Ok let's hear it. I've heard some domainers who will only stick to .com domains alone but the question is isn't money to be made in other extensions? Why should one just focus on one extension when you could get big stuff from the other so called little one? ENough of the rmabling, I believe in CCtlds, and i'm always looking for new and upcoming markets, like the .in for example. SO where do you stand with .com alone or the rest of the pack?
It's not really the domain as much as it is the website and the content present under the domain. Unless you are planning on grabbing potential domins and then selling them at higher prices, it is has more to do with the website. Hence, buy any domain and have a great website and you will make money. But have a great domain and poor content, then the domain is useless.
I love ccTLDs. I think anyone with a substantial domain name portfolio incorporates at least a few cctlds to diversify. Of course .com is, and probably always will be king... but keep in mind... keywords are a god... and if you can find investment quality keywords using an alternative extension... it's money in the bank.
While I am sure money can be made on any tld if the site is good, the more tld proliferates the more valuable the .com, since the .com is where everyone begins their search. So if you have something like brandx.cc and someone hears about brandx, the first place they look is brandx.com. Thus, the .com is a recipient of the efforts of all tlds. Rich
its because .COM is well known, so when marketing comes to mounth2mounth, ppl tend to try domain with .com firts and then MAYBE net, org etc...
Other very healthy markets with excellent returns are .co.uk and .de (Germany) for those of you unaware of the fact. These two extensions are rated in the top five worldwide. Check out http://www.domainprices.co.uk (To convert UK Sterling - Pounds into US Dollars, simply double all the prices you are looking at, e.g. 10,000 Pounds is give or take a few bob, 20,000 US Dollars. Germany prices, you'll have to google it, I don't keep up with that market sector as much as I should.
I disagree with you. So if I own Poker.com & it's a parked site with no content whatsoever the domain is useless & if someone owns werfdskjhwe.com with fantastic content & no traffic that will make you money???????? As to the original question, absolutely there's money to be made with ccTLDs, but you have to invest in the right ccTLD, not some exotic one with no or little sales for eg. .tc
yeah .com is the leader of the park , no contest, but does that mean that other tlds are not good investments? I do not agree with that. CCtlds with great keywords can still make agood sale and when they are developed first before being resold I think the sky is the limit
Other CCtlds can be a good investment but you just need to do your research or be experienced enough to know what is worth buying.
I think what is confusing here is uniqueasitis did not realize that the OP was talking about domainers and not webmasters. Domainers tend only to care about content and traffic in so far as they can boost the value of the domain. Webmasters generally could care less what the domain name is so long as the search engines can find it. Okay, I put both groups at the extreme end, but you get the point. Of course I could be wrong. I can only assume what unique was thinking.
Absolutely agree with that statement. But you have to wait a long time to see returns on your investments with other ccTLDs as compared to coms
yeah chenzen, the wait is longer to maximise profits compared with .coms but the wait could be worth it at times. i mean I'm not against .coms but diversity could go a long way in having balanced portfolio