Navigate "by the gut" UNTIL you get rich & comfortable enough..

[mjnels]

well hi again guys n gals...

so, the early domain speculators in .COM had little facts to back up their feelings of what was to come.... they navigated "by the gut" some might even say...

people really admire that though.. but usually only in hindsight. in the meantime they think you're insane. its putting yourself out there with nothing but the way the "stars align" in your own head. stuff you might not even be able to put it into words at the time WHY you're doing what you're doing and there may be nobody else to talk to and verify your opinions so this type of thing is always a pretty lonely feeling...

ya could get it wrong, but then again when people get it REALLY RIGHT it is very much admired. so, with the new gTLD coming out what do you guys n' gals think about this sorta thing?

how many of you are the type to always ask for facts and historical evidence to backup everything you do at a certain financially comfortable point in your life.... elaborate and ramble on any tangent you like..

 

[scandiman]

What history can anyone hope to go on that points to a successful strategy for 2nd level domains in the face of the coming changes? And if/when the blank 2nd level domain gets its ICANN blessing then the landscape shift will be even more dramatic. We may even see free registrations on some tlds with alternate monetization schemes, hard to sell something that is otherwise free elsewhere.

 

[renserv909]

The introduction of the gTLDS really sparked my interest in domaining, so much so I have registered several dropped (.com) domains to park them.

I think there is money to be made. I have been reading through a-lot of news on the domaining.com and reading a-lot into SEO. Keyword rich domains will provide a decent ability to out rank older domains, and with older sites predating the google penguin and panda updates, it will be hard for them to recover in time. The opportunity to acquire strong keywords with geo-specific extensions is as ripe as it will ever be for the forseeable history of the internet.

I'm trying my luck, taking up a night shift and put my limited budget credit card up on my selected registrar.

Defo pulling up a chair for this one.

 

[Ms Domainer]

End Users Seem Clueless About the New gTLDs

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Yesterday, I asked my son if he plans to buy a .build.

He said, "What's that?"

Me: "You haven't heard about the new gTLDs?"

He: "What's that?"

Me: "New domain extensions, like .build, .guru, .photography."

He (laughing): "Naw. I'm sticking with .com. Everyone uses dotcom."​

He is Mr. End User, through and through.

Now I'm not saying the gTLDs are doomed. It's just that it will be an uphill battle for mass recognition.

Creating a need for these will be difficult, requiring an expensive marketing budget. And the "need" itself is problematic.

For the time being, I don't see major profit for domainers -- registries, yes. The early registries will make a boatload of money.

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[Kate]

In fact History has already taught a lesson, unfortunately nor Icann nor the registries nor speculators are willing to act upon it
They don't care about the consequences.
Ignore History at your own risks.

 

[renserv909]

the .com without a doubt is the daddy of domains, no two ways about it and for through and through traders it will provide the best margin.

The high cost of the new domains is prohibitive and maintaining a large portfolio, at least for the plankton like myself will be a an impossibility. From a development stand point they provide a low-cost solution to obtain good effect for an end goal.

One of the main incentives that come with the gTLDs is to even out competition or "reduce friction" in the market place and I think they will do this very well.

So for your example, Ms. Domainer, your son may well scoff (and lets be honest he is probably right) at the prospect of a new extension, yet does he have the capital to fork out for a .com in which his chosen career goal will excel? He may well do in which case excellent, but there are many out there who will not have the knowledge or access to such a sought after domain name. I think gTLDs are helping to this end and have come at an ideal time with regard to the state of the worlds economy.

 

[Zuke]

I've had the same questions about the public accepting the new names, will it be known enough for everyone to start using them? And it's true about the end user, most people I ask haven't heard of it before. But... I believe that IT WILL BECOME POPULAR!!! Why do I say that? Because nobody can get any good .com names anymore, (at least at their budget) and the new names are just down right COOL! I'm not just a domainer, but a webmaster of quite a few full blown 'real' websites, so to me these new names open up a lot of possibilities. Also I dare say that the younger generation, bloggers and new business owners will really go for the name specific extensions.