.info are the new .com in the directory biz?

Discussion in 'Directories' started by pipes, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. marki8

    marki8 Well-Known Member

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    #21
    i hate to see directory that using .info... better using .com for commercial...
     
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  2. msolution

    msolution Well-Known Member

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    #22
    na... it was the politics of who actually has that revenue????

    where before ICANN, (i may be wrong here with the name) verisign had the .com registry and earned all profits! ,,, to which other countries had issues,... why are we not earning when our people are spending money buying domains!

    to which ccTLDs were made, and each country had its own tld, ... actually makes sense,... else with domain squatters and collectors all around, there would be no names left!

    M.
     
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  3. stoner3221

    stoner3221 Notable Member

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    #23
    .info Directories = I’m a moron following the moron ahead of me into failure.
     
    stoner3221, Dec 3, 2009 IP
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  4. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    #24
    Offcourse the price of 4.info Directories = 1.com directory people prefer cheap stuff now coz things like PR and pretty unpredictable nowadays
     
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  5. ahayiroglu

    ahayiroglu Peon

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    #25
    google penalizes info domains:( so it would be a wise choice to use another domain extension even the local domains but stay away from info
     
    ahayiroglu, Dec 3, 2009 IP
  6. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #26
    Where on earth did you hear this? The TLD in use has no positive or negative affect on SERPS.
     
    Mia, Dec 3, 2009 IP
  7. anthonywebs

    anthonywebs Banned

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    #27
    Why spend $10 on a .com when you can spend $1?
     
    anthonywebs, Dec 3, 2009 IP
  8. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #28
    Because .com is more recognizable, easier to say, remember and the most prolific TLD there is outside of .net and .org

    Anyway, what good is a .info of the same name when someone types in the name by itself, the default in most web browsers or SE's is "name" dot COM!
     
    Mia, Dec 4, 2009 IP
  9. CanadianEh

    CanadianEh Notable Member

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    #29
    You are right to ask why. The answer is that too many people have abused .info domains for a quick buck. They are spending next to nothing on the domain, hosting, software and building categories. As a result, to many are unwilling to pay the $10 bucks a year down the road when it is time to renew.
     
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  10. msolution

    msolution Well-Known Member

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    #30
    there are people who go for a vacation and live in "small" hotel rooms,
    then there are people who go for a vacation and live in "good" hotel rooms,

    both are respected accordingly!


    M.
     
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  11. CanadianEh

    CanadianEh Notable Member

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    #31
    If you wanted to buy an expensive watch, would you prefer to buy it from a reputable jewelry store or from a guy on the street with watches in his trench coat.
     
    CanadianEh, Dec 4, 2009 IP
  12. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #32
    Depends. Is the guy on the street offering comparable quality for a lower price?:D
     
    Mia, Dec 4, 2009 IP
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    EvcRo Notable Member

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    #33
    The only difference between *.info and rest is that 99% of the *.info directories will be dead in 1 year. Other than that there is no difference.
     
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    #34
    The guy on the street is selling fake watches. It isn't really a Rolex.
     
    CanadianEh, Dec 4, 2009 IP
  15. Caneman

    Caneman Peon

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    #35
    gotta love those $0.89 .info domain names!
     
    Caneman, Dec 5, 2009 IP
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    paidhosting Peon

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    #36
    For the first year only, and they try out .info and their luck with the cheap option first, second year they pay the same and at that stage decide if they want to keep going or drop the domain and idea.
     
    paidhosting, Dec 5, 2009 IP
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    #37
    Just emphasizes the point that the people popping up directories by the hundreds do not want to spend anything on them if they are using .infos. The whole mess could be easily cleaned up by script companies no longer offering free versions of the script.

    If they don't want to even pay $10 for a domain they certainly would not want to buy a script. Problem solved.

    But certain script companies refuse to take action and instead continue to do damage to the industry.
     
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  18. msolution

    msolution Well-Known Member

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    #38
    or perhaps somebody lost his watch today !!! ... :):searching for my watch ....:: , )

    its all commercial interest!!! ... no freebie,... less sale...!

    M.
     
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  19. Nck

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    #39
    Good domain names are hard to come by if you go for .com tld and that's the reason why I have chosen .info many times over other one.
     
    Nck, Dec 6, 2009 IP
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    #40
    .info is the cheap & so people use it to spam the directory industry..:)
     
    zebno, Dec 6, 2009 IP