Dot .GURU

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Show off your .guru domains!

What .gurus Do You Have?

P.S. I have no .guru domains..

 

[TheWatcher]

"The person say it cannot be done. Should not interrupt the person doing it." Chinese Proverb (Thanks Owen for sharing)

It's a new opportunity. new business for us. But I also believe that domains are not created equal, some will fail but some will succeed. In every small business, budget is always tight so keep it under control.

I launched Company.Guru for marketing our services yesterday, received a few registrations already. Nice return of investment for a marketing page. If you registered a .GURU through NeedName.com let me now so I can add your link to the company.guru page.

And for my personal blog, I am nowhere close to a GURU but I registered anyway because the dot com is a million to purchase. I'm happy happy happy

 

[GoWebnames.com]

"The person say it cannot be done. Should not interrupt the person doing it." Chinese Proverb (Thanks for Owen for sharing)

I launched Company.Guru for marketing our services yesterday, received a few registrations already. Nice return of investment for a marketing page.

Congrats for the great name! Great website you developed there. Was the website designed inhouse or you got it done by someone else?

I been looking for someone to develop similar one page websites.

 

[JB Lions]

People who are laughing at new gTLDs will soon be laughing at themselves. There is no need to listen to people with negative outlook. I say new gTLDs are great and soon the prices of some long tail keyword .COMs will come crashing down when Google includes these new gTLDs in their search algorithm.

Domain sales data clearly shows that all domains that make sense sell well irrespective of their extensions. Looking at a few sales:

FR.cc sold for $50k
Call.me sold for $26k
Mortgage.asia sold for $23k

Consider this:
Why would a company buy InsuranceXyzAbc.com when it could simply buy Insurance.guru widening the scope of its business?

Some of new gTLDs greatly enhance the SEO value; ask youself:
How is a HealthGuru.com better than Health.Guru?
How is a FitnessGuru.com better than Fitness.Guru?


My shiny .GURU domains: :bah:

777.guru
Christ.guru

"I say new gTLDs are great and soon the prices of some long tail keyword .COMs will come crashing down when Google includes these new gTLDs in their search algorithm."

Nah. I mean Google health. Do you really think somebody out there is going to build a better site on health.guru then what's already out there and has been for many years, with many links coming in etc? The limited amount of major keywords that actually make sense, are usually also some of the most competitive.

I look at .guru as kind of like a more available .pro. A guru or pro, somebody being the best at what they do kind of deal. Of course when I hear guru, it means me of fake/scam because usually people that call themselves that, are anything but. I guess more in the religious realm

"In the west derogatory uses have been noted whereby gurus exploit their followers' naivete, due to the use of the term in new religious movements."

 

[-EM-]

Oh boy. This thread makes me jealous of the registries.

Exactly!

 

[Blake]

And as soon as the gates open to other extensions the sheep move swiftly to another pen.

 

[domainscp]

@sdsinc, I think your view on new gTLDs is delusional, probably the aftereffect of too many marijuana domains floating around. :lol:

Anyway, let's rest this debate here itself and let others showcase their .GURU domains here. :music:
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Sheoran19,

Ill just say this when it comes to new gtld discussions like this sdsinc is dead right with just about every post. Best of luck!

 

[scandiman]

"The person say it cannot be done. Should not interrupt the person doing it." Chinese Proverb (Thanks Owen for sharing)

It's a new opportunity. new business for us. But I also believe that domains are not created equal, some will fail but some will succeed. In every small business, budget is always tight so keep it under control.

I launched Company.Guru for marketing our services yesterday, received a few registrations already. Nice return of investment for a marketing page. If you registered a .GURU through NeedName.com let me now so I can add your link to the company.guru page.

And for my personal blog, I am nowhere close to a GURU but I registered anyway because the dot com is a million to purchase. I'm happy happy happy

Few folks here are keen on developing anything, if you have an idea and the means to do it then build your vision and take control of your destiny. I'm not a fan of .guru and won't be buying any, to be blunt I think it is lame, but that doesn't mean no one will succeed developing a site on it. Maybe that someone is you, or maybe you loose your ass on it, no one knows for sure until they try.

 

[TheWatcher]

Key point is to budget your investment, stay in black with your forecast.

I also don't like other extension, like .mobi .pro .tel but I like them to succeed. It's good for domain industry.

 

[DnEbook]

well someone has ……….. india.guru

 

[TheWatcher]

Congrats for the great name! Great website you developed there. Was the website designed inhouse or you got it done by someone else?

I been looking for someone to develop similar one page websites.

In-house customization. I will launch a website customization for domainer soon.... to support new extension. I will keep you posted.

 

[GoWebnames.com]

My Spanish Generics:

Apuestas .guru (Spanish for Bets, Apuestas.com sold for $221,000 last year)
Pisos .guru (Spanish for Apartments/Homes, Pisos.net sold for $187,500)
Viajando .guru (Spanish for Travelling, Viajando.com sold for $90,000)

 

[Jasonn]

@sdsinc, I think your view on new gTLDs is delusional, probably the aftereffect of too many marijuana domains floating around. :lol:

Anyway, let's rest this debate here itself and let others showcase their .GURU domains here. :music:
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Here are three other domains of mine:

Host .guru
Holidays .guru
Resorts .guru

i think its hilarious you quote mobi prices from 2007-2008....this was the height of their hype. try quoting prices from today. you couldn't sell the best of keywords for more than a few grand...just look at flowers.mobi. sold for 185k in 2006...then 5k in 2012.

 

[GreenDog18]

New to the forum... I picked up.

I am not in the resell business.. I plan to actually develop them. If someone makes an offer down the road I would consider it tho.

birds.guru
boxer.guru
catbreeds.guru
catfood.guru
dachshund.guru
dogbreeds.guru
doggrooming.guru
doginsurance.guru
dognames.guru
hamster.guru
labrador.guru
petinsurance.guru
petmeds.guru
poodle.guru
pitbulls.guru
pomeranian.guru
puppyfood.guru
pugs.guru
rottweiler.guru
shihtzu.guru
yorkie.guru

I do plan on investing in some of the .dogs .pets but besides that I will probably stay away from the rest.

 

[mjnels]

you're gonna start hearing everyone claim "they are going to develop them" like with .mobi

with .mobi, i KNEW at the time like 95% of the people saying this were full of crap... they always worded it like, "im not selling but if a good enough offer came along........."

LOL

meanwhile, they would have hundreds or even 1,000+ .mobi saying "eventually im going to develop most of them"

yeah right. what sort of meaningful development can you do with that many domains..

 

[GoWebnames.com]

i think its hilarious you quote mobi prices from 2007-2008....this was the height of their hype. try quoting prices from today. you couldn't sell the best of keywords for more than a few grand...just look at flowers.mobi. sold for 185k in 2006...then 5k in 2012.

Your views already have the answer you seek from me. When initially, during the hype of "mobi", mobis sold very well for $185k, why do you think, exceptional .GURU domains will not repeat the success for ".GURU" tld and not sell well?

Your job as a domainer is to earn profit from domains. What's 2-3 grand for possibility of earning 100x returns? If you keep sitting on the sidelines and keep criticizing new opportunities, you will never earn anything. You gotta take small and calculated risks as a domain enterpreneur.

Cheer up and buy yourself 1-2 good ones for $30 apiece. :wave:

 

[sbweb]

Consider this:
Why would a company buy InsuranceXyzAbc.com when it could simply buy Insurance.guru widening the scope of its business?

Just because it's easier, doesn't mean it's better. I would not buy a domain like InsuranceXyzAbc.com, but I would invest in a good .com if I had a serious insurance business. You have to think of it as an investment, and not always opt for the "cheap" stuff.

 

[GoWebnames.com]

Just because it's easier, doesn't mean it's better. I would not buy a domain like InsuranceXyzAbc.com, but I would invest in a good .com if I had a serious insurance business. You have to think of it as an investment, and not always opt for the "cheap" stuff.

Well, I don't mean .Guru a competitor to .Com.

I agree that .COM will always be the king. But just becoz .COM is the king, we shouldn't ignore other good domains. Now is the time to cherry pick good .Guru domains.

 

[Jasonn]

Your views already have the answer you seek from me. When initially, during the hype of "mobi", mobis sold very well for $185k, why do you think, exceptional .GURU domains will not repeat the success for ".GURU" tld and not sell well?

Your job as a domainer is to earn profit from domains. What's 2-3 grand for possibility of earning 100x returns? If you keep sitting on the sidelines and keep criticizing new opportunities, you will never earn anything. You gotta take small and calculated risks as a domain enterpreneur.

Cheer up and buy yourself 1-2 good ones for $30 apiece. :wave:

well you better sell before the hype train passes you by. i spent 10k on mobis and didn't sell fast enough because i didn't need the money and assumed they would only increase in value. i was dead wrong. i think these new gtlds will have even more of an uphill battle for resale since there will be new ones coming out all the time, not a single one to focus on like with previous gtld releases that failed regardless.

take this into consideration. .co sold over 100,000 domains within five minutes of release. it took 2 days just to get to 20k with guru. i am staying away from these. i learned my lesson losing thousands on previous gtlds (xxx and mobi).

 

[mjnels]

When initially, during the hype of "mobi", mobis sold very well for $185k, why do you think, exceptional .GURU domains will not repeat the success for ".GURU" tld and not sell well?

because .mobi came out on its own.... we're dealing with like 500 TLD's coming out in the time period when .mobi was out there all by itself.

understand a little better now? the "hype" period is going to be spread a lot thinner in terms of "hype prices"

 

[johname]

I plan to actually develop them. .

Remember if and when someone goes to a dot guru domain, they are expecting a comprehensive "expert" in the field. Someone the lives only to do that one thing to the right of the dot. Like that "dog whisper " guy. And on top of that someone that a natural teacher.

I wouldn't want to develop a dot guru just on the let down factor

 

[Kate]

Your views already have the answer you seek from me. When initially, during the hype of "mobi", mobis sold very well for $185k, why do you think, exceptional .GURU domains will not repeat the success for ".GURU" tld and not sell well?

Well, to begin with the so-called premium keywords that had a chance of selling for a profit were not available for reg fee. They were auctioned off by the registry.
And .mobi was hyped to death among domainers back in the day, but there is no such frenzy right now for any extension in particular.
Today's conditions are not the same.

Your job as a domainer is to earn profit from domains. What's 2-3 grand for possibility of earning 100x returns?

That's the theory, the reality is that the majority of domainers are losing money.
It's always possible to have a one sale here and there, but in general they do not cover the registration and renewal fees for the whole portfolio.

If I understand what you think, it doesn't matter if .guru or .whatever is a success, as long as you can flip them early during the initial launch (hype) period. It's true that domaining is often a story about a sucker looking for another bigger sucker.
Unfortunately I don't see that happening.

These names are nothing special at all, just domain hacks. They are novelty today because they have just been released but tomorrow a new batch of different extensions will be released and so on, and it will be quickly forgotten. In terms of value, they are at the bottom of the ranking, very far under .cc or .biz, extensions that domainers agree are pretty much worthless.

Come back in one year and watch the drops.

To repeat myself, the exercise is completely speculative. If you buy a decent .com today, at least it's worth something today. On the other hand those .guru domains are worthless at this point, you are just gambling and hoping that an aftermarket will take shape. But why with .guru when hundreds of better extensions are around the corner :?

 

[joshny]

how many mid size companies know that much about domaining. to them these domain hacks might just seem to be a good investment
Not that I am a fan of .guru or have bought one for that sake but just saying, buying just one or two domains and i literally mean one or two only after some research just might pay off, anything more than that is just shelling out cash senselessly, since 700+ extension are coming out, who knows , that in 2017 or 2018 they come out with 100 more extensions , it wouldn't make sense at all

 

[mjnels]

Well, to begin with the so-called premium keywords that had a chance of selling for a profit were not available for reg fee. They were auctioned off by the registry.
And .mobi was hyped to death among domainers back in the day, but there is no such frenzy right now for any extension in particular.
Today's conditions are not the same.

what you're saying is true, but there was an entire month after landrush where almost nobody was talking about .mobi

i registered lots of 1 word .mobi through landrush and general registration... lots were available.

what put the hype into full force was the Flowers.mobi sale and a few other $100,000+ sales.... it was really surreal at the time because nobody was selling .mobi for a profit before that.

so going from almost no aftermarket sales or sales in the x,xxx range to multiple 100k+ sales set a weird ceiling.

it was a drop-ceiling though.

 

[iowadawg]

One thing about this extension and all the other weird ones?

Domainers will spend the bucks to get the domains they want in hopes of making a killing down the line.

Or put them up on flippa and sedo upon registering them in hopes others will just want to spend big bucks.

I see next year at this time, a lot of domainers who spent a lot of money and got little to no return on their investments.

And I will laugh then, as I do now.

 

[gmd]

Been wondering if by any chance to get a good bucks with these?
stupid.guru
stupid.ventures
stupid.singles
stupid.holdings
stupid.bike
stupid.estate

or should i wait for the STUPID.BUYER? no offense just a discussion?