Is .com names still cream of the crop?

[JeffPratt]

Just would like views from some seasoned domainers on the forum. When I look for a name to invest in I look for the .com name and then I stop.

Are there new extensions that are getting as just as much interest?

 

[lothos]

at this point .com is still king.

 

[FPForum]

.com still seams to be most peoples #1 choice

 

[BStraight]

I'm not so much a seasoned domainer, so take my comment with a bit of salt... :O

.com is my goto extension for a business site. If I can't obtain a name in the .com I look for another name. Some businesses starting with another extension find that they are driving traffic to the .com site and it causes some confusion with their customers.

If it is a click only web business (think ads*nse) where click traffic is what it's all about then the extension is less important.

If you have a the above business model and killer content then the name doesn't seem to matter either.

Don't forget the salsa

 

[JeffPratt]

Very interesting post. I feel the same! .com was the first and still the best in my opinion.

 

[Kate]

In general new extensions are not doing well, especially when the initial hypes wanes. Look at reported sales.

 

[freeflow]

I agree that .com is king if you only look at the number of registered domains and if you see if from a US perspective. But if you look at it from a the perspective of other countries it looks different in my opinion. A generic keyword or business name for example in the UK, Germany or France under the cctld of that country and in the language is more valuable in terms of acceptance and type in traffic.

 

[DomainTalker]

For the US market, .Com is the only way to go, imo....and, also, not a small number of businesses based elsewhere in the world use the .Com, as well, because they see it as the 'global' extension.

.Com is as good an investment - or better - than any.


But, ccTLD's can do quite well in their respective countries, too...Businesses like to trade in their own local market using their country's ccTLD.

Currently, UK, Europe, and US are all suffering various kinds of recession, or tougher times. So, the domain market (like in the US) is slow.


...But every cycle turns. Good buying today could offer you great returns in times ahead....But, you need to be prepared to wait for those returns, imo.

.

 

[Archangel]

Oh no. .com is fizzling outta favor. .name is the wave of the future. Sure *rolls eyes*

This question is asked at least 13,000 times a year on NP and the answer is and will forever b: .com is the best. It's synonymous with the Internet. And it'll never change. Even though there are ppl who say "You don't know that!" Yes, I do. It's too imbed into the lexicon to ever be budged and driven away.

 

[SpareDomains]

.com is my goto extension for a business site. If I can't obtain a name in the .com I look for another name. Some businesses starting with another extension find that they are driving traffic to the .com site and it causes some confusion with their customers.

agreed, generally when I develop a site I grab com, net, org, info, biz, us and slogan/keyword domains to redirect as well. Had 1 site I didn't plan on developing so only grabbed the .com as that's all I buy when reselling is the intention, later on I decided to develop that .com and the .net was already taken and developed, totally unrelated business on the .net but I get submissions on my .com email form from the .net users every week.

 

[lincolndsp]

registrars tell me that
.biz is the best for business sites
.info for informational
.mobi - for mobile
.net for a hosting site
.travel for a travel site
.web for a web-site
.co for a company
.jobs for a jobs site
etc.

but in real life they themselves use .com
why would not sedo auction off its .com then? what about godaddy? .name looks so sexy
not falling for the BS is the no1 rule for the domain investor

 

[thecatalyst]

.com FTW!!!

.org for non profits organization are excellent...