{"id":2676,"date":"2012-09-08T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T20:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2012-09-08T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T20:15:42","slug":"the-silly-prejudice-against-net-and-org-served-with-gyros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/the-silly-prejudice-against-net-and-org-served-with-gyros\/","title":{"rendered":"The silly prejudice against .net and .org – Served with gyros"},"content":{"rendered":"

My first five or so domain registrations were all .com domains. That was from 1997 to 1998, and in 1999 I registered my first .org, still focusing on .com domains.<\/p>\n

The first domain I ever sold was a .com, in 2000, for low four figures. That year I saw my domain registrations reach double digits; I invested in .com, .net and .org domains after perusing droplists provided by DomainsBot (sadly, not the same company anymore.)<\/p>\n

So the original TLD triad of .com, .net, and .org still goes strong today. In terms of numbers, there are almost 105 million .com domains, about 15 million .net domains and just over 10 million .org domain names.<\/p>\n

Originally, .org was ‘reserved’ for organizations and other non-profits. I guess Phun.org<\/strong> is a non-profit, in some sense.<\/p>\n

In a similar fashion, .net domains were perceived initially as the network’s ‘geeky’ resort. Sure, they were used by ISPs and corporate networks but soon every usable keyword got picked up. Frank Schilling<\/strong> picked some great ones during the aftermath of the great dot com bubble. Canada.net<\/strong> is one of them.<\/p>\n

I’ve sold dozens of .net and .org domains at prices that made some early players scratch their heads in disbelief. Buying keyword .net and .org domains for $10 – $50 and reselling them for thousands. Nothing beats the potential of positive keywords, when acquired by buyers with a plan.<\/p>\n

For the sake of argument, which web site looks more professional: Documentary.net<\/strong><\/a> (sold for $3,400) or OnFilm.com<\/strong><\/a> (sold for $22,500). Does the look and feel of UUN.com<\/strong> (sold for $15,000) appear to be richer than Symposium.org<\/strong><\/a> (sold for $4,004) ?<\/p>\n

My point is, there is no reason to behold a silly prejudice against non-com domains, particularly those that belong to the original TLD triad rolled out as part of the ‘commercial’ Internet.<\/p>\n

Some troll at Rick Schwartz’s blog even stated, that buyers of .net and .org domains are being “cheated<\/em>“. But sales numbers aren’t indicative of the business potential of a domain, particularly one that was acquired with the intention to build a business on it. On the other hand, there are plenty of expensive, high-profile .com domains that are sitting ducks, even after spending thousands of dollars on them.<\/p>\n

Still not convinced, and want to get rid of your .net and .org domains? Send me your positive meaning, aged, dictionary .net and .org domain lists for sale and I will continue to excel in what I do.<\/p>\n

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