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NamePros member @DirkS has requested that I provide an explanation for why I've registered over 3,600 .online domains in the last six months, so here goes;

First and foremost I'm a visionary. I've started dozens of business in my life. I'm 73 years old, and I started my first business while still in college in 1970. Sure I could just be saying this, but if you have doubts I would strongly suggest that you check me out.

Having learned about this industry just over three years ago I've found the .com extension for most new business names to be both unavailable and unaffordable. I've learned that if I were to start a new business today it's unlikely the name I choose for my business would be available or affordable.

Most important, like zip codes and area codes there are literally hundreds/thousands of alternatives, and .Online just so happens to be one of the alternatives. What initially attracted me to the .Online extension was when NamesCon Online (aka NamesCon.com) made the decision to have Radix (aka Radix.online) be a sponsor. Radix then created the domain NamesCon.online to compliment/match NamesCon.com.

When I realized how the .online extension matched up with names like Reservations.online, Shopping.online, Learning.online and Domains.online, I just knew i was on to something:xf.smile: Note that names like Reservations.com, Shopping.com, Learning.com and Domains.com are not only "unavailable", even if they were available, they'd most likely be "unaffordable"

Ironically about the time I noticed the .online extension, Go Daddy and Radix partnered and made .online domains available for a first time annual registration fee of .99 cents, and an annual re-registration of just 49.99 thereafter.

I've spent over a thousand hours in the last six months buying mostly one and two word .online domains, so if you were to add my time to the approximate $4,200 I've paid Go Daddy, I have over $20,000 invested in my portfolio of 3,634 domains.

My critics will say things like, you'll never be able to afford to renew all your domains at 49.99 each to which I have a twofold answer; #1 i don't need to renew a single domain and #2 whose to say the renewal fee isn't negotiable:xf.rolleyes:....as a businessperson I've learned that pretty much everything is negotiable.

Of importance to me is the fact that "if" my .online domains were .com domains my portfolio would be "valued" at over twenty million dollars. Yes, that's $20,000,000 or 20M:xf.smile:

Now is where the rubber meets the road meaning, how do I plan to sell these domains? I just started listing them with the likes of Go Daddy where my current pricing ranges from a low of $199 to $999 and I'm looking to have an annual renewal of $99.....remember, everything is negotiable.

I plan to experiment with financing, leasing/renting and licensing my domains. I also plan to form a "users group" where end users actually have an interest in promoting the .online extension to the world.

Few domains and especially .online domains will sell themselves:xf.frown: Thus I plan on having an "outbound" sales/marketing team who share my vision to make .online both available and affordable.

Finally, I owe a bit of gratitude to the monopoly Verisign for confirming my suspicions about the nature of the .com beast. While the beast is slowly dying, alternative solutions are ready, willing and able to take over.

Thank you!
 
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I just need "stay tuned" now for my Bulloney bingo card. :xf.grin:

Brad

WinningStrategies.online
ONLINE Domain Registration

Renews June 2022 for $29.99 (1-yr term)


it's all about Risk vs. Reward :xf.wink:
 
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I just need "stay tuned" now for my Bulloney bingo card. :xf.grin:

Brad
Brad....to share with you and others pricing strategies for .online domains i'll first check to see pricing for the equivalent .com;

In the case of AuctionHomes.com - Go Daddy is asking $39,999. Question? if you're an auctioneer that auctions homes online similar to the way autos or even domains are auctioned, what do you think AuctionHomes.online might sell for or be worth?

Thanks in advance(y) Anyone else?
 
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Posting removed. Just wishing TNG good luck with the lawsuit.
 
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Posting removed. Just wishing TNG good luck with the lawsuit.

I keep checking the court filings, waiting for Bulloney's big lawsuit against Verisign or GoDaddy or whoever. Nothing yet!

I am staying tuned. I mean for such a revolutionary lawsuit that is going to change the entire "messed up" domain industry how can you not be?

Brad
 
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I can't believe how much traction these threads get - must be for the comedy value.......

Pick a crap extensions, throw thousands at it, brag about potential profits, rinse and repeat

It reminds me of someone who might have a gambling addiction and has not faced up to the fact they are an addict.......

Wasn't there a picture of Bulloney in a foyer looking slightly similar to the below? He was lying back though and says he was asleep, I'm not sure of that now, it could of been glimmer of rational thought.... before he went on his .online spree......

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I can't believe how much traction these threads get - must be for the comedy value.......

Pick a crap extensions, throw thousands at it, brag about potential profits, rinse and repeat

It reminds me of someone who might have a gambling addiction and has not faced up to the fact they are an addict.......

Wasn't there a picture of Bulloney in a foyer looking slightly similar to the below? He was lying back though and says he was asleep, I'm not sure of that now, it could of been glimmer of rational thought.... before he went on his .online spree......

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Nick....great to hear from ya! The last time I was in Wales, i took the ferry from Wales to Dublin. Unfortunately it appears I'll need to VisitWales.online.....any chance we can meet online:xf.smile:
 
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Nick....great to hear from ya! The last time I was in Wales, i took the ferry from Wales to Dublin. Unfortunately it appears I'll need to VisitWales.online.....any chance we can meet online:xf.smile:
I like you can take a dig in the ribs.........

VistWales.com is already owned and developed by the Welsh Government and is much better to visit in person than .online as you will probably agree with :xf.wink:

Dublin is a lot of fun
 
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I can't believe how much traction these threads get - must be for the comedy value.......

Pick a crap extensions, throw thousands at it, brag about potential profits, rinse and repeat

It reminds me of someone who might have a gambling addiction and has not faced up to the fact they are an addict.......

Wasn't there a picture of Bulloney in a foyer looking slightly similar to the below? He was lying back though and says he was asleep, I'm not sure of that now, it could of been glimmer of rational thought.... before he went on his .online spree......

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It's kind of like when there is a car accident, people have to look. They can see this crash coming a mile away.

Brad
 
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I can't believe how much traction these threads get - must be for the comedy value.......

Pick a crap extensions, throw thousands at it, brag about potential profits, rinse and repeat

It reminds me of someone who might have a gambling addiction and has not faced up to the fact they are an addict.......

Wasn't there a picture of Bulloney in a foyer looking slightly similar to the below? He was lying back though and says he was asleep, I'm not sure of that now, it could of been glimmer of rational thought.... before he went on his .online spree......

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Almost forgot Nick....can Visit Dublin Online as well, and my favorite Edinburgh(y)
 
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One thing these threads really highlight is that previous business experience doesn't transfer over to the domain investment field in a meaningful way.

If you are less stubborn, and willing to learn it might be more helpful though.

Brad
 
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I like you can take a dig in the ribs.........

VistWales.com is already owned and developed by the Welsh Government and is much better to visit in person than .online as you will probably agree with :xf.wink:

Dublin is a lot of fun
"Dublin is a lot of fun"......especially the Guiness:wacky:
 
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One thing these threads really highlight is that previous business experience doesn't transfer over to the domain investment field in a meaningful way.

If you are less stubborn, and willing to learn it might be more helpful though.

Brad
Never Happen Brad.....even if I live to BE 100 and THREE:ROFL:
 
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Never Happen Brad.....even if I live to BE 100 and THREE:ROFL:

You will probably have to live that long to sell a two word .online domain. :xf.laugh:

Brad
 
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You will probably have to live that long to sell a two word .online domain. :xf.laugh:

Brad
You mean you didn't see on Nambio where Findme.online sold for $7,500 or ubet.online sold for $3,000 or Classrooms.online for $1,050, MyWorld.online for $2,699, InHouse.online for $2,399.

My point is......you 'aint seen nothing yet:xf.wink:
 
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You mean you didn't see on Nambio where Findme.online sold for $7,500 or ubet.online sold for $3,000 or Classrooms.online for $1,050, MyWorld.online for $2,699, InHouse.online for $2,399.

My point is......you 'aint seen nothing yet:xf.wink:

Congrats on the sales! Were they all yours?

Brad
 
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Suggestion for showcase site:

MakeDomainsGreatAgain.online
 
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I like .online but not as much as .COM , .net or .IO , I could see an argument for .AI for tech domains. It's hard to see the same market demand for for anything not in the top 4 or 5 extensions unless it's a really premium keyword.
 
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I like .online but not as much as .COM , .net or .IO , I could see an argument for .AI for tech domains. It's hard to see the same market demand for for anything not in the top 4 or 5 extensions unless it's a really premium keyword.

Jason, i git it and thanks for commenting. I'm not sure why you like .online, but could it be the way it compliments what's left of the dot like serialentrepreneur.online or strategyconsulting.online or digitalpromotion.online?

Not to make this too complex, all three of these .online names came straight from your "Information" page here on NP;

"Serial Entrepreneur, Amazon best selling author, Digital marketing and business strategy consultant."


Finally, i just hand reg'd gitit.online because 1. it's catchy, 2. it's short 3. it compliments/flows with .online 4. gitit® is not trademarked, 5. gitit.com is already taken and is for sale for $10,000 and 6. gitit.online was just a buck....what a deal:xf.smile:

Again Jason, thanks for being you(y)
 
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You say that the .com's are out of reach but I assure you there are many 2 word available to hand reg, which will cost allot in the future, so to me .online is not worth much, only some one word would make sense.
But of course you want free advertisement on NP forum, which I m sure many already understand.
P.s. (If you know the future you can beat the present. by iTesla)
 
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One thing these threads really highlight is that previous business experience doesn't transfer over to the domain investment field in a meaningful way.

If you are less stubborn, and willing to learn it might be more helpful though.

Brad

I cannot speak for everyone Brad, however from my GTLD investments over the past 5 years; I have done better then if I had invested w/ Berkshire Hathaway and gained a 20% ROI annually

Over the last 5 years w/ my partner I have achieved a 3000% ROI across the board, how about them apples

All that said, we should support each other in their own respective investments, these investments only highlight the domain industry further and bring value to both sides of the fence, wether you are a GTLD investor, a TLD investor, or a CCTLD investor

If you are going to invest in GTLDS though; I’d stick to exact match popular keywords in valuable industries

movies.online

cars.online

insurance.online

etc.
 
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All that said, we should support each other in our investments, it only highlights the domain industry further and brings values to both sides of the fence, wether you are a GTLD investor, a TLD investor, or a CCTLD investor

I have no problem supporting good investments, but I'd appreciate the correct use of terminology. It's confusing for other members.

TLD = Top Level Domain => ALL extensions
gTLD = Generic Top Level Domain => This is not about the New gTLDs only, and even includes .com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_top-level_domain
 
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You say that the .com's are out of reach but I assure you there are many 2 word available to hand reg, which will cost allot in the future, so to me .online is not worth much, only some one word would make sense.
But of course you want free advertisement on NP forum, which I m sure many already understand.
P.s. (If you know the future you can beat the present. by iTesla)

Sorry your statement made me chuckle.

“There are plenty of valuable two keyword.com domains to hand reg” ... lmfao no there aren’t and I gladly test you to provide examples here,

Verisign lost in court 5 years ago against .xyz because the Verisign team could not even hand reg a premium or sub premium domain upon searching In court ... Verisign finally admitted at the beginning of the year that they have simply run out of .com domains to resell and that the majority of the market was now held by endusers who did not want to sell or investors who have priced their domains in retrospect of being unattainable ... And hence Verisign has secretly bid $165M for ownership of .web and paid $100M + for .tv in the year 2000

https://watch.tv
 
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I have no problem supporting good investments, but I'd appreciate the correct use of terminology. It's confusing for other members.

TLD = Top Level Domain => ALL extensions
gTLD = Generic Top Level Domain => This is not about the New gTLDs only, and even includes .com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_top-level_domain

I do not know a single PRO .com investor that will correctly state a new GTLD extension is a TLD ... therefore anything that is not .com, .net, or .org I have always referred to as a GTLD,

Nonetheless ty for the info and insight !
 
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