Is .ai Domain name worth it? Lets approach this question when you plan to create a new website with a .ai domain name and not related to flipping domain names.
.ai domains are considered as gTLD (generic domain extension) and not ccTLD (country specific extensions like .in .co.uk etc)
.ai domains can be registered for minimum of 2 years , 1 year registration is not possible so you need minimum of $145 for a 2 year registration of .ai domain.
If your primary source of traffic is going to be other than Search engines:
.Ai domain names dont make any difference if your traffic source is other than search engines. Some of your users before even clicking the site name , using the .ai extension they get a very clear idea about your site and its heavy AI usage. This can help vet your visitors and give them an idea about your site even before landing on your page. This is a positive note. For some cold traffic via social media, users are still not well aware of .ai extension so regular audience who are not well informated about .ai or AI in general may click the site links less often they click a regular .com/.net domain names.
If your primary source of traffic is going to be Search engines:
You have to take into account the additional time it takes for the .ai sites to rank compared to .com, .net domain names. There is no clear guidance or estimate here but .ai have a small disadvantage over well established domain names.
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