Thoughts on the ws extension appreciated

[ronniesmom]

I am considering purchasing a ws name. What is the resell potential for a one-word business name like money.ws? Not really money, I wish, but kindof similar. Thank you

 

[mwzd]

Resell potential = 0.

Honestly, I bought prices.ws and photographer.ws for less than $200 ea. and if you know the value of these keywords you'll know this is a pittance.

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

Just my 0.06

edit - PS: .ws domains CANNOT be transferred between registrars, peculiar but there it is. So ensure that the registrar you do book at is a reputed one with many customers. Smaller companies might be cheaper but most resellers at least will be unwilling to open an account for 1 or 2 domains.

 

[Kate]

Resell potential = weak
You will have a hard time finding an end user willing to pay good money.
IMO more trouble than what it's worth - for resale you need to focus on more liquid extensions.

 

[duceman]

I've bought them, but I haven't tried to sell any. If you are looking to develop or long term (5+ years) investment then I'd say buy.

• If developing the domain it doesn't matter what the extension is.
• If you are looking long term, extend the registration for 5 years, put the domain in the vault,forget about it til 2012.

my 2 c

 

[ronniesmom]

Thank you. All rep'd