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What are the benefits of registering a .CO domain?
There are several key benefits of choosing .CO:
.CO is a truly global, recognizable and credible domain
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Global? It's a ccTLD. Recognizable? To folks in Columbia.And maybe for some .US folks to whom the state of Colorado comes to mind. Credible? It's basically being passed off as a .COM typo TLD.
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.CO gives businesses and brands the chance to create a worldwide footprint
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.COM and the numerous other TLDs do that too at far less cost.
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.CO is relevant to individuals, businesses and organizations
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Using the ccTLD of Columbia for one's business in the U.S. is relevant? umm, if you say so.
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.CO is meaningful, memorable and intuitive to use for people around the world
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Memorable? Really, more than say .TV? Intuitive? .CO is about as intuitive as .WS.
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.CO appeals to today's socially-networked individuals and entrepreneurs
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Who like to spend excessive amounts of money - many other TLDs are far cheaper.
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We have started accepting pre-registration requests for the .CO Landrush.
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Yep, plenty of suckers. To be fair, some will get lucky and make bank flipping, but that's few and far between - most will be throwing money away. Many will be defensive registrations.
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The .CO Landrush begins on the 21st of June, 2010.
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Oh goodie.
Can't wait.
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The Cost for a Landrush registration will be: $279 plus a $10 application fee. If you don't end up getting the domain, you only pay the $10 application fee.
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$279 ... heck, one can buy a very nice .COM in the aftermarket for that much.
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If there are multiple applicants for a particular Domain, an auction will be held between the applicants by the Registry/Auction House post the Landrush
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Expect many to overpay big time.
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Important: If the outcome of the auction process is not in your favor, you will be refunded in full minus the $10 application fee.
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The .CO casino where each pull costs $10.
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All refunds will be processed once the auction is completed
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And many who "lose", while initially upset, may in retrospect be glad they lost and got most of their money back.
IMHO, .CO is about the crappiest, overpriced ccTLD to come down the pike.
Anyone who buys .CO domains beware the nation of Columbia makes the rules for .CO, not ICANN. Columbia can change the rules anytime for any reason ... take back .CO domains, raise prices to a zillion dollars, etc however they want - ICANN can not help in such matters. Buyer beware!
Ron