.info .info domains ~ Domaining Mistakes?

[alanchau]

I see this very frequently:
Domainers who register a .info domain name when the .net, .org, and sometimes even .com extensions of the name are available. I'm suprised they even ask for an appraisal, since it obviously isn't worth more than $8, since .com, .net, .org is more universally known, and available. If anyone is interested in the name, they can just go and register one of the "better" extensions. This is probably the case because .info registrations cost fairly cheap. They need to figure out that won't be able to sell the domain for "big bucks," and probably even registration fee. If they want to make money with domains, they're going to need to take a chance, and spend a few dollars more (which isn't very much anyways.) IMO, registering a domain when the "better" extensions are available is POINTLESS and a waste of money.

Just my opinion...

 

[wot]

I see little value in .info and if you have any especially 3 letter or one word you really should let them drop.

p.s. Please post them here before you let them go, better still pm me and I will warn others of the dangers associated with this 3rd rate extension

 

[alanchau]

i dont understand. why people measuring info domains as an last version to go, when net and coms are taken????? Every extension has its own purpose. You cannot say that com is better always. Sometimes word fits info much better, than it fits other extensions. if i want to get info about music for example, i would go to music.info first. if i want to buy music i would go to music.com. its so simple.

Most non-domainers have never even heard of the .info extension, so I doubt that would be the same case with general surfers that don't know much about the industry...

 

[mole]

Most non-domainers have never even heard of the .info extension, so I doubt that would be the same case with general surfers that don't know much about the industry...

The World Wide Web is infinitely big, with only an estimated 10-12% of all traffic coming from direct type-ins, and that includes people who directly type in google.com, amazon.com and ebay.com (and namepros.com for folks here) because they know it so well.

Domainers opinions are influenced by what they see immediately around them, so if they see .DE all the time, they think .DE is the most familiar name. I would venture that 80%+ of all the so-called "general surfers" never even heard of the .DE extension.

This myopic view of domains is akin to the frog in the well, who sees life as only one color - slime green. Every domainer in this forum knows about the extensions .INFO and .BIZ.

Some do their homework and can see springy development happening in different corners of the Internet eg, Google search : 'site.info info'.

Others rely on blanket thinking, geesh, .COM is worth a lot more, .INFO prices seem to be lame, therefore something is wrong with this namespace. And btw, "My mom and closest friends haven't heard about this extension, so it IS lame".

As recent as 1995, most people couldn't see the value of .COM. Even today, domaining is a very niched business/hobby, and most people can't appreciate why domainers are doing what they are doing except as profiteering cybersquats and pirates of other people's TMs.

The point is simply this, the Internet is expanding exponentially and businesses need URLs that don't cost them $3,888 at BuyDomains or the 5/6/7 figures that domainers smoking weed like to fantasize they can get for their names.

 

[srijit]

well normally i get to know about a site through either search engines like google, msn or through other forums. either way i dont just make up a domain, append .com to the end and hope that works. so theoretically there should be no problem with what your domain ends with. .com, .net and .org have been around for a long time and so doest feel weird. in a few years .info will be like that too
also what about new domains like .tv, .eu etc ? :hehe:

 

[floatingworld]

I see this very frequently:
Domainers who register a .info domain name when the .net, .org, and sometimes even .com extensions of the name are available. I'm suprised they even ask for an appraisal, since it obviously isn't worth more than $8, since .com, .net, .org is more universally known, and available. If anyone is interested in the name, they can just go and register one of the "better" extensions. This is probably the case because .info registrations cost fairly cheap. They need to figure out that won't be able to sell the domain for "big bucks," and probably even registration fee. If they want to make money with domains, they're going to need to take a chance, and spend a few dollars more (which isn't very much anyways.) IMO, registering a domain when the "better" extensions are available is POINTLESS and a waste of money.

Just my opinion...

I agree with you re .com. I also agree that it is difficult to speculate on a .info if the other extensions are still free, but I think in most cases we reg the .info if the other extensions .org and .net are taken. Some will reg the .info if the .org is still available.

 

[ff89]

So many people talk about .info.
I want to know how about .biz?
Any idea?

 

[mole]

So many people talk about .info.
I want to know how about .biz?
Any idea?

.BIZ is doing just fine, lots of development going on quitely; :D

http://www.google.com.sg/search?hl=en&q=site:biz+biz&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

[snoop]

Good quality developed .info's will eventually surpass the value of the identical .com and you can quote me on that.

dude, we will be quoting you on that for the next 100 years.

 

[floatingworld]

dude, we will be quoting you on that for the next 100 years.

priceless! :hehe:

 

[mole]

dude, we will be quoting you on that for the next 100 years.

ley is referring to developed .INFOs, as opposed the PPC seaweed choked namespace we know as .COM.

 

[Keynes]

If the .com is availiable, I always go the route, but my second choice is increasingly becoming .info. I imagine this preference will remain even if they raise wholesale prices at the end of this year.

 

[snoop]

ley is referring to developed .INFOs, as opposed the PPC seaweed choked namespace we know as .COM.

so what exactly is the comparison then, that a developed site might eventually sell for more than a park page domain?? if that is the case it isn't much of a prediction.

 

[rome2ng]

true.

but i haven see a really developed .info site, that worth really a bomb

can someone tell me ?

 

[Ixix]

well, last year i registered infos which the .coms were taken, but i later picked up... which was really cool.

see, i think the reall problem with .info domains is that domainers aren't using always using .info for "info" people aren't always using .biz for "business".

i think it may have been a good idea to come up with different extensions for a various purposes....but it's all becomming dilluted....so really, what's the point? Why have different categories if they aren't going to be used properly?

:yell:

 

[tsj5j]

well, last year i registered infos which the .coms were taken, but i later picked up... which was really cool.

see, i think the reall problem with .info domains is that domainers aren't using always using .info for "info" people aren't always using .biz for "business".

i think it may have been a good idea to come up with different extensions for a various purposes....but it's all becomming dilluted....so really, what's the point? Why have different categories if they aren't going to be used properly?

:yell:

I agree.

Time is all it needs.
Everything needs time to pickup, and infos are development is quite fast in fact.

 

[rome2ng]

haha

it was quick because they offer registration of 25 .infos for free 1 year ago.

so ya, if .biz were to do it, it will too develop quickly.

 

[mole]

i think it may have been a good idea to come up with different extensions for a various purposes....but it's all becomming dilluted....so really, what's the point? Why have different categories if they aren't going to be used properly?

I think it boils down to the quality of keywords on the left of the dot. Many .INFO speculators have very nice keywords, which are not available on the .COM namespace unless you are Donald Trump with a couple of hundred thousand to throw on a name, or buy out a company.

 

[charbar]

For information sites, .info is getting more and more sort after imo.

I am a fan of them and hold many i.e quitdrugs.info.

People looking for information WILL start turning to .info :hehe:

....I hope you're right Michelle...and how about "Joe Public" who only consult the kid's pc when they want information on certain subjects?......they dont know a .com from a .net....

 

[charbar]

...talking of .info....go to appraisals please, where I've put up a couple...

 

[barefoottech]

....I hope you're right Michelle...and how about "Joe Public" who only consult the kid's pc when they want information on certain subjects?......they dont know a .com from a .net....

Yes they don't know about .com's anymore than .info's
Most Casual Surfers and a large number type in a Search query using Google or some other Search engine.
They then click a selection from the resultant listings.
This can be just as likely to be a .info , .biz ,ccTld et al, as a .com.
It can often be a Keyword Indexed Subdomain or subdirectory of a non Keyword Indexed Domain name.
It could even be the indexed title of a BLOG.
Often a Keyword rich Filename is what is Clicked.
So all this Bull about only .com's Are usable is exactly that. BULL