Here's a thought experiment: Would you be willing to use a .xyz as your main personal web site url?

[brandnow]

Quick little thought experiment. I'm just curious how many people here would be willing to develop / direct their main personal web site to be a .xyz domain? Say for example, if you owned <firstname>,xyz? Would you be willing to use it or would you continue to wait for something "better," e.g: <firstname>.me, <firstname>.com, etc. Granted, for most first names the .me or .com varient would be out of reach, ridiculously expensive.

I was thinking about this recently because I was wondering how ridiculous or confusing a .xyz personal web site would be or sound to most non-domainers. Like if your .xyz were on your business card or if you were giving it out over the phone to a client or person, do you think in mid-2017 that most people would just be like 'uhhhhh x-y... what?'

Thanks for any responses

 

[Steven McEvoy]

I use mcevoy.biz

 

[EmotiveDomains]

Not if I want to look professional.

 

[Fancy.domains]

I would not (I have my given name in .tv and my surname in .com) . I prefer to sell .xyz domains . Have sold about 25 now...

 

[Beezy]

Absolutely.

And i hate on / trash .xyz 24.7

 

[brandnow]

She'd rather you make money than use it.

Doesn't that also sum up part of the problem with xyz and other ngtlds. It's domainers selling to domainers instead of to end users. That another reason I think this simple thought experiment would be a bit insightful.

 

[mad409]

Doesn't that also sum up part of the problem with xyz and other ngtlds. It's domainers selling to domainers instead of to end users. That another reason I think this simple thought experiment would be a bit insightful.

This entire industry is domainers selling to domainers with the end user exceptions from time to time so I'm not sure what kind of experiment your running to be honest.

 

[mad409]

I wouldn't use .xyz for anything

Execpt if i had a child i would remove the dot And teach them the end of the alphabet

Go for it, teach them all 26.

 

[imadoer]

Go for it, teach them all 26.

um yeah i know

 

[mad409]

Nice! I love this use case. Anyone else forward .xyz to anything social, etc? I had mine just forwarding my blog for a while, but somewhere along the line it lost nameservers and i just never bothered fixing it. I also have a .cc too.

You inspired me to think of creative uses! Cheers.

Using .xyz and many other new g's as forwarding to my primary business site. Whenever I have time to rebuild the site, needs a serious overhaul, I'll change the primary URL to one of the new g's but haven't decided which one yet.

 

[imadoer]

G's will die. It will happen im looking into my magic crystal ball. It said gtlds are fools gold. If you feel bold. Do as u please you will loose your cheese.

 

[tonyk2000]

Never, never, never.
Some blogger once wrote that he'd like to own a negative number of xyz domains... Well said

 

[mad409]

G's will die. It will happen im looking into my magic crystal ball. It said gtlds are fools gold. If you feel bold. Do as u please you will loose your cheese.

Time to leave this thread, they all get stupid..

 

[brandnow]

Man at least buy the .co .org net a cctld gtlds are done. I wouldnt use one for anything let them die in peice

how about .info and .pro (they've been around for 12 years or so)... would you use a .info or .pro for a personal site? just wondering thanks

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Granted, for most first names the .me would be out of reach, ridiculously expensive.

They are not expensive absolutely...
And on many of them no any offers for years...

 

[creataweb]

 

[DNGear]

Please give me for free, your unwanted xyz's.

 

[Marshall]

Yeah, why not if it's some exact keyword shiz like sex.xyz, cars.xyz etc. etc.

 

[atinc]

G's will die. It will happen im looking into my magic crystal ball. It said gtlds are fools gold. If you feel bold. Do as u please you will loose your cheese.

I got two magic crystal balls and I am feeling bold

I am pretty sure that there will be historic sales with some of the new gTLDs.

Casino.Online sold for $201250 this year, and I believe we will see million dollar sales as well.

 

[imadoer]

Gtlds will die. Feeling bold eh? Why not invest heavy into them and prove me wrong?

 

[atinc]

Gtlds will die. Feeling bold eh? Why not invest heavy into them and prove me wrong?

Casino.Online sale that happened this year already proves you are wrong.

 

[imadoer]

Put your money where your mouth is. Bet on gltds stop talking about everyone else's sales make your own

 

[atinc]

Put your money where your mouth is. Bet on gltds stop talking about everyone else's sales make your own

I don`t think you have such position to tell me what to do with my money. Clean your chin Homer!

I don`t buy your bs, that is it.

You say new gTLDs are worthless and they will die and the fact is one of them sold for $201250 this year.

That`s really smart of you.

Stop talking about everyone else`s sales? Really?

I think you should stop talking about things that you have no idea.

 

[imadoer]

Lol So you want to tell people you think gtlds are great to invest into but you wont put your money in them? Making fun of my avatar huh lol if i post my real one it might scare the glasses off your face. I dont have a idea thats news to me. I do just fine selling .COM what have YOU sold recently?

 

[TopShelf Domains]

Who. Cares. The people here are not going to change the market ultimately. It's the end user. Go ask this question on a horse forum or something

 

[brandnow]

Also I had a few inquiries on my personal names .PRO

+ I saw many in use... like Director of Product Management at Facebook: quid.pro/about-me/

quid.pro is a nice phrase hack