discuss What are your predictions for domains in 2017?

brandable fiction words and 2 word with no absolute meaning will crash....Hardly any interest in buying.

2 word .com that have exact and unmistakable meaning gets attention.

well placed .net and .org, especially one word (ie: giving.org) will be growing fast in value and volume.

tier 1 newgtld domains that 'span the dot' will do well but still apprehensive buyer because big picture...

big picture = mediocre newgtld get dumped and MUCH less reg.

keyword good cpc+volume cctld being getting attention.

^my guide for riches <3

Before making predictions about what will happen with domains, we first need to know what we can expect from the global economy this year... that will determine the level of spending by domainers and end-users.

So far, many analysts are upbeat of what's to come... some countries are looking forward to better growth prospects, there's also an expectation that funding for small business and start-ups will improve this year, the list goes one and on, etc, etc. Based on that type of sentiment, it does seem like things are going improve this year, with 2018 going full steam.

Anyway, with the expectation of more money moving around in the global economy, one way or the other, domaining will be affected indirectly in a positive way this year... domainers and end-users will be more inclined to spend compared to last year. Registrars and domain sellers should benefit.

Basically, just look forward to bright and successful 2017.

So many other things have been said and so instead of repeating I will add:

1. Disciplined hand registering of domains in emerging niche areas will pay off for those who speculated on domains relating to marijuana, self-driving technology, the shared economy (e.g. car-sharing), robots, mixed reality,virtual reality and augmented reality.

2. An upswing in start up businesses in 2017 will add some umphh to the brandable domain market.

3. The market for good domains remains liquid but the profit you receive from sales to end users moves closer to that earned by selling to other domainers.

happy new year

2017 is the year of Climate Change ( domains )

simple :
Donald Trump deny CC but he is very picky and he even don,t like Handshakes
but
he will get smart people on the table ( bill Gates and other ) and they are investing Billions in Energy Innovation

so here we go

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-model-investing-energy-innovation-bill-gates?trk=prof-post

2017 will be very good year for Domaining industry in general.

.com will undoubtedly remain the King.

LLLL.com will outperform every other category by the end of year.

LLL.com and NNNN.com will climb higher.

LLL.co will make a comeback.

They are my predictions, of course

- V

Cdomains said:

Dot com will continue to reign.

cctlds will continue to gain ground and do well.

Some new gtlds will gain ground, but not much.

Many new tlds will falter and fail by the end of the year or into the next year.

The average price an end user will pay for a domain will continue to fall, except for the most premium generic domains.

Mr Shilling and many other top domain investors will generously sell me some of their top premium domains at incredibly, huge discounts (because I am such a nice person), and I will flip them for huge profits and retire by the end of the year.

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Completely agree with all points apart from the last one lol.

I think 2017 will be a good year for us. Certainly better than 2016

• All non-CHIP LLLL.com will be higher than they are today.
• We will see signs of death for some of the more moronic & overpriced gTLDs.
• Two word generic keyword domains will gain back momentum and shake the "new distaste towards generics".

VR (virtual reality) and VRE (virtual real estate) domains would boom in 2017

Com sales decline along with prices.
New extensions will rise and fall.
.web does well
So called premium prices will decline.
More end users will find the right domains for them that have not been registered already.
Over half of the .xyz & .top registered will drop.

Grade8 said:

I think 2017 will be a good year for us. Certainly better than 2016

• All non-CHIP LLLL.com will be higher than they are today.
• We will see signs of death for some of the more moronic & overpriced gTLDs.
• Two word generic keyword domains will gain back momentum and shake the "new distaste towards generics".

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Like the "Grade8"
Cheers

Just one prediction:
Based on what I've seen over the last few months I think that it will become very hard to find good deals on places like Namejet and Godaddy auctions.

NameZest said:

Com sales decline along with prices.
New extensions will rise and fall.
.web does well
So called premium prices will decline.
More end users will find the right domains for them that have not been registered already.
Over half of the .xyz & .top registered will drop.

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Completely agree with this analysis.

One more point, regulations will tighten like we're seeing now with escrow.com's new verification for buyers and sellers which will have an impact on domain sales closing. I expect regulations to keep on tightening.

.com will still be the king

joro001 said:

Completely agree with this analysis.

One more point, regulations will tighten like we're seeing now with escrow.com's new verification for buyers and sellers which will have an impact on domain sales closing. I expect regulations to keep on tightening.

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It would be nice if registrars were more regulated. the original intent was to manage data bases not hoard valuables and fix pricing.

I think the escrow.com rules are tied to the money system more than the domain system.

Happy Hunting

168 said:

It would be nice if registrars were more regulated. the original intent was to manage data bases not hoard valuables and fix pricing.

I think the escrow.com rules are tied to the money system more than the domain system.

Happy Hunting

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Ya, almost every 'service' is taking advantage of their position...beyond just being straight forward.

Look at hugedomains.com + their dropcatchers. They could bid on their own 'service'. They let domainers (us) find the best names dropping, then they would come bid it up. They can bid it up to crazy high prices without ever losing. They can 'pump' a price up as high as they want, make us pay even higher than retail (ever wonder why weird names go high price?). If they do mercy everyone, they still won a great domain, and would only pay ~$8. Everyone bidding showed them that it was worth that attention.

Do you think this happens a lot?

JayT said:

Ya, almost every 'service' is taking advantage of their position...beyond just being straight forward.

Look at hugedomains.com + their dropcatchers. They could bid on their own 'service'. They let domainers (us) find the best names dropping, then they would come bid it up. They can bid it up to crazy high prices without ever losing. They can 'pump' a price up as high as they want, make us pay even higher than retail (ever wonder why weird names go high price?). If they do mercy everyone, they still won a great domain, and would only pay ~$8. Everyone bidding showed them that it was worth that attention.

Do you think this happens a lot?

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More than ever ! It's probably a good time to circulate a petition in protest.
I have seen this approach to market share in other industries. It works. However, only to the extent of a mass sale to a competitor
shortly down the road. If They continue, the result is typically poor earning results/high operating costs eventually. People aren't going to continue to choose a crappy .com "just because". keep in mind, all of the .coms available today nobody has wanted for 20+ years ! Investment grade excepted of course.
The good thing is this approach cannot be applied to the bigger pie variables even if they are "tracking interest"
Maybe since they are jumping in once a run up is detected, the auction houses could do away with "extending" time so he who pushes the button at the right second wins. That could balance things out a little.
Happy Hunting

While its good to see so many positive outlooks for the web of domains, in 2017, keep in mind that the USA is still at the heart of the web ecosystem... and the pro-science Obama era is over.

Pres. Obama changed the legal classification of the internet from an "Information Service" to a "Public Utility"... and made over 200,000 Gov data bases open to the public (Open Data initiative). With access to these data sets the internet startup ecosystem boomed... as the data is vital to making everything from Iot, to health care, the private space industry, self-driving cars, ect, work.

A cornerstone of the Obama Internet plan was the National Broadband Initiative, set-up with $7 Billion, in 2009, it created the National Broadband Map -and by dedicating $2.5 billion to rural America, brought broadband access up from around 67% to 98%. And was upgrading the definition of broadband to 25 Mbps from 4 Mbps (the current 'standard' -which rural Amercans may now be stuck-on for awhile).

To make a long story short, Pres. elect Trump likes the internet as a information service (think hotel wi-fi). And, favors a State-by-State, voluntary approach to improving broadband and sharing data. The National Broadband Map has all ready had its funding eliminated, and many vital .gov data sets are vanishing daily.

So... The chance of another '.com bust' for startups looms large for mid-to-late 2017.

eyedomainous said:

While its good to see so many positive outlooks for the web of domains, in 2017, keep in mind that the USA is still at the heart of the web ecosystem... and the pro-science Obama era is over.

Pres. Obama changed the legal classification of the internet from an "Information Service" to a "Public Utility"... and made over 200,000 Gov data bases open to the public (Open Data initiative). With access to these data sets the internet startup ecosystem boomed... as the data is vital to making everything from Iot, to health care, the private space industry, self-driving cars, ect, work.

A cornerstone of the Obama Internet plan was the National Broadband Initiative, set-up with $7 Billion, in 2009, it created the and by dedicating $2.5 billion to rural America, brought broadband access up from around 67% to 98%. And was upgrading the definition of broadband to 25 Mbps from 4 Mbps (the current 'standard' -which rural Amercans may now be stuck-on for awhile).

To make a long story short, Pres. elect Trump likes the internet as a information service (think hotel wi-fi). And, favors a State-by-State, voluntary approach to improving broadband and sharing data. The National Broadband Map has all ready had its funding eliminated, and many vital .gov data sets are vanishing daily.

So... The chance of another '.com bust' for startups looms large for mid-to-late 2017.

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There may be a "bust" or slow down in startups for America which I believe has more to do with churning the last 3 years of newbies and re-positioning globally vs data access, but startups in India and China aren't showing weakness and both have much more build out of access to do than America.
The influx of investors and selling platforms from China and India have just begun the quest for inventory with or without data access, or broadband.
It's not about what happens in America anymore. Global is the new heart of the web ecosystem.
Cheers

^^China and India lack the multinational policies, and diversity, to become the heart of the Global web ecosystem. Startups in those countries are indeed 'showing weakness' in terms of access, censorship, and a host of country specific cultural policies & practices -tailored to specific populations within those countries.

I predict prices will continue to go up, except .biz and .info

JayT said:

keyword good cpc+volume cctld being getting attention.

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Agree with this point and also for .NET, .ORG again. .COM will still be the king.
Technology extensions related domain will be getting attension: .IO, .TECH,...

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