opinion Let's exploit the .blog extension Win or Bust?

[TheWatcher]

Today .Blog extension open it's door. I don't like their pricing setup and thousand of keyword reserved, but what the hell. Let me get some.

I registered CyberWar.blog and now redirecting to my cyber security blog.
What's your plan using .blog extension aside the obvious "blog" posting. Let's exploit the possibility, care to share what's on your mind? What domain you successfully registered and what's your plan for the next 12 months?

Thank you,
[email protected]

 

[Alvaron]

I've got 1 but in Dutch
Bierwereld.blog (beer world)

I'm a Belgian brewer and beer sommelier so I think I'm just going to put up a blog with my tasting notes.

 

[TheWatcher]

Nice, send me a beer

 

[RU]

"blog" is an outdated word..
so i have 0 .blogs

 

[TheWatcher]

"blog" is an outdated word..
so i have 0 .blogs

I got 1

 

[Rainmaker-NL]

I tried to register 6 names.
I got the 3 Dutch names I wanted.
I got ThaiFood.blog
Thailandtravel.blog is now on auction so I wasnt the only one.

And Trump.blog seems to be a mystery..........
When I preregisterd it was priced at reg fee, although Clinton.blog and Obama.blog were both premium. So I guessed that they were no Trump lovers at Wordpress.
But now it didnt go to auction and I didnt seem to get it, so now I guess they suddenly became Trump lovers at Wordpresss after all......

 

[TheWatcher]

You're not the only one. Wordpress seems to reserved a lot of keywords for them to keep.

 

[Rainmaker-NL]

You're not the only one. Wordpress seems to reserved a lot of keywords for them to keep.

Yes, but this one wasnt reserved when I ordered. Typical.....

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

$27.99 at goodaddy. I see the few for my geographic area are gone. Any chance an end user would get a deal is gone. It's just another extension to me. I keep thinking if .net failed, why won't the new ones.
Except .xyz.lol


8888.blog 130k per year

 

[TheWatcher]

Same story about the "chris.blog", he's a member here too.

Yes, but this one wasnt reserved when I ordered. Typical.....

Same thing happen to Chris, when he tried to pre-register "chris.blog" domain. I can't find his link for reference.

 

[Sophia Alice]

It is of no worth unless you want it for a specific reason

All keywords are reserved and even the low volume keywords are showing 10000 $ a year

Not a good way to start for them

 

[TheWatcher]

8888.blog 130k per year

I second that ...

 

[TheWatcher]

It is of no worth unless you want it for a specific reason

All keywords are reserved and even the low volume keywords are showing 10000 $ a year

Not a good way to start for them

We have something to talk about again for next year.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

backorder.blog
dropcatch.blog look like reg fee if someone likes

 

[GoKaizen]

https://www.namepros.com/threads/the-blog-bait-switch.985084/

http://chrisschidle.com/the-dot-blog-bait-and-switch/

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Let us know if any new reg get refunded. I bit and picked up one .blog

 

[RU]

Dear nPers,

attention please

.blog = no commercial potential

 

[nomen]

"blog" is an outdated word..
so i have 0 .blogs

In the current situation where a blog is one of the basic types of websites, maybe even the most common type of website, I wouldn't say the word "blog" is outdated. As a phenomenon, blogging might have seen its heyday but the word "blog", both as a noun & verb, isn't going anywhere any time soon IMO.

Edit: Not that I like the extension...

 

[TheWatcher]

Dear nPers,

attention please

.blog = no commercial potential

Could be a good use for redirect? Don't you think?

 

[RU]

Could be a good use for redirect? Don't you think?

Okay, it's only for forwarding URLs

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

I may start a blog on my .blog

Unless they take it away

 

[dordomai]

BUST.

 

[RU]

BUST.

A total failure, a complete waste of time ?!

 

[wwwweb]

Having owned and sold many GTLDs anything outside of a single keyword to the left of the dot is a hard sel, if it's for personal use that is fine, for resale you are barking up the wrong tree

 

[TheWatcher]

I may start a blog on my .blog

Unless they take it away

What is your blog?