.ca Showcase and talk about .ca domains

[MapleDots]

Anything .ca goes in this topic except selling of a domain, for that please support the board and use the correct forum.

I am a collector of positive one word .ca domains.

My most recent acquisition last week was holidays(dot)ca

Today I finalized the acquisition of flirt(dot)ca

They fit in perfectly with some of my other one word .ca domains.

 

[ukbackorder]

I like a lot of the .ca but it's only for Canadians?

 

[MapleDots]

Yup, a ccTLD exclusive to Canada

The cost of acquisition for one words are reasonable compared to .com's.
The highest I paid for a one word .ca was 25k

As of late though the market has softened quite a bit and I am buying for 1-2k

I was averaging 5k a few years back but I am mostly hunting the bargains right now.

 

[ukbackorder]

The problem is that due to the nexus requirements most of the world is excluded. This is why they can't command too high a price. I would love to speculate on them, as I'm sure many people would, but the barrier to entry keeps them niche.

 

[jaydub]

And it doesn’t look like they have any intention of opening it up to “no restrictions”
If they did the market would get a significant boost from names going to california based buyers.

 

[MapleDots]

That's the whole point of .ca guys

They will never trade at .com values but that is ok, there is money to be made there and keeping a ccTLD exclusive to the Country it belongs to is a good thing.

 

[nafti]

I think it’s important to keep .ca Canadian. When I see a website and it’s .ca, I know they either have a Canadian presence or are Canadian.

 

[jaydub]

I totally agree that we should keep it Canadian. I agree with nafti...I like that it generally denotes Canadian or Canadian presence.

 

[MapleDots]

An interesting Cira commercial here
https://domainnamewire.com/2019/09/23/new-tv-commercial-promotes-ca-domains-to-canadians/

Very agressive marketing for Canadian .ca domains.

 

[jaydub]

I think they should have used NameIt.ca

But seriously I am happy to see them being proactive...thanks for the catch

 

[MapleDots]

I think they should have used NameIt.ca

But seriously I am happy to see them being proactive...thanks for the catch

HeHe... that's a nice name.... do we know the owner

 

[jaydub]

 

[nafti]

I do not see a post about it and I apologize if I missed it but I would like to congratulate @MapleDots on being a staff member/moderator here. What an amazing choice it is. He is my neighbour (well about 45 minutes away). I have done dealings with him on a few occasions. An outstanding guy all around! Congratulations!!!

 

[MapleDots]

Thanks nafti appreciate the kind words, we have a topic for it now

https://www.dnforum.com/threads/please-help-me-welcome-mapledots-to-the-moderator-team.569998/