Where to reg .la? And what do you think about it?

[cjbay]

anyone know where i can reg .la names cheapest? And what are your opinions on this extension? I know its laos, louisiana, los angeles etc. but how do you feel about this domain, now or for the future?

 

[VisualArtistFrankBonilla]

000Domains.com

You can reg them here, for $34.99:

http://www.000domains.com/domain_cctlds.php#la


I have a couple, but .la is a long ways from being proven as worthwhile. Sales of .la domains are far and few in between:

http://www.namebio.com/ Check here


Frank

 

[accent]

Cheapest probably is Dotster.com. Google: Dotster coupon - the second result is better than the first, as I remember. Anyway if you can find a 15% off coupon then two years of .LA are about $55.

What do I think? A sleeping giant that may never wake. The domain is really the country code of Laos, so there is a local population behind it, not some Pacific island with a population of 23 people and 4 dogs. And sometimes people try to promote it as Louisania and Latin America. But it is Los Angeles where this extension could boom. LA is one of the world's biggest and wealthiest cities. Some clever promotion, donate a few names to the LA libraries and whatever, the town could embrace the domain as it's own.

Probably never happen. I see no sign of the promoters doing anything beyond cashing the checks.

Oh, and those same promoters (they are one of the really big domain movers and shakers, I forget which one at the moment) decided that their predecessors made an error by selling one letter .LA domains so they simply sent the owners of those domains a letter saying that their domains would not be eligible for renewal. No refund or compensation, just the shaft. A black eye for .LA and the entire domain industry.

I own several very nice .LA domains, and sometimes I dream that the city will embrace the name. Really the only Country Code domain that has more branding potential is .TV. But for now it sleeps.

 

[cjbay]

Why do you think they make names like that for certain places such as laos and tuvalu? Ive never even heard of tuvalu. Ive been to laos many times and they dont even have internet in most of the normal sized towns, but I dont see any extension for Thailand and they have internet cafes everywhere you look and a much better economy. I dont understand why they do this with extensions.

Also, theres a very large lao community in los angeles (the largest in the u.s.) so any names referring to both of which could be sold to either side I would guess if it took off in either place.

Thanks guys I appreciate the help and your input.

 

[accent]

Thailand has .th
Don't know if they use it much.

All countries have their own extensions. There is a group, I think part of the UN that decides what is a country and gives each one a two letter abreviation.

The list of all of them is here:
http://tldv.com/country-list.htm

 

[cjbay]

Thats awesome accentnepal. thanks that link will definately help answer alot of things