Thoughts on .io?

[joemamma474]

What do you guys see happening with .io sales? I am finding very mixed information, with some decent names selling for $35 and others selling for a few thousand, so I can't tell how they are really doing sales-wise. I have several, including some LLL and one or two good keyword domains. Do you anticipate them gaining or losing value over the next 1-2 years? Are they worth holding right now or are they fading away?

 

[Domaining Ocean]

.io is one of the best extension for startups..

 

[namesilo]

Just as an FYI related to .io... the registry is changing to Afilias (away from CDNS) on June 10. Afilias is the registry for many popular TLDs like .info, .me, etc. I would expect that this will help the market awareness for .io domains since many registrars will be able to offer .io who have not done so yet as many integrate with Afilias but not with CDNS. There is no anticipated change in pricing at this time, but the more universal adoption and exposure for .io will likely help with domain sales. This change also applies to .ac and .sh.