.com or not?!...geo names

[cheaz]

hi there. this may seem like a naive question, but i guess as a newbie ive got an alibi! i am looking at getting hold of some geo names in the uk. would it be best to go for .com or .co.uk?

 

[Biggie]

may be easier to get a .co.uk than a .com while .de and .info are options to consider

 

[Ulysses]

Have a look here at some of the .co.uk sales results, I cannot remember seeing a decent .com geo on dnjournal for a while.

http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales-archive-2011.htm

 

[Stian]

I sold a UK city .net last year for a pretty penny. I'd say that both .net and .info are great alternatives to the .com.

 

[KING]

Well if you are from UK, you can answer that question the best. Do you see businesses advertise with co.uk or .com and .net. If you see a good number of co.uk you are ok, but start slow buy 5-10 at the time if you generate the list of 100 pick 10 best ones and go after buyers. Do NOT buy more until you sell at least 2 you got. Let's say you spent 150$ on the 10 names and you sell average 300$ each now pick 10 more for 150 and put a side 150$ for future high end domain.

Best of luck

 

[cheaz]

many thanks for taking the time to comment. some useful hints and pointers that i will be acting on.

 

[johnny24]

hmm and does anyone know where I could find and buy a co.uk drops? also .ca/.au

 

[RTM.net]

Have a look here at some of the .co.uk sales results, I cannot remember seeing a decent .com geo on dnjournal for a while.

Perhaps it's because people are riding out the current recession and not succumbing to firesale pricing in this buyers' market.

http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales-archive-2011.htm

I sold a UK city .net last year for a pretty penny. I'd say that both .net and .info are great alternatives to the .com.

Couldn't agree more! I think .info is particularly enticing...

Rob

 

[Entropy]

hmm and does anyone know where I could find and buy a co.uk drops? also .ca/.au

Johnny24,

The most active .au aftermarket I can think of is NetFleet (http://www.netfleet.com.au). Drops are under the Snapper Auctions section of the site (https://www.netfleet.com.au/simple/snapper). NetFleet also sells aftermarket .nz domains as well, if you're interested.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Entropy

 

[johnny24]

Johnny24,

The most active .au aftermarket I can think of is NetFleet (http://www.netfleet.com.au). Drops are under the Snapper Auctions section of the site (https://www.netfleet.com.au/simple/snapper). NetFleet also sells aftermarket .nz domains as well, if you're interested.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Entropy

thanks will try that out... still wondering about co.uk and .ca though...

 

[draggar]

I don't know why people usuall don't consider.org domains (maybe I should keep quiet and keep this to myself? ). To many people they still think .org domains have to be organizations and may consider them more legit than a .com or .net. I have some .org domains parked that do btter than the .com.