The .CM domain name was made popular by the Business 2.0 story of Kevin Ham “the man who owns the Internet.” Domainers know that .CM is actually owned by Cameroon and is prized for for the natural traffic it receives from .COM typos.
Risky Business
There are evident risks for trademark infringement when using .CM domains.
I encourage any decent sized company to take the initiative and pre-order their respective .CM domain to prevent any later headache. I also strongly discourage anyone from attempting to profit from typo traffic on established .COM websites.
The typo traffic is likely not as much as you think on your average .CM name. There are more profitable ways to quickly develop online business on legitimate domain names.
I’m also not convinced that .CM is a viable brand option for anything but a company in Cameroon.
Traffic Machines?
On the other side of the table, there are countless .CM domains are generic in nature and can not be said to violate any trademarks. Could these be valuable resources for driving some targeted traffic to existing business?
Rick Latona is managing an auction currently of premium .CM domains that are generic in nature. Domains such as Cars.cm, Loan.cm, Games.cm, etc. are available with reserves from $1000 to $20,000.
NameJet has gained exclusive rights to manage the sunrise registration / pre-orders for .CM domains.
So What’s Your Move?
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This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine.
