discuss .INC vs .CO vs .LLC

[John Napoletano]

Please share any data or insight regarding these three tld for the US and European markets in particular. "Co, Inc, LLC" suffix on company names maybe as an entry point.

The general pricing list for .INC says approximately $2,000/year. Is that price guaranteed, variable, 10 years x $2,000 = $20,000.

However you look at it I'm just curious what others here are thinking, have heard, experienced with these three tld .INC, .CO, and .LLC.

.INC Renewal Price
"Price can vary if the registry operator has classified your desired domain name as a premium name, which incurs a variable higher price than what's shown above."
https://www.instra.com/en/domain-names/newgtld/inc-domain-registration/inc

.CO Renewal Price
"Whatever premium price you may have initially paid to register your .CO premium domain name, your annual renewal fee will be the “standard” renewal fee charged for all .CO domain names."
http://support.go.co/customer/es/po...s-it-cost-to-renew-my-co-premium-domain-name-

.LLC Website
https://get.llc/

 

[lock]

The dot co is far superior I wouldn't dabble in others unless was on prime keyword or short lll etc. Renewal price on some keyword combinations could contribute towards loss.

 

[John Napoletano]

The dot co is far superior I wouldn't dabble in others unless was on prime keyword or short lll etc. Renewal price on some keyword combinations could contribute towards loss.

Dot CO we have sales data and a following within the start up community for sure.
Many people form one member LLC and stick with them for life. Larger companies also form master and sub LLC companies. Would they create those LLC as one word premium names, or, two or three words, any predictions on LLC?

 

[artstar]

yes i agree .co. my biggest sale was a .co and i see alot of them r up in value since it first came out

 

[lock]

If you wish to consider another extension like this I would be looking at dot LTD. The reason many companies are PTY. LTD OR LTD. Some may own the business name without web presence. This would allow their exact name.

 

[John Napoletano]

If you wish to consider another extension like this I would be looking at dot LTD. The reason many companies are PTY. LTD OR LTD. Some may own the business name without web presence. This would allow their exact name.

Any stats or insight on PTY and LTD company name and/or formation versus the others?

Delaware only stats, Business Entity Formations CY 2017:

• LLC 143,996
• LP/LLP 11,517
• Corporation 41,553 (Corp, Co, Inc)

https://corp.delaware.gov/stats/

Found this for a brief overview of legal entity types by country, though I'm primarily interested in the US and EU markets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legal_entity_types_by_country

California I see the main entity types listed as: Corporation, LLC, LP, GP, LLP, Sole Proprietorship.
https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/starting-business/types/

"...Under California law, an LLC’s name must end with “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviations “LLC” or “L.L.C.” The words “Limited” and “Company” may be abbreviated to “Ltd.” and “Co.” The LLC’s name may not contain the words “bank,” “trust,” “trustee,” “incorporated,” “inc.,” “corporation,” “corp.,” “insurer,” “insurance company,” or any other words suggesting that it is in the insurance business..."
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-form-llc-31670.html

In the above quote the words "Ltd Co" must be used together which would end in .CO versus .LTD for what we are discussing, if I am reading it right.

That begs the question:

If "Google LLC" used the .inc domain extension Google.inc is that an entity formation violation?

Maybe it's the wrong legal terminology but you get what I'm saying. Replace with any company name, if a LLC used .inc is that a problem. Just thought of that now while reading this stuff.

 

[Kai W.]

yes i agree .co. my biggest sale was a .co and i see alot of them r up in value since it first came out

Why are you saying that co is great, and my word+ing is very low in price and there is no way to sell it.

 

[John Napoletano]

Why are you saying that co is great, and my word+ing is very low in price and there is no way to sell it.

Yes hard to sell, fewer buyers. Even fewer with .INC and .LLC right?

NameBio for .CO, Last Year, Above $1,000, 129 recorded sales. Keep in mind that Sedo and others are said not to report sales below $2,500. Supposedly the sales listed are tracked auction results, though, if anyone has an update on that would be of interest.

Filter > $1,000, Last Year, .CO

Total Sales 129
Dollar Volume $819.1k
Average Price $6,349
Standard Deviation $9,982
Low Price $1,000
High Price $85k

Sedo 68 sales
GoDaddy 12 (GoDaddy won't list premium .CO)

https://namebio.com/?s==UDO0EzM3EjM

Top 20 From That Sample

feed.co $85,000
smart.co $52,820
cbd.co $50,000
share.co $21,006
vegas.co $18,500
trade.co $17,451
p2p.co $17,422
ecommerce.co $16,855
empathy.co $15,000
tenga.co $15,000
earth.co $15,000
moving.co $14,000
ride.co $12,000
edison.co $12,000
inq.co $11,629
kinship.co $11,000
commerce.co $10,275
hire.co $10,099
fifth.co $10,000
hod.co $10,000

Here's the NamePros discussion thread on .CO if anyone isn't aware of it, skip ahead to more recent pages and contribute.
https://www.namepros.com/threads/co-the-official-discussion-showcase-and-sales-report-thread.573976/

Dot CO was launched about 10 years ago, while .INC and .LLC were both launched less than 1 year ago.