Posts Tagged ‘ccTLDs’

It is being reported that .YU domains are to be forever disbanded from existence as of September 30th. .YU is the country code for the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Which has been disbanded and replaced by Serbia, .rs, and Montenegro, .me.

There has been a request for a postponement by the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names because there are still some 4,000 sites that have not migrated to a new domain name from the .yu extension.

In recent years the .YU extension has been managed by the Yugoslav Domain Registry at the University of Belgrade.

Source: BBC News

Now this may not be a huge thing for most of you out there but it was the first instance i have heard of that a domain extension was going to be destroyed. Yes i know it is for good reason and there is no reason to keep it around. I just thought this was an interesting piece of news for people to chew.

I was over at UtterDomain.com today and read about this great sale on .us domain names today at godaddy.com. The sale is really good at $4.99 per .us domain or get 6+ at $2.99 per. So if you were waiting to buy some .us domain names this is your chance to stock up on some. I have provided a list of available .us domain names below. Please do not reg them all and let other people get some as well. So have fun and try to pick up some great domains in the .us/ccTLD space today. Also a sale on .in domains at $5.99.

alabamaforeclosures.us
scrimmage.us
adblocker.us
famouschefs.us
digitalnotebooks.us
lowfatyogurt.us
landforeclosures.us
ratequotes.us
claypottery.us
distancelearningcolleges.us
cosmeticeyesurgery.us
webhostingcompanies.us
falseteeth.us
aircraftengines.us
lightingsupplies.us
familyleave.us
voiceringtones.us
sugarfreerecipes.us
fixedapr.us
cardstores.us
palmreadings.us
artistmanagement.us
fourthdown.us
australiarestaurants.us
bailoutpackages.us
kitchenredesign.us
corporateplanes.us
customizedhomes.us
familycoverage.us
incrediblebargains.us
metalsmarket.us
commercialmodeling.us
californiacommercialrealestate.us
imotels.us
saveforcollege.us
aircraftengines.us
systembackups.us
travelconditions.us
15yearmortgagerates.us
usedhummers.us
hairwax.us
downriggers.us
networkcard.us
vehiclerepair.us
foreclosurerefinance.us
usedmaseratis.us
rentcenter.us
workoutclothing.us
cosmetician.us
pitches.us
physicalexaminations.us
bicentennial.us
glutenfreerecipes.us
mediarooms.us
preapprovedcard.us
glasspanels.us
blackpanthers.us
fatalattraction.us
antihistamine.us
holyromanempire.us
avun.us
armytraining.us
rickshaws.us
coaddiction.us
templabor.us
netmarketers.us
mudracingtires.us
apparelshow.us
seowizard.us
motorcrossracingtires.us
concealedgunpermit.us
cashbusinesses.us
antiqueautosales.us
itchcream.us
apartmentnetwork.us
datareader.us
breakfastbars.us
menos.us
rackco.us
jazzinstructors.us
matchable.us
miniprojects.us
healthsnacks.us
asianflu.us
americanguide.us
arubavacation.us
asiamaps.us
augsburg.us
britishspy.us
cannesbeach.us
caribbeansea.us
drammen.us
echart.us
franceholiday.us
gotomexico.us
isouthkorea.us
portlandvacation.us
southwestasia.us
texaspersonals.us
tiel.us
toweroflondon.us

My last post about the .us domain space was mainly about just recognizing that ccTLDs are not something to be underestimated. Bido.com has been having ccTLD auctions for a while now and most that have come up including .co.in have sold for nice prices considering the state of the economy and their extensions.

Today i want to take a look at why ccTLDs are important to the end-user and customer of the real world. This is something i think everyone needs to understand even if they are not a serious domainer or just do this for a hobby. ccTLDs can both be fruitful and devastating to a domainer.

A big reason why ccTLDs are important are simply because they represent an entire country. Some countries have taken this to heart and make it the primary extension businesses use on a daily basis. Some of these countries include Australia(.com.au) and Germany(.de). Most European countries prefer their ccTLD over a TLD. This is pretty amazing and shocking to most domainers in America. To be truthfully honest i think the US is probably one of the few countries that does not prefer their ccTLD over a TLD.

Now i am not saying that ccTLDs trump .com but what i am trying to say is that they do have a place and offer more than just an alternative extension. Another reason to look at a ccTLD is for the fact that some search engines, i.e. google, have certain search indexes for countries around the world. Try typing google.ccTLD and i almost guarantee that country’s google page will pop up. These are specialized search queries that take in to fact the language and the ccTLD extension.

The thing that most people get mixed up on ccTLDs is when they try to invest in another country other than their own. This causes confusion on the registrants part because if they are not a native they might not know exactly what language is spoken, what terms are used frequently, or even register the wrong ccTLD because they didn’t do the research.

There is a tool that i use that will combat this in a powerful way and that is the Google Keyword Tool. You can set it to search a certain country and language. This way you can actually see what is being searched and how frequently for that exact term in that country. Couple that with a simple translator and you are your way to finding some great names.

Since i have briefly touched on the subject for now i think i will leave it at that and pick this up in another post. Please post your feelings and comments about ccTLDs if you feel the need. Also if you would like more info and chat about ccTLDs checkout cctlds.com.