The names I am referring to are .tv, .to, .ws, .cc, and all the other crap out
there. These names hold absolutely no value. Why? because they generate no random
type in traffic...The value of a domain name is the number of distinct users who
type a particular term into a browser on a regular, consistent basis.
For example,
computers.com probably nets thousands of distinct type -ins daily; making it an extremely
valuable domain name extention for whatever purposes the webmaster deems fit. Web
users usually type a
keyword into a browser followed by a particular extension
with the intention of finding specific information
pertaining to the search term.
The
"random search method" of typing a term into a browser followed by a domain extention
is based on the psychological expectation of finding relevant content at that specific
internet location. The web user, in an effort to save time, mentally predicts the
likelihood of finding content based on the information he seeks.
In this respect,
.com is king, followed by .org and .net. Everything else seems to fall into a vast
array of "jibberish" that renders all alternate names useless and without value.
Sure,
you can buy any number of alternatives. But I have lost thousands doing it (mainly
.tv, .to, and .cc). They simply have no value, because web users usually predict
that these extensions (if they consider them at all) to have zero website content.
So
Fair Warning to those who want to drop thousands on alternates. Domain names are
expensive to carry, and you should make damn sure you are getting some traffic generating
value for your hard earned dollars.