If only US or BIZ is avail...

[RickyG]

I am looking at a new domain and only the biz and us is available. The site will be a forum. The forum isnt just USA audience.

What one would you purchase?

RickyG

 

[AHA7]

I'd say .us is better than .biz unless it is a business-related site :imho:

 

[floatingworld]

.us for sure......

 

[wasistdas]

.biz, imo. .US has more restrictions

 

[RickyG]

So far some interesting replies.....

 

[JoshHendo]

I would go for the .biz, though if I were someone else, I would go for hte .us. Only reason why I wouldn't go for the .us is becuase I don't live there :P

-Josh :tu:

 

[-db-]

Ricky, can you give some idea of the forum's subject matter?

 

[RickyG]

Josh.....so you are saying, since you dont live in the US, you would also "look up" as a biz and not US?

DB...lets says it is a very popular TV show

 

[omnia]

If its not business related, or US related and its tv show related perhaps .tv, or if unavailable .cc or .ws might be worth looking at. If you want to select just from .biz & .us I'd suggest .biz in preference as its not as geographically limiting as .us and you can push your site in a business direction if you feel that way inclined. I'm assuming that .net or .org are also unavailable based on your post.

 

[ThreeD]

I'm with omnia on this one, why not go for the .tv extension if it's a popular tv show? Neither .biz nor .us are well suited for tv shows, especially if the .tv exentsion is available.

 

[jeter4982]

I would go with .us because I personally see .biz as a dying extension...

Tom

 

[harkster]

I would go with .us because I personally see .biz as a dying extension...

Tom

<rant>Granted it aint no .com but dead(??).
Check last weeks sales at http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm

My biz experiment:
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=roseville++pottery&FORM=MSNH&srch_type=0 -- number 5.

http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=roseville+art+pottery&FORM=QBRE -- number 3

Aint googoo-gle but site went live in late Apriland getting 25-50 uniques/day with very minimal promotion.

At googoo-gle http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=rosevillepottery&btnG=Search -- number 1

Do I wish I had the .com? Damn right but sometimes one must settle and work harder to acheive. I fully expect to rank in the top 10 on googoo-gle within 15 months or less.

BTW the .info sister site is doing better and will bring the .biz along for the ride. </rant>

On topic -- is a tough decision -- I might consider the us or ws -- biz just doesn't feel right unless heavilly business related.

 

[RickyG]

Thnaks all. I already tried the TV but that was taken (of course). I wil be buying something soon and will post back what it was.
RickyG

Hanging my head low...very low.

I went to reg the name as .us and it was snagged.

OK, time to open another beer and cry. Lesson learned!

 

[Rasbelin]

It's not too late yet. I would recommend going .ws or .cc, as those are rather inexpensive, but still easy to remember and with some branding should do the work.

 

[CrazyTech]

If you're looking at a TV show then I'd go with the .us hands down when compared with .biz. However, I'd recommend just finding a new name if you're looking for an international audience.

 

[mole]

I would go with .us because I personally see .biz as a dying extension...

You obviously don't find nor expect the kind of daily in-your-face traction with niche extensions like .BIZ. .BIZ was never meant to be used by the unwashed masses for their dog and pony show, just like Wall Street was never meant to be a Sunday flea market.

If being targeted and differentiated is your definition of "dying", then perhaps you may want to read the book "Differentiate or Die - Survival in the era of killer competition" by Jack Trout.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

You can also go with a longer "showname"forum.com or .net as well. Short isn't always better if the TLD doesn't make sense.