Difference between .co and .com domain ?

[kingcool52]

Like said above, .co is the top level domain that has been assigned to Columbia. .com on the other hand is more of a global top level domain and probably one of the most used one across the world wide web. I went on GoDaddy to see what the price differences are and it seems that the .co domain is quite cheap for the first year but extremely expensive after that (£26.99 per year). But because the .com domain is so popular, you can usually get some great deals for it from any domain registrar and it won't be as expensive when you have to renew the domain.

 

[vinaya]

.com (commercial) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. It was one of the original top-level domains (TLDs), established in January 1985, and has grown to be the largest TLD in use. It was originally administered by the United States Department of Defense. The DoD contracted its maintenance to Stanford Research Institute. On January 1, 1993 the National Science Foundation assumed responsibility for its maintenance, as .com was primarily being used for non-defense interests.
.co is a regional TLD, whereas .com is a top-level TLD irrespective of region.

I knew that com was a generic term from commercial and co for country specific term. However, I did not know much about the history of dot com. I knew it is the oldest TLD, however, I did not know much about it. Thanks for the info,

 

[jyy]

There could be some national conflicts with the .co domain. For instance, if someone in Mexico, a nation which also speaks Spanish, creates a site called Montana.co, then people might assume it's a Colombian site, when it's not. However, though, if English stuff is applied to .co, then that problem doesn't arise. For instance, mountain.co has no Spanish words.

Anyway, do you all feel this is a big deal? Has it sparked any controversy?

 

[Josephhama]

.CO is a address which was introduced to satisfy the need for short and memorable web addresses. It is a new domain extension that offers you a global option for branding your online presence. It is fresh, shorter and social. While on the other hand .COM is the legacy domain extension with more than 100 million registrations.

 

[Brill Mindz]

.com is always king when it comes to branding.a lot of tech companies opt for .co and io but thats because the .com is taken or comes at a steep price.the thing if many startups launch with the .co but then tend to go back to buy the .com after a few years

 

[Armorica]

You should choose .com if you are looking for a domain for your business

 

[ResellBox]

.COM(Commercial): .com is the most popular and commonly used type of top-level domain for businesses, websites, and email.

.CO(Colombia): is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Colombia country. Some sites also use .co for URL shortner.

 

[John-S]

co domain extension is more expensive than the .com, but they are both very affordable. The reason for the higher price is to deter domain name buyers from purchasing domains with the . co extension in bulk and not using them. This has become a problem with .com domain names and the higher price helps to make more .

 

[zinavoindia]

.co and .com both very affordable. If you want the difference between .co and .com !!!

.co is the country code top-level domain and it's used in specific countries.
.com is a commercial website across the world.

 

[alexhost2]

.co is from country ccTLD, .com is generic.

If you are target the country, you should use .co.
However if you are targeting globally.

.COM is better and users usually remember more faster than .co

 

[Traffic]

This thread is over 9 years old. Dot co is the country code for Columbia. Due to original marketing there were 100k registrations in first half hour of launch. The price has since skyrocketed for a dot co and is marketed as another tld. It is not limited to Columbian citizens. There have been a lot of generic keywords in dot co that have sold for high figures. Dot co is good for seo generic keyword to assist your brand but i wouldn't be branding with do co.

 

[Famlie]

Where is the cheapest place to register and renew such domain names now?

 

[bracknelson]

bracknelson

Some cheapest places to register and renew a domain name:-

• Domain.com
• Bluehost
• Namecheap
• GoDaddy
• NameSilo
• Ionos
• Name.com