.HOMES re-released

[Name Trader]

I received in a Uni Newsletter that .HOMES has been released without restrictions. Did anyone else see that and try to register any domains. It was tough going. Most were already taken or very premium prices from the registry. I did manage to get OFFSHORE and LAKESIDE for discounted reg fee

Whilst I was searching. I found RETAIL.DOMAINS available, so took that too

 

[ThatNameGuy]

To share with followers of the .homes thread started by Stub less than 60 days ago...about ngTLD's;

"This whole discussion just proves to me how screwed up this industry really is. Verisign was right when they said, domain investors and even the registries/registrars are all "hoarders" and "scalpers" costing businesses and consumers billions of dollars.

For the record, I've met and know personally Blake J. of home.loans (paid 500K) and Mike K. of Vacation.Rentals(paid 500K), and neither of these gentlemen are hoarders or scalpers, but "end users" just trying to make a living. Not only do I know Blake and Mike, I've also gotten to know some of the folks at Donuts who sold them their domains. Ironically, I've gotten to know some of the folks at Dominion Enterprises and Dominion Domains who own one of the most successful sites on the internet Homes(.)com, and they also own the ngTLD, .homes. Also for the record, I happen to own about 100 .homes domains of which Distinction.homes is my reg of the day Might Distinction.homes be worth 500K to someone? Maybe? If you go to DistinctionHR(.)com you'll see what I mean.

My point here is, I couldn't in good conscience sell Distinction.homes for 500K, but I could partner with the buyer in some capacity in order to justify the sale. What do I mean by this? My answer...it depends on the deal.

Thanks Marek for starting this thread, and while it's OK for the ngTLD critics to give their opinion, at the end of the day that's all they have......an opinion with an AGENDA"

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Well I been saying from before,secure the .com with .homes, if your just getting the .homes no value IMO.

DomainGuy...while I generally buy the equivalent .com that goes with .homes whenever available, truth is for the really good .homes names the .com is already taken. Take for example; i just bought Distinction.homes (see my reg of the day) and the .com equivalent DistinctionHomes(.)com is already registered, and is for sale at Afternic for $2,795. I understand your premise, but it's flawed imho.

I believe I mentioned that I visited with quite a few domainers and domain brokers at NamesCon in Vegas to learn what they might do to help me sell more domains? The fact that just 1-2% of a domain portfolio sells annually is absolutely absurd, and that's NOT in my honest opinion...it's just plain absurd!

What I really learned was, the domain industry is so hung up on it's traditional way of doing things they lack the discipline and the hustle necessary to market and sell domains to "end users". I told another domainer, the industry as a whole couldn't hustle it's way out of a wet paper bag. There are plenty of buyers for most of these ngTLD's, but they don't even know they exist or how they work. However, that's about to change, and ThatNameGuy™ is about to turn this industry on it's head, much to the chagrin of my critics.

 

[DomainGuy1]

Just for kicks, somebody try to come up with a list of new gtld sales, where the .com is sitting there available to hand reg. Knowing that list would probably be impossible to even come up with, why in the world would you take that route?

there were a couple .app sales where the .com was available around the time of the sale. maybe it happens in certain extensions occasionally.. (like .online? idk)

https://www.namepros.com/threads/report-completed-domain-name-sales-here.83628/page-661#post-6982809

http://www.hosterstats.com/historicaldns.php?domain=videographyapp.com

https://www.namepros.com/threads/report-completed-domain-name-sales-here.83628/page-622#post-6786771

but very unlikely in .homes.

I take back my post from last night, after talking to a few real estate brokers and my SEO guy , the .com is not needed. They made a good point, the internet is changing daily and how people search. Benefit of having a .homes is the.homes can do better then must .coms. When you type in as an example TEXAS Homes . The chances of TEXAS .HOMES is much greater to show up then the .com As you can see I proved that here few days ago.It all comes down to your SEO guy IMO. Don't get me wrong if you get the .homes with a .com great if not then still okay.Strange thing is I been getting more interest for my .homes then my .coms

 

[wwwweb]

.homes screwed up their rollout so bad there isn’t even one registered sale in this space. The real estate gtld extensions have a lot of options, and even more so if your a realtor.

Don’t get to caught up in this extension as the renewal is going to ramp up 3-4x in the coming year, and your really going to feel it. A large portion of the names you see registered, are reseved by the registry. Make a few buys, and hold firm with them, don’t keep picking at the extension until you can see something internally correct from your current registrations such as traffic, or even an inquiry. If not than you are probably on the wrong path.

 

[JB Lions]

I take back my post from last night, after talking to a few real estate brokers and my SEO guy , the .com is not needed. They made a good point, the internet is changing daily and how people search. Benefit of having a .homes is the.homes can do better then must .coms. When you type in as an example TEXAS Homes . The chances of TEXAS .HOMES is much greater to show up then the .com As you can see I proved that here few days ago.It all comes down to your SEO guy IMO. Don't get me wrong if you get the .homes with a .com great if not then still okay.Strange thing is I been getting more interest for my .homes then my .coms

Your SEO guy is an idiot then. And also short sighted. Feel free to invite him to this thread. Most serious businesses think beyond just search engines. If that's all you care about, any domain will do.

 

[DomainGuy1]

Your SEO guy is an idiot then. And also short sighted. Feel free to invite him to this thread. Most serious businesses think beyond just search engines. If that's all you care about, any domain will do.

WoW okay the name calling that's real professional of you, not going to even go down to your level. Have a good day Sir.

 

[JB Lions]

WoW okay the name calling that's real professional of you, not going to even go down to your level. Have a good day Sir.

Just being honest. So from last night you talked to multiple brokers and an SEO guy. C'mon.

".homes can do better then must .coms."

Invite him to this thread.

 

[DomainGuy1]

Just being honest. So from last night you talked to multiple brokers and an SEO guy. C'mon.

".homes can do better then must .coms."

Invite him to this thread.

Have a good day, when it comes to name calling that becomes very unprofessional and childish IMO.And will ignore, have a Blessed day.

 

[JB Lions]

Have a good day, when it comes to name calling that becomes very unprofessional and childish IMO.And will ignore, have a Blessed day.

What about lying? You're telling me you talked to multiple brokers in between posts? You actually have an SEO guy? Like I said, why don't you simply invite him to the thread? We both know that's not going to happen. I would love to have a talk with him. You've posted some ridiculous statements like this "".homes can do better then must .coms." based on nothing.

 

[DomainGuy1]

What about lying? You're telling me you talked to multiple brokers in between posts? You actually have an SEO guy? Like I said, why don't you simply invite him to the thread? We both know that's not going to happen. I would love to have a talk with him. You've posted some ridiculous statements like this "".homes can do better then must .coms." based on nothing.

Lying strong word to accuse someone, look I understand you have a .com portfolio to protect and sales not doing so great for you since people are now reg the new extensions. Its okay everything will be fine, I have .coms also that I want to sell also but I'm not getting upset. Good day.

 

[bmugford]

Thanks Marek for starting this thread, and while it's OK for the ngTLD critics to give their opinion, at the end of the day that's all they have......an opinion with an AGENDA"

I could say at the end of the day all the ngTLD proponents have is an opinion with an agenda.

The only objective data is actual sales. Create a .Homes reported sales thread and it will be a ghost town.

Brad

 

[JB Lions]

Lying strong word to accuse someone, look I understand you have a .com portfolio to protect and sales not doing so great for you since people are now reg the new extensions. Its okay everything will be fine, I have .coms also that I want to sell also but I'm not getting upset. Good day.

The last few months have actually been my best ever. I talked about that in another thread. I already hit over 50% of my yearly goal, it's just March. I'm sorry even tho you have .com just like me, you can't sell them. .homes isn't any type of threat to my portfolio, since I don't have any domains ending in homes, on top of this being an extension people settle for. They don't usually sell well even in .com - https://namebio.com/?s==MDM5czN2AjM

Again, why not invite your SEO guy to the thread, so he could simply back your posts up. Do they actually exist?

 

[wwwweb]

The last few months have actually been my best ever. I talked about that in another thread. I already hit over 50% of my yearly goal, it's just March. I'm sorry even tho you have .com just like me, you can't sell them. .homes isn't any type of threat to my portfolio, since I don't have any domains ending in homes, on top of this being an extension people settle for. They don't usually sell well even in .com - https://namebio.com/?s==MDM5czN2AjM

Again, why not invite your SEO guy to the thread, so he could simply back your posts up. Do they actually exist?

Lots of seo guys like ugly domains as it keeps them in business.

 

[DomainGuy1]

The last few months have actually been my best ever. I talked about that in another thread. I already hit over 50% of my yearly goal, it's just March. I'm sorry even tho you have .com just like me, you can't sell them. .homes isn't any type of threat to my portfolio, since I don't have any domains ending in homes, on top of this being an extension people settle for. They don't usually sell well even in .com - https://namebio.com/?s==MDM5czN2AjM

Again, why not invite your SEO guy to the thread, so he could simply back your posts up. Do they actually exist?

The last few months have actually been my best ever. I talked about that in another thread. I already hit over 50% of my yearly goal, it's just March. I'm sorry even tho you have .com just like me, you can't sell them. .homes isn't any type of threat to my portfolio, since I don't have any domains ending in homes, on top of this being an extension people settle for. They don't usually sell well even in .com - https://namebio.com/?s==MDM5czN2AjM

Again, why not invite your SEO guy to the thread, so he could simply back your posts up. Do they actually exist?

I dont think my SEO guy has time to argue with someone on a forum, have a great day not going to keep going back and fourth with you on this topic and have nothing to prove to you. I buy what I buy and you buy what you buy.

 

[DomainGuy1]

The last few months have actually been my best ever. I talked about that in another thread. I already hit over 50% of my yearly goal, it's just March. I'm sorry even tho you have .com just like me, you can't sell them. .homes isn't any type of threat to my portfolio, since I don't have any domains ending in homes, on top of this being an extension people settle for. They don't usually sell well even in .com - https://namebio.com/?s==MDM5czN2AjM

Again, why not invite your SEO guy to the thread, so he could simply back your posts up. Do they actually exist?

Well for your information, if you go back and read what I posted from before I clearly say , that IMO if anyone is buying a .homes for a quick flip your in for the long haul. The real value is when you create a website with content and hold for the long term and let them come to you. .com will always be king , but there are other extensions that can do very well then .coms I dont understand why you are attacking me, if its not a .com you attack ? People can buy what ever they want at the end of the day. If someone chooses to buy.homes or .dev or any other .extensions whats it to you.Have a great day.

 

[DomainGuy1]

Lots of seo guys like ugly domains as it keeps them in business.

lol I do agree with on that some SEO peeps do like some ugly domains

 

[bmugford]

Lots of seo guys like ugly domains as it keeps them in business.

Yes, that is because they greatly overvalue their own services. SEO is part of a larger package when it comes to branding, and many SEO "experts" do not understand that.

Brad

 

[DomainGuy1]

Yes, that is because they greatly overvalue their own services. SEO is part of a larger package when it comes to branding, and many SEO "experts" do not understand that.

Brad

Agreed, you just have to find the good one, it will take time but worth it at the end.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

.homes screwed up their rollout so bad there isn’t even one registered sale in this space. The real estate gtld extensions have a lot of options, and even more so if your a realtor.

Don’t get to caught up in this extension as the renewal is going to ramp up 3-4x in the coming year, and your really going to feel it. A large portion of the names you see registered, are reseved by the registry. Make a few buys, and hold firm with them, don’t keep picking at the extension until you can see something internally correct from your current registrations such as traffic, or even an inquiry. If not than you are probably on the wrong path.

.homes screwed up their rollout so bad there isn’t even one registered sale in this space. The real estate gtld extensions have a lot of options, and even more so if your a realtor.

Don’t get to caught up in this extension as the renewal is going to ramp up 3-4x in the coming year, and your really going to feel it. A large portion of the names you see registered, are reseved by the registry. Make a few buys, and hold firm with them, don’t keep picking at the extension until you can see something internally correct from your current registrations such as traffic, or even an inquiry. If not than you are probably on the wrong path.

So wwwweb....who do you really work for, and what's your agenda? I just reg'd eGreen.homes. First because I could, and second because I delight in the opportunity you and other critics present...it's like the gift that keeps on giving You know as well as everyone else these names were just released to the likes of GoDaddy and Dynadot just 45 days ago on January 14th, 2019. And I think after Stub started this thread, you were one of the first ones to post poking fun of the registry for holding back Smart.homes and asking 600K for it. I can't say as they don't deserve it...the "poking fun", but I guess they have their reasons like I have my reasons for hand regging eSmart.homes, then eSolar.homes and now eGreen.homes.

I've gotten so I trust very few people in this industry, and especially old timers with an agenda. Sure, the registry has held quite a few names back, but I've been able to find and register my share of pretty good names, and it's not because I know the guys who run the registry I can assure you that gives me zero advantage, or it may even be to my detriment

As for renewals ramping up 3-4x? I guess you know that to be a fact? I didn't think so

I don't know if you know anything about business, but my 50 years of experience tells me when people are spewing smoke. I wasn't born yesterday like other NP members at NamesCon learned. With me, what you see is what you get, and please don't tell me or anyone else you're here to help. There...did I make myself clear? Try to have a nice weekend, and try not to think about me too much

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I could say at the end of the day all the ngTLD proponents have is an opinion with an agenda.

The only objective data is actual sales. Create a .Homes reported sales thread and it will be a ghost town.

Brad

Thanks for the teachable moment Brad. Oh, and you're right, we all have an agenda. Mine is my mantra, "Make Something Happen" which I've done every day of my life Now as for your teachable moment. Aren't you from Indianapolis? Are you familiar with the Butler Bulldogs? Did you know that 43 colleges from around the country have a Bulldog as their Mascot? Furthermore, did you know over 10,000 graduates of these colleges are realtors or builders today? Did you know all their email addresses are easily obtained at zero cost? Then did you know that email doesn't require postage, paper or envelopes?

Actually, I was a little surprised when I was able to register Bulldog.homes for just $10 bucks. Did you know I could do that Brad? Were you at NamesCon? I'm sorry if you were, this teachable moment could have been delivered in person

Next thing I'll hear you saying is, "why that's not fair...you have a cute little Bulldog as a Mascot"