FP - What are your thoughts about the .co domains?

**elitemarketer** · March 26th, 2011, 4:08 AM

I have recently started using .co domains and I have found them excellent for SEO. Currently I am ranking above several .com domains with my .co domain for the actual keyword that is in the domain itself. I am not a fan of the higher price. I think that the .co and .tv domains should be the same price as the .com, .net, .org etc. Does anyone know of the best place to buy .co?

**BrettM** · March 26th, 2011, 6:04 AM

There's a site out there that keeps track of domain sales. If I find it I'll post it (currently on my mobile and not my laptop), but for now check out Sedo:

http://www.sedo.com/us/resources/market-trends

You'll note, not a .co to be found :> .

**succor** · March 28th, 2011, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by elitemarketer

I have recently started using .co domains and I have found them excellent for SEO. Currently I am ranking above several .com domains with my .co domain for the actual keyword that is in the domain itself....

The tld doesn't help or hurt your seo ranking. Your domain name does, to some extent, but the tld itself does not.

Originally Posted by blue0510

I understood that all porn related sites had to change their domains to .xxx , is that not the case?

In short, no they don't. They don't force anyone to use any particular tld, it does however restrict who can get some tlds, ie .gov is only available to US government agencies.

Y'all can check out my earlier post in this thread if you're interested in seeing a list of TLDs and their definitions from IANA.