.co Domains

[Duncan Rounding]

Are these new .co domains worth having?

Should I be adding yet another domain TLD to the portfolio of domains when I already own the .co.uk and .com versions?

They seem expensive at £30 /year and add up quickly when you have many sites?

[TraceyHand]

Are these new .co domains worth having?

Should I be adding yet another domain TLD to the portfolio of domains when I already own the .co.uk and .com versions?

They seem expensive at £30 /year and add up quickly when you have many sites?

Are you a domain tart, Duncan? :D

I don't think I'd be tempted unless they become mainstream.
Jo Public won't necessarily know about them and, even if they do see a .co domain name, they'll probably mis-read it as either .co.uk or .com anyway!

[Jan]

We got ours for our main sites, I think that they might catch on because it's less to type.

Regards,

[guccij]

We got them for ours too - we are indeed domain tarts :-)

[Mark H]

I think these will catch on in time, and possibly replace .com /.co.uk, especially for shorter "brand name" URLs.

We got one for our new website/company name particularly because it is short and similar to other existing names, and we thought there was a danger that someone else might acquire our .co in the process of ringfencing their own by including mis-spellings.

[Sean Williams]

We must be domain tarts in fishnets - we have dozens of them. :)
Just deciding which ones to go for (apart from the obvious handful).
Jolly pricey though.

We use 1and1 and as they don't have the .co in their price list I telephoned them and my account manager said .co was the same price as .co.uk!

Edit due to idiocy on my part:
What I meant to say was we asked our host UKFast about registering the .co - 1and1 of course have it on their price list at £29.99. :o

I have resisted the temptation as I'm sure he's wrong and don't want an unexpected bill when they realise their mistake.
Fasthosts are a tenner cheaper than everyone else at £18.99.
Anyone seen them cheaper?

[Mark H]

We've just done another .co through the 1and1 control panel and it is £29.99 pa, surprise surprise :rolleyes: