discuss .how showcase?

[pdevananth]

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

 

[vivaldi]

What do you guys think of single letter domains for this extension?

Are they even for sale? Either way, I see no value in them, except maybe e.how.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I am not sure if they are for sale. I have seen them up on some sites... and then they are NOT up.
I don't know to be sure.
Dynadot is the only one that I see them listed on now as still being available however they want $600+ for the initial buy and $600+ for renewals.

I am just talking normal reg fee for both purchase and renewal.

Without doing any research before I make this statement, but wouldn't e.how most likely be a boarding on an infringement claim. That is what I could imagine happening there.

Thanks for the input.

Cheers

 

[RU]

@ChubbyDfat , are you a promoter .how? :D

 

[vivaldi]

I am not sure if they are for sale. I have seen them up on some sites... and then they are NOT up.
I don't know to be sure.
Dynadot is the only one that I see them listed on now as still being available however they want $600+ for the initial buy and $600+ for renewals.

I am just talking normal reg fee for both purchase and renewal.

Without doing any research before I make this statement, but wouldn't e.how most likely be a boarding on an infringement claim. That is what I could imagine happening there.

Thanks for the input.

Cheers

Yeah the L.whatever tend to cost a few bucks more. No idea, have not checked. No point since the domain ain't for sale anyway.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

@ChubbyDfat , are you a promoter .how? :D

ROTFL... you keep claiming that I am a promoter of this extension or that one.
No... I do not promote any one extension.
I have limited interest in .HOW by proxy of the couple of domains that I picked up.
I just happen to have a LOT of time on my hands by virtue of where I work (at work now... all alone in my office, drinking coffee and typing on this forum).

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Yeah the L.whatever tend to cost a few bucks more. No idea, have not checked. No point since the domain ain't for sale anyway.

Apparently e.how is parked by some dude (privacy whois) up in Washington (state).
Dangerous domain to have in my estimation especially if parked.

So I guess there are/were for sale.
Cheers

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Apparently the person who purchased e.how bought it at the $660 price tag (unless a back door deal was made) from dynadot.

That makes 4 of the single letter/number domains registered.
I dont think the e.how guys is going to get his $$$ money back *IF* it takes him over a year to sell the name (assuming that this going to sell it).

The yobo with the other 3 names, well... he is a different story.

Cheers

 

[brandnow]

.how is worthless.. prepare to hang on to your .how for 5 - 10 years. For me at $35 a pop it's just not worth it.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

.how is worthless.. prepare to hang on to your .how for 5 - 10 years. For me at $35 a pop it's just not worth it.

Cool... what extensions do you think are "worth it"?

 

[ChubbyDfat]

So I will toss this one into the ring of public discussion to see what you guys think.

A single letter domain name in the 3 letter extension .HOW.
One of only a handful domains (in any extension) that do NOT come with a premium renewal price.

We are NOT talking about a single letter domain that costs $600+/- for renewal (standard $30+/- renewal)
We are NOT talking about a single letter domain that comes in a crazy ass 8-11 letter extension(s)
Or a Double Dot extension (.CO.COM for example).

With the many new extensions being created (many of whom either do NOT allow for single letter domains OR have them on a reserve/premium that they are not really feasible), what value would you see in a domain such as that (if any).
Please back up your answer with an explanation (positive or negative) of how you came to that conclusion.

Just wanted to see what the thought process at large would be.

Cheers

 

[han]

I definitely see the potential of this extension, got myself loseweight.how (368,000 exact queries per month) and 2 other premium ones.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Taking opinions on the value of:

W.How

Single letter domain in the .HOW extension.
Please explain how you came to your value determination.

Cheers

Edit*
Or you can just dislike this post like brandnow instead of giving an explanation of your opinion.
I guess that is one way to avoid a subject.

Cheers

 

[wot]

Just one, developed- almost!

LINE.How

 

[Taylor_C]

I dont see Google throwing away $$$ without some game plan behind it. We just dont know what it is.

Big tech companies throw money away all the time. A few hundred thousand to own a new gTLD is a drop in the bucket for these giants. Google especially. Google makes all its money from ads. It has some 53k employees. Say 5k employees work on ads, Googles #1 revenue stream, the others are working on new tech that generates no revenue. Google hopes in the future that ~10% of these projects will pay off and be huge (like Android has). The new gTLD program is operating under this same premise. Also Google applied for ~100 domains. They know they can't all be winners.

I also suspect that Google picked extensions based on metrics from their search, and chose extensions with high search volume on Google.com. The avg internet user is always typing in 'how do i blahblahblah'.
So sure there are a lot of search queries using the word 'how', but does that make it a good gTLD?

 

[ChubbyDfat]

That is a good question. To answer it, all I can offer is an opinion.
.How as opposed to
.Horse
.Florist
.Xyz
.Casa
.Space
.Delivery
.Whoswho
.Photography
.Cricket
.Vote
.Voto
.Fotbul
.Yoga
.Green
.Fit
.Garden
.Lgbt
.Party
.Rip
.Band
.Space
.Ren
.Tda
.Auction
Etc...

Yeah, I think it can hold its own and is one of the better new ones that has come out.
I can sit here most of the day and list all the nTLDs that its a better extension than, but I will be here a while.

In my opinion, it is one of the better new extensions out there now. Its short (only 3 letters). Its memorable. It has general meaning and purpose. It works good enough, if not well with most keywords. It is used commonly in the modern vernacular. Is it the game winner... no I don't think so but it is rather good.

Cheers

 

[Taylor_C]

I agree with you that .how is better than those on that list and many more with the exception of .green, which I think is a great example of a new gTLD that will have a very bright future.

However just because .how is better than those provided doesn't mean it will succeed. In fact using the relationship of one tld to another is a metric that should not hold much weight when evaluating new gTLDs future success. Simply because we know there is no reason these new tlds need to succeed at all. Granted, thinking all new tlds will fail is an unrealistic expectation with all the money being pumped in and the backing from some of the tech giants.

What is the value proposition of .how? What value does it provides to domain owners?
It conveys the idea that the website is a "how to" or a guide of sorts.
This does seem useful, seeing as there are tons of websites already dedicated to such things.

I suspect where .how falls short, as do many other gTLDs is the target market. .how is an English word. The internet is global. Sure many people speak English, but how doesn't hold the same weight in countries where English is not the native language.

I suppose I would agree with you then that .how is good. I suppose the next question would be to identify if the popularity discrepancy between these new TLDs will be lenient enough to allow 'good gTLDs' to succeed.
I suspect that its an all or nothing game from our perspective. If the tld is not a 'game winner' I don't want to be holding onto any names with that extension.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Just looking at nTLDstats and noticed that 458 (18.82%) of .HOW domains are parked.
That means that 81.18% are being utilized in some form or fashion.

@ Taylor_C
As far as the comment of .HOW not being the game winner and you do not want to be holding any names in an extension that is NOT the game winner, I am pretty sure I can call your bluff on that.
Utilizing current statistics I am sure we can both agree that .NET is NOT the game winner when compared in a field that .COM is competing however, I would hazard to bet that given the chance, you would opt to hold a premium domain name in .NET even though its clearly not the game winner.
Computer(dot)net
Sex(dot)net
Poker(dot)net
And the list can go on. I believe wholeheartedly that you would indeed hold onto any one of those names if given the chance even though .NET is a non game winner.

.HOW is a good extension with a current use within today's society. How to do pretty much anything is relevant in almost all facets of life today. We are in the information world and are constantly looking HOW to preform something, DYI (which is a how to guide), all manners of school work (again is a how to guide). It is nearly limitless in its uses *BUT* the big caveat is the monetization of the sites. How to sites do not lend as well to selling something as opposed to a commercial site.
So for that, the end users or domainer must be able to utilize site traffic to monetize the site. That is a staple that I fear many people (myself included) are not to familiar with and therefore shy away from it.

I made no qualms about stating that I know a bit about SEO and I can drive traffic to a site but I have no earthly idea how to monetize on that traffic. I am willing to bet that many are in the same boat as me and are more apt to pass over these types of domains for domains that have a MORE OBVIOUS end user (i.e. sales domains).

Just my thoughts.

Cheers

 

[RU]

I have only one .how domain, Registrar.How

 

[AMRO1001]

I bought more than 20 .How domains.

My intention to build websites on these domains, unless I get quite good offer for any of them.

blockwebsite
bowtie
buybitcoins
buyhouse
buystock
extramoney
findlove
fixcredit
gainweight
investmoney
latte
makefriends
paperairplane
paralegal
pharmacist
psychiatrist
repaircredit
sellhouse
socialworker
startblog
tradeforex
whitenteeth

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I bought more than 20 .How domains.

My intention to build websites on these domains, unless I get quite good offer for any of them.

blockwebsite
bowtie
buybitcoins
buyhouse
buystock
extramoney
findlove
fixcredit
gainweight
investmoney
latte
makefriends
paperairplane
paralegal
pharmacist
psychiatrist
repaircredit
sellhouse
socialworker
startblog
tradeforex
whitenteeth

Just an opinion but you may have gone a little overboard with your name purchases. One thing to keep in mind is that these are still NEW tlds. They have no proven track record nor will their value show up right away.
If you are fine with holding onto these names for a while (a couple of years), the far be it from me to question you however, you may want to consider trimming up your list a bit. Select only the ones that you want to work with and maybe try to get a grace delete on the others. Again, if you are OK with carrying these for several years then go with gusto.

Cheers