opinion New gTLD cheat sheet

[000]

What many domain investors don't understand is that the new gTLD's are very much about branding. A lot of people just simply don't, and never will, get it, but that doesn't mean you need to make a lot of silly investments due to your lack of a knack for marketing. Yes, you read that right: you can from here forward stop throwing a little less of your money down the loo! Below you will find a cheat sheet with a brief rundown of which new gTLD's will weather the storm and have any significant relevancy in the coming years.

But.. but... how do you know?!! you must be wondering.

"Surely he must either be in possession of a magical crystal ball, or perhaps has been visited by a time traveling domainer from the future!"

Those are, of course, very natural assumptions, but in fact, the answer is much simpler: I have always had a natural knack for marketing, which happens to be a valuable, yet commonly-overlooked trait when it comes to domain investing. What really makes one domain better than the other? Why isn't shorter always better? If you don't have a good grasp on the psychology of marketing, you're at a disadvantage already in this business. Many domainers are very technical-minded people who don't actually understand the basics of what makes a domain name valuable; there's a lot more to it than statistics. [Having expertise of the language you're dealing with is crucial as well!]

Want to save yourself some time and money and get around all the bs you see thrown around here on an hourly basis?

Read on.




You will know it is time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring, like this.




***




Just kidding. This won't take long.

There are sooo many new gTLD's that I will initially go over just a handful. Curious about one I've not included? Comment below.



Let's begin now.


- - -


Read these aloud:


CNN com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
CNN top
CNN xyz
CNN win
CNN link
CNN click
CNN bid
CNN management
CNN site
CNN news
CNN web
CNN website
CNN tech
CNN VIP
CNN club
CNN onl
CNN online
CNN TV

Apple com
Apple top
Apple xyz
Apple win
Apple link
Apple click
Apple bid
Apple management
Apple site
Apple news
Apple web
Apple website
Apple tech
Apple host
Apple VIP
Apple club
Apple onl
Apple online
Apple TV

Google com
Google top
Google xyz
Google win
Google link
Google click
Google bid
Google work
Google ninja
Google management
Google site
Google web
Google website
Google news
Google tech
Google host
Google VIP
Google club
Google onl
Google online
Google TV

Sony com
Sony top
Sony xyz
Sony win
Sony link
Sony click
Sony bid
Sony work
Sony ninja
Sony management
Sony site
Sony web
Sony website
Sony news
Sony tech
Sony host
Sony VIP
Sony club
Sony onl
Sony online
Sony TV

Boston com
Boston top
Boston xyz
Boston win
Boston link
Boston click
Boston bid
Boston work
Boston ninja
Boston management
Boston site
Boston web
Boston website
Boston news
Boston tech
Boston host
Boston VIP
Boston club
Boston onl
Boston online
Boston TV

New England com
New England top
New England xyz
New England win
New England link
New England click
New England bid
New England work
New England ninja
New England management
New England site
New England web
New England website
New England news
New England tech
New England host
New England VIP
New England club
New England onl
New England online
New England TV

Times com
Times top
Times xyz
Times win
Times link
Times click
Times bid
Times work
Times ninja
Times management
Times site
Times web
Times website
Times news
Times tech
Times host
Times VIP
Times club
Times onl
Times online
Times TV

Reddit com
Reddit top
Reddit xyz
Reddit win
Reddit link
Reddit click
Reddit bid
Reddit work
Reddit ninja
Reddit management
Reddit site
Reddit web
Reddit website
Reddit news
Reddit tech
Reddit host
Reddit VIP
Reddit club
Reddit onl
Reddit online
Reddit TV

Toy com
Toy top
Toy xyz
Toy win
Toy link
Toy click
Toy bid
Toy work
Toy ninja
Toy management
Toy site (not terrible actually, in this case)
Toy web
Toy website
Toy news
Toy tech
Toy host
Toy VIP
Toy club
Toy onl
Toy online (kind of meh actually in this case)
Toy TV

Toys com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
Toys top
Toys xyz
Toys win
Toys link
Toys click
Toys bid
Toys work
Toys ninja
Toys management
Toys site
Toys web
Toys website
Toys news (the plural doesn't work well)
Toys tech
Toys host
Toys VIP
Toys club (the singular is far better!)
Toys onl
Toys online
Toys TV (the singular is far better!)



LawnMower com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMower top
LawnMower xyz
LawnMower win
LawnMower link
LawnMower click
LawnMower bid
LawnMower work
LawnMower ninja
LawnMower management
LawnMower site
LawnMower web
LawnMower website
LawnMower news
LawnMower tech
LawnMower host
LawnMower VIP
LawnMower club (doesn't really fit the extension that well, but many product.club's do)
LawnMower onl
LawnMower online (the singular is meh)
LawnMower TV (doesn't fit the extension)

LawnMowers com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMowers top
LawnMowers xyz
LawnMowers win (no they don't)
LawnMowers link
LawnMowers click (well, they shouldn't)
LawnMowers bid (no they don't)
LawnMowers work (well, hopefully they do)
LawnMowers ninja
LawnMowers management
LawnMowers site
LawnMowers web
LawnMowers website
LawnMowers news
LawnMowers tech
LawnMowers host
LawnMowers VIP
LawnMowers club (doesn't really fit the extension that well)
LawnMowers onl
LawnMowers online (buy lawn mowers online)
LawnMowers TV (doesn't fit the extension)

Namepros com
Namepros top
Namepros xyz
Namepros win
Namepros link
Namepros click
Namepros bid
Namepros work
Namepros ninja
Namepros management
Namepros site
Namepros web
Namepros website
Namepros news
Namepros tech
Namepros host
Namepros VIP
Namepros club
Namepros onl
Namepros online
Namepros TV


THE CHEAT SHEET:

.com is KING, and always will be.... although there is undoubtedly a growing list of viable alternatives.
.top sucks (top? what?)
.win sucks (see above)
.xyz sucks (so obvious it's not even worth getting into)
.site sucks (it's redundant, in a way much worse than .online)
.web sucks (world wide web.... what year is it?!)
.website sucks (it's just so clunky, without the branding appeal of .online)
.click sucks (isn't clicking on the way out anyways? Tap is the new click)
.link sucks (unless a company like Datalink can get Data.link)
.bid sucks
.work sucks
.ninja sucks (let's face it, the ninja thing is passé)
.management sucks (this is one gtld I can dismiss based solely on its length)
.news overall not a lot of great domains, compared to many gtld's, but can work well for brands, niches, short geos
.tech overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.tech)
.host overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.host)
.vip overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.vip)
.club is nice for a wide variety of purposes and will weather the storm
.onl sucks (dot O N L..... are you kidding me?)
.online makes sense. Don't believe me? Well, "online" is the most common domain suffix in the world...
.tv makes sense, and will continue to grow in usage (yes I know it's technically a cctld)


BONUS:

.net: desirability will continue to decline, as there are tons of new not-com options that are more meaningful
.org: desirability will slowly decline, but .org will still be the go-to for non-profits
.info: will slide further into irrelevancy
.biz: will slide further into irrelevancy
.mobi: will slide further into irrelevancy (yes, that is indeed possible)

ccTLD's (country codes like .de .nl etc) will overall hold steady, but generic alternatives will take a small bite out of their share


Obviously there are occasional exceptions. Sometimes the singular is beautiful in one gTLD, and ugly in another. But overall, there is something special about the green domains, and if you can't see it, well.... for the sake of your finances, hopefully you'll marinate on this post for a bit and see the light.

That's all, folks!


This post is little more than the arrogant opinion of one man, so obviously everyone should do their own research.

Disagree with my conclusions? Comment below and tell me how ya really feel!



***


(Some of the coloring is irrevocably mucked up, but you'll figure it out)


***

 

[000]

Still, domainers are the biggest backers of new extensions. They are buying new extensions while the ordinary consumers still shun them.

Domainers = nerds....

Nerds tend to be more technologically-savvy than the "ordinary consumers".....

Hence, domainers are more likely to be the First To Know / First To Invest / First To Adopt.....

That's just how the world works !

And there you go talking about "ordinary consumers still shunning new gtlds"...
What on earth are you talking about?! I don't think people turn up their noses to non-com's as much as you perceive.... it's mostly just you, and a handful of other .com die-hards....

The people don't care !

 

[Manik]

What about .codes, .solutions or .support? Most companies have special pages for said words.

solutions.google.com becomes Google.Solutions
Support.google.com becomes Google.Support
codes.google.com becomes Google.Codes

This is just my derivative according to cheat sheet.

 

[000]

On a related note, I think it's important to understand WHY .com came to become to desired in the first place. Yes, a lot of it has to do with it simply being the "first on the scene", but there's more to it. Several years ago, companies were overall more willing to pay a high price for a .com domain than they are today. Why? A lot of it had to do with the expected search engine benefits to owning a .com. That advantage has totally disappeared, and with it a lot of the end user buyers. Nowadays, it's not at all uncommon to hear ".com's don't give the benefit they used to" direct from end users. It was easier to sell .com's five years ago than it is today. Why might that be? Because the benefits truly are slipping away!

What about .codes, .solutions or .support?

.codes: very limited potential, overall a poor investment for domainers unless you have killer combos
.solutions: very limited potential, overall a poor investment for domainers unless you have killer combos
.support: very limited potential, overall a poor investment for domainers unless you have killer combos

Of those three, I think .solutions will be the most-used, but still mostly for brand names (like Google.solutions).

Second place would be .support, but it's really pretty limiting. It will mostly be used for forwarding to the relevant .com/support page.

.codes is just not good at all.

 

[RU]

What many domain investors don't understand is that the new gTLD's are very much about branding. A lot of people just simply don't, and never will, get it, but that doesn't mean you need to make a lot of silly investments due to your lack of a knack for marketing. Yes, you read that right: you can from here forward stop throwing a little less of your money down the loo! Below you will find a cheat sheet with a brief rundown of which new gTLD's will weather the storm and have any significant relevancy in the coming years.

But.. but... how do you know?!! you must be wondering.

"Surely he must either be in possession of a magical crystal ball, or perhaps has been visited by a time traveling domainer from the future!"

Those are, of course, very natural assumptions, but in fact, the answer is much simpler: I have always had a natural knack for marketing, which happens to be a valuable, yet commonly-overlooked trait when it comes to domain investing. What really makes one domain better than the other? Why isn't shorter always better? If you don't have a good grasp on the psychology of marketing, you're at a disadvantage already in this business. Many domainers are very technical-minded people who don't actually understand the basics of what makes a domain name valuable; there's a lot more to it than statistics. [Having expertise of the language you're dealing with is crucial as well!]

Want to save yourself some time and money and get around all the bs you see thrown around here on an hourly basis?

Read on.




You will know it is time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring, like this.




***




Just kidding. This won't take long.

There are sooo many new gTLD's that I will initially go over just a handful. Curious about one I've not included? Comment below.



Let's begin now.


- - -


Read these aloud:


CNN com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
CNN top
CNN xyz
CNN win
CNN link
CNN click
CNN bid
CNN management
CNN site
CNN news
CNN web
CNN website
CNN tech
CNN VIP
CNN club
CNN onl
CNN online
CNN TV

Apple com
Apple top
Apple xyz
Apple win
Apple link
Apple click
Apple bid
Apple management
Apple site
Apple news
Apple web
Apple website
Apple tech
Apple host
Apple VIP
Apple club
Apple onl
Apple online
Apple TV

Google com
Google top
Google xyz
Google win
Google link
Google click
Google bid
Google work
Google ninja
Google management
Google site
Google web
Google website
Google news
Google tech
Google host
Google VIP
Google club
Google onl
Google online
Google TV

Sony com
Sony top
Sony xyz
Sony win
Sony link
Sony click
Sony bid
Sony work
Sony ninja
Sony management
Sony site
Sony web
Sony website
Sony news
Sony tech
Sony host
Sony VIP
Sony club
Sony onl
Sony online
Sony TV

Boston com
Boston top
Boston xyz
Boston win
Boston link
Boston click
Boston bid
Boston work
Boston ninja
Boston management
Boston site
Boston web
Boston website
Boston news
Boston tech
Boston host
Boston VIP
Boston club
Boston onl
Boston online
Boston TV

New England com
New England top
New England xyz
New England win
New England link
New England click
New England bid
New England work
New England ninja
New England management
New England site
New England web
New England website
New England news
New England tech
New England host
New England VIP
New England club
New England onl
New England online
New England TV

Times com
Times top
Times xyz
Times win
Times link
Times click
Times bid
Times work
Times ninja
Times management
Times site
Times web
Times website
Times news
Times tech
Times host
Times VIP
Times club
Times onl
Times online
Times TV

Reddit com
Reddit top
Reddit xyz
Reddit win
Reddit link
Reddit click
Reddit bid
Reddit work
Reddit ninja
Reddit management
Reddit site
Reddit web
Reddit website
Reddit news
Reddit tech
Reddit host
Reddit VIP
Reddit club
Reddit onl
Reddit online
Reddit TV

Toy com
Toy top
Toy xyz
Toy win
Toy link
Toy click
Toy bid
Toy work
Toy ninja
Toy management
Toy site (not terrible actually, in this case)
Toy web
Toy website
Toy news
Toy tech
Toy host
Toy VIP
Toy club
Toy onl
Toy online (kind of meh actually in this case)
Toy TV

Toys com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
Toys top
Toys xyz
Toys win
Toys link
Toys click
Toys bid
Toys work
Toys ninja
Toys management
Toys site
Toys web
Toys website
Toys news (the plural doesn't work well)
Toys tech
Toys host
Toys VIP
Toys club (the singular is far better!)
Toys onl
Toys online
Toys TV (the singular is far better!)



LawnMower com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMower top
LawnMower xyz
LawnMower win
LawnMower link
LawnMower click
LawnMower bid
LawnMower work
LawnMower ninja
LawnMower management
LawnMower site
LawnMower web
LawnMower website
LawnMower news
LawnMower tech
LawnMower host
LawnMower VIP
LawnMower club (doesn't really fit the extension that well, but many product.club's do)
LawnMower onl
LawnMower online (the singular is meh)
LawnMower TV (doesn't fit the extension)

LawnMowers com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMowers top
LawnMowers xyz
LawnMowers win (no they don't)
LawnMowers link
LawnMowers click (well, they shouldn't)
LawnMowers bid (no they don't)
LawnMowers work (well, hopefully they do)
LawnMowers ninja
LawnMowers management
LawnMowers site
LawnMowers web
LawnMowers website
LawnMowers news
LawnMowers tech
LawnMowers host
LawnMowers VIP
LawnMowers club (doesn't really fit the extension that well)
LawnMowers onl
LawnMowers online (buy lawn mowers online)
LawnMowers TV (doesn't fit the extension)

Namepros com
Namepros top
Namepros xyz
Namepros win
Namepros link
Namepros click
Namepros bid
Namepros work
Namepros ninja
Namepros management
Namepros site
Namepros web
Namepros website
Namepros news
Namepros tech
Namepros host
Namepros VIP
Namepros club
Namepros onl
Namepros online
Namepros TV


THE CHEAT SHEET:

.com is KING, and always will be.... although there is undoubtedly a growing list of viable alternatives.
.top sucks (top? what?)
.win sucks (see above)
.xyz sucks (so obvious it's not even worth getting into)
.site sucks (it's redundant, in a way much worse than .online)
.web sucks (world wide web.... what year is it?!)
.website sucks (it's just so clunky, without the branding appeal of .online)
.click sucks (isn't clicking on the way out anyways? Tap is the new click)
.link sucks (unless a company like Datalink can get Data.link)
.bid sucks
.work sucks
.ninja sucks (let's face it, the ninja thing is passé)
.management sucks (this is one gtld I can dismiss based solely on its length)
.news overall not a lot of great domains, compared to many gtld's, but can work well for brands, niches, short geos
.tech overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.tech)
.host overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.host)
.vip overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.vip)
.club is nice for a wide variety of purposes and will weather the storm
.onl sucks (dot O N L..... are you kidding me?)
.online makes sense. Don't believe me? Well, "online" is the most common domain suffix in the world...
.tv makes sense, and will continue to grow in usage (yes I know it's technically a cctld)


BONUS:

.net: desirability will continue to decline, as there are tons of new not-com options that are more meaningful
.org: desirability will slowly decline, but .org will still be the go-to for non-profits
.info: will slide further into irrelevancy
.biz: will slide further into irrelevancy
.mobi: will slide further into irrelevancy (yes, that is indeed possible)

ccTLD's (country codes like .de .nl etc) will overall hold steady, but generic alternatives will take a small bite out of their share


Obviously there are occasional exceptions. Sometimes the singular is beautiful in one gTLD, and ugly in another. But overall, there is something special about the green domains, and if you can't see it, well.... for the sake of your finances, hopefully you'll marinate on this post for a bit and see the light.

That's all, folks!


This post is little more than the arrogant opinion of one man, so obviously everyone should do their own research.

Disagree with my conclusions? Comment below and tell me how ya really feel!



***


(Some of the coloring is irrevocably mucked up, but you'll figure it out)


***

new gtlds = domain hacks. think different.

SecureYour.Site
MakeYourOwn.site
ValueYour.Website
IncreaseTraffic.Website
DevelopYour.Website
PerfectBirthday.Gift
FreeEmail.Host
etc...

 

[000]

new gtlds = domain hacks. think different.

SecureYour.Site
MakeYourOwn.site
ValueYour.Website
IncreaseTraffic.Website
DevelopYour.Website
PerfectBirthday.Gift
FreeEmail.Host
etc...

For the most part, I agree..... the extension MUST match what comes before it! But, I am not a fan of most domains like the ones above. Even if they "make sense", they're just too long and clunky once you throw a dot in there. Sometimes they can work well though.

Short, relevant, one-word domains will be the winners with the ngtld's.... imho....

 

[RU]

they're just too long and clunky

too long and clunky ??

DevelopYourWebsite.com - listed for sale at $25,000.(NameFind LLC aka Godaddy)
SecureYourSite.com - listed for sale at $22,800 (Frank Schilling)
PerfectBirthdayGift.com - listed for sale at $9,888 (Mike Mann)

 

[000]

too long and clunky ??

DevelopYourWebsite.com - listed for sale at $25,000.(NameFind LLC aka Godaddy)
SecureYourSite.com - listed for sale at $22,800 (Frank Schilling)
PerfectBirthdayGift.com - listed for sale at $9,888 (Mike Mann)

Listed for sale means nothing, and I very much doubt that any of those domains will ever sell at anywhere near those prices. They just aren't as great domains or phrases as the price tags are trying to lead you to think, and I don't much like them in .com, or .website/.site/.gift.

 

[Kate]

It's totally senseless to disregard the new gtld's based on the fact that they haven't already seen mass adoption just 2, 3 years after the program first launched. Surely you understand the tech biz better than that....

Sure, but I am not even talking about mass adoption. I'm trying to figure out why there are so few prominent end users embracing new extensions. In other words, why they lack credibility...

And there you go talking about "ordinary consumers still shunning new gtlds"...
What on earth are you talking about?! I don't think people turn up their noses to non-com's as much as you perceive.... it's mostly just you, and a handful of other .com die-hards....

The people don't care !

It's just like you said: people will go where they are told.
The problem is not reluctance from the public to visit new TLDs, but reluctance from the end users to develop on new TLDs.

My perception is based on day to day reality. I just look around me and it's all .com/ccTLD. Same experience elsewhere. In America it's more like .com or nothing.
New extensions are here, but there isn't critical mass.

...
Several years ago, companies were overall more willing to pay a high price for a .com domain than they are today. Why? A lot of it had to do with the expected search engine benefits to owning a .com. That advantage has totally disappeared, and with it a lot of the end user buyers. Nowadays, it's not at all uncommon to hear ".com's don't give the benefit they used to" direct from end users. It was easier to sell .com's five years ago than it is today. Why might that be? Because the benefits truly are slipping away!

I don't agree with this. The available sales data confirms that good .com domains continue to command high prices. New extensions have not killed the dotcom market. We are even seeing record sales for rare items like LL.com. Yet there is no scarcity of short domains with so many new extensions...
On the other hand aftermarket sales for new TLDs are rare, so the buyers clearly continue to favor .com so far.

I think the core of the discussion about branding is interesting. But many new extensions are niche TLDs, they are not all-purpose extensions. The example you quoted, wind.tech is a good one.
But not every keyword will fit well in .tech and the same is true about other extensions. So I think they are not for everyone. .club is reasonably broad but not suitable for most businesses. Many TLDs are pointless and ridiculous. They will either be retired or live on as zombies like .mobi or .tel today.

I think that's the problem. First of all, it's not that easy to find a good keyword that goes well with the TLD. Quite often, it's reserved, for sale by the registry, or for sale by a domainer. Sometimes it's available but the regfee is outrageous. For the potential buyer, it's back to square one. Many viable names are out of reach. Just like in .com...
The other problem is that the pool of keywords that make sense in the TLD is not infinite. It automatically puts a 'cap' on the potential amount of registrations. You might think you have plenty of choice now, in reality you don't if you only consider the realistic options that are available and make sense.
My conclusion is that the benefits are not that obvious. Few end users really stand to benefit from new extensions. At the present time, the prevailing conditions are such that they are not an 'obvious' choice yet for most businesses.

 

[alcy]

What many domain investors don't understand is that the new gTLD's are very much about branding. A lot of people just simply don't, and never will, get it, but that doesn't mean you need to make a lot of silly investments due to your lack of a knack for marketing. Yes, you read that right: you can from here forward stop throwing a little less of your money down the loo! Below you will find a cheat sheet with a brief rundown of which new gTLD's will weather the storm and have any significant relevancy in the coming years.

But.. but... how do you know?!! you must be wondering.

"Surely he must either be in possession of a magical crystal ball, or perhaps has been visited by a time traveling domainer from the future!"

Those are, of course, very natural assumptions, but in fact, the answer is much simpler: I have always had a natural knack for marketing, which happens to be a valuable, yet commonly-overlooked trait when it comes to domain investing. What really makes one domain better than the other? Why isn't shorter always better? If you don't have a good grasp on the psychology of marketing, you're at a disadvantage already in this business. Many domainers are very technical-minded people who don't actually understand the basics of what makes a domain name valuable; there's a lot more to it than statistics. [Having expertise of the language you're dealing with is crucial as well!]

Want to save yourself some time and money and get around all the bs you see thrown around here on an hourly basis?

Read on.




You will know it is time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring, like this.




***




Just kidding. This won't take long.

There are sooo many new gTLD's that I will initially go over just a handful. Curious about one I've not included? Comment below.



Let's begin now.


- - -


Read these aloud:


CNN com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
CNN top
CNN xyz
CNN win
CNN link
CNN click
CNN bid
CNN management
CNN site
CNN news
CNN web
CNN website
CNN tech
CNN VIP
CNN club
CNN onl
CNN online
CNN TV

Apple com
Apple top
Apple xyz
Apple win
Apple link
Apple click
Apple bid
Apple management
Apple site
Apple news
Apple web
Apple website
Apple tech
Apple host
Apple VIP
Apple club
Apple onl
Apple online
Apple TV

Google com
Google top
Google xyz
Google win
Google link
Google click
Google bid
Google work
Google ninja
Google management
Google site
Google web
Google website
Google news
Google tech
Google host
Google VIP
Google club
Google onl
Google online
Google TV

Sony com
Sony top
Sony xyz
Sony win
Sony link
Sony click
Sony bid
Sony work
Sony ninja
Sony management
Sony site
Sony web
Sony website
Sony news
Sony tech
Sony host
Sony VIP
Sony club
Sony onl
Sony online
Sony TV

Boston com
Boston top
Boston xyz
Boston win
Boston link
Boston click
Boston bid
Boston work
Boston ninja
Boston management
Boston site
Boston web
Boston website
Boston news
Boston tech
Boston host
Boston VIP
Boston club
Boston onl
Boston online
Boston TV

New England com
New England top
New England xyz
New England win
New England link
New England click
New England bid
New England work
New England ninja
New England management
New England site
New England web
New England website
New England news
New England tech
New England host
New England VIP
New England club
New England onl
New England online
New England TV

Times com
Times top
Times xyz
Times win
Times link
Times click
Times bid
Times work
Times ninja
Times management
Times site
Times web
Times website
Times news
Times tech
Times host
Times VIP
Times club
Times onl
Times online
Times TV

Reddit com
Reddit top
Reddit xyz
Reddit win
Reddit link
Reddit click
Reddit bid
Reddit work
Reddit ninja
Reddit management
Reddit site
Reddit web
Reddit website
Reddit news
Reddit tech
Reddit host
Reddit VIP
Reddit club
Reddit onl
Reddit online
Reddit TV

Toy com
Toy top
Toy xyz
Toy win
Toy link
Toy click
Toy bid
Toy work
Toy ninja
Toy management
Toy site (not terrible actually, in this case)
Toy web
Toy website
Toy news
Toy tech
Toy host
Toy VIP
Toy club
Toy onl
Toy online (kind of meh actually in this case)
Toy TV

Toys com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
Toys top
Toys xyz
Toys win
Toys link
Toys click
Toys bid
Toys work
Toys ninja
Toys management
Toys site
Toys web
Toys website
Toys news (the plural doesn't work well)
Toys tech
Toys host
Toys VIP
Toys club (the singular is far better!)
Toys onl
Toys online
Toys TV (the singular is far better!)



LawnMower com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMower top
LawnMower xyz
LawnMower win
LawnMower link
LawnMower click
LawnMower bid
LawnMower work
LawnMower ninja
LawnMower management
LawnMower site
LawnMower web
LawnMower website
LawnMower news
LawnMower tech
LawnMower host
LawnMower VIP
LawnMower club (doesn't really fit the extension that well, but many product.club's do)
LawnMower onl
LawnMower online (the singular is meh)
LawnMower TV (doesn't fit the extension)

LawnMowers com (doesn't sound so great, but it's ingrained in our minds)
LawnMowers top
LawnMowers xyz
LawnMowers win (no they don't)
LawnMowers link
LawnMowers click (well, they shouldn't)
LawnMowers bid (no they don't)
LawnMowers work (well, hopefully they do)
LawnMowers ninja
LawnMowers management
LawnMowers site
LawnMowers web
LawnMowers website
LawnMowers news
LawnMowers tech
LawnMowers host
LawnMowers VIP
LawnMowers club (doesn't really fit the extension that well)
LawnMowers onl
LawnMowers online (buy lawn mowers online)
LawnMowers TV (doesn't fit the extension)

Namepros com
Namepros top
Namepros xyz
Namepros win
Namepros link
Namepros click
Namepros bid
Namepros work
Namepros ninja
Namepros management
Namepros site
Namepros web
Namepros website
Namepros news
Namepros tech
Namepros host
Namepros VIP
Namepros club
Namepros onl
Namepros online
Namepros TV


THE CHEAT SHEET:

.com is KING, and always will be.... although there is undoubtedly a growing list of viable alternatives.
.top sucks (top? what?)
.win sucks (see above)
.xyz sucks (so obvious it's not even worth getting into)
.site sucks (it's redundant, in a way much worse than .online)
.web sucks (world wide web.... what year is it?!)
.website sucks (it's just so clunky, without the branding appeal of .online)
.click sucks (isn't clicking on the way out anyways? Tap is the new click)
.link sucks (unless a company like Datalink can get Data.link)
.bid sucks
.work sucks
.ninja sucks (let's face it, the ninja thing is passé)
.management sucks (this is one gtld I can dismiss based solely on its length)
.news overall not a lot of great domains, compared to many gtld's, but can work well for brands, niches, short geos
.tech overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.tech)
.host overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.host)
.vip overall a pretty big meh investment-wise, but it will work for some companies (brand.vip)
.club is nice for a wide variety of purposes and will weather the storm
.onl sucks (dot O N L..... are you kidding me?)
.online makes sense. Don't believe me? Well, "online" is the most common domain suffix in the world...
.tv makes sense, and will continue to grow in usage (yes I know it's technically a cctld)


BONUS:

.net: desirability will continue to decline, as there are tons of new not-com options that are more meaningful
.org: desirability will slowly decline, but .org will still be the go-to for non-profits
.info: will slide further into irrelevancy
.biz: will slide further into irrelevancy
.mobi: will slide further into irrelevancy (yes, that is indeed possible)

ccTLD's (country codes like .de .nl etc) will overall hold steady, but generic alternatives will take a small bite out of their share


Obviously there are occasional exceptions. Sometimes the singular is beautiful in one gTLD, and ugly in another. But overall, there is something special about the green domains, and if you can't see it, well.... for the sake of your finances, hopefully you'll marinate on this post for a bit and see the light.

That's all, folks!


This post is little more than the arrogant opinion of one man, so obviously everyone should do their own research.

Disagree with my conclusions? Comment below and tell me how ya really feel!



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(Some of the coloring is irrevocably mucked up, but you'll figure it out)


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[alcy]

I do not

thats' what I'm talking about
now give it to me good daddy.

now that it's clear what you are.. I will tell you about your beloved ngtlds.. they are dead. a way to scam people... to suck you like a vampire. and they will remain dead. and anyone who invests in them will see their money die.

don't be stupid.

 

[HotKey]

Sure, but I am not even talking about mass adoption. I'm trying to figure out why there are so few prominent end users embracing new extensions. In other words, why they lack credibility...
At the present time, the prevailing conditions are such that they are not an 'obvious' choice yet for most businesses.

It shouldn't be too hard to figure out. You've got a couple factors:

1- The Internet is saturated with 30 years of dot-coms, and thus so is everyone's brain.

2- People have invested so heavily in dot-coms, it has blinded them to new opportunity and potential. There is no way 3-4 or 5-7 year old entrants can have the sweeping effect that the traditionals did at the beginning of the Internet.

For sure, the gTLD's are by no means an obvious choice for regular business/enduser. But you know what, creativeness and savvy are slowly creeping outward. And that's all it takes. Sparks can ignite forests.

 

[alcy]

@000
kitty kitty

come on.. that's all you got little man? where your warrior spirit go dumbo?

 

[000]

thats' what I'm talking about
now give it to me good daddy.

now that it's clear what you are.. I will tell you about your beloved ngtlds.. they are dead. a way to scam people... to suck you like a vampire. and they will remain dead. and anyone who invests in them will see their money die.

don't be stupid.

@000
kitty kitty

come on.. that's all you got little man? where your warrior spirit go dumbo?

Lol damn dude calm down.

I'm sorry to hear of your heart-wrenching experience with ngtld's (and domaining in general), but it's not really very logical to blame your poor investments on the ngtld's themselves. I highly doubt that anyone from Radix personally convinced you to register stuff like currencies.site. If you'd taken the time to learn a bit more before investing in terrible domains, you'd likely see them in a different light. As with .com, there is hoards of money to be made by those with the proper strategies.

 

[alcy]

lol

I'm sorry to hear of your heart-wrenching experience with ngtld's, but it's not really very logical to blame your poor investments on the ngtld's themselves. I highly doubt that anyone from Radix personally convinced you to registrar stuff like currencies.site. If you'd taken the time to learn a bit more before investing in terrible domains, you'd likely see them in a different light. As with .com, there is hoards of money to be made by those with the proper strategies.

I don't call my ngltd promo regs for few cents an invrestment. I call it being bored and killing time. I can't care less if I sell a 10cent xyz or drop it when its done.

so kitty.. do u have some nice ngtld sales to show me or you just talk to talk like rest of them?

 

[000]

I don't call my ngltd promo regs for few cents an invrestment. I call it being bored and killing time. I can't care less if I sell a 10cent xyz or drop it when its done.

so kitty.. do u have some nice ngtld sales to show me or you just talk to talk like rest of them?

Nah brah, you wouldn't believe a p.o.s. like me anyway.

Now that you're balls deep in domains, it's probably a good time to actually do some research for yourself, rather than continue to absorb miscellaneous hearsay from forums. Your first step should be to figure out What makes a domain desirable?, because clearly you're not following.

 

[alcy]

Nah brah, you wouldn't believe a p.o.s. like me anyway.

Now that you're balls deep in domains, it's probably a good time to actually do some research for yourself, rather than continue to absorb miscellaneous hearsay from forums. Your first step should be to figure out What makes a domain desirable?, because clearly you're not following.

I'm about as interested in following you as you are in following me.
so.. not very much.

like many, u want to believe ngtlds are worth something. but they are a deadend and money trap. it makes no difference if you've domained for 20 years or 3 years. its a fight you will not win.

but.. like I said.. you can keep telling yourself otherwise.. and watch me care

on that note, I leave you beaneath me on the floor. I believe they call that a KO.
or TKO... anyway.. u get the point.. ok now.. bye bye kitty be good.

 

[000]

on that note, I leave you beaneath me on the floor. I believe they call that a KO.

That's an interesting perspective, but congrats!

 

[Brandon.Domains]

Do you see .com being dethroned by a single alternative extension? If so, which one?

Not a single extension but sites will spread out over a myriad of new extensions. Why register a second (or third) choice .com for a lot of money when you can get a cool new gTLD domain relatively cheaply?

Within 3-5 years it will be so common to see new gTLD's that .com will no longer be viewed as "necessary", but I really don't see there ever being any go-to, default extension besides .com. Mark my words, in 2050, assuming domain names are still at all relevant, .com will still be the most-used domain worldwide.

There doesn't have to be a default extension. I will mark your words and bet that coffee.shop will be a lot more valuable than coffeeshop.com in the time frame you mentioned (I believe much earlier). A different term will go best with a different extension (travel.agency comes to mind). So it's no longer selectively one extension.

Businesses and consumers will just spread out over all the new and coming extensions over time to the disadvantage of .com registration numbers. You usually don't need more than one domain per business or consumer site.

The whole new extension system was conceived to make website navigation easier and create new space for the much over-crowed (and overpriced) .com extension.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[alcy]

That's an interesting perspective, but congrats!

thank you kitty.
you were a noble and worthy opponent. I respect that!
til some next fight then!

p.s.good luck with your ngtlds and wish me a lot of luck (and no, this does not imply I think that I need it) with my VR investment.. cause that one is indeed an investment!

I love you kitty.
bye.

 

[Brandon.Domains]

p.s.good luck with your ngtlds and wish me a lot of luck (and no, this does not imply I think that I need it) with my VR investment.. cause that one is indeed an investment!.

With the latest success of Pokemon Go, things seem to be leaning to AR (augmented reality).

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[alcy]

With the latest success of Pokemon Go, things seem to be leaning to AR (augmented reality).

Thanks,
Brandon

this is hardly the place for it.. but since you asked:

it's not that simple... it's a highly complex, 1000 page long VR thread with tons of twists and turns (and hundreds of sales too). one must read it all, participate, become part of it, it must enter your veins, your very cells even! and only then, can you begin to hope that any words you speak about VR, can carry meaning.. and value... and be worth something... and not be empty... you see, VR is like poetry. it's the voice of silence.

drop by if you'd like, we're a fun bunch there. we do bite so you gotta be brave like this kitty... who is now wide spreading on the floor (TKO).

cheers

 

[TopShelf Domains]

now wide spreading on the floor

naughty

 

[000]

Sure, but I am not even talking about mass adoption. I'm trying to figure out why there are so few prominent end users embracing new extensions.

The problem is not reluctance from the public to visit new TLDs, but reluctance from the end users to develop on new TLDs.

New extensions are here, but there isn't critical mass.

It's simple, really, if you take a step back and try to actually be neutral about it:

Most big companies (and many small businesses) have already spent YEARS with their existing website/domain. Why in tarnation would they just up and switch to some fancy new domain? They've usually spent a lot of effort to get to where they're at with their current domain. It seems to me that you're suggesting that ngtld's won't be successful unless big companies literally start switching to them en masse, from their existing website. That's preposterous.

The available sales data confirms that good .com domains continue to command high prices. New extensions have not killed the dotcom market. We are even seeing record sales for rare items like LL.com. Yet there is no scarcity of short domains with so many new extensions...

Yes...... as I said, .com will continue to be KING, overall, compared to any other single extension. The true PREMIUMS will remain desirable for a very, very long time, and many domainers will continue to make big profits on them for a very, very long time. But, the pool of profitable .com-only domainers WILL shrink, as demand shrinks. Very few without outstanding domains will survive.... and by outstanding, I mean Keyword.com, select KeywordKeyword.com, Geo.com, Name.com, LL.com, LLL.com, NN.com, NNN.com, etc etc. The really obvious stuff will - obviously - remain desirable. But the good/fair/mediocre stuff selling even today will NOT continue to sell for long. Already those sales are dwindling.

If you don't have legitimate PREMIUM .com's..... you should absolutely be "scared" if you're not intending to modify your business plan to accommodate the ngtld's!

I think maybe some here don't realize that I, too, have a lot of .com's - and I'll be the first to admit that most are NOT PREMIUMS by 2016 standards, much less 2020 or 2025 standards! Oh, the horror! But times are a-changin' and I'm a-changin' with 'em! Adapt or get left behind!

Many TLDs are pointless and ridiculous. They will either be retired or live on as zombies like .mobi or .tel today.

I 100% agree...... and for that reason, I advise against buying .xyz, .link, .click, .website, etc!
They WILL wind up as zombie extensions!

I think that's the problem. First of all, it's not that easy to find a good keyword that goes well with the TLD. Quite often, it's reserved, for sale by the registry, or for sale by a domainer. Sometimes it's available but the regfee is outrageous. For the potential buyer, it's back to square one. Many viable names are out of reach. Just like in .com...

The other problem is that the pool of keywords that make sense in the TLD is not infinite. It automatically puts a 'cap' on the potential amount of registrations. You might think you have plenty of choice now, in reality you don't if you only consider the realistic options that are available and make sense.

Yes...... it will take work. And companies will all the more spring up to help businesses make decisions like that. Domainers will have to do work too. Life ain't always easy!

On the other hand aftermarket sales for new TLDs are rare, so the buyers clearly continue to favor .com so far.

So impatient !

My conclusion is that the benefits are not that obvious. Few end users really stand to benefit from new extensions. At the present time, the prevailing conditions are such that they are not an 'obvious' choice yet for most businesses.

Sure, few existing household-brand websites will be switched to a new gtld as you seem to expect. That's a whole lot of hassle, and for what?

But it doesn't matter! New businesses just getting their start online, businesses looking to re-brand, businesses running marketing campaigns, etc. - those are the businesses that will benefit from the new extensions. That's why it's a slow process without the instant results you're looking for. Even in 2020, ngtld usage will be nothing like in 2030. In 2030 it will be laughable that there was ever any doubt. That'll be a good tale for grandchildren... ("Back in my day, we were SO sure that anything besides .com would be kicked to the curb!")

Things like this absolutely take TIME.... something that you're clearly not willing to allow. So, that's where your thinking is flawed.

 

[eko prasetio]

geo + vip
geo + store
is ok and good, i think.

 

[000]

geo + vip
geo + store
is ok and good, i think.

Miami.VIP
London.VIP
Denver.VIP
SanDiego.VIP

Yeah I like those. But one should focus on big geos; I would not expect anything from a smalltown.vip.

Miami.store
London.store
Denver.store
SanDiego.store

I don't like geo + store though. Too generic - there are sooo many kinds of stores! Unless their store sells everything, who would ever buy it?

Maybe you're thinking along the lines of

Miamigrocery.store
Londongrocery.store
Denvergrocery.store
Sandiegogrocery.store

.... but I wouldn't touch domains like that with a 10-foot virtual pole. They will likely not be in demand, ever.