Dot .GURU

[RU]

Show off your .guru domains!

What .gurus Do You Have?

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

 

[Canopie]

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.

 

[GoWeb]

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?

 

[mjnels]

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?

no offense - but auh... if you're going for most played out, unoriginal comedy - you still dont win the award.

because everyone else is saying this same lame joke. but lets all pretend its still funny. :lol:

 

[DnEbook]

flowers.mobi redirects to 1800flowers.com ……..just saying
~
i cam see some start ups going for keywords in many of the new extensions

 

[mjnels]

flowers.mobi redirects to 1800flowers.com ……..just saying
~
i cam see some start ups going for keywords in many of the new extensions

so can i... but 1800-flowers originally bid $190,000 or something?

and they wernt interested when it sold the 2nd time around for like $5,000 and probably when it was offered to them for that same price once the guy realized he overpaid, even at $5,000....

so theres that information too.

 

[gmd]

no offense - but auh... if you're going for most played out, unoriginal comedy - you still dont win the award.

because everyone else is saying this same lame joke. but lets all pretend its still funny. :lol:

So are you saying this is a STUPID.JOKE?
Just making myself clear, I am not against of these new extensions or to anyone who registered it, its their rights and its their hopes that one day it sells. Good luck to everyone STUPID.ME :sold:

 

[GoWeb]

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 :?

SD, I think buying the VERY BEST of any extension is NOT gambling. You have heard about Frank Schillings/Mike Mann/Gary Chernoff, right? These domainers made millions buying out domains like crazy and later selling their portfolios in Millions. Now, they laugh at people who laughed at them. Who's the looser at end of the day? One who took action or the one who kept sitting & watching?

Incidentally, Frank Schillings is one of guys and has invested $MM to become registrars for some of the new gTLDs. He too must have brains and knowledge to have risked so much money on these gTLDs.

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).

Sorry to hear about your loss. There is a season to buy and a season to sell. Both should be observed for a good profit. Why not pick 5-6 very best of each of these new gTLDs instead of treating them as untouchables? That would hardly cost you $250 per gTLD. Even if one sells, your investment would be recouped.

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"

I can understand but the idea behind MOBI domains was perhaps to have a separate TLD for accessing web from mobile devices and that's quite illogical. Why do you need a different URL for accessing web from mobile devices when mobile traffic can be sensed by servers and redirected to a lightweight mobile website on the same URL? I think the idea behind Mobi was wrong.

Of all the new upcoming gTLDs, .Guru is one of most generic and better ones. What's the harm in picking a few gems in the segment? People who have vested so much money into these new gTLDs are no fools either.

 

[Kate]

SD, I think buying the VERY BEST of any extension is NOT gambling. You have heard about Frank Schillings/Mike Mann/Gary Chernoff, right? These domainers made millions buying out domains like crazy and later selling their portfolios in Millions. Now, they laugh at people who laughed at them. Who's the looser at end of the day? One who took action or the one who kept sitting & watching?

The VERY BEST of awful extensions is still an awful domain.

This is where you are wrong. You are hoping for a repeat of the dotcom boom that will never come.
The WWW was new back then. Now the landscape is set.

In ten years your .whatever will not be worth millions, in fact they will be as worthless as they are today. You are never going to retire on your portfolio. I don't believe you will renew them, because you will have to cut losses like all the other domainers. Everything will be clear in one year, and even before.

Incidentally, Frank Schillings is one of guys and has invested $MM to become registrars for some of the new gTLDs. He too must have brains and knowledge to have risked so much money on these gTLDs.

Frank runs a registry and the registry is like the casino: it always wins. So his position is completely different. He's on top of the food chain, you are at the bottom. As long as domainers are buying, he's winning. I agree he's taking a big risk, but he can't be compared to the other domainers because he's playing in a different game. There is no comparison.
You are being taken for a ride by the registries and the registrars. There is always somebody smarter than you

Of all the new upcoming gTLDs, .Guru is one of most generic and better ones.

So it has to be successful ?

 

[VirtualEstateChris]

And besides the gTLD's being awful, they still have to make sense. You can't just throw a keyword in front of an extension and expect it to work. I could have car.bike which makes absolutely no sense and christ does not fit .guru at all.

 

[RU]

DomenGuru.ru already registered (not mine).
Domen.GURU ("domain" russian translit) is still available
+ DomenGuru.com

GuruDomainer.com is still available...

Someone reg'd today - Domen.GURU



I like only RU.GURU, but this name is reserved by the Registry

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[Lloydie]

Hi, I am new to this forum also, I work in fire protection and picked up

fireprotection.guru

I thought it is pretty decent

 

[garptrader]

Many of the new TLDs will have a select number of keyword combinations that make sense. Even then I see the market more for personal interest sites. A personal trainer might be interested in Fitness.guru while a CPA who prepares income taxes might be interested in Tax.guru. However, the most logical combinations will be quickly taken and even then the end user is likely not willing to spend more than $XXX on such domains. Consequently the upside is extremely limited. Furthermore, one has to keep in mind the challenge of selling such names. If you wait passively by listing it on a site like SEDO or Godaddy Auctions, your name is competing with hundreds or now thousands of other domains with the same keyword. If you decide to market the name to end users, the response rate of... I have keyword.whatever to sell is going to be very disappointing at least for the next few years. Given the large number of new TLD launches this year, I believe opportunities will develop for aftermarket .COMs as there is only so much time and capital domain investors can invest. So if they spend a considerable portion of their time / money on .whatever, the competition for .COM auctions may loosen up a bit.