Comparing .co.in and .in domains

[ProspectLab]

I'm registering generic terms and names with the .co.in and the .in extension. I'd like to hear your opinions on the difference regarding these two extensions.

Would you agree with the following?

- 1: .in domains generally are a better investment compared to .co.in?
- 2: .co.in extensions are better suited, even preferred, if registering let's say a generic business term?

I would appreciate all your thoughs and opinions on this.

Many thanks,
Toby

[DMaN]

1: Honestly, I've had this mentality for a while, but I believe .co.in domains are the better buy in most cases. The .co.in ext. has been around for a while longer than the newer .in extension. It ultimately costs less as well and if you're investing in a large amount of names, it will save you money. It's similar in some ways to the .com situation in that you have .co.in which is established and now you to have the new ccTLD .in entering the picture. Given the recent trends, I suppose that eventually it will switch over to the .in but I think .co.in has the advantage right now.

[cooljeba]

the co.in domains are more popular compared to the .in domains as the majors yahoo and google use .co.in.

.in will take some more time to mature. So I will put my money on .co.in compare to the .in .

..:: peace ::..
jeba

[Leading Names]

.in for long term investment.

- Rob

[ProspectLab]

Many thanks guys.

Anyone else? Why do people think .in will overtake .co.in?

[a2zofb2b]

Here is my take.
.co.in will be better than .in for the next couple of years.
Then depending on how IDN's take off with Microsoft IE 7,
.com and .IN IDN's (when allowed to be registered) will be better investment.

In order for .IN's become popular, lot more sites needs to be developed.

[URLtrader]

I have about 80 .in and not a single .co.in . I believe .in is the way to go.

URL Trader

[DNWizardX9]

none of you guys are seeing it from india's perspective. one guy mentioned that alot of ppl are either seeing .co.in or .com advertised in india...

making .co.in .in is like saying OK .com switch to .us - > .com has the power and you can't really tell a whole country to switch

[Leading Names]

making .co.in .in is like saying OK .com switch to .us - > .com has the power and you can't really tell a whole country to switch

Not really, .com and .us are two completely different extensions, and both are top level.

A better example maybe would be .us.com vs .com

Yes, .co.in is better established at the moment but it won't always be that way – it's just a matter of time.

- Rob

[ProspectLab]

Thankyou all. It seems to me if you are sitting on a really good unregistered name, you might want to register both extensions just to be sure.