 

[Gary Scot]

Interesting thread.

I recently picked up a 4L pronounceable dictionary word in .co, it's the first one I've ever purchased tbh, just thought I'd give it a punt. I generally stick to .coms (still king) and the odd .ai recently.

I did notice on Name Bio, that there have been a few high end .co sales over the past 3 years, the majority of which were short one words.

Perhaps as mentioned before they're the odd exceptions?

 

[domvault]

Interesting thread.

I recently picked up a 4L pronounceable dictionary word in .co, it's the first one I've ever purchased tbh, just thought I'd give it a punt. I generally stick to .coms (still king) and the odd .ai recently.

I did notice on Name Bio, that there have been a few high end .co sales over the past 3 years, the majority of which were short one words.

Perhaps as mentioned before they're the odd exceptions?

I am of the feeling that all 4L pronounceable are now registry premium. How much did you pay for it ?

 

[Gary Scot]

I paid about $300

 

[domvault]

I paid about $300

ok so indeed it was a registry premium

 

[Gary Scot]

Yup. Good name, just unsure about retail value

 

[PB Domains]

The $25 renewal is a killer