Is it worth having a .co name ?

Per1213 · 10-02-2011, 04:23:57 PM

.co was always a complete sham! That being said there are a bunch of .co domains that have sold for 5 figures so if you pick the right one you can make a tidy profit. They have no advantage in the search engines though in terms of exact match.

Bailey · 11-02-2011, 08:44:31 AM

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Originally Posted by richrf

I've noticed that Overstock.com is attempting to rebrand itself as O.co. I understand why they might want to re-brand itself, however using a .co that redirects to overstock.com is a very interesting strategy. Are they trying to get O.com? I don't know. But, I agree that the .co is probably not going to go anywhere. What matters most is the actual branding of the name itself.

They won this domain in a pre-release charity auction by the .co registry - I cant remember the final bid but it was $xxx,xxx - it was part of the press launch.

Personally as far as .CO goes I like a few but wouldn't be tempted to go for a Columbian extension - just as I like .MX but have no intrest in Mexico. Your never going to go to the top off the tree with a .CO. i'm sure the SEO guys will be working them though.

RobertPF · 13-02-2011, 02:58:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bailey

They won this domain in a pre-release charity auction by the .co registry - I cant remember the final bid but it was $xxx,xxx - it was part of the press launch.

Personally as far as .CO goes I like a few but wouldn't be tempted to go for a Columbian extension - just as I like .MX but have no intrest in Mexico. Your never going to go to the top off the tree with a .CO. i'm sure the SEO guys will be working them though.

Does .CO not stand for .Co(mpany) ?

.CO is a funny one, it has some authority, but I doubt it will every have the authority of a .com, or even a .net or .org, they've just been around so much longer!

Reputable Internet Marketers such as Ed Dale are proud users of .co domains.

Godaddy recently had a sale which gave 60% off .CO Domains, maybe not such a good sign?

Hard to say whether they will ever really take off, but some .co domains have gone for premium prices.

Vortigern · 14-02-2011, 09:45:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RobertPF

Does .CO not stand for .Co(mpany) ?

It does in the case of .co.uk, but .co is columbia

So whilst you may get SEO points for having a good term, you'll lose some unless you're after columbian visitors.

But as there are plenty of people that think it is COmpany then they could be worth a buy in the recent sale prices.

FagEnd · 14-02-2011, 04:02:31 PM

Waste of time unless you are into typos

RobertPF · 14-02-2011, 05:28:04 PM

Quote from Techcrunch on Opportunity.co "It ends in "co," as in "company." How appropriate for a business' web address!..."

Yeah, SEO wise I doubt it will ever have the authority of .com's

Bailey · 14-02-2011, 05:35:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertPF

Yeah, SEO wise I doubt it will ever have the authority of .com's

That's an understatement by some measure

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Per1213 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	.co was always a complete sham! That being said there are a bunch of .co domains that have sold for 5 figures so if you pick the right one you can make a tidy profit. They have no advantage in the search engines though in terms of exact match.

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FagEnd Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,590 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 43)	Waste of time unless you are into typos

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RobertPF Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 9 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Quote from Techcrunch on Opportunity.co "It ends in "co," as in "company." How appropriate for a business' web address!..." Yeah, SEO wise I doubt it will ever have the authority of .com's