discuss .how showcase?

[pdevananth]

.how landrush period started...anyone have registered something?

 

[pdevananth]

I agree, it's actually well suited to tutorials/training/help guides and such. And yes backed by the monster that is Google. I thought why not, I took a punt on one at $29.99, bodybuilding.how

Most likely a big mistake. Still, a lottery ticket eh.

Thanks
Dave

Even you could have tried buildbody.how hehehe

 

[ChubbyDfat]

It is Google so the extension wont be going anywhere any time soon.

I think .HOW is not as narrow as many people are thinking.
In my opinion, it can work with almost any keyword(s).
Just my 2 cents using the list that I posted up there.

**Granted that some of these are stretching it a bit and one would really have to be motivated in the area to make some of these work. I am just pointing out that it can be done with nearly any keyword if you have the motivation and maybe know HOW to make something successful from it**

biz (How to start your own biz, How to make connections for your biz, How to network your biz...)
europe (How to backpack across Europe, How to vacation Europe on a budget...)
tokyo (Same concept for europe...)
texas (Same concept for europe...)
sexy (How to be sexy for your loved one, How to dress sexy...)
euro (How to convert euros to dollars,
restaurant (How to open a restaurant, How to choose a restaurant location...)
cards (How to play cards, How to cheat at cards...)
first (How to be first at ------,
general
consumer (How to find the best consumer deals, How to look for online consumer coupons...)
research (How to research a paper, How to do research online...)
arizona (Same concept for europe...)
ebiz (same as biz)
virginia (Same concept for europe...)
blackjack (Same concept for cards...)
hobbies (How to choose the right hobby for you, How to guide your kids to good hobbies...)
boat (How to pick the right boat, How to build a boat...)
massachusetts (Same concept for europe...)
politics (How to get into politics, How politics work...)
hair (How to do your hair, How to grow hair, How to cut hair...)
limousine (How to buy a limousine, How to rent a limousine...)
divorce (How to avoid a divorce, How to get a divorce...)
madrid (Same concept for europe...)
istanbul (Same concept for europe...)
international (How to be a international spy, How to passports for international flights...)
corporate (How prepare for work in a corporate environment, How to dress for corporate work, How to act in a corporate environment...)


Just food for thought.... nothing more. Take from it what you will.

Cheers

*EDIT to clean it up... It didnt like my cut and paste

 

[pdevananth]

It is Google so the extension wont be going anywhere any time soon.

I think .HOW is not as narrow as many people are thinking.
In my opinion, it can work with almost any keyword(s).
Just my 2 cents using the list that I posted up there.

**Granted that some of these are stretching it a bit and one would really have to be motivated in the area to make some of these work. I am just pointing out that it can be done with nearly any keyword if you have the motivation and maybe know HOW to make something successful from it**

biz (How to start your own biz, How to make connections for your biz, How to network your biz...)
europe (How to backpack across Europe, How to vacation Europe on a budget...)
tokyo (Same concept for europe...)
texas (Same concept for europe...)
sexy (How to be sexy for your loved one, How to dress sexy...)
euro (How to convert euros to dollars,
restaurant (How to open a restaurant, How to choose a restaurant location...)
cards (How to play cards, How to cheat at cards...)
first (How to be first at ------,
general
consumer (How to find the best consumer deals, How to look for online consumer coupons...)
research (How to research a paper, How to do research online...)
arizona (Same concept for europe...)
ebiz (same as biz)
virginia (Same concept for europe...)
blackjack (Same concept for cards...)
hobbies (How to choose the right hobby for you, How to guide your kids to good hobbies...)
boat (How to pick the right boat, How to build a boat...)
massachusetts (Same concept for europe...)
politics (How to get into politics, How politics work...)
hair (How to do your hair, How to grow hair, How to cut hair...)
limousine (How to buy a limousine, How to rent a limousine...)
divorce (How to avoid a divorce, How to get a divorce...)
madrid (Same concept for europe...)
istanbul (Same concept for europe...)
international (How to be a international spy, How to passports for international flights...)
corporate (How prepare for work in a corporate environment, How to dress for corporate work, How to act in a corporate environment...)


Just food for thought.... nothing more. Take from it what you will.

Cheers

*EDIT to clean it up... It didnt like my cut and paste

I feel .how is valuable but I feel these keywords are not much suitable for this extension... This is just my opinion....

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I just tossed them into the ring as I apply the same list of keywords into all extensions that I am interested in.
Out of list of about 550+ keywords, there were only 42 that where still showing as available.
I already picked up my 2 words during the land rush (which was less expensive then GA).
I applied my generic list of keywords and the above post was about half that the names that were still left.

They didnt work for me either... hence why I posted them here and not regged them.
Maybe there is someone else out there that can use one or two.

Just tossing it into the ring of public discussion as I have already gotten the names that I wanted.

Cheers

 

[pdevananth]

This extension is gonna rock soon...as most of the people use internet to learn how to.....

 

[pdevananth]

Virtualreality.how

 

[pdevananth]

Finally the premium one

BigData.how

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Mail

 

[craco]

Too many extensions now. I think that's more a disater than an opportunity for domainers. So much illusion now.

 

[mad409]

Too many extensions now. I think that's more a disater than an opportunity for domainers. So much illusion now.

I agree too many and time to slow down and pick carefully. ICANN will eventually pull the plug and stop any new ones. Too much big money being invested for this to continue forever.

Back to the thread here, I just reged SLOTS (dot) how

A premium at reg fee IMO, TY Google.

 

[RU]

How many websites do you know with "how" suffix/prefix?
I know only one site: wikiHOW.com

 

[pdevananth]

Why do you need websites with how prefix/suffix?

 

[RU]

Google says this TLD is not supported.

How is it?

BUT, STOP! THIS IS THEIR OWN TLD!

https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/how.html

Epic fail for "Google Domains".

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I dont think we should look for sites that already utilize a prefix or suffix as a basis for our extension choice.
I only say this because many of the nTLDs would those parameters if we try to affix that template to domain extension choices.
I can not think of a site that I ever visit that has a prefix/suffix of ROCKS, CLUB, NINJA, XYZ, **COM** for that matter, ORG, and the list goes on.

Lets face the facts... these nTLDs are NOT going to go away. They are going to be here to stay. Either we can adjust and find new ways to make profit from them, or we can wallow in our own misery complaining about the good old days.

My personal feeling is that hacks are cute if you can create them in a given extension.
Keywords with search volume are still... keywords with search volume. That is probably where the bread and butter will be.

Some nTLDs will take off... others will languish behind, its a gamble but there is $$$ to be made once the dust settles. We just have to figure out how to make it.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Google says this TLD is not supported.

Personal thought on this, because I noticed the same thing after the launch of .HOW.
I would hazard to bet that its the same reason why Google does not promote the extensions at all.

Just think about it for a quick second, Google has 36 extensions lined up to come out BUT no one has heard of a single one (out side of some domainers) because Google has not advertised them at all.
Why?
It would be a few simple lines of code to put up on their search engine.
I would assume it is because there would be a HUGE number of people who would cry FOUL!!!
Claim that Google is promoting their own brand(s) over any other brand of nTLDs.
Same would hold true for Google domain selling their own extensions.

I dont know the facts... but I would guess it would have to be something along those lines.
Google does not want the headache of dealing with those perpetual victims that come out of the wood work the moment they smell money in the air.

I have another theory about the game of domains changing as we know it and that is the reason for Google lining up 36 extensions to come out.
I dont take Google to be dumb when money is involved.
36 extensions at (least) $200k a pop comes out to about $7.2 million. Even though they are a Billion dollar business, it is still a chunk of change so there has to be something at play here that we are not privy to.

Just my thoughts again

Cheers

 

[vivaldi]

Personal thought on this, because I noticed the same thing after the launch of .HOW.
I would hazard to bet that its the same reason why Google does not promote the extensions at all.

Just think about it for a quick second, Google has 36 extensions lined up to come out BUT no one has heard of a single one (out side of some domainers) because Google has not advertised them at all.
Why?
It would be a few simple lines of code to put up on their search engine.
I would assume it is because there would be a HUGE number of people who would cry FOUL!!!
Claim that Google is promoting their own brand(s) over any other brand of nTLDs.
Same would hold true for Google domain selling their own extensions.

I dont know the facts... but I would guess it would have to be something along those lines.
Google does not want the headache of dealing with those perpetual victims that come out of the wood work the moment they smell money in the air.

I have another theory about the game of domains changing as we know it and that is the reason for Google lining up 36 extensions to come out.
I dont take Google to be dumb when money is involved.
36 extensions at (least) $200k a pop comes out to about $7.2 million. Even though they are a Billion dollar business, it is still a chunk of change so there has to be something at play here that we are not privy to.

Just my thoughts again

Cheers

One thing to keep in mind, Google want's a functional web for everyone. New gTLD's are not integrated on the web yet. You can't even get a Skype-account with a new gTLD email. Heck there are even registries running ccTLD's that don't support new gTLD email's yet. Things like this needs to be sorted out first before they should recommend the common user these domains.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

One thing to keep in mind, Google want's a functional web for everyone. New gTLD's are not integrated on the web yet. You can't even get a Skype-account with a new gTLD email. Heck there are even registries running ccTLD's that don't support new gTLD email's yet. Things like this needs to be sorted out first before they should recommend the common user these domains.

True to a point.
Everything new has its buildup but we are not talking about how versatile any TLD is at this point.
My thought process has to do with Google not even acknowledging that they have created their own brand(s) of TLDs. Before something becomes integrated into a system, there has to be some effort to promote it even on the basic level. How else will anyone know that it even exists.
**A far fetched for instance** is that a person creates a teleport system but tells no one about it. Would you expect it to be widely used if no one knows of its existence?
I know that is way out there in comparison but the basis is fundamentally the same.

Everything has a buildup, everything has a beginning. nTLDs are not new. Well... they are in this LARGE of numbers in a short span of time. The utilization of the extensions will happen organically once the general populace starts to embrace extensions and for that to happen, they must first know that they are there.

Google already has a ready audience. A small well placed ad will drive all kinds of traffic if for nothing more then informational purposes.
I still stick to what I said above. There is a reason they are not promoting... at least not yet.

Just a thought.

Cheers

 

[pdevananth]

Why should google promote their extension...have you ever noticed .PW, .WS and .cc names coming in first even when you search for some popular keywords

Ex: search for YouTube video download online....

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Why should google promote their extension...have you ever noticed .PW, .WS and .cc names coming in first even when you search for some popular keywords

Ex: search for YouTube video download online....

I don't understand your correlation on this.
a .CC comes in 2nd on Google with that search "YouTube video download online".
The same .CC comes in 1st when you search "YouTube video converter".
Its just how that site SEO'ed it utilizing "video and converter" along with "YouTube" as their main keywords.
SEO is the biggest part of search engine searches.

Several factors go into SEO to include "age" of the domain and "back links" which usually ties into age again.
The longer a site has been around the better chance of it acquiring back links.
Keywords of the domain name make it "easier" to rate higher in SEO but is NOT a must. It helps a LOT when you are in a tight competitive area (coffee for example, would help a lot if you had coffee in your domain name) but its not mandatory.
This is why SEOs get paid rather well when they are any good at doing what they do. Companies will snatch them up to drive in traffic in a highly competitive market.

Again, to put my thoughts into your question on why Google should promote. 1) So that there is a general awareness of the extension. 2) They have already committed about $200k to bring one of the extensions to market (in this case .HOW), and it would make good business sense to attempt to recoup at least that amount (better if it was more) because you don't stay in business if you just squander funds.
3) Promotion on their part will cost a trivial amount of $$$ when compared to the capital already invested just to create the extension let alone maintain it and would probably render a better then expected yield because of the already apparent clout that Google has to bring to the table.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers

 

[RU]

Google launches tips and tricks focused .HOW domain
http://www.get.how/

p.s. good news for nTLD investors...