Value of .coms will continue to go up?

Leprekon

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Now that most .com names have been taken (at least ones that make any sense or are worth anything) will prices on the secondary market for .com's continue to just go up?

I've been doing some .com searches and it's almost nearly impossible to get a somewhat generic two-word domain name that makes any sense with some time and creative thinking put into the process. Seems like .com domain name registrations will become all secondary market purchases.

Let's face it also, .net and all the other domains don't really carry the prestige and effect as having a .com name, and I don't think they ever will for a long time, if ever.
 


yea, i wish i could have gotten some 2 word .coms before they were all used up. (lulz)
 
one thing to recognize is how dynamic the english language is - it's not static. In other words, new words are being formed all the time. The other day just for fun I was scanning the keyword tool and I was utterly shocked by the availability of a two word domain name related to one of the biggest software platforms in the world. One thing that Frank Schilling does is research scientific journals and such to see new inventions coming out. Then he registers them.

Think about the word blog - just 10 years ago how many people were using it, huh? The list goes on and on. In a way, it's kinda cool when people think "all the good domains are taken" because it just keeps them blind to the domains still available.

If you really want to geek out, check academic journals, linguistic sites, etc and you can see how new words are being used in the english language and even new words being formed.
 
One domain name broker suggested .com name have a resale value x10 higher than the lesser names. But as I have heard, for seo purposes and not branding .net or .org names are 'supposed' to carry the same weight with the search engines as .com, with the misuse of throw away priced .info names causing their seo value to be degraded.
 
wrazz said:
One domain name broker suggested .com name have a resale value x10 higher than the lesser names. But as I have heard, for seo purposes and not branding .net or .org names are 'supposed' to carry the same weight with the search engines as .com, with the misuse of throw away priced .info names causing their seo value to be degraded.
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In regards to SEO, you could outrank a .com with a .info if you do your terms right. The TLD itself holds almost no value when it comes to SEO, just the words you use.

.com, .net and .org are often just more desired as they been around a lot longer and are generally recognized by possible patrons, and if you have a simple business name it pays to have a .com when people are trying to guess your website. But thats generally not a concern if you're just doing SEO/PPC campaigns.
 
kblessinggr said:
In regards to SEO, you could outrank a .com with a .info if you do your terms right. The TLD itself holds almost no value when it comes to SEO, just the words you use.

.com, .net and .org are often just more desired as they been around a lot longer and are generally recognized by possible patrons, and if you have a simple business name it pays to have a .com when people are trying to guess your website. But thats generally not a concern if you're just doing SEO/PPC campaigns.
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....lol
righhhtt.......

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I think with user getting more savey each day and the internet taking over everything we do url extensions will not be a big deal user will be use to the variations .com .fuk .org .fff ect
 
IncomeSlayer said:
I think with user getting more savey each day and the internet taking over everything we do url extensions will not be a big deal user will be use to the variations .com .fuk .org .fff ect
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tell that to domain buyers - those spending millions a year or to those running valuation models....

like I said, lol
 
.coms will hold their value unless the open TLD registration stuff goes forward.

If it does then coms will probably drop significantly as they lose out to extremely relevant tlds like .dating, .acaiberry, .governmentgrants, etc. Will be interesting to see if these get snapped up for domain resale (freetrial.acaiberry) or private use.

Heading towards the AOL keyword model in the end anyone??
 
riddarhusetgal said:
tell that to domain buyers - those spending millions a year or to those running valuation models....

like I said, lol
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Karl is right, and you are wrong. .com's have type-in value which is why domainers place such a higher value on them. They are also the "default" TLD that most people associate with websites, which also adds more value.

But for you to think a .info can't outrank a .com shows you know fuck-all about SEO. Let's take something that might be considered mildly competitive like say "resveratrol". Resveratrol.info ranks page 1 or 2 on all datacenters. Resveratrol.com is nowhere to be found.

TLD has no effect whatsoever on SERP's. Remember, a lot of domainers buy domains like they buy stocks, and leave the pages parked because they are shitty marketers/developers. They monetize off of type-in traffic (the reason generics are so valuable) and just wait for the value to go up, and flip as needed or sell to someone that will actually develop it into a site.
 
Unarmed Gunman said:
Karl is right, and you are wrong. .com's have type-in value which is why domainers place such a higher value on them. They are also the "default" TLD that most people associate with websites, which also adds more value.

But for you to think a .info can't outrank a .com shows you know fuck-all about SEO. Let's take something that might be considered mildly competitive like say "resveratrol". Resveratrol.info ranks page 1 or 2 on all datacenters. Resveratrol.com is nowhere to be found.

TLD has no effect whatsoever on SERP's. Remember, a lot of domainers buy domains like they buy stocks, and leave the pages parked because they are shitty marketers/developers. They monetize off of type-in traffic (the reason generics are so valuable) and just wait for the value to go up, and flip as needed or sell to someone that will actually develop it into a site.
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....like I said, lol
The evidence I have consists of bank wires and cold hard statistical facts and mathematical models measuring covariance - that's all I need dear.

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