The .CO domain extension has celebrated its second birthday. Domainbox.com has offered our Domain Resellers the TLD since its launch. The Top Level Domain (TLD), which was previously the Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) of Columbia, was taken over by a new company, .CO internet S.A.S. This new registry totally rebranded the domain extension, making it available to anyone in the world and creating a viable alternative to .com domain names, which a domain reseller could always offer their clients. On the 10th July 2010 the registrations was opened to everyone. Big companies like Twitter, American Express and Startbucks saw the .CO domain name extension as a great alternative to their .com domains, often being used for URL shorteners.
Since its launch the TLD has performed above expectations. The total number of registrations now tops 1.3 Million in over 200 countries. Many of our domain resellers have been offering the .co domain as an alternative to .com domains and getting great feedback from clients. Every single 3 letter combination of the domain extension has now been registered. This highlights just how popular the extension has been and the fact that investment has been pouring in since the TLD launched.
Sedo, the biggest Domain Name aftermarket in the world has seen many successful .co sales. A strong aftermarket for a TLD is a strong signal as to the demand for those domains. The current renewal rate stands at 77%, which is 9% above the average gTLD, another strong indicator that the TLD is growing. All of this data should tell you as a domain name reseller, that the potential for .CO is massive. Make sure you offer your clients this TLD as an addition to their existing portfolio or a base for their latest website.
With a free domain reseller account from Domainbox.com you can resell every TLD your clients will ever need, including .CO. Using our advanced Domain API or our fully featured Admin Portal you can manage the domains that you resell with ease. You can also act as an SSL Reseller and email reseller to ensure you give your clients a full range of Internet services.