No bias legit look better than a dot com.
Who/what is the origin of this propaganda lol
I like ntlds and I appreciate your and other ntld critics honest opinions, it helps ntld program a lot.
"....It helps the ntld program",...."program" says alot.Who/what is the origin of this propaganda lol
I like ntlds and I appreciate your and other ntld critics honest opinions, it helps ntld program a lot.
Rough road ahead, but with enough time, I'm optimistic and realistic that it will all work out. These are the early days. There's bound to be a few speed bumps (trials and tribulations), but it'll happen. New gTLDs are not going anywhere. They're here to stay. It's only a matter of time until all the details get worked out.
ICANN may need to revise their policies, ICA may need to push toward registries signing contracts that freeze or limit price increases over time, or more credible companies that put their customers first, like Google and GoDaddy, may need to own and operate new gTLDs to reinstate trust in the program again.
Speculating about the future without a look at history is unwise. Trends come and go, winning innovations can be predicted!
I just wonder..how can one loose money in new gTLDs? I do not really get it..
To explain my question: when I register a good name like, lets say, virtual.fund, I feel it has value, but I also know that it might take few years to sell it. One reason is that new gTLDs are very new, so there is still lack of end user awareness, but we also know it is improving and more and more end user are actually using new gTLD names..it is easy to follow it, as one can use Alexa 1 mil to see exactly how many developed sites are there for each extension, so we can see the progress. If site is nicely developed and is ranking in Alexa 1 mil, we can say that end user uses it, I suppose. So we see a progress here, some gTLDs are doing fantastic (like .online, for example), some are progressing slowly, some are purely pathetic. But end users are developing new sites on gTLDs everyday.
So how can one loose money in new gTLDs? By loosing money, you mean that you have registered some gTLD names, and then not renewed them? As this can be the only explanation. Imo, if you registered great names, and keep it after 1 -2 years of holding, this certainly can not be named "loosing money" .. as even for some great .coms, it took lot of years to sell them..so why to give up on new gTLDs so soon?
ThanksYou can't spend an "Offer".
Maybe sell and buy the $495 one.
Good luck!
Price wise....put it high to allow room to negotiate down to 10%...so i got plenty room to move...if i put 10% price as you suggested, i got no room to move up...you leave money on table.Agree.....
Because of this many then resort to "time" as the default argument. If your investments are not profitable today there is no guarantee they will be profitable in the future.
IMO, Rick is trying to save new domainers from losing money. That's the respectable thing to do if you made your fortune in the domain industry.
.Com domains are far and away the safest investments in domaining.
I wrote my thoughts in a superb discussion last month titled UNCERTAINTY and the NEW G's:
Who say gTLDs got no value?
How many end-user sales ?There are many sold domains for gTLDs.....check out the latest sold gTLDs at http://sold.domains/latest-sold-domains/
http://sold.domains/2017-top-20-sold-domains/
Who say gTLDs got no value?
Name some domains you think actually look BETTER as a gTLD than a dot com
Who's buying ? Who's collecting?Who haven't sold any.
The reason why people are not profitable in new gtLDs in first place is that they buy crap names. And they do not manage their renewals well. I know number of domainers with lot of money, who were not careful, and because they are well financially situated they bought domains with hefty premium renewals attached. If I would need to pay 2800 USD per name, and own hundreds/thousands of names, of course I would soon become VERY tired of this game.How can one lose money? It's pretty simple actually. They have more money going out than coming in.
It is Economics 101. Total Revenue - Total Costs = Net Profit.
I am not aware of many people who are primarily buying new GTLDs that are profitable.
Because of this many then resort to "time" as the default argument. If your investments are not profitable today there is no guarantee they will be profitable in the future.
Just because you feel a domain has value does not mean it has value. What matters is another party sees it has value and is also willing to pay a premium for it.
At the end of the day theoretical profits don't pay the bills...
Brad
The reason why people are not profitable in new gtLDs in first place is that they buy crap names.
End of story.
More of them resolve to hosted sites within 6 months if not immediately.Why do you think recorded dot-com sales are end user sales lol
Guru.IBM will be on a billboard long before IBM.guru.Sorry, I have to agree with @Rick Schwartz , when I see IBM.guru on a billboard, things will change.