closed I-T.co, CPUs.co & Terabyte.co...

[tiki]

these are my top 3 names I think... spent tons of time on research and I-T.co seems to be worth the most, but I have never had an expert opinion other than my own, that goes for the rest of the names I own, everything I buy makes sense.

From what I know, search engines don't recognize the hyphens, therefore I-T.co has the same meaning as IT.co which no one owns at this point. So with that said, it is the shortest global domain for IT besides it.com, it.net and it.org.

some others are names, good for fan sites...

miley.co - keyword searched 83 million times a month globally
depp.co - 6m "
gwyneth.co - 2m "
gosselin.co - 3m "
mayweather.co - 9m "
pacquiao.co - 16m "
goodfellas.co - 673k "

Anyone have an opinion on price for these, especially I-T.co, cpus.co and terabyte.co?

 

[furca]

Most .co names only have value if they are developed. Of course, certain names that make sense for Colombia are worth a bit more (and one letter domains etc). You even said that search-engines don't recognize hyphens - which means that you are thinking of these domains as developed. Value in .co mostly only comes with development. Currently, there is hardly a buyers market for .co domains. As far as domains go, the hyphen kills it.

 

[tiki]

I agree, with development. Not just Columbia though, .co is global, at least as far as on google it is. And yes there is a hard buyers market for .co since there are tons of great domains available that have not been registered.

 

[furca]

I agree, with development. Not just Columbia though, .co is global, at least as far as on google it is. And yes there is a hard buyers market for .co since there are tons of great domains available that have not been registered.

I know the article you are referring to. The same source claims that .tv is also global. Well, we all saw how .tv = fail. I don't think .co will truly bust until August of next year, when people decide that they aren't worth renewing. But, the market could prove me wrong of course.

 

[WhoDatDog]

I-T.co is a horrible name. I know that most people don't want to hurt your feelings by letting you know this. They would rather you waste years of your life registering these types of names when they should be helping you out and telling you to STOP NOW.

If you could possibly register I-T.co then you need to not register names for at least six months. I suggest you read everything you can for the next half a year, and if/when the lightbulb goes off and you have figured it out, then, and only then, should you invest another dollar.

Save your money. The scumbags at the .co registry just love people like you. They won't tell you these names are worthless. They are in the business of taking your money, and it is working. The people who see names like this and aren't harsh with you aren't doing you any favors either. They are wasting everyone's time being nice. You need to take a break and you need to do it immediately.

If I just told you they weren't worth anything then you might not get the message. This is for own good. I know you just signed up, so you are probably just getting started, but you are much better off doing some reading and saving your cash. The odds are very close to zero that you are capable of registering names that have value at this point. Why should you be able to do that without having the knowledge?

Down the road you will appreciate my hardcore approach. If not, then you will be out a lot of money very soon. Do not let these people try to give you hope that these names could possibliy be worth something. It is bullshit. Very few .co names are really worth anything, and certainly not these. This is the real world, and it involves real money. I would try to get your money back on those names and if I were you I would NEVER register another .co name for the rest of your life. You have to start with dotcom, and if you are successful there you can branch out.

The odds of a newcomer who knows nothing about the domain business starting out with .co registrations and having any success at all is essentially zero. I wish you the best. The information is out there. Stay away from this fraudulent extention unless you have inside connections and know that you can scam another sucker into buying your names. Even then, it is not honorable for those who have the knowledge to be peddling these names, just like it is not honorable to offer paid appraisals. Those who do so are the lowest form of scum on the planet.

 

[ProDome]

Wow, another in-the-face statement. I agree though, I have hand-reg a 3-letter .co and I've seen in the forum - there is no one buying .co right now.

As far as my venture goes to .co domain - only one. Until I see some movement in the buyers market, I won't be thinking of getting anymore of the .co domains.

Nash

 

[tiki]

@ WhoDatDog - I do appreciate harsh criticism, however I don't usually buy names ever with any hyphens, so I am not concerned about my future purchases. My only other hyphen domain for .co is "free-hosting.co"

@ ProDome - I am with you on that, I am not buying anymore .co until further notice. I have about 75 so far and 4 that may be going to auction, but I don't have the funds to compete there, which is unfortunate, but it is what it is. Those names are childrens.co, microcenter.co, shoppingonline.co and websitetraffic.co, which are all not trademarked.

 

[tiki]

Well above criticism was not entirely accurate as proven 13 months later, i-t.co works fine, no issues as search engine rankings are fine with minimal work and minimal content. Another .co on above list sells for $2100 at a time even when .co domains drop choices are available. as previously stated before, the domain industry is changing, I have been around for quite awhile myself, seen it all. I mean I was 16 when I bought my first domain and I am 34 now.

Not to mention that .co works phenomenal on the search engines, although there are many tld's that rank better than .com these days, even on Google.