Are .co domains worth anything?

**Kay** · May 28th, 2011, 9:09 AM

Sorry if I've asked this before (no short term memory) but an EP forum search didn't return anything.

Remember there was a flurry of excitement about .co? And I've not heard anything at all about them recently. Was it all just a flash in the pan?

I've got a generic(ish) five letter .co. Might it be worth anything? Have any of you got any? What's the next step? Forget, try to sell, develop, or what?

**ScottJ** · May 28th, 2011, 9:29 AM

Only the highest quality one's, ie business.co just sold for $80,000, I think only the super premium one's have resale value at present, I am pretty much undecided about them so ignored them for now.

**Kay** · May 28th, 2011, 9:49 AM

Thanks. I saw that people were buying new domains in my usual niche and starting websites/blogs/forums almost every day so I took a punt on getting a suitable .co one. It's redirected to my real site. But it doesn't look like this TLD is going anywhere yet. That said, I've not even tried looking for a buyer. I guess I'll just sit on it until or unless someone comes asking me about it.

**grynge** · May 28th, 2011, 10:26 AM

I think the search is broken I have done a few searches and nothing comes up.

It really depends on if the .co has any type in traffic if it doesn't then it's probably only worth what the keyword is worth.

**Kay** · May 28th, 2011, 11:01 AM

Please spell it out.

How can I figure out the type-in traffic and how do I know what the keyword is worth? Maybe I could PM you the URL if you're willing to have a look?

Pretty please?

**grynge** · May 28th, 2011, 11:25 AM

Yeah i will check it out for you Kay,
umm type in would show up in your logs. facebook.co/ibm.co/hotel.co/twitter.co etc.. would probably get a lot of type in traffic.

**Dreemer** · June 4th, 2011, 10:08 AM

Yeah, type in is the main `value` of the great majority of .co domains. Wouldnt you love to own www.amazon.co and then force your amazon affiliate cookie onto the surfer before auto-redirecting them onto amazon.com ?

Just throw google analytics onto the site to find out how many type ins are occuring.