.ORG Stigma Still Present?

[sashas]

I've seen several strong keyword names that have been registered in the .com, .net, .info, .co.uk, and sometimes even .mobi and .us, but are still available in .org

Is there still that stigma attached to .org names? I personally like to put .org at number 3 spot (after .com and .net), but am pretty surprised to find so many great .orgs still available.

Any opinions?

 

[-REECE-]

I've seen several strong keyword names that have been registered in the .com, .net, .info, .co.uk, and sometimes even .mobi and .us, but are still available in .org

Is there still that stigma attached to .org names? I personally like to put .org at number 3 spot (after .com and .net), but am pretty surprised to find so many great .orgs still available.

Any opinions?

I love .org myself, however, IMO it's not the kind of extension that your average keyword can do well in. I'd love to own antioxidants.org and would more than be willing to pay a nice XXXX sum for it, but sadly, I'm sure it would cost much more than that, which is more than I could budget on a single name that I'd have no intent on reselling.

I prefer .mobi for average keywords (say something like: quercetin, a type of antioxidant). To me, .org still is synonymous with organizations/corporations. I know we've all grown past that, but that thought still lingers in my mind. I just don't know how you develop a .org around a niche topic and that's my main problem with it.

 

[hmcintyre]

I agree that .org has still got and probably always will have the organization stigma attached to it. Like the above poster, I also like .org domains, but only the type that could truly become popular by organizations.

I'd go for a .us or a .mobi before a .org for most domains.

 

[sashas]

I've seen a lot of .infos regged in place of .orgs
I do agree that there is still that 'organization' stigma, but I'm talking about decent, consumer based keywords that I still find available in .org. That has made me not reg so many good .orgs that I've found.

 

[domainstosell]

I've seen a lot of .infos regged in place of .orgs
I do agree that there is still that 'organization' stigma, but I'm talking about decent, consumer based keywords that I still find available in .org. That has made me not reg so many good .orgs that I've found.

Well, if you're not going to reg them, why not PM me a list so I can?

 

[- me -]

Well, if you're not going to reg them, why not PM me a list si I can?

Ditto.

I love making lemonade.

BTW: Anyone catch that sale of movers.org for $17,000?

 

[nrmillions]

Everywhere I go (in Boston) I see .org sites advertised everywhere. On billboards, newpapers, posters, etc. I also see them advertised on TV all the time. They are usually for some type of organization or non profilt type of thing though. I never hear anything about any .net sites at all. I think .org as an extension actually serves a purpose, where as .net only purpose is to be cheaper than .com. I never "type in" a .net into my browser and I dont know anyone else who does either.

 

[lzy]

Hmm, for most names I see, .com .net .org .info taken but usually .biz are left alone so I'll have to say, .biz stigma's worst.

 

[Dotmainer]

I never "type in" a .net into my browser and I dont know anyone else who does either.

There is small programming language, not well known
and it calls PHP ... and the Hompage of that is PHP.com

 

[sashas]

.biz is not even in contention...its a new name, while .org has been around for a long long time.

Infact, I submitted one of my names to Premium Domains, and I checked out their methodology. According to them, 63% of all websites are .coms, 7% are .nets and 13% are .orgs.
That technically makes .orgs more valuable than .orgs

 

[nrmillions]

There is small programming language, not well known
and it calls PHP ... and the Hompage of that is PHP.com

did you mean to say php.net? I didnt say that some developed .net sites dont exist. you can find developed sites in any extension including .cc, .ws, .be, etc. If you walk down the street in the U.S. and ask people to name 3 .net sites off the top of their head, I bet 90% of the people would not be able to do it. .net is good for .com poker sites to use for their play money sites, that is the only use of .net that I usually see. I agree with the poster above that I also usually see names taken in every extension except .biz.

 

[Dotmainer]

hmm,

can you tell me some .org that you have in mind ?
Currently the only one that i have in mind LEO.ORG

And not to hijack this thread, i still have .ORG as unprofitable Organizations in mind.

 

[Kate]

IMO .org is a very good TLD but I would not use it for a purely capitalist purpose. Does not mean you cannot make money with .org.
Actually I often prefer .org over .net because .net has historically been the fallback TLD when the .com is taken. Besides I find .net more restrictive in intended scope than .org.
Still .org sometimes carries the stigma of second fiddle but less than .net :imho:
I would not expect to find Amnesty International at amnesty.com either
Depends on registration purpose. For development .org or .info are fine, for resale the potential is more limited than .com obviously. I still think .org is undervalued :gl:

 

[hawkeye]

...That technically makes .orgs more valuable than .orgs

... what are your reasons here, to why one would be more valuable than the other??

 

[sashas]

So what is the conclusion?
Should I register those .orgs even though they're not exactly charitable/organizational names, even if they're good?

 

[Earthian]

I think it is a classification and not a stigma ... because .org were restricted in the past to non-profit organizations and because org is the first 3 letters of the word organization ... people have connected in their minds .org with organizations and especially with non-profit organizations ...


to check this , think about this ... when you hear the domain shop.org ... do you expect a commercial site or a consumers' association type of site ?
(shop.org is somewhat different , but it is only mentioned as an example)


therefore , .orgs cannot be easily promoted as commercial sites ... and therefore their possible resale value for commercial-purpose-site is usually rather low ...

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[sashas]

but still
considering the future, isn't it better to reg ALL generic keywords, even the commercial ones?
If I see the names that I did NOT register going for even 1-2k 2 years later, I'll regret it a lot.
As it is .orgs don't have the highest of renewal fees

 

[Wesley]

I see .net and .org names a lot with local businesses (I'm in the DC area), especially the ones advertising on local radio. Of course, I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Generally speaking, I would say .org is accepted for things regarding basic information, organizations (duh), and sometimes companies.

When it comes to developed sites, .org can be used when it fits the "feel." There are a few examples of relatively popular games that use .org instead of .com.

 

[Earthian]

I personally , concentrate on .coms ... the way the internet is right now , .coms convey the quality and uniqueness that I want to offer to my customers/buyers ...


unless one has a lot of money (read infinite) , one must make economic desicions so as to choose and purchase items from the variety of available items , that have the biggest probability to bring him/her bigger profits in the future ...


according to that , I think buying some nice brandable .coms with the possibility to sell them in the future to a company/corporation is far better than buying some second-tier-keyword .orgs that by design are not for commercial use (and therefore not "connected" with large amounts of money -I am not implying that there aren't organizations connected with large amounts of money nor that there aren't any high value .orgs-) ... of course , there are exceptions to this ...


to conclude , it is up to a person's preferences , budget and plan , but I think most good .orgs that have or could have a possible strong commercial side (and therefore a rather easily-achieved high resale value) have been long regged ...

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[sashas]

I'm pretty sure that 4 years back everyone considered generic words like 'predicament.com' to be useless.
now the same name goes for a decent amount.
Couldn't that happen with .org too?