What are your thoughts on .info's? I'm thinking about using one for a project that I'm not sure will work out so my thoughts are that I can just spend the $0.88 on a .info and save $9.
if your project has good potential, why scrooge on the couple of dollars now and regret later? i'd say most people value a .com or a .net way higher than a .info - so better consider properly.
.info are certainly cheap. With .com saturating, .org and .net are also of high demand. perhaps give a few more years, .info might also be really precious too.
Well the name is pretty unique... ie. every domain extension is available. I'm confident the name won't be taken anytime soon either. I know $10 really isn't that much, but 88 cents is soo cheap! I probably wouldn't actually think about getting a domain for it, but I started thinking, "I might as well for 88 cents." Do you guys feel like if a site is .info, it should be to provide the reader with some sort of info? Or do you think no one really cares what the extension is "for?" (ie. .org)
Ideally, it's for an informative site. To be honest, if the .com is available, you should probably take it. Afterall, it is the best extension.
.com is better but there's no harm in a .info and cost shouldn't be the rationale for choosing either. If you value your time then you've probably spent that much just asking the question. Review the domain names that are available that fit your business plan. Then rank them according to their length, the keywords and the extensions and buy the one that's at the top.
No one really cares about the extension. It's just that .com is probably what most people will type in an address field after a keyword. However, Google does not value an extension over another extension (not sure about .edu though) so as far as the SERPS go they are on level playing fields. I own nearly 50 .info domains and they are just fine for what I want out of them. Hope this helps. Col P.S BTW, where do you get them for 0.88 each? I just bought 30 at $2.98 each....GRRRRRR
if the .com is available buy it if the .net is available buy it if the .info is available buy it what do you think would happen if some random dude owned google.info lol
Well, Either Google will offer him some good money for it, or he could get his ass sued inside out, lol If you're going to start a good project and most likely will become very popular, use .com's They are much more easier to spread word of mouth, and they're better recognised.
Hi Stupidfly, I think you would be stupid to register a .info with registerfly, that was the most common one I knew of for the 88 cent domains. Don't think about it not working out, think of it working out well. What if your idea takes off, does really well and the customer service isn't there and you lose the domain. Is it worth taking the risk for a few extra bucks with could potentially make you much more?
Thanks for your advice. I think I will go with .com. It is, afterall only $9. As far as me waisting that much of my time, sarah k... I am studying for finals and I needed a break. Digital Point has been my escape lately. What about sites with a "the" in the beginning of the title... should it be included in the domain name? My issue is with The 10 Minute Experiment. I'm thinking of going with tenminuteexperiment.com, which is long to begin with. thetenminuteexperiment.com would just be even longer. Also, do you think 10minuteexperiment.com is even better?
Sure go with .com. the cheaper price of .info is only for the first year. from the second year, .info become as expensive as .com. How about 10minexperiment.com? 10mintest.com is even shorter..
it depends on the way you use it. perhaps Asia.info could be an EXTREMELY well profiting informational/travel site. also, domains like .ws can be very valuable when used in the "del.icio.us" way... such as elbo.ws, or whokno.ws... stuff like that can be used to get a lot of income.