.biz I love the .biz extension but it's not looking so hot!

[Steven McEvoy]

The .biz is one of my favoirte extensions but man, its hard to find some endusers. I really do not think anyone is using these extensions any more. You can just tell looking at Namebio https://namebio.com/?s==QTO3cjMzYTM Only people buying them are most likely domain investors and the prices or so low!

.biz extensions. Is it possible in the 2018+ of this industry?

Where is .biz heading?

Is there any future for .biz?

What should I be buying in .biz to keep my ROI up?

Is it possible for .biz to come back? What makes an extension get better?

Thanks!!

 

[bmugford]

I have sold quite a few .BIZ over the years, including several in the last couple years.

They are almost all high quality LLL or top quality single word brand types.

Examples I have sold -

MRP
WRS
IAS
BMI
EIG
Pam
CBD
Aps
BAC
ADC
Loco
Sage
Jacob
Edible
Apollo
Lessons
Crystal
Edwards
Getaway
Spectrum
Printers
Impressions

I have sold over $40K in .BIZ in total.

Brad

 

[garptrader]

If .BIZ had been released in 2015 you would have dozens of threads on NP talking about all these great domains members were registering - showcase your best .BIZ domains. .BIZ is great for business. Blah blah. The registry would announce some five figure sales to pump up the registrations. You might have a .BIZ auction at SEDO or Namejet of "premium keywords." But even though .BIZ was released more than fifteen years ago, how often do you see .BIZ domain sales reported on DNJournal? What does that tell you about the likely future of most nTLD portfolios?

 

[alcy]

no... its dead and getting deader.

there is a reason why yuo see a ton of great single word etc .biz expiring every day.. and almost no one getting those even regfee.

I own a few.. sometimes pickup few regfee.. but I know its a deadend. I just like some keywords.. so i gues rule #1 of domaining never buy domains cause you personalyl love some keywords or extesions.. buy what sells instead!

cheers
gl

 

[Kate]

I am curious but what is the most you ever paid for a .biz domain ?
If you had a budget to buy a domain name on the aftermarket wouldn't you try to get a .com ?
When was the last time you visited a .biz domain ? Is there one that you visit on a regular basis ? Would you want one for your business ?
Try to answer those questions and you can draw the conclusions yourself.

 

[bmugford]

I sold an LLL on Afternic today for $1500. I will report it when the transfer completes.

Brad

 

[BRANDERX]

I sold Petroleum.biz few days ago, for $70. It wouldn't get any higher offer. Petrol.biz also sold for $100. To the same buyer actually.

Both are now on the market place ofr $xx,xxx

I was also in contact with an investor who truly had premium .biz(all high value domains), they're trying to sell all & no longer invest in the extension.

The .biz extension is going nowhere, at least i think so.

 

[Kate]

Also, 'biz' is slang, doesn't look professional. What doesn't help is the fact that it's in direct competition to .com.

Another big factor since the early 2000s is the shift to ccTLDs. Anything else than .com is just that, an alternative, never a first choice.

 

[bmugford]

Another big factor since the early 2000s is the shift to ccTLDs. Anything else than .com is just that, an alternative, never a first choice.

In general I agree, but there are times .ORG might also be a first choice.

Brad

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Per my experience with hundreds .BIZ domains during the past ~10 years...
Waste of money and time...

 

[CrazyTech]

Well, we launched a small site that actually uses Biz in the title. The jury is still out on it, but I do often wonder if "biz" sounds less professional or may be hurting our brand a little? Would be interesting for a scientific poll. It seems like that in a world where things are increasingly less formal, it would be a plus.

Almost a decade ago now, I sold a .biz for $xxx. It was a two word domain relating to the (then) emerging mobile scene. It was anecdotal, but I felt .biz was on the ascent to something better. After a pretty long hiatus, I am back and looking at .biz and starting to think it's a bust.

One of the things that I think hurt. biz is that it was around prior to GTLDs and so it's too old to be a cool kid. Reputationally, I do recall it being associated with cheap and spammy sites.

I really think length still hurts with extensions like .business because the entire premise around a computer (and, by extension, mobile) is convenience. I presume if everyone navigates the web like my parents by Googling or Binging, the case may be different.

 

[garptrader]

When I was a newbie i regged quite a few .biz domains but quickly realized they were very difficult to sell. I did sell one for low $XXX and another for high $XXX but that was when exact match domains ranked with simple content. I held mascota.biz (pet in Spanish) for many years but realized with a thousand new extensions that .biz along with most anything not .com would be practically worthless as low-budget developers and end users have many options without having to pay a premium.

 

[Kate]

Right, it's more the alternate TLDs that are hurt by other alternate TLDs.

.biz was released in a context of scarcity, in the past TLDs were released one by one, or in small batches.
Then we used to see maybe one new TLD released every year. Lame stuff like .mobi .tel .asia that nobody cares about.
It's only because of the relative scarcity of options that .biz achieved 2 millions regs - but it's stagnating and even decreasing. It's back at the same level as in 2010.

Now in some TLDs like .travel or .info there are at least some high-profile websites like official tourist boards of foreign countries. But there are not many high-profile websites in .biz. End users just don't seem to think .biz is suitable for ambitious projects.

 

[Steven McEvoy]

.. so i gues rule #1 of domaining never buy domains cause you personalyl love some keywords or extesions.. buy what sells instead!

One of the main problems I have in this industry.

 

[alcy]

I have sold quite a few .BIZ over the years, including several in the last couple years.

They are almost all high quality LLL or top quality single word brand types.

Examples I have sold -

MRP
WRS
IAS
BMI
EIG
Pam
CBD
Aps
BAC
ADC
Loco
Sage
Jacob
Edible
Apollo
Lessons
Crystal
Edwards
Getaway
Spectrum
Printers
Impressions

I have sold over $40K in .BIZ in total.

Brad

nicely done

today, 3L .biz are dropping and expired too .. people do not renew... and similar and/or better keyword types/qualities like you listed in your sales are also expiring... impressions.. crystal .. lessons.. loco...edible.. etc.. they are dropping in big numbers daily.. can be had for regfee..

but.. you stil find buyer for anything... if your stars align right.. its just that for biz.. you are working with way fewer stars. cheers.

 

[dordomai]

I am curious but what is the most you ever paid for a .biz domain ?
If you had a budget to buy a domain name on the aftermarket wouldn't you try to get a .com ?
When was the last time you visited a .biz domain ? Is there one that you visit on a regular basis ? Would you want one for your business ?
Try to answer those questions and you can draw the conclusions yourself.

i have seen a .biz in the wild recently, not sure if there are others. if it were a new G it would probably big news, I have seen .info too recently, they do exist but that does not mean much.

the truth is if .biz were to come out today it would probably be viewed as one of the hottest strings, (generic, 3L, easy to remember) but because it is 15 years old even nGTLD investors feel it sucks.

I would say that objectively it is better than at least 90% of the new Gs.

 

[MapleDots]

I would take a .biz over a .co anytime if I needed a domain.
I don't like that .co is a country code whereas .biz in universal.

Seriously I don't get at all why any business in a different country would use the country code of another country regardless of the fact that it is open for general use.

I don't like the idea of my business being attached to a .co (columbia). I would be more relaxed with a .biz

io = British Indian Ocean Territory
Same thing there not for me

.anything
Hmm, too confusing for my customers

So seriously, tell me again why .biz is not moving up
I don't get it, that extension should be on fire.

 

[alcy]

I would take a .biz over a .co anytime if I needed a domain.
I don't like that .co is a country code whereas .biz in universal.

Seriously I don't get at all why any business in a different country would use the country code of another country regardless of the fact that it is open for general use.

I don't like the idea of my business being attached to a .co (columbia). I would be more relaxed with a .biz

io = British Indian Ocean Territory
Same thing there not for me

.anything
Hmm, too confusing for my customers

So seriously, tell me again why .biz is not moving up
I don't get it, that extension should be on fire.

nobody really sees .co as country domain ... except columbians maybe... its just a shorter sweeter version of .com .. that looks and sounds fabulous... companies love it.. most domainers too.. and in terms of sales and popularity it leaves .biz millenia behind .. there isn't even a comparaison

which is why there are tons of .biz available to reg.. and most of those in co are long gone and renewed each year.. despite the high fees. that says a lot right there.

if you want more sales, do yourself favor and ALWAYS pick co instead of .biz.. if you must pick between the two........ co is hooooooooooooooot.

 

[clasione]

I like .biz very much but only have a couple of them.... I looked into the history once and listed a bunch of sales here, the highest ones ever: https://www.strategicrevenue.com/16...lets-look-at-top-100-sales-over-past-5-years/

 

[Silentptnr]

They are still selling though...

telegram.biz 102 USD 2018-02-25 GoDaddy
superb.biz 220 USD 2018-02-24 GoDaddy
chat.biz 645 USD 2018-02-22 Flippa
peach.biz 341 USD 2018-02-17 GoDaddy
exchange.biz 510 USD 2018-02-14 Sedo
each.biz 688 USD 2018-02-12 Sedo
bob.biz 7,500 USD 2018-02-02 Sedo
ex.biz 5,000 USD 2018-01-30 Afternic
alpha.biz 2,500 USD 2018-01-18 Sedo
million.biz 450 USD 2018-01-10 Flippa
alcohol.biz 1,100 USD 2017-12-29 NameJet
time-clock.biz 3,050 USD 2017-12-19 GoDaddy

Some of those biz keywords that are dropping might have some profit in them.

.biz has been weak for some time as investments go. But they are still selling.

 

[Kate]

Well, I for one like the extension and would have absolutely no reservations with starting a business using the .biz extension.

But would you buy one on the aftermarket, provided your preferred domain is not available for regee ?

 

[TauseefKhan]

some dot biz dictionary word sales for Feb18

each.biz $688
chat.biz $645
exchange.biz $510
peach.biz $341
superb.biz $220
telegram.biz $102

I guess one can minimize risk by investing in pure dictionary word biz domains. Anyway, not recommended.

 

[MapleDots]

Thats too bad, a good generic extension and a great option when a .com os not avail.

As an investor I probably won't buy any but as an end user I sure would consider one if the .com was taken.

If this one goes bust then there is trouble brewing.

 

[comati]

I have sold over $40K in .BIZ in total.

wow

 

[BrandMart]

If you have the resources and time to sell a .biz domain, buy it. Or move to a .com instead.