discuss The Death of .biz?

[MTB]

Image: A loner piper stands by a misty lake playing his sad tune... (copyright 2019 .biz)

All these "coin" domains are available
Does this mean anything except one word in .biz is now dead?

• cloudcoin.biz
• coinhub.biz
• cointrader.biz
• buybitcoins.biz
• casinocoin.biz
• cybercoin.biz
• coinbet.biz

Past 6 months sales of .biz on NameBio over $1,000

• hosting.biz ($2,000 - Sep 2019)
• agario.biz ($1,400 - Jul 2019)
• rewards.biz ($4,500 - May 2019)
• homes.biz ($2,223 - May 2019)
• social.biz ($1,261 - Apr 2019)
• taxi.biz ($1,364 - Apr 2019)

 

[capybara]

Was it ever alive?

 

[MTB]

Was it ever alive?

$2.8 million, 2.087 sales above $100, average sale price $1,332 suggests the answer is yes

My question is for more than one-word .biz domains, because it's clear people are still paying over $1,000 for single-word .biz domains

Here are the sales above $5,000...

e.biz 66,001 USD 2009-11-27 Sedo
all.biz 61,750 USD 2011-03-16 Sedo
1.biz 32,003 USD 2011-01-28 Sedo
g.biz 30,000 USD 2011-08-24 Sedo
d.biz 26,110 USD 2009-11-27 Sedo
hotel.biz 25,000 USD 2013-04-10 Sedo
llc.biz 23,520 USD 2014-01-29 Sedo
gold.biz 20,640 USD 2012-01-25 Sedo
web.biz 19,200 USD 2016-07-05 Sedo
casinos.biz 19,000 USD 2011-03-16 Sedo
3.biz 17,000 USD 2014-01-08 Sedo
m.biz 15,611 USD 2009-11-05 Sedo
about.biz 15,000 USD 2011-06-08 Sedo
mortgages.biz 15,000 USD 2007-08-14 T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
hosting.biz 14,975 USD 2017-05-08 Sedo
sport.biz 14,764 USD 2007-12-12 Sedo
sport.biz 13,603 USD 2007-11-11 Sedo
w.biz 13,500 USD 2011-02-23 Sedo
6.biz 12,637 USD 2014-11-12 Sedo
email.biz 12,160 USD 2010-07-15 Sedo
car.biz 11,900 USD 2011-08-03 Sedo
cards.biz 11,750 USD 2011-06-20 Sedo
pof.biz 11,520 USD 2011-07-13 Sedo
loan.biz 11,350 USD 2008-05-05 NameJet
foods.biz 11,350 USD 2008-02-12 Private
x.biz 10,600 USD 2011-02-20 Sedo
l.biz 10,500 USD 2011-01-20 Sedo
n.biz 10,500 USD 2011-01-19 Sedo
ria.biz 10,320 USD 2012-10-31 Sedo
a.biz 10,099 USD 2011-02-18 Sedo
u.biz 10,099 USD 2011-01-30 Sedo
b.biz 10,005 USD 2011-02-27 Sedo
hermes.biz 10,000 USD 2011-01-23 Sedo
panama.biz 9,907 USD 2007-10-09 Sedo
porno.biz 9,692 USD 2013-01-28 Sedo
ultrasound.biz 9,500 USD 2016-08-11 Sedo
silver.biz 9,500 USD 2008-12-02 Sedo
g.biz 9,400 USD 2011-01-19 Sedo
moving.biz 9,310 USD 2007-01-28 Sedo
proxy.biz 9,027 USD 2008-05-20 SnapNames
crowdfunding.biz 9,000 USD 2013-11-06 Sedo
find.biz 9,000 USD 2011-08-23 Sedo
z.biz 8,988 USD 2011-04-21 Sedo
c.biz 8,988 USD 2011-02-08 Sedo
r.biz 8,855 USD 2011-01-23 Sedo
roulette.biz 8,843 USD 2012-12-12 Sedo
homeinsurance.biz 8,646 USD 2011-12-22 Sedo
homeinsurance.biz 8,580 USD 2011-12-21 Sedo
apotheke.biz 8,340 USD 2008-12-30 Sedo
carlsbad.biz 8,250 USD 2011-02-05 Sedo
j.biz 8,250 USD 2011-01-22 Sedo
f.biz 8,250 USD 2011-01-11 Sedo
s.biz 8,211 USD 2011-01-18 Sedo
8.biz 8,200 USD 2011-02-04 Sedo
wetten.biz 8,190 USD 2012-09-12 Sedo
h.biz 8,177 USD 2011-02-19 Sedo
wetten.biz 8,133 USD 2012-08-28 Sedo
6.biz 8,100 USD 2011-03-26 Sedo
go.biz 8,000 USD 2018-08-13 Afternic
pof.biz 8,000 USD 2011-06-25 Sedo
traffic.biz 8,000 USD 2007-01-30 Afternic
9.biz 7,901 USD 2011-01-15 Sedo
p.biz 7,878 USD 2011-01-17 Sedo
7.biz 7,877 USD 2011-02-28 Sedo
crm.biz 7,797 USD 2007-01-05 Sedo
crm.biz 7,796 USD 2007-01-16 Sedo
t.biz 7,602 USD 2011-02-28 Sedo
4.biz 7,601 USD 2011-01-13 Sedo
5.biz 7,601 USD 2011-01-13 Sedo
ringtones.biz 7,594 USD 2006-11-28 Sedo
xl.biz 7,555 USD 2015-11-22 SnapNames
bob.biz 7,500 USD 2018-02-02 Sedo
onlinecasino.biz 7,500 USD 2011-01-07 Sedo
honolulu.biz 7,100 USD 2007-09-18 Moniker
q.biz 7,099 USD 2011-01-15 Sedo
thomas.biz 7,020 USD 2013-07-10 Sedo
panama.biz 7,000 USD 2011-01-17 Sedo
k.biz 6,900 USD 2011-01-29 Sedo
gutscheine.biz 6,800 USD 2010-03-10 Sedo
celebrity.biz 6,700 USD 2011-04-03 Sedo
shg.biz 6,650 USD 2011-12-07 Sedo
gratishost.biz 6,585 USD 2006-12-01 GoDaddy
porn.biz 6,500 USD 2018-06-24 NameKart
force.biz 6,500 USD 2012-05-30 Sedo
mesquite.biz 6,500 USD 2011-03-16 Sedo
europe.biz 6,450 USD 2010-08-25 Private
01.biz 6,345 USD 2016-02-09 Sedo
r.biz 6,301 USD 2017-06-05 NameJet
v.biz 6,100 USD 2011-01-28 Sedo
2.biz 5,801 USD 2011-01-10 Sedo
gj.biz 5,800 USD 2016-01-07 Sedo
sportwetten.biz 5,673 USD 2015-02-23 Sedo
watchable.biz 5,500 USD 2014-05-28 Private
4d.biz 5,500 USD 2014-03-05 Private
restaurant.biz 5,500 USD 2011-03-09 Sedo
hx.biz 5,489 USD 2015-12-22 Sedo
hy.biz 5,375 USD 2016-01-06 Sedo
pali.biz 5,330 USD 2012-07-03 Sedo
kredit.biz 5,310 USD 2007-10-23 Sedo
porn.biz 5,205 USD 2018-06-01 NameJet

Source: www.namebio.com

 

[Name Trader]

dupe.

 

[Name Trader]

I do my best from last year liquid All my portfolio and keep .com only
I will buy / register dot Com only , I will never go with any other ext even with top quality names in any ext
JUST DOTCOM

I understand. But you must be rich to pay those sorts of premium prices.

 

[Business Brands]

It is not dead but it is dying. So is .info

 

[Furquan]

.biz is one of the worst performing names extension for me.

I only look after some 'big Word' in .biz other are nothing but a register fee.

I have sold two these year and still confused about renewing Upwards.biz I think that's 's' killing it.
.

 

[MTB]

You are right about .info, it's on a downward trend, but there are regular .info sales
$8.5 million spent all-time on .info domains above $100
But only $200,000 in the past 12 months
Happy.info sold for $10,000 in May 2019
Actually yesterday I saw a .info sale
Backoffers.info sold for around $1,000
And last week cruise.info sold over $1,000

 

[lock]

A 99c extension and if you went 2 words you knew you were going to lose a dollar but it was cheap some made money with the traffic.

 

[Larion]

I feel the same will happen to ALL other ngTLD.

.new
.baby
.horse
.fake
.domains
.etc .etc .etc


If you look at serious companies all around the world, they are either using .COM or their Country-Code (ccTLD).

 

[lock]

I feel the same will happen to ALL other ngTLD.

.new
.baby
.horse
.fake
.domains
.etc .etc .etc


If you look at serious companies all around the world, they are either using .COM or their Country-Code (ccTLD).

buy dot new more type ins that you will ever imagine
dot baby well that is crap.
ride dot horse again it will perform as type in shame about rest of extensions
Donald dot fake domain extension was a waste.
sell.domains would probably see you making a hell of a lot more sales with a type in like this.
Depends what your holding if you aren't getting best of best sure.... but if they are sitting and you don't take them well it is going to be a lot harder.

 

[MTB]

.net still has a loyal fanbase, and used by some major sites
I've always preferred .net to .com from an aesthetic viewpoint

 

[Larion]

.net still has a loyal fanbase, and used by some major sites
I've always preferred .net to .com from an aesthetic viewpoint

.net is big in Japan.
Seems they prefer .net over .com in Japan. Not sure why...

 

[MTB]

.net is big in Japan.
Seems they prefer .net over .com in Japan. Not sure why...

That's really interesting @Larion where did you find this information? Do you have any examples of Japanese companies using .net please? Thanks!

 

[Larion]

Research, Research, Research.

When you see a free .com domain, the .net is almost always registered to a Japanese entity.
And it seems they do not even care about the .com domain.

 

[MTB]

Research, Research, Research.

When you see a free .com domain, the .net is always almost registered to a Japanese entity.
And it seems they do not even care about the .com domain.

Examples, Examples, Examples

 

[Larion]

Examples, Examples, Examples

https://www.net-fashion.net

.net is big in all of Asia

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

They care about .JP
And .com as 2nd choice...
Chances to sell any other TLD - just question of luck.

.NET is really strong in Germany in terms of aftermarket demand.

But this thread is about .BIZ, which was always semi-dead.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Also I already have seen MANY dropped .BIZ domains and they are reserved by Registry.
Looks that Neustar is preparing to launch the so-called "Premiums" soon...

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

And tomorrow we will see new prices for .BIZ
Something like +10%

 

[capybara]

Also I already have seen MANY dropped .BIZ domains and they are reserved by Registry.
Looks that Neustar is preparing to launch the so-called "Premiums" soon...

Well, they have premiums for .co already, why stop at that?

 

[martbele]

If you look at serious companies all around the world, they are either using .COM or their Country-Code (ccTLD).

I agree with that.

CREDIBILITY :

For most companies the extension adds credibility (local vs worldwide) on the internet. To understand that, we only have to think business. For example :

If a company is based in Canada and its market focus is only for canadian people, only the « .ca » is appropriate. In Canada, the .ca is often more credible for canadian customers than the king .com. But if the same company wants to open its market all over the planet, the « .com » is a huge "gotta have". It gives credibility locally and worldwide.

MEANING :

Basically, the « .biz » is strongly associated with almost nothing, except the sound «BIZ» when pronounced that may refer to the word BUSINESS. The extension « .biz » can almost only relates to business world or some kind of «name hacking» possibility. Anything that is a related to a «General world & business kind of thing» like Show Business can make sense when it's time to generally show up on internet. Example :

• Show.biz
• Money.biz
• Company.biz
• Work.biz
• Job.biz
• Entrepreneur.biz
• etc...

If it is business oriented, it means something for the extension. The extension «.biz» is in my point of view a narrow market, but may be meaningful and strong if it is matched with the appropriate keyword in front of it.

The only .biz I own is JOURNAL (dot) BIZ, bought recently cause I can see in it a good match that sounds like «Magazine» or «News Paper» and business oriented.

 

[Brands.International]

I would say if you want to invest in it, get some strong 1 worders which go well with .biz meaning (something related to business)

 

[Ategy]

I sold a one word .biz for $2000 (BIN) on Afternic in April. (Not in your list)

I've been overwhelmed with life and all the time it takes to do my daily domain lists at NameCult .. but I do plan to "report" my sales one by one here at NamePros eventually! 2019 has been a terrible year for me .. except for domain sales .. pretty much the only good thing in my 2019!

 

[MTB]

@Jurgen Wolf Where do all the German-speaking domainers go to chat about domains?