discuss What is the next big extension after .COM?

[Arpit131]

What do you think is the next big extension after .COM?
What do you prefer, in case, lets say that the .COM is not available?
Is it .NET, .Org, your ccTLD, some particular ccTLD, or .CO, .IO considering some startup would buy it ?

What is your next preference. Everybody might have a different view!
Please share your views and why?

 

[Name Trader]

Definitely If I can't have the .com, I go for .sucks But seriously, If I cannot find a similar .com, I move on to another domain.

 

[jmcc]

The .NET TLD is in decline. The .ORG TLD is stable and may be a poor alternative to .COM. However I don't think that the repurposed ccTLDs like .CO and .IO are quite in the same class as these TLDs. As for ccTLD markets, the .COM is actually a legacy TLD in many of them.

Regards...jmcc

 

[Nem0]

The .NET TLD is in decline. The .ORG TLD is stable and may be a poor alternative to .COM. However I don't think that the repurposed ccTLDs like .CO and .IO are quite in the same class as these TLDs. As for ccTLD markets, the .COM is actually a legacy TLD in many of them.

Regards...jmcc

I've sold a couple .nets this year so far for decent dough. A handful last year. I don't think they are in decline if they are good keywords or a nice brandable that is being used in .com. Some Euro countries use them with no prob and some startups don't seem to mind them.

 

[hookbox]

I think it all depends on what type of business you are starting. First and always I would choose a .COM. If it's a brick and mortar store and you also have a website then I would go with a .NET. If you are a purely online tech startup then I would choose a .CO or maybe a .IO. If I owned a pool service company then I wouldn't mind having a hyphenated .COM or even a .BIZ. It all comes down to the exact application of your business concept to choose the right extension. Obviously first I would exhaust all resources to find a .COM but if a good alternative is not available in .COM then I would go to another option.

 

[LeDomain]

cctlds are the best options after .com . If you are in Germany, UK , its already clear those cctlds have great aftermarket value as well. If you want to own a Category Killer, its a great idea to get the country specific tlds that already have great brand recognition. Why invent the wheel !!!

Same goes for India, numerous large and mid size companies are using .IN or .CO.IN in their every day business. For over 12 years, these extensions have been in use. Again why invent the wheel, in India, your best options are .in and .co.in (get the .com as well if its available) . Acquire them all if you can in your category. Everything else is going to be cute, at best..

 

[domainerfella]

Suppose I started a service (tech or non-tech) and .com is already registered. And I want that keyword very badly. I will go for .NET. Why? Nobody will ask me, ".NET? What?" I would not want even the least net savvy consumer to get confused with my business name. I like .IO with tech domains but I am sure I will get questions from the above category of consumers, ".IO? What?" which is something I want to avoid. So I will go with the .NET and work on its SEO and can even beat the .COM version. If the service flourishes, I would want to make an offer to the .COM owner

 

[dncafe]

Suppose I started a service (tech or non-tech) and .com is already registered. And I want that keyword very badly. I will go for .NET. Why? Nobody will ask me, ".NET? What?"

If you look at bigger companies, they will always stick with a .com. If they can't get the exact match word dot com, they will add a prefix like "get" or "my". If you wanted bike.com and it was taken, you would see the use of mybike.com, rather than going with bike.net or bike.newextenstion

 

[Omar Negron]

As of right now, .com is "king". If I were to have to choose another TLD then I would go with .org. Only because most people outside of the internet understand the .org extension and what it usually goes with. (charities, non profits, etc)

-Omar

 

[Rado_Ch]

No straightforward answer to this one. Few things to consider:

- always try and find a nice sounding .COM name. Don't necessarily look to incorporate keywords, brand value is constantly growing so a nice brandable domain can also do the trick
- if there is no way to get your hands on a good .COM then the next choice would depend on your online project at hand. .NET is a good alternative but if you are a non-profit organization .ORG would be more relevant.
- if you are a local business always make sure to get the ccTLD too, sometimes it might even be enough without getting any extra extensions
- if your project is aimed primarily towards young people you can take a risk and go for some of the "hip" new gTLDs like .BLOG, .TRAVEL, .PHOTO etc.

Hope that sheds some light...

 

[brandnow]

.One

 

[jmcc]

Yeah, but I'd undermine the importance of this factor as its a completely natural process. Its one thing to compete with .COM and a few other players (like .ORG .BIZ .INFO) and its completely different when you have hundreds and hundreds of competitors. Of course all registration, surely even the .COM ones, become more scattered with the introduction of new TLDs, even if its just in a limited "hype" period. I still think .NET is too far ahead on the 2nd place and it will remain that way until a nice alternative gains momentum.

The ccTLDs are the alternatives, at a local level, to .COM. That's what a lot of people are missing. As a global TLD, the .COM is the leader. The new gTLDs are in the early stages of their development and what generally happens in this stage is that most new websites in those gTLDs will actually be clones or redirects to the main .COM or .ccTLD website. The pattern typically takes a few years to change as the TLD matures. Apart from looking at this as a domainer, I also run monthly web usage surveys of new gTLDs, a number of ccTLDs and the main gTLDs so I see how the usage percentages vary.

The question really should be qualified as "what is the next big global extension after .com?". At the level of country markets, the .COM has been overtaken in most countries outside the US (the .COM is effectively the US ccTLD as .US has been so poorly marketed).

Regards...jmcc

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

What do you think is the next big extension after .COM?
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I don't knowww what is the next big extension after .com but I knowww .com is the next big extension after .top

 

[LeDomain]

If you are in Europe and most other countries , cctlds are going to be your first option, then .com
Here is what CENTR published

https://www.namepros.com/threads/cc...gacy-tlds-39-ngtlds-2-4.1054495/#post-6475076

For investment purpose, the next best option after .com , could be the next big cctld - could be .cn , .in , .de , .co.uk and others.

.com will be the single largest held TLD for the forseable future, the only cctlds that could even come close will be .CN or .IN ( in terms of registration) , but that could be a long while

 

[DanielN]

I really love .io , the only issue with it that it is 4X the price of .com. Which can be annoying for both holding them in a portfolio or for smaller startups due to that cost.
On the other hand, the fact that so many cool domains are still available is great!

 

[JamesCrew]

First, I would always have more than a single choice when it comes to naming a business and will always try to stick with .com.

But just in case if I am badly in love with the domain term I am looking for (which is already taken in .com), I will go with .co extension without any hesitation.

Cheers,

 

[Suraj Soni]

as a domain i am .io domains are doing good now a days.

 

[Omar Negron]

I've sold a couple .nets this year so far for decent dough. A handful last year. I don't think they are in decline if they are good keywords or a nice brandable that is being used in .com. Some Euro countries use them with no prob and some startups don't seem to mind them.

I agree about .NET's. It really depends on what the word or phrase is. When its a term with super high search volume, describes something, and has advertiser bids, it still has value.

-Omar

 

[Doug B]

.Org is the best alternative to .Com, especially if you are doing any kind of organizational development for the site.

I agree. Org also has an air of respectability to it. Comes across with more authority than .net

 

[Kate]

.uk is a different story then, and I think it's as nice as .com. If the domain is taken, might have alternatives such as .sch.uk, .plc.uk, ac.uk and so on

These are not alternatives, and these are restricted.

 

[tonyk2000]

in each country outside US real endusers are actually selecting between their local country code tld and .com. And, in many cases (Germany .de, Russia .ru, China .cn / .com.cn, Japan .co.jp just to name a few) local domains are definitely winning (vs .com!) if we count real operational production websites. There is no evidence of this situation be changing anytime soon, which confirms that new gtls are "dead on arrival". There is a country code tld .US for the United States, but it is a different story.
P.S. Yes I see that @KINGOF.TOP is reading this thread

 

[Fancy.domains]

I think no extensions ever will have the same impact as .com. Not even close. Not even 10% of .com's impact.

Still, I am registering (and selling) new gTLDs on a weekly basis.

 

[dordomai]

Ok, my replyyy

Yes - I agree, .com is the king of all TLDs.
I accept & respect .com as the king.

That's why I have also started this thread:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/com-is-king-do-you-agree.1049177/

But please be informed, that the TLD .top is (at least) the emperor and every rank above of all TLDs.
In human ranking, the emperor is ranked above the king.

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_noble_ranks

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Picture source: Wikipedia

So .top is the emperor.
And .com is the king.

And who are you???
A king domainer?
Or an emperor / ... domainer?

I am still a king domainer.

 

[Isac]

It depends. .org for non profit , .io for tech start up, .co as its first two letters are similar to com, .net also for tech. And .co.uk for Uk, .in for India.

But randomly if .com is king then .org is Queen.

 

[-EM-]

I'd say in many EU countries their ccTLD is actually better than .com
In fact .com is reged after the ccTLD variant is taken. After that .net and than .org