ccTLD The Official .WS Discussion

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The Official .ws thread

.WS can stand for WEBSITE.

It has pros and cons as a domain. This thread is for people who wish to suggest ideas to build up and help promote the .ws domain as well as to give and receive help and advice on .ws domains in general. Some useful info contributed through this thread below. Views and comments anyone...

http://website.ws/faq/index.dhtml

The registry is now allowing .WS domain names to be transferred from registrar to registrar. It seems that most registrars just haven't updated their websites to allow this yet.

This is good news for the .ws market as this was a major factor in holding .ws back. Time for .ws to take off? Can we publicize this to help boost the market?

Wrote about this a while back -
http://www.mwzd.com/2008/01/23/the-significance-of-ws/

So why buy .ws?
1. Excellent keywords can still be regged.
2. You can buy premium keywords for $20-$50.
3. Excellent development potential, luckily goog doesn’t really care about which extension the site is on but how much content s there and how often it is updated.
4. Godaddy markets .ws - little but its a big brand
5. The ‘website’ christening seems to have more and more acceptance.
6. Its easy to get traffic and thus revenue for better keywords in .ws than a ‘bad’ keyword in .com

Some .WS sales over $200 listed below. Please post any .WS sales you know of over $200 to this thread

folder.ws$250 2008-03-05SEDO.com
reisebuero.ws$750 2008-02-23SEDO.com
cast.ws$200 2008-02-13SEDO.com
notebooks.ws$370 2008-01-07TDNAM.com
yukle.ws$62 2008-01-06SEDO.com
moshax.ws$350 2007-12-25TDNAM.com
flirt.ws$286 2007-12-24SEDO.com
washingtonstate.ws$500 2007-12-16SEDO.com
fulltilt.ws$310 2007-12-15SEDO.com
sms.ws$2,000 2007-12-08SEDO.com
liondog.ws$770 2007-12-05TDNAM.com
clipart.ws$850 2007-11-15SEDO.com
beaches.ws$250 2007-11-14SEDO.com
airport.ws$366 2007-11-05TDNAM.com
tomfelton.ws$335 2007-04-26TDNAM
london.ws $1,825 Sedo


Also from: 2004 to 2006

blogs.ws $1,600
save.ws $417
green.ws $227
Avatars.ws $400
VOIP.ws $2,000 Sedo
Game.ws $1,000 Namepros
VacationRentals.ws $800 Private
VoiceOverIP.ws $600 Sedo
PersonalInjury.ws $600 Private
NikeSports.ws ($480)
UsedBooks.ws ($240)

 

[chandan]

any updates wrt the transfer from one registrar to another

some guy mentioned previously abt they attempt to transfer from godaddy to another

but not updated what happened

 

[mwzd]

I think you can transfer in now, provided the registrar allows it.

Lot of naysayers jumping in now, which is a good thing.

Thats usually phase two before pricing takes off

 

[Debt.tv]

3 character .ws - Worth Registering?

Is it worth registering 3 character domains? Does it just depend on how good it is? I realize thru dynadot they are $495/yr but I saw some estibot evaluations to be in the $XX,XXX range and I would agree these would be extremely valuable in the .coms.

 

[a2zofb2b]

I have been able to transfer my .ws domains from website.ws and enom to godaddy.

 

[chandan]

great :tu: thanks for sharing +rep given

 

[1john2004]

Traffic.ws just ended at $755 at TDNAM

 

[MattheP]

I was bidding traffic.ws up to $600 and went out. Would bid for more if my sedo sales were finished Great name, and extensions fits it - Web Site Traffic, Traffic for Web Sites, or just traffic.. with some decent dev could worth much more in 1+ years..
I took Front ws just for comfort
Edit: any appraisals for front dot ws?

 

[clemzonguy]

I actually owned about 50-100 LLL.ws at one time.

"What?!!" you may say. Yes, it's very true.

Domainsite actually allowed users to register these LLL .ws legitimately. Unfortunately some guy emailed them asking about it. They saw that their system indeed allowed this to happen and promptly deleted, and refunded them back.

I personally thought that I registered the domains fair and square, and should be allowed to keep the names. A few people do actually own some LLL .ws and are not paying the regular annual renewal rates, but they also got lucky.

Front.ws appraisal $75-$150
Traffic.ws appraisal $500-$850

 

[Jo]

Traffic.ws just ended at $755 at TDNAM

I used to own that domain. Sold it here a year or so ago for under $100 I think it was. LOL!

I just sold balloons.ws for $1.00 in the auctions here.

Cheers!

 

[clemzonguy]

I took Front ws just for comfort
Edit: any appraisals for front dot ws?

I have comfort.ws if that makes you feel any better about bidding on mediocre names at TDNAM
:blink:

 

[MattheP]

clouds(ws) and educators(ws) are now on sedo featured listing, i wonder how they will go.. (not mine)

 

[jaydub]

I still have some ....


Not all registrars are doing .WS transfers yet...Domainsite and DynaDot were planning on it in the "next few months" when I called them a couple of weeks ago...
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[Name Trader]

How does .ws compare to .cc?

 

[mwzd]

I'd be interested to know too

And you know all too well why stu

I picked up a nice one on tdnam - haven't got it still - saffron.ws

 

[skylineleong]

How does .ws compare to .cc?

I know that $19.99 .CC compare with $9.99 .ws nothing using coupon code.

 

[Enni]

hello,

offline.ws is in auction.

greets enni

 

[Trusted Writer]

I first stated with www.active.ws offering WS forwarding service that provided me with catchy names that I have preserved until today:

www.trustedwriter.official.ws
www.europortal.premium.ws

Later I began to register WS domains mostly at Dynadot, including

Wotan.ws
Highgate.ws
Infernal.ws
Nonpareil.ws

Among others

 

[alex_d]

I have a couple of .ws but my favourite of them all is ...

Parking.ws

I had planned to make it a site about domain parking, etc - but have never found time to do so.

Alex

 

[barcode]

I got some names too!

consultancy . ws
uploads . ws

Whats says you guys?

I had a mid xxx offer on consultanct.ws twice. Should I have sold it then?

I am actually returning to namepros after like a few months!

 

[Coopey]

Has anybody successfully transferred a .ws from one registrar to another yet?

 

[cashable]

Has anybody successfully transferred a .ws from one registrar to another yet?

S~

I transfered a few .ws domains today, to Godaddy and a WW reseller I own. I had no problems at all, same process as transferring any other domain.

 

[Malaysia]

how many .ws sales are there..can anyone list them out thks

 

[Dean]

This domain has/will fail. When I think .ws I think websites full of spyware and I should not go onto it.

 

[mwzd]

This domain has/will fail. When I think .ws I think websites full of spyware and I should not go onto it.

:lol:

Thanks for the insight, always nice to hear other opinions.

And I think you meant TLD not domain?

 

[Dean]

yes I did. I rate .cc better then this, but I own 2 LLL.CC domains so I might be biased. Seriously the main .ws site I think of is serials.ws and thats full of illegal content, pornographic ads and spyware. Meanwhile .CC is becoming famous because of .uni.cc free domains which are getting used a fair bit.