Owning you business domain name is a given, understanding value in owning multiple quality domain names is another market altogether.
Prime generic domain names are steadily being acquired and used by world class companies. Here are some examples of names that corporations own…
- Bank Of America – Loans.com
- Barnes and Noble – Books.com
- Bayer – Aspirin.com
- Carl’s Jr – Burgers.com
- Citibank – StudentLoan.com
- CityBreak – Visit.com
- CNET – News.com TV.com
- CNN – Money.com
- CondeNast Publications – Gourmet.com
- Country Buffet – Buffet.com
- Diago – Malts.com Rum.com Scotch.com
- Disney – Movies.com
- Enterprise – RentalCar.com
- Fixodent – Dentures.com
- Foxy Fresh Vegetables – Salads.com
- Honda – Motorcycles.com Scooters.com
- JC Penny – Gift.com
- Johnson and Johnson – Baby.com
- K-Swiss – TennisShoes.com
- Kraft – CreamCheese.com
- Mannington – Floors.com
- MasterCard – Priceless.com
- Merriam Webster – Word.com
- Monster – Jobs.com
- National Pen Company – Pens.com
- Nestle – Meals.com
- Office Depot – OfficeSupplies.com
- PetSmart – Pets.com
- Procter and Gamble – Toothpaste.com Laundry.com
- Puritan’s Pride – Vitamins.com
- Ragu – Eat.com
- Rocky Mountain Bicycles – Bikes.com
- Sylvan Learning – Educate.com
- The History Channel – History.com
- The Map and Globe Store – Worldmaps.com
- The Weather Channel – Weather.com
- The Wedding Channel – Weddings.com
- Travelocity – Vacations.com
- U-Haul – Trailer.com
- Woodway – Treadmills.com
- 1-800-Wheelchair – Wheelchair.com
Such are the benefits of owning generic domain names that some companies have even changed their name to a strong generic .com domain name -
Dealtime has changed its name to Shopping.com.
Click here to see some of the uses that generic domain names are being put to.
Andrew Miller, the President and Co-Founder of the Internet Real Estate Group has said:
“Our success has been accelerated by outside validation as some of the most successful dotcoms have been built on generic domain name platforms.”
People remember generic domain names. They are more likely to notice, recall, visit and revisit your web site.
See some of the other benefits.