.biz .Me or .Biz?

[financialaidnyc]

i know, i know, it's not a .com--however, it is 1 word and it could work as a blog with .me. Or, if you wanted to start a business (.biz) the keyword works too--but better for .me.

which has a potential higher value? I think i want to keep this one for a while. But, i wouldn't turn down good offers.

ty in advance! Sorry to be cryptic, haven't purchased yet.

 

[silentg]

If you are going to develop then get both.

 

[Name Trader]

Unless it's an outstanding domain name, they're both pretty much useless for resale potential. Only of use if you develop either. Use .me as a personal site and .biz for a commercial site.

 

[financialaidnyc]

consulting the forum saved me money! thanks guys. Sometimes, you already know the answer but you have to "hear" yourself ask it. Thanks guys! i chose the .me for development.

I've never owned a .biz. I never even visit .biz sites. Are there any well known or trustworthy .biz out there?

 

[TheHero]

With .biz you will have better ranking because is gTLD
.me is ccTLD (Montenegro)

 

[MicroGuy]

This is your typical "pick your poison" question. There are no right answers. There needs to be a "C" option of "Neither" and you should pick "C". IMO.

 

[financialaidnyc]

MicroGuy-- We'll see when I receive the highest ever bid in history for a .me (give me 2 years!)

 

[ezimedia]

HI

If the name suits the extension go for it... example..

Kiss.me
Date.me
Join.me

Online.Biz


Does the name suit the extension.

 

[nametrekker]

I don't know any leading .biz companies.

However, dotme which launched right at the time of the global financial meltdown, continues to spawn leading companies, some venture-funded, many Silicon Valley companies, including, unfuddle.me, formspring.me (now the 6th largest social networking site), attachments.me, about.me (which was acquired by AOL for a enormous amount - about.me was founded by Tony Conrad, one of the top entrepreneurs who's started and sold companies for over a billion dollars, and the founder of Sphere.com, which he also sold to AOL), a leading dating site youand.me, and several sites used by Naver, the leading portal and search engine in South Korea)

If you want to start a company and can get a great name, go with DOTCOM. If not available, I'd go with dotme. But you better have a solid product. ME is good for branding and carries weight these days in funding circles, but without a great product, the extension won't matter.

 

[financialaidnyc]

nametrekker--thanks for the background. I think I do have a great service, and .me works better than even .com for it. But, I agree. .Me is for branding, and works well with dating and lifestyle sites. Aside from the names you mentioned, and those purchased by end-users who have a product in mind that fits an existing .me , a .me without a concept won't go for resale.

 

[ilikedomain]

Would you mind telling us the domain you got? I'm curious now...

 

[financialaidnyc]

I will reveal once developed. I'm a journalist/writer by trade--and talking about a project before I start it is a big jinx! Besides, its something that needs explaining--so not ready for criticism yet lol

 

[DomainOutlaw]

Would you mind telling us the domain you got? I'm curious now...

Im curious as well. Also I would get .me for personal but if you are doing business don't just get .biz get both.

 

[rmg]

.biz

 

[dotker]

.biz

+1

 

[steveteva]

.biz

+1

 

[firefly]

I would have to agree with the dot biz +1 one crowd...lol

jmo

 

[Source]

.me +1

 

[Archangel]

It's a tie: they both lose.

 

[firefly]

It's a tie: they both lose.

I disagree Randy. Sure there are better extensions, especially as far as resale goes but as a great domainer and friend once told me "there is no such thing as a bad extension, just bad names"

Of course a lot is dependent on the OP's name of choice, but if I had to chose between the two, it would be dot biz because it is a gtld.

 

[steveteva]

One thing not to forget is average joe knows .biz more than .me and this worldwide.

 

[SiberForum]

I suppose that .biz will be much more reasonable for you.. it will give you more profit.

 

[Archangel]

I was just commenting on which I'd prefer. Now with myself, for development, I'd prefer a .us over biz/me but that could just be me. If I had to choose between me/biz, I'd chose the latter. .biz is known worldwide; .me isn't.

I disagree Randy. Sure there are better extensions, especially as far as resale goes but as a great domainer and friend once told me "there is no such thing as a bad extension, just bad names"

Of course a lot is dependent on the OP's name of choice, but if I had to chose between the two, it would be dot biz because it is a gtld.

 

[MaryPabalate]

i would say .COM buy who am i to tell you, it's just something i like more than .biz and .me , but if .com domain you want is used, go with me and biz then

 

[JB Lions]

Between those two, .me.

With this

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With .biz you will have better ranking because is gTLD
.me is ccTLD (Montenegro)

.me is considered by Google as Global too and it ranks just fine. I only have 1 .me site I've developed, no issues.

What was brought up in a post above. I can't think of any .biz sites but I can with .me because more startups use it, it's a more social web nowadays, press wise I see more sites with .me than .biz etc.