Are .name domains worth registering?

[!LLu$!0N]

I've found a nice domain for .name it seems worth registering but i wanted your input, i also heard that .name extensions are dieing so i thought i'd ask first!

Thanks,
Jamie

 

[mitok]

My experience is not good with .name, but i only have 3 .name domains, and would reg again if i find some which in .com would be worth over $100k and suits the name extension

 

[randomo]

Well, it all depends what you plan to do with it.

If it would make a nice name for a website you are designing, then by all means use it.

If you're looking to flip it for a good profit, think twice. A lot of strong one-word keywords are available in the .name extension. Why is that? Because domainers haven't had much success selling domains with that extension.

(Any TLD with strong keywords unregistered is a risky investment; that applies, for example, to .ws and .cc, extensions which enjoyed some popularity among domainers not that long ago.)

But if you're not spending a substantial amount of money, and your expectations are reasonable, don't be afraid to put a toe into the water.

 

[!LLu$!0N]

Thanks for the replies, i may well register it and see what happens, only $8.99 anyway.

Thanks guys +rep.

Jamie

 

[Kate]

There isn't a single .name I would like to own :red:

 

[c4smok]

I have one that I am going to drop soon =P

I like .me better because of the length and just great for an email address =)

instead of [email protected]

[email protected] =P

 

[JoshuaPz]

There are a few .name hacks I'd pay reg. fee for:

* My.name
* Baby.name
* Bad.name
* Business.name
* Family.name
* WhatsYour.name

If any of these are available, someone let me know and I'll be sure to pounce on it.

 

[thebutler]

bad resell

I had some decent .name in the past that I could not flip. If you are going to develop the domain go ahead. It can make for a catchy website address.

 

[FathomJH]

Any extension can draw traffic with proper content, marketing and design. With that said, if you plan on developing this ".name" go for it. However, on the "after-market," many people don't have faith in this extension b/c of its so-called "awkwardness" and lack of depth among your avg. internet user.

 

[Tribulatio]

Well the only one which I would like to register is my own family name. However, I must confess that I recently couldn't resist buying a .name which was just dropping: it is the family name of the Prime Minister of a large country which I visit often, and I suspect some of his fellow citizens would really like to have it (moreover, it has some traffic) - registered in all extensions. I felt I shouldn't buy it, since it was a .name, but it was too tempting!!

 

[dontknow]

Well, I really like my
Hawaiian . name :wave:

 

[lpstong]

Well I dont know really if it would be worth of value to have a .name ext. But just for fun I own my own personal name.name

 

[mtford]

damn, Domain.name is taken

 

[jdenwar]

(dot) name is the worst extension :imho:

I never owe any name domains and wont be regging any.
You can check the sales report.. I dont see any good sales also
But its my view...

 

[mtford]

(dot) name is the worst extension :imho:

Having ".name" on the end of your domain name is like living in a town called "Address", or naming your baby "Firstname Lastname". It's confusing a class with an instance of the class, to use object-oriented language.

Maybe ".name" is supposed to refer to people's names rather than domain names - but even then, my website is about a person (me), not about my name.

 

[!LLu$!0N]

So yould you guys say .me was more valuable or are they not worth regging either?

Thanks,
Jamie

 

[Jeffrey]

You should develop it than just park it. Same goes for other stupid extensions like .info, .tel, .asia...

-Disclosure, i have .info and .asia domains. :D

 

[nrmillions]

Dont waste your money with .name unless its a good domain hack such as Domain.Name but all the good .name domain hacks were taken years ago anyway.

 

[Tribulatio]

You should develop it than just park it. Same goes for other stupid extensions like .info, .tel, .asia...

-Disclosure, i have .info and .asia domains. :D

Please, don't lump .info with "stupid" extensions - .info is definitely in a different league, even if I agree that it has not yet fulfilled its potential.

 

[htmlindex]

There isn't a single .name I would like to own :red:

I still would take Sex.name, Poker.name, Casino.name & Domain.name