.us Should I reg any one word .us DN I come across?

[GreenGambler]

I have found a few so-far. Not sure what they will be used for but there are various sites on there other ext.s..

The .com of one is for sale but parked. The others are random.

Should I reg the oneword .us DNs I find. Will they be more then reg-fee value?

 

[VURG]

There are some really weird obscure words out there that only a tiny percentage of the population cares about. I wouldn't think that the .us extension is popular enough to register all of the one word .us domains. There would definately be some one word .us domains that are worth registering. I think that it depends on the word and how unusual it is.

If the .com, .net, .org and .info are taken then that is definately a good sign. If the .biz is taken than that is even better. If the .ws, .cc and .tv are taken too, then that's even better.

Other things to consider are the overture search stats and the amount of money being spent in the industries that relate to the word the most.

 

[bobdigital]

Why not? dot .us are WHITE HOT right now.
I would reg some, especially 4 or 5 letter ones.
Good luck finding a diamond.

 

[Grrilla]

I wouldn't go about, indescriminantly, registering dictionary word names just because they were dictionary words in any extention other than .com and even w/ .com single word domains there are few that I have uncovered and let pass due to their obscurity, which VURG alluded to. I would apply, essentially, the same principles that I use w/ all of my name selections and be a little less strict about my keyword search/OV if had a, particularly, strong interest in the subject area that the word was in and/or could see development potential for it. Generally, speaking, even weak .com keyword terms are a hard sell for much more than regfee + a few $$'s

 

[GreenGambler]

Well I reg'd one that I found with 100,000 ovt and only 182,000 google.

Not really my taste in words but the when the ovt is above 100k I take a second look.

Clitorus.us , maybe porn or medical... who knows. I just hope to sell it eventually

 

[accent]

Yes, I can "see" a market for that one.

There is a list of 4 letter dictionary .US in the available domains section. I got ably.us - I was gripping the keyboard to see if it went through. Not really directed to a specific industry, but it could be stretched to many - it is an a, b and a 4 letter dictionary word - I am happy. (I would prefer able, but latecomers can't be choosers.) Judging by the list, 4 letter .us has been well picked over.

 

[SpongyBob]

Well I reg'd one that I found with 100,000 ovt and only 182,000 google.

Not really my taste in words but the when the ovt is above 100k I take a second look.

Clitorus.us , maybe porn or medical... who knows. I just hope to sell it eventually

How much traffic does it get, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[rome2ng]

you can if you get some good keyword.

for example.

photosynthesis.us isn't really a good name, as , ask yourself, who will be hitting it ?

 

[GreenGambler]

How much traffic does it get, if you don't mind me asking?

Well I just parked it last night and it has had 3 views so-far.

I'll have to wait a month for a more accurate count.

 

[Grrilla]

you can if you get some good keyword.

for example.

photosynthesis.us isn't really a good name, as , ask yourself, who will be hitting it ?

That's a very good point, that, often is, (but shouldn't be), overlooked. A very good question that should be asked before regging, almost, any domain.

My best guess is that the demographic that would be hitting on photosynthesis would be, primarily, school kids who are working on assignments, a few professionals that are using the word as a starting point fo a search and people looking up the definition. This does not jump out at me as being a great market for my pursuits. However, if I was selling microscopes and chemistry sets or was and outfit like Edmund Scientific, putting up a little info page w/ ads to my site, (which could include a tease for additional info), I could see the value. Now what my price point would be and how much I would be willing to pay a domainer for the name, based upon how useful the page would be, is another story.

 

[End User King]

hmmm

Why not? dot .us are WHITE HOT right now.
I would reg some, especially 4 or 5 letter ones.
Good luck finding a diamond.

are they? :hehe:

 

[GreenGambler]

I've also found a few short one word .orgs. They are all adjectives. And the .com's and .nets, .infos are reged.

Perhaps I will, Ill have to think about it.

 

[Lasher]

I know I've scanned the .US dictionary several times. No doubt there is value in some of the words remaining, just not to me. When picking up single word domains in popular extensions that are not drops, you have to ask yourself why so many other domainers passed it over and if you still like it, register away.

 

[dotbidz]

i bet there are some real gems still available, i couldn't hurt to try

 

[Phronesis]

Well I reg'd one that I found with 100,000 ovt and only 182,000 google.

Not really my taste in words but the when the ovt is above 100k I take a second look.

Clitorus.us , maybe porn or medical... who knows. I just hope to sell it eventually

I believe that's a typo which may be why it was available.

As Grilla said, many dictionary words even in .com are worth close to reg fee unless there's some market to it.

 

[GreenGambler]

OK what about a short one word TLD that has 2,500+ ovt and is not a typo??? It could be easily branded but is not a product name or anything, it's an adjective (like, furry, funny, smooth, bright, soft) Etc.... worth the reg?

 

[Phronesis]

Just put yourself in the shoes of an end-user. Who would want it and why? If you can answer that with certainty, I'd consider buying.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

If it would take more than a sentence to describe the potential use or product the domain would sell, it probably isn't a good word for sale or development. Just because it's a word, doesn't mean there's a good use for it.

For example, "would.us" is a one word us domain. However, it takes some thought to see what you could develop that domain into usefully.

 

[accent]

However "wood.us" would be nice.....

 

[Mark]

I wouldn't go about, indescriminantly, registering dictionary word names just because they were dictionary words in any extention other than .com and even w/ .com single word domains there are few that I have uncovered and let pass due to their obscurity, which VURG alluded to. I would apply, essentially, the same principles that I use w/ all of my name selections and be a little less strict about my keyword search/OV if had a, particularly, strong interest in the subject area that the word was in and/or could see development potential for it. Generally, speaking, even weak .com keyword terms are a hard sell for much more than regfee + a few $$'s

Agreed :tu:

Just because a word is mentioned in a dictionary , Is no reason to register the .us version
The keyword you chose isn't bad - But there are actually plenty of one-word .com's out there that will never be worth the registration fees IMO.

I'd go for a two or three word .com over obscure words that have No or little Search and PPC Value.