Got your .co

[Big Dave]

.co url's have been available for a little while.

Reserved a few today.

BD goes global

davidcohen.co (http://davidcohen.co)

$97 pa at domainz.

HTFU.co was gone. :-(

[White trash]

What about STFU.co?

[Big Dave]

Hmmmm - you know - Could be a good thing for race teams and small bike businesses too - grab a

myraceteam.co

address.

Then sign up for a free account here:

blogger.com

Then pick a template you like from the blogger selections or somewhere with free templates like here:
http://btemplates.com/blogger-templates/3-columns/

there are tons of similar sites.

If you can manage a trade me account - you can do this.

Then if you want a professional look you can hire me or similar graphic artist to make it look really trick. That way all you pay for a great looking web site that you can manage yourself is the URL cost and however many hours you want to pay a graphic artist for.

This one for KIWIRIDER took me about 10 hours to migrate to a new look;

http://krnewsroom.blogspot.com

It would take less now the sussage is done.

PM me if you want a quote. I have several new ones from Groucho.

[Big Dave]

What about STFU.co?

Sorry - correct KB reply:

You talking to me??? You. talking. to. me???

[Gremlin]

*sigh* just another domain race.

You can set the domain up to point at an existing website if you want anyway.

Me? I just reserved my surname at .co.nz a month or two ago... obviously not very common :D

[Big Dave]

*sigh* just another domain race.

Take it international bro.

[sil3nt]

Im waiting for .xxx

Why did you pay so much? Could have paid less than $50 a year!

[Big Dave]

Im waiting for .xxx

Why did you pay so much?

Let us know if you get any any?

They rang - I said yes, job done in 15 seconds. I don't mind paying for the time they save me and the backup service I get there. It's an on-cost anyways.

[p.dath]

Isn't .co Columbia?

What's the big deal about that suffix?

[Gremlin]

.co is company. A big deal for big companies to pre-secure their names prior to public release

[Suntoucher]

Then what is .com?

Kym.co would be pretty good for, well...Kymco. Or Kym.co.nz for their NZ branch. I wonder if they've done it.

*checks*

Nope

[Big Dave]

Isn't .co Columbia?

What's the big deal about that suffix?

.co is 'company' to most in business.

Pros: You can get prefix combinations that were previously unavailable.
It gives broader potential by being 'international'.
mybusiness.co is way cool. (I know, I know, you don't understand cool - but it is. :-P)

Cons: Someone malicious can imitate your existing url.
There may be some need to buy it in case someone else does.
There probably isn't any real commercial benefit - but who cares.

[scracha]

.co is 'company' to most in business.

Well I'm in business and I know that .co is Columbia and .com is company. More importantly, the search engines like Google know that .co is Columbia so if your business isn't in that republic then it's a waste of money.



There probably isn't any real commercial benefit - but who cares.
That's more like it.
You can always register chris.co and sell shit overpriced hampers


$97 PA...raped by the useless pricks at domainz .......should be $45 NZD

[Big Dave]

Well I'm in business and I know that .co is Columbia and .com is company. More importantly, the search engines like Google know that .co is Columbia so if your business isn't in that republic then it's a waste of money.


I disagree and can't arsed arguing about it.

>>useless pricks at domainz <<

I'm a satisfied customer. Get what I pay for.

[sil3nt]

Its confusing.
http://www.iishacks.com/index.php/2010/03/15/co-tld-available-for-pre-register/
http://www.godaddy.com/tlds/co-domain.aspx?ci=19152

In the end im just going to put the 'm' on the end of 'co' out of habit.

[Big Dave]

Its confusing.
http://www.iishacks.com/index.php/2010/03/15/co-tld-available-for-pre-register/
http://www.godaddy.com/tlds/co-domain.aspx?ci=19152

In the end im just going to put the 'm' on the end of 'co' out of habit.

Yep - I don't think its a good idea if your business depends on API either. For now.

However, as an immediate gimmick, it has plenty of potential uses.

Iceyerco.co

[Gremlin]

The only reason big businesses would probably be interested is securing their name... hell, you don't even have to use it, just have it paid up.

[Big Dave]

The only reason big businesses would probably be interested is securing their name... hell, you don't even have to use it, just have it paid up.

Some time in the future the prefix and suffix will be fluid.

and it will eventually devolve to a credit card number.

[scracha]

I disagree and can't arsed arguing about it.

Oh c'mon...it's KB? Disagree about the first bit all you like but the search engines use the country code TLD. Might change their search result weighting if enough peeps register .co though. However, it's getting a bit stupid what with alternatives like .it, .biz, .me, .tv



>>useless pricks at domainz <<
I'm a satisfied customer. Get what I pay for.
I wasn't satisfied with them and considering their price, certainly didn't get what I paid for, but there you go. Always found registerdirect excellent although they're not cheap.

[Big Dave]

Oh c'mon...it's KB?
.

Gimmick v Best practice - we both understand it.
Both have relative merit. The rest goes around in circles.

Nothing I can add to Domainz comments other than that I understand I can buy elsewhere for less, don't consider it necessary to do so because the level of backup I get and the support relationship is worth the 200 bucks a year extra it costs. Job done.

[avgas]

.cock......................

you could even have

www.ihavea.cock

www.smallasa.cock

[Big Dave]

any.address e.ventually

prob.ably em.ulated.at firs.t

[Gremlin]

don't get ahead of yourself. My primary supplier can't handle .asia, let alone anything!

[Big Dave]

don't get ahead of yourself. My primary supplier can't handle .asia, let alone anything!

Open up that mind, g'won, you can.

Tell 'em it's new and improved and removes stains.
Show the message with great tits and you could call it pork.my.dog and it'll get clicks.

[Gremlin]

I got the stock answer of sorry, no (asking previously they had assumed it was perfectly possible). I replied that having over 40 domains with them, and one not wasn't acceptable and go back to the technical team.

Still got a no :blink: But apparently it prompted an email company wide warning everyone they couldn't currently handle them, and it would be months before they could (should needle them again perhaps)...