question Why did .CO not do well (as expected)?

[domainerfella]

I always had this doubt. Being short and cute version of .com, it was only worth for the hype.

Wikipedia page talks about the hype and tech companies flocking to .CO reminds me of .IO

Doesn't this mean .COM is so engraved to the netizen's heart and it is going to be the same forever?

Thoughts?

 

[jmcc]

Development. It became a truckstop TLD where people went before going via a redirect to registrant's .com or .ccTLD website. Development within .CO as a TLD has always been low and at a global level, the market is changing into one of .COM and .ccTLD with very little in between. Even .COM is becoming a legacy TLD in some countries.

Regards...jmcc

 

[domainerfella]

@jmcc yes, not many developed sites in .CO is the reason for its fail.

 

[Joseph Green]

Why did .CO not do well (as expected)?

I've followed .co very closely from the beginning. The reason is because .CO Internet was sold to Neustar, and Juan Diego Calle is no longer running the company. It was under his leadership that .co thrived, and it has not been the same without him.

 

[Skyvisum]

Everybody back to .Com.

 

[xull]

I think .co is suitable for brand who have strong "co" at their end name.

For example:
Alex & Gibb Co

A) AlexGibb.co
B) AlexGibb.com
C) AlexGibbco.com

My opinion is that a company with this type should own both domain A and B. Main website should be developed in domain A. For domain B, they should be redirected to A.

While domain C, should be avoided.

 

[domainerfella]

@xull good one there.

 

[equity78]

First things first Dot Co has been an advertiser on my blog for the last couple years, and I do own 2 .co domains. With that said owning 0 and no blog I would still say the following. I don't see .co as a fail,If .co is a failure every new gtld registry should close. It certainly has been a success for the CO Internet as $109 million payday was rather nice. Every extension if compared to .com in relation to usage, development, aftermarket sales will fall short. Someone has an idea related to tickets, they could not get Ticket.com so they paid $20,000 for Ticket.co. None of these extensions will be .com without some cultural phenomenon that comes out of nowhere and surprises everyone. If a company has an 18 year old website on a .com with 500,000 links, why would they stop using that domain ? No matter what the hype, new gtld registries even know that, they talk about kids and the future, Frank Schilling once told me I am not interested in anyone that can read, because he believes it will be the future generations that will foster the new upward swing in new gtlds.

2015 sales courtesy of NameBio

blx.co 301 USD 2015-05-10 Flippa
siteapps.co 115 USD 2015-05-09 GoDaddy
superfly.co 750 USD 2015-05-08 Sedo
subspace.co 155 USD 2015-05-07 GoDaddy
plug.co 2,246 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
beatrice.co 1,200 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
enough.co 1,075 USD 2015-05-04 Sedo
din.co 9,999 USD 2015-05-01 Sedo
bilet.co 8,000 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
visitdubai.co 1,200 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
devices.co 106 USD 2015-04-30 Flippa
else.co 2,150 USD 2015-04-29 Sedo
stats.co 8,158 USD 2015-04-28 Sedo
mymover.co 150 USD 2015-04-27 Flippa
curio.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-24 Sedo
nuevayork.co 750 USD 2015-04-24 Sedo
mvi.co 750 USD 2015-04-23 Sedo
emag.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-22 Sedo
table.co 3,300 USD 2015-04-21 Sedo
bookies.co 1,750 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
kang.co 1,000 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
ticket.co 20,000 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
happyhome.co 3,251 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
domainregistrar.co 225 USD 2015-04-14 Flippa
qyk.co 2,500 USD 2015-04-13 Sedo
gamers.co 500 USD 2015-04-12 Flippa
blindspot.co 2,000 USD 2015-04-11 Sedo
reborn.co 1,600 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
hawke.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
movement.co 800 USD 2015-04-02 Sedo
meerkat.co 2,365 USD 2015-03-31 Sedo
hoy.co 410 USD 2015-03-31 GoDaddy
passbook.co 150 USD 2015-03-31 Flippa
california.co 4,360 USD 2015-03-30 GoDaddy
project.co 7,465 USD 2015-03-24 Sedo
pass.co 10,376 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
settle.co 2,550 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
guild.co 2,500 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
yao.co 2,300 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
smartli.co 100 USD 2015-03-23 GoDaddy
bitcash.co 1,068 USD 2015-03-20 Sedo
rta.co 999 USD 2015-03-20 Sedo
workplace.co 5,900 USD 2015-03-18 Sedo
aen.co 205 USD 2015-03-16 Flippa
chimp.co 2,985 USD 2015-03-12 Sedo
quickly.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
archives.co 2,671 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
cases.co 1,188 USD 2015-03-11 Flippa
archive.co 2,699 USD 2015-03-10 Sedo
tape.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
paperclip.co 1,650 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
rank.co 6,615 USD 2015-03-06 Sedo
hype.co 2,000 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
wallpaper.co 1,150 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
true.co 17,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
branch.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
mainframe.co 4,800 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
repuestos.co 2,236 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
mybiz.co 900 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
okk.co 799 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
designing.co 399 USD 2015-03-02 Flippa
wpthemes.co 255 USD 2015-03-02 Flippa
sidekicks.co 800 USD 2015-02-27 Sedo
moon.co 9,254 USD 2015-02-26 Sedo
dreamer.co 900 USD 2015-02-25 Sedo
boxers.co 200 USD 2015-02-19 Flippa
hig.co 1,188 USD 2015-02-18 Sedo
briefly.co 1,500 USD 2015-02-17 Sedo
bela.co 105 USD 2015-02-14 GoDaddy
caoliushequ.co 185 USD 2015-02-11 GoDaddy
paul.co 14,800 USD 2015-02-08 Private
remote.co 9,412 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gemini.co 8,500 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
fabric.co 7,900 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
pim.co 6,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
andrea.co 5,466 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
influential.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
phd.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
rooster.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
museums.co 4,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
msg.co 3,750 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
newmexi.co 1,250 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gavel.co 1,200 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
xoo.co 1,178 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
bricks.co 1,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
third.co 1,429 USD 2015-02-05 Sedo
sim.co 3,550 USD 2015-02-03 Sedo
visiting.co 120 USD 2015-01-30 Flippa
stocksandbonds.co 103 USD 2015-01-29 Flippa
vibrator.co 399 USD 2015-01-27 Flippa
thebestvines.co 130 USD 2015-01-20 GoDaddy
woodpecker.co 1,700 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
cashback.co 1,300 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
webanalytics.co 1,000 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
sharemarket.co 150 USD 2015-01-17 Flippa
dumbbells.co 100 USD 2015-01-17 Flippa
noon.co 6,500 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
transfer.co 3,700 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
appraisal.co 1,200 USD 2015-01-08 Flippa

 

[brandnow]

.co's only advantage is that it looks like .com but is one character shorter.

It's disappointing though that renewals for .co cost 2x or 3x what .com costs when .com is king. If .co were to make prices the same as .com then it would be a long-term winner. I see .co as a short-term winner.. long-term loser.

In regards to domain normal pricing.. .com should be the standard. Any extension wishing to compete with .com should set pricing the same as .com or more affordable for higher adaption by the masses.

 

[vdonline]

Simple, it's missing an "m"

 

[brandnow]

.co is 'the typo extension..' it's what people accidentally type when they're trying to type .com :D:D:D

 

[Armageddon]

emag.co - of course is international ( e | L + mag | magazine) but also is a huge online store in Romania (laregest) and is a trademark 100 % - 1500 $
bilet.co - in romanian and turkish language ( ticket in english) but hard to belive is a investmnet some one from romania because popular is ext. *.ro so remaining a turkish investement. - 8000 $ (wow)

 

[domainerfella]

2015 sales courtesy of NameBio

blx.co 301 USD 2015-05-10 Flippa
siteapps.co 115 USD 2015-05-09 GoDaddy
superfly.co 750 USD 2015-05-08 Sedo
subspace.co 155 USD 2015-05-07 GoDaddy
plug.co 2,246 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
beatrice.co 1,200 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
enough.co 1,075 USD 2015-05-04 Sedo
din.co 9,999 USD 2015-05-01 Sedo
bilet.co 8,000 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
visitdubai.co 1,200 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
devices.co 106 USD 2015-04-30 Flippa
else.co 2,150 USD 2015-04-29 Sedo
stats.co 8,158 USD 2015-04-28 Sedo
mymover.co 150 USD 2015-04-27 Flippa
curio.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-24 Sedo
nuevayork.co 750 USD 2015-04-24 Sedo
mvi.co 750 USD 2015-04-23 Sedo
emag.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-22 Sedo
table.co 3,300 USD 2015-04-21 Sedo
bookies.co 1,750 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
kang.co 1,000 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
ticket.co 20,000 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
happyhome.co 3,251 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
domainregistrar.co 225 USD 2015-04-14 Flippa
qyk.co 2,500 USD 2015-04-13 Sedo
gamers.co 500 USD 2015-04-12 Flippa
blindspot.co 2,000 USD 2015-04-11 Sedo
reborn.co 1,600 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
hawke.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
movement.co 800 USD 2015-04-02 Sedo
meerkat.co 2,365 USD 2015-03-31 Sedo
hoy.co 410 USD 2015-03-31 GoDaddy
passbook.co 150 USD 2015-03-31 Flippa
california.co 4,360 USD 2015-03-30 GoDaddy
project.co 7,465 USD 2015-03-24 Sedo
pass.co 10,376 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
settle.co 2,550 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
guild.co 2,500 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
yao.co 2,300 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
smartli.co 100 USD 2015-03-23 GoDaddy
bitcash.co 1,068 USD 2015-03-20 Sedo
rta.co 999 USD 2015-03-20 Sedo
workplace.co 5,900 USD 2015-03-18 Sedo
aen.co 205 USD 2015-03-16 Flippa
chimp.co 2,985 USD 2015-03-12 Sedo
quickly.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
archives.co 2,671 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
cases.co 1,188 USD 2015-03-11 Flippa
archive.co 2,699 USD 2015-03-10 Sedo
tape.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
paperclip.co 1,650 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
rank.co 6,615 USD 2015-03-06 Sedo
hype.co 2,000 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
wallpaper.co 1,150 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
true.co 17,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
branch.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
mainframe.co 4,800 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
repuestos.co 2,236 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
mybiz.co 900 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
okk.co 799 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
designing.co 399 USD 2015-03-02 Flippa
wpthemes.co 255 USD 2015-03-02 Flippa
sidekicks.co 800 USD 2015-02-27 Sedo
moon.co 9,254 USD 2015-02-26 Sedo
dreamer.co 900 USD 2015-02-25 Sedo
boxers.co 200 USD 2015-02-19 Flippa
hig.co 1,188 USD 2015-02-18 Sedo
briefly.co 1,500 USD 2015-02-17 Sedo
bela.co 105 USD 2015-02-14 GoDaddy
caoliushequ.co 185 USD 2015-02-11 GoDaddy
paul.co 14,800 USD 2015-02-08 Private
remote.co 9,412 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gemini.co 8,500 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
fabric.co 7,900 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
pim.co 6,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
andrea.co 5,466 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
influential.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
phd.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
rooster.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
museums.co 4,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
msg.co 3,750 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
newmexi.co 1,250 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gavel.co 1,200 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
xoo.co 1,178 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
bricks.co 1,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
third.co 1,429 USD 2015-02-05 Sedo
sim.co 3,550 USD 2015-02-03 Sedo
visiting.co 120 USD 2015-01-30 Flippa
stocksandbonds.co 103 USD 2015-01-29 Flippa
vibrator.co 399 USD 2015-01-27 Flippa
thebestvines.co 130 USD 2015-01-20 GoDaddy
woodpecker.co 1,700 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
cashback.co 1,300 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
webanalytics.co 1,000 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
sharemarket.co 150 USD 2015-01-17 Flippa
dumbbells.co 100 USD 2015-01-17 Flippa
noon.co 6,500 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
transfer.co 3,700 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
appraisal.co 1,200 USD 2015-01-08 Flippa

These are the sales above 1000 in 2015. Total 68 sales.

plug.co 2,246 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
beatrice.co 1,200 USD 2015-05-06 Sedo
enough.co 1,075 USD 2015-05-04 Sedo
din.co 9,999 USD 2015-05-01 Sedo
bilet.co 8,000 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
visitdubai.co 1,200 USD 2015-04-30 Sedo
else.co 2,150 USD 2015-04-29 Sedo
stats.co 8,158 USD 2015-04-28 Sedo
curio.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-24 Sedo
emag.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-22 Sedo
table.co 3,300 USD 2015-04-21 Sedo
bookies.co 1,750 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
kang.co 1,000 USD 2015-04-20 Sedo
ticket.co 20,000 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
happyhome.co 3,251 USD 2015-04-14 Sedo
qyk.co 2,500 USD 2015-04-13 Sedo
blindspot.co 2,000 USD 2015-04-11 Sedo
reborn.co 1,600 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
hawke.co 1,500 USD 2015-04-08 Sedo
meerkat.co 2,365 USD 2015-03-31 Sedo
california.co 4,360 USD 2015-03-30 GoDaddy
project.co 7,465 USD 2015-03-24 Sedo
pass.co 10,376 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
settle.co 2,550 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
guild.co 2,500 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
yao.co 2,300 USD 2015-03-23 Sedo
bitcash.co 1,068 USD 2015-03-20 Sedo
workplace.co 5,900 USD 2015-03-18 Sedo
chimp.co 2,985 USD 2015-03-12 Sedo
quickly.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
archives.co 2,671 USD 2015-03-11 Sedo
cases.co 1,188 USD 2015-03-11 Flippa
archive.co 2,699 USD 2015-03-10 Sedo
tape.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
paperclip.co 1,650 USD 2015-03-09 Sedo
rank.co 6,615 USD 2015-03-06 Sedo
hype.co 2,000 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
wallpaper.co 1,150 USD 2015-03-03 Sedo
true.co 17,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
branch.co 5,000 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
mainframe.co 4,800 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
repuestos.co 2,236 USD 2015-03-02 Sedo
moon.co 9,254 USD 2015-02-26 Sedo
hig.co 1,188 USD 2015-02-18 Sedo
briefly.co 1,500 USD 2015-02-17 Sedo
paul.co 14,800 USD 2015-02-08 Private
remote.co 9,412 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gemini.co 8,500 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
fabric.co 7,900 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
pim.co 6,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
andrea.co 5,466 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
influential.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
phd.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
rooster.co 5,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
museums.co 4,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
msg.co 3,750 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
newmexi.co 1,250 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
gavel.co 1,200 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
xoo.co 1,178 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
bricks.co 1,000 USD 2015-02-08 DomainNameSales
third.co 1,429 USD 2015-02-05 Sedo
sim.co 3,550 USD 2015-02-03 Sedo
woodpecker.co 1,700 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
cashback.co 1,300 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
webanalytics.co 1,000 USD 2015-01-18 Sedo
noon.co 6,500 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
transfer.co 3,700 USD 2015-01-14 Sedo
appraisal.co 1,200 USD 2015-01-08 Flippa

 

[biggie]

when overstock got O.co, domainers went buck wild with guesstamations and hope for .co's future

also remember the shiz-zit with .cm


wishful thinking drives registrations, but reality drives the drops

 

[brandnow]

I registered a few .co names during the NC .99 promo.. but I'm gonna let them drop.. don't need 'em.. and definitely don't need to pay $25 bucks to renew them

 

[domainerfella]

I registered a few .co names during the NC .99 promo.. but I'm gonna let them drop.. don't need 'em.. and definitely don't need to pay $25 bucks to renew them

Well said.

 

[domainerfella]

I can summarize these from your thoughts:

1) If a tld has got to be a success, it needs to reach the developers' hands and not domainers.

(Here, .IO wins in the tech niche because there are so many tech websites developed and are ranking well. If you search for a tech keyword in Google, you are most likely to notice at least one .IO. This means tech .IO's value will be stable.)

2) .COM will be the king forever as long as internet lives.

3) All new gtlds are going to fail big time and .COM will boom boom.

 

[Joseph Green]

2) .COM will be the king forever as long as internet lives.

The only certainty in life is that nothing is certain.

 

[Kate]

Q: Why did .CO not do well (as expected)?
A: Because the expectations were not realistic

Nonetheless .co has done better than most other extensions released to the market.

 

[m-i-k-e]

.co is 'the typo extension..' it's what people accidentally type when they're trying to type .com :D:D:D

It works the other way too when you try to use .co

As soon as general availability opened I registered my last name to use as an email address. Unfortunately, all it caused was confusion. Even if I wrote it down on a form, people would correct it for me and add the 'm' that I 'forgot'. I ended up getting my cctld version a couple years later and have since had no issues.

Overall I made $ on my small .co purchases and still have a handful that I don't plan on selling for cheap, but, it isn't an extension that I'd recommend building on.

 

[domainerfella]

As soon as general availability opened I registered my last name to use as an email address. Unfortunately, all it caused was confusion. Even if I wrote it down on a form, people would correct it for me and add the 'm' that I 'forgot'. I ended up getting my cctld version a couple years later and have since had no issues.

that's the point.

 

[Archangel]

The ones that succeeded were those category-killers that'd do well no matter the extension (or lemme change that: "would have done well in any extension prior to the gang-rape wave of pointless extensions we have now). The other .co's that sold well came with assets ie websites.

 

[domainerfella]

The ones that succeeded were those category-killers that'd do well no matter the extension (or lemme change that: "would have done well in any extension prior to the gang-rape wave of pointless extensions we have now). The other .co's that sold well came with assets ie websites.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Domainzy]

I made a HUGE mistake and got 4 .co's

Silverware.co
Silvercoins.co
VRHeadsets.co
CordBank.co

I have tried to sell on NP, Sedo, Flippa, AfterNic, eBay, FreeMarket and DNS....

ZERO (0) inquires, and i can't even sell for reg price! haha... .co is a waste of good money

The proof is in the pudding as they say....

 

[Archangel]

Not really. You have a bunch of really bad .co's, thus it's no surprise no one wants them.

I saw a bulk sale on Flippa not long ago. It was for 10 LLL.co's. The entire lot sold for $200/$20 a domain. Conversely, I sold one a month back for $200.

It isn't that ".co sucks." You just have to have something worth owning.

I made a HUGE mistake and got 4 .co's

Silverware.co
Silvercoins.co
VRHeadsets.co
CordBank.co

I have tried to sell on NP, Sedo, Flippa, AfterNic, eBay, FreeMarket and DNS....

ZERO (0) inquires, and i can't even sell for reg price! haha... .co is a waste of good money

The proof is in the pudding as they say....