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I recently took a .co for a new brand I'm launching. The .com was taken by a golf course - - in my first few weeks I've found that people who are active on the

I recently took a .co for a new brand I'm launching. The .com was taken by a golf course - - in my first few weeks I've found that people who are active on the Internet don't miss a beat. As some have noted, .com isn't as critical as it used to be. It all depends on your key demographic, but if it's for a more technical crowd, an io, co or something that has been adopted outside of its home country should be fine. There are a lot of variables to consider though. Edit: looks like most of us said the same thing. The nice thing about co are some of the offers that go along with it. They're making a conscious effort to build a community around it. I've got a few domains that use the cctld to complete a word - - this usually leaves people more confused than anything.

throwaway420 13y ago
> I recently took a .co for a new brand I'm launching. The .com was taken by a golf course - - in my first few weeks I've found that people who are active on the Internet don't miss a beat. Not trying to insult you or anything, but how can you be certain of this? You obviously wouldn't have access to any statistics that the golf course has. You might be doing ok now, but would be doing better with the .com. You just might be missing out on some potential visitors and never know it.
- stevewillows 13y ago
  A little late to respond -- nonetheless, this is purely based on my initial customers and distributers. Of course the .com would be better, but so far the people I have spoken with haven't had any issues with the .co. This being said, the scale of this business is small and wouldn't generate enough traffic to show even if I had access to the golf course's stats. 'co' is also part of my brand -- for both instagram, facebook and twitter user IDs. I think this also contributes to the success. But like you said, there are plenty of unknowns.
KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago
.co is the worst alternative because it easily confused with .com .io and .org or .xxx or such are the only other good alternative tlds imo. Basically tlds with a strong sense of purpose that won't be forgotten unlike something like .co

throwaway420 13y ago

> I recently took a .co for a new brand I'm launching. The .com was taken by a golf course - - in my first few weeks I've found that people who are active on the Internet don't miss a beat. Not trying to insult you or anything, but how can you be certain of this? You obviously wouldn't have access to any statistics that the golf course has. You might be doing ok now, but would be doing better with the .com. You just might be missing out on some potential visitors and never know it.

stevewillows 13y ago
A little late to respond -- nonetheless, this is purely based on my initial customers and distributers. Of course the .com would be better, but so far the people I have spoken with haven't had any issues with the .co. This being said, the scale of this business is small and wouldn't generate enough traffic to show even if I had access to the golf course's stats. 'co' is also part of my brand -- for both instagram, facebook and twitter user IDs. I think this also contributes to the success. But like you said, there are plenty of unknowns.

KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago

.co is the worst alternative because it easily confused with .com .io and .org or .xxx or such are the only other good alternative tlds imo. Basically tlds with a strong sense of purpose that won't be forgotten unlike something like .co