Your thoughts on .com or .net or?

[Fellow]

I've started buying a few domains that I think will go for something in the future. I've considered buying some other than .com but I didn't know if I should or not. Do you think .net or .org or .us will ever go for nice amounts or should I stick to just .com ?

 

[SenseiSteve]

For a resale strategy, I'd stick to .com in general.

 

[handsonhosting]

I"m with Steve on this one. I do think that the time of selling domain names has past us however, so you may be sitting on them for quite some time. People often buy up the other TLDs when they're looking to secure their brand, but for the most part, the .COM is the one that's going to have the value (unless you're country specific and wanted .eu, .de, .nl, .fr, .co.uk, .co.nz or something).

 

[cyberworldhost]

Yup I would stick with .com like steve and conor have said but .net is popular to. Do some more research in reselling domains and you will get a better idea as what to buy. Best of luck!!

 

[Zendevi]

While I would agree that sticking to .com is your best bet from a resale point of view, I have had some luck with various CCTLDs over the years (including .TL a few years back if you can believe it) when reselling.

 

[handsonhosting]

nice job selling a .TL! Just happened to be the right time for that customer I guess. There's always a market for something, it's just a matter of timing and money.

 

[bobchrist]

Atleast you can expect $$$ if the domain names are good enough!

 

[gvocom]

.com all the way and a lot of people do not like .us due to privacy issues, and experience from friends sujjests .cm do not touch

 

[Fellow]

Thank you for the overwhelming replies with the same view! Nice to get an answer that everyone agrees on that is very helpful, now a new question, and please do not think I am stupid but what on earth is .TL and why do I not know what they are? lol

 

[handsonhosting]

No worries. .TL is a domain extension TLD. Much like .com, .net, .tv there's one for .tl for another country;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tl

 

[21Roses]

I almost always stick to .com domains; in my experience, they're MUCH easier to move if you want to resell, and they usually bring in higher offers.

 

[zhizhinihao]

i think right now , .com is much more popular , and then .net

 

[Fellow]

No worries. .TL is a domain extension TLD. Much like .com, .net, .tv there's one for .tl for another country;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tl

Thank you for explaining and for providing the link. That is some interesting stuff there. I had no idea there was a .tl much less that it was for another country. You people are so knowledgeable!

 

[thewebhostingdi]

.com is better than other extensions if you using your site for commercial purpose.

 

[rumsfo]

.COM is better. I assume if you are going for the business web site and if you are considering to be serious chose them all and have your domain name with few domain name extensions.

 

[OwlMan]

If you're just going to sell the domain then the .com will be better but if you instead plan to develop the site and then sell it, then perhaps it might be wise to at least invest in the .net as well for branding purposes.

 

[Fellow]

Thanks for the input guys! I am going to stick to my .com for reselling. I did purchase a few .info that I wanted but I think I will only buy .com for reselling and be safe!

 

[HL-Sean]

Always go for the .com first, then if you have the $$$ get the .net.

 

[TurnKeyInternet]

I've started buying a few domains that I think will go for something in the future. I've considered buying some other than .com but I didn't know if I should or not. Do you think .net or .org or .us will ever go for nice amounts or should I stick to just .com ?

Buy .com and .net just to cover you for the long haul.

 

[Reliable-Hosts]

Always go with .com if possible. People use .com by default when typing in an address