short ccTLDs are the next buzz

[mark]

Easiest way for anyone to check potential values of any extension is to either go to posted info here:

http://dnjournal.com

or

http://dnsalesprice.com

[myst woman]

I agree. Note the big sales abroad...

[merien]

Everything that is not in .com .net .org .de and is not a domain hack is a junk.

cctld's are the new frontier. Take a look at growth rates and internet penetration in latin america and asia (india, pakistan, etc) and assume most of the people there prefer doing business on a local domain. Especially those countries that don't have english as a first language.

I have/had several single chars in peru for example; single chars are valuable for several reasons; not only can you start a url-redirect service from them:

- investment value in the local market (peru has 30 mln inhabitants - 7,636,400 Internet users as of Mar/08, 25.8% penetration, per ITU)

- seo value in both the local as the international market because the are short

- branding value

Most people seem to forget about the local market value. I you would take the time to actually develop in such markets you'd see that such local domains can be of great value (not only short ones)

[dominator]

cctld's are the new frontier.

there is absolutely nothing new about cctld's
(except new cctld's)

[merien]

there is absolutely nothing new about cctld's
(except new cctld's)

new frontier; didn't say they were new.

[incka]

This report on tech crunch shows how many services are using one and two letter short domains: http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/06...=Google+Reader

I wonder why no one seems interested in my one letter and one number .bb domains despite the ridiculously low prices I'm offering them for? Perhaps DNForum is not where Web 2.0 developers hang out.

[axeman]

This report on tech crunch shows how many services are using one and two letter short domains: http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/06...=Google+Reader

I wonder why no one seems interested in my one letter and one number .bb domains despite the ridiculously low prices I'm offering them for? Perhaps DNForum is not where Web 2.0 developers hang out.

There is an issue with the .bb domains being restricted to people owning a business in Barbados.

[incka]

There is an issue with the .bb domains being restricted to people owning a business in Barbados.

That's not true though. I don't have a business in Barbados and I have both register .bb domains and bought them from others. I use my UK company and UK address. The only thing you need is a sort of back up contact in Barbados who they can contact if you can't get hold of you. Take a look at the registration forms. The main problem is the process is quite bureaucratic - you have to send them cheques in their local currency meaning you need to set up a bank account in that currency (most banks will do this, you don't need to open a bank account in Barbados itself) and have to send them a printed registration form through the post. Yeah it's more work than let's say .ly domains, but it's not overly restrictive.

[simon johnson]

Funny, I sold a domain for $60,000 that falls into your "junk" category. You're making far too sweeping a generalization there.

That's exactly the point that's missing from this thread. The price of a domain is what someone (the market) is prepared to pay for it.

[katherine]

Funny, I sold a domain for $60,000 that falls into your "junk" category. You're making far too sweeping a generalization there.

The trick is to repeat that feat again and again