.co domain any value

13 years ago

I'd go for .info. Much cheaper and just as effective.

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daj

13 years ago

You must use the geotargeting options in Google Webmaster Tools to configure .co domains and other cctld's so they rank globally. If you don't do that then your domain will just rank locally (on google.com.co).

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Headfirst

13 years ago

Originally Posted by daj

You must use the geotargeting options in Google Webmaster Tools to configure .co domains and other cctld's so they rank globally. If you don't do that then your domain will just rank locally (on google.com.co).

No, this isn't exactly the same as the columbian .edu.co and .com.co etc...

The whole TLD has been licensed for resale in the US with companies pushing .CO as .Company

I bought a few during the landrush, I just havent done anything with them.

The higher price ~$30 is supposed to keep the domain from become as spammy as .info and .biz

I have been hearing rumors for years that Google will eventually give credence to domain cost in their algorithm. With their push to cut down on SE spam and increase the overall quality of the results, I'm guessing this will happen sooner than later.

I think the age of being able to rank well on a dollar domain is coming to a close. $30 domains like .co are the future.

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daj

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Headfirst

No, this isn't exactly the same as the columbian .edu.co and .com.co etc...

The whole TLD has been licensed for resale in the US with companies pushing .CO as .Company.

Google doesn't care about how it's licensed. It still sees it as a country code domain (because it has been designated for the country of Columbia by ICANN) which is why you need to use their webmaster tools to configure each .co or other cctld domain so they can rank globally on their search engine.

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warhammer

13 years ago

Originally Posted by daj

You must use the geotargeting options in Google Webmaster Tools to configure .co domains and other cctld's so they rank globally. If you don't do that then your domain will just rank locally (on google.com.co).

It's not true. I tried myself and if you don't set geotargeting on GWT, it will be set by default to no country, just like .com

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rain21

13 years ago

.co is good, but not as good as .com .net .org, I suggest u to go with .info

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damon79 12 years ago

No, it does rank just as good, if better than these TLD's.
I wouldn't touch .ORG with a plastic one, it's dominated by spammers and hoaxes and it's not on par with other TLD's (like .CO).
Morons will post .CO is for Columbia. Try telling that to Google and 99.9% of users on the net that have no idea of its origin.
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Kris.Sm

13 years ago

well the demand for .co is increasing and all good keyword domains have being taken while .info still exists.
This kinda make me wonder why .co is expensive same as .com and in demand

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warhammer

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Kris.Sm

well the demand for .co is increasing and all good keyword domains have being taken while .info still exists.
This kinda make me wonder why .co is expensive same as .com and in demand

Agreed. I'd suggest to take both .co and .info (.info for brand protection) and make .info point to .co

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Kris.Sm 13 years ago

Originally Posted by warhammer

Agreed. I'd suggest to take both .co and .info (.info for brand protection) and make .info point to .co

it doesn't make any sense
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- warhammer 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kris.Sm
  
  it doesn't make any sense
  
  If I had to build a website, between .co and .info, I'd undoubtedly choose .co, but given that the .info is available (assuming that .com, .net and .org are not), I'd also take it, it's just less than $2.
  
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ankur sharma

13 years ago

well, why dont you just go ahead, buy it and conduct some experiments

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Ray01 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ankur sharma

well, why dont you just go ahead, buy it and conduct some experiments

and don't forget, share with us the result ....
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simbat

13 years ago

I have never look to the domain name when I find the title on google search. That means the real visitor will not ask about the domain name

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markament

13 years ago

I have one .info domain ranking #1 for three top keywords in a competetive market. It's all about putting quality content up and having plenty of backlinks.

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Headfirst

13 years ago

Godaddy has .co's on sale for $12 this week if anyone is thinking of getting any

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warhammer 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Headfirst

Godaddy has .co's on sale for $12 this week if anyone is thinking of getting any

.CO domains at GoDaddy are $7.49 if you use coupon code SUPERCO at checkout.
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- Paul Myers 13 years ago
  
  Part of that depends on what you plan for it. I got one that I was sure would have been gone already, and which makes much more sense as a .co than as a .com. Sort of like Xerox registering "thedocument.co." Or if a diet sweetener company got "asparta.me" as their domain.
  
  SEO ain't the only reason to get into a domain.
  
  Here's something to think about... Some phrases can't be trademarked, but if you own the exact match domain, they can make great - and web-exclusive - company names.
  
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- Always-A-Warrior 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by warhammer
  
  .CO domains at GoDaddy are $7.49 if you use coupon code SUPERCO at checkout.
  
  This surely helps out alot. If renewals are high then reg for a couple years to save money.
  
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Fernando Veloso

13 years ago

.CO are new.

Unless you give them some time (weeks/months/years) you can't really tell.

Quick note: .EU and .TV domain names didn't rank high for years BUT NOW they are dominating some top PT keywords.

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warhammer 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Fernando Veloso

.CO are new.

Unless you give them some time (weeks/months/years) you can't really tell.

I agree you have to wait. But you need to grab them now, because when they unleash their full potential, all of them will be gone
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tritrain

13 years ago

I have one .co and only because it is close to another similar domain.

So far, not worth it.

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Michael Shook 13 years ago

GoDaddy has a great marketing process. They've produced a higher priced product that is very close in name to one of their bread and butter products. They are charging a premium price for it and they bought super bowl ad space.

They are betting a fair amount of money that they will be able to get the public at large to hear dot co in their heads instead of dot com when someone tells them a website name.

And selling premium price products to folks who missed out on the original. I think it will be interesting to see if dot co really takes off as a viable branding alternative.
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SingerRinging

13 years ago

.info is a good choice because .co is still so new to everybody. Unless you are going to wait awhile until it catches on, like everything else that's "new," you won't get good rankings right now on that one. You might look into .us, .biz or .net. Even .ws would be better than .co. But to be on the safe side, use the .info if you can't use .com.

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damon79

12 years ago

Originally Posted by SingerRinging

.info is a good choice because .co is still so new to everybody. Unless you are going to wait awhile until it catches on, like everything else that's "new," you won't get good rankings right now on that one. You might look into .us, .biz or .net. Even .ws would be better than .co. But to be on the safe side, use the .info if you can't use .com.

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Do not listen to this person. They have very little knowledge about Domain Names and SEO. If they did they would not have stated that garbage they posted.
Don't touch .US, .BIZ or .WS. Stick with .CO, .COM or .NET, or a ccTLD if you're geo-targeting.
Also, .INFO is classified as a B Grade Domain Name, as is .ORG. Cheap and nasty.
Do your research and learn from those that have been doing this a long time. .CO will have strong resale value in 5 years. Really strong.

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warhammer

13 years ago

@SingerRinging

Currently, beyond .com, .net and .org, the general public isn't aware of any other TLD. Most people don't know .info, .biz, .mobi and others even exist (paradoxically they're much more familiar with .co than these).

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sndrsndv

13 years ago

i purchased a .co domain yesterday from godaddy , got indexed in about 20minutes. Seems the same as any at the moment

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stumpy

13 years ago

I doubt if .co will catch on. Seems like another gimmick.

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businessbanking

12 years ago

.co is a new type of domain. As compared to .com and .org and .info it is less popular. I am not sure is this give you more traffic as compared to other domains.

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RyanLester 12 years ago

Ive got a .co that i registered in 2011. it is a product that is used by a major companies globally. dont worry no copyright infringement. it is a one-word product.
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cool25

12 years ago

i have seen co domain reach #1 for a keyword, i think it is depends onpage and offpage seo to rank high.

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