.la or .vc - Which is better?

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What do you think about the 2 extentions overall?

Which extention is better out of .la & .vc? I was thinking that .la could be something to do with Los Angeles.

 

[mtorregiani]

.la is also good for Latin America...

 

[newsiness]

i think it depends on what domain name you reg

 

[accent]

.LA is really Laos, .VC is a Caribbean island. So we are not dealing with much local demand for these names. .LA is presented as the domain for Los Angeles, but Affilias, who runs it, has done nothing that I am aware of to connect it with the city or to promote it in any way, other than taking people's money. VC is promoted as "Venture Capital" or "Very Cool", neither is sticking very well.

So what we have is two of a number of small country extensions that do not get much attention. The $35/year price is cheaper than most. The Los Angeles "meaning" is one of the strongest of the group, after .TV, so if you have a name that would relate to LA then that might work. There are better keywords available in .VC, because it lacks a good meaning, so the two factors probably even out. There are a number of two letter domains available in both extensions, last time that I checked.

These are long-term moves, they are very difficult to sell at this time. There simply is very little interest. Perhaps the best names are sleeping giants that will awake as the other extensions become saturated, perhaps not. Anyone who puts money into this kind of name should get the very best possible keywords or 2 letter names, and be prepared to hold for (guess) five years of renewal fees. And put most of your money elsewhere, in less risky investments.

I have several two letter .LA's. I truly do not know if they are one of my best moves, or one of my worst.

 

[Coopey]

.la if its alternate meanings eventually catch on with people.
.vc if they don't.

 

[Sam]

.LA is actually semi popular in Laos.

 

[Coopey]

I didn't think it was that big, I've only ever come across .gov.la and .edu.la for Laotian sites...

 

[dpari]

I have 1 .LA domain

The domain name I have is NEGOCIO.LA

http://www.la/about.php

I am hoping that one day this domain extension can and will be viewed as not only LAOS, but like the .TV extension. We do not associate the .TV extension with Tuvalu as the first thing in our mind.

So my thinking is .LA can be thought of as Latin America and or Los Angeles.

NEGOCIO.LA could be developed as a Spanish Business Portal and marketed to the huge Spanish populations in both Latin America and Los Angeles.

Time will tell...

Good Luck

-dpari

 

[Dan]

I'd say .la. I think it's just one of the better looking weird ccTLD's.

Post 2000.

 

[Abu Gabby]

I would like to see this domain gain traction in Los Angeles. I regged DUI.la, TaxAttorney.la, HomeLoan.la, PetStore.la and about 10 more good keyword domains.

If it ever gets semi-popular I might be able to send my kids to college.