As the time of Sedo’s Government.net auction continues to decrease, the price continues to increase. Currently, with 19 hours left, the auction is at $20,100. This is a very interesting domain considering the unbelievable keyword, although the downside being that it’s a .net domain. I would say the keyword “Government” outweighs the .net part of the domain.

It’s just an interesting point that the domain is  a .net. Personally, I feel that takes a major away a major part of this domain’s value. My prediction is the domain will sell for a good $25,000-$35,000. But my major point is that the .com extentsion of this domain, Government.com, would go for about double to triple that. The .net just absolutely kills the value.

People do say that domains are all about keywords. Thats how you get organic traffic from google. But, the average person will remember a .com the best. A lot of people are just unfamiliar with .net’s, and most of the other extensions. So while you a getting your organic google traffic, you are losing a lot of returning visitors, in most cases.

But discussing .com versus other extensions is a whole different article, which you can look forward to reading, because it will be coming out soon. Overall though, we will just wait and see how this Government.net auction turns out. If you are interested in bidding, again, the current bid is $20,100, you can Click Here. Feel free to comment your feelings on not only .com’s vs .net and other extensions, but about the auction, and your predictions, or after thoughts once it’s over.