I was just checking out thedomains blog of Michael who is also into the new gTLDs and saw his latest article about Rick. Looks like the new gTLDs are getting more and more traction with serious domainers entering the arena
just read the addition about .name.
This was before my domaining time but don't you think this gtld tsunami is a little different than .mobi, .biz, .name rollouts?
Anyways JB i'll say I'm sorry if egged you on in my statements. I just am care free regarding the new roll outs. The industry i have names in, is years away from being a beast so i planned on long term regs anyways.
I actually think we would get along just fine in person, "you just dont like new extensions" and "i think they are cool". 1st world problems hey lol
"but don't you think this gtld tsunami is a little different than .mobi, .biz, .name rollouts?"
Yes, and not in a good way. I think it's easier when you have the spotlight all to yourself, not just for a week, maybe more based on marketing.
Whatever (insert new extension) gets in terms of regs, it would be more if they came out all by themselves. If .name came out tomorrow, would it get 150,000 regs, what it has now (dropping tho)? No. It would probably be hanging out in the bottom with the other 60+ that haven't hit 5,000 regs. Some of those will eventually hit that, some won't. I think .name would be in .pink territory, they haven't even hit 1,000 regs. name is just a horrible extension.
I think everyone is in shock and not sure what to do, if extensions rolled out individually i think higher early sales would occur, but because of the massive volume, investors have many options so they wont make large impulse buys like flowers.mobi etc.
Regarding .mobi, domaining is like the stock / collecting market, big sales lead to many little sales. So I wonder if Rick made some of his flowers.mobi money back selling other .mobi after the fact.
I agree .org is better than .net or .info, but .npo could take business from .org.
How is it different ? IMO the only difference is the scale of the change. The outcome is still the same: we have a truckload of extensions that nobody cares about.This was before my domaining time but don't you think this gtld tsunami is a little different than .mobi, .biz, .name rollouts?
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The .xyz CEO predicts 1,000,000 regs in the first month.
If one makes such [not so] bodacious predictions, then one should make sure he/she isn't just blowing smoke from you-know-where.
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FYI: TheDomains source for this bodacious prediction:
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/06/0...tions-in-first-year-its-my-gift-to-the-world/
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Back in the day, Telnic (.tel TLD) did some advertising. But it probably didn't help much, because the TLD is a disaster and a money-losing venture. It's really hard to sell something that people have no interest in, no matter how hard you 'promote' it. Marketing is not a magic wand that turns crap into gold. On the other hand, good products sell for themselves and word of mouth will do the rest. Alas, domain names are not mass consumer products. Even in developed countries, the people who own domain names are a minority.But there is no hype because there is hardly any end-user marketing YET. With .club being the real exception i don't think the rest spend much on marketing to end-users.
When hell freezes over.- the question is,
When they finish publishing all new extensions?
Thought that one was supposed to challenge .guru, but ninja is getting it's butt kicked.
It might not... have you seen the premium prices on even average keywords? Might make up for volume in price.
The random terms I checked $975, $675 . I don't know if it's a one-off or recurring.
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Besides, why wait "until later this year" to target end users?
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