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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
there are very few .com's available so your theory evolves around the idea that your domain name has no purpose or value other than its reg cost.
Lets say i want to buy highheels.com , its listed at $15k highheels.xxx is available
so
cost after 10 years for .com $15,081.30
cost after 10 years for .xxx $1,000
brandable .com's cost $$$ more than the inflated .xxx reg cost
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spending a few k on a keyword .com that has an $8 renewal would be a better option than buying an alternative extension in my opinion as I have owned 500-1000 .com domains over the last 9-10 years or so and I affiliate tag all traffic sources from paid brokers, search engine, type in etc... and consistently my .com domains with type in traffic convert and trump any alternative extensions I own, alternative extension relies on building it or advertising for traffic, keyword .com with type in traffic has a pulse on it's own meaning your advertising costs can be reduced as it has a natural flow or a heartbeat without doing anything, so you have to factor in included traffic/sales that wont happen on alternative extensions as there is no type in traffic.