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)


***

 

[Wass]

They are both terrible, sorry mate!

You are a Great Expert.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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

 

[TopShelf Domains]

now wide spreading on the floor

naughty

 

[nomen]

It is very interesting discussion here. It seems to me that many people here are waiting for "official confirmation" that new gTLDs are good investment and good buy..but as we know, any market works like this : once EVERYBODY knows (even your taxi-driver and your cleaning lady ) that some commodity is good investment, prices are already ultra-high .. profit can be made only when we buy at times, when there is still a lot of doubt about something. You see this with real-estate, stocks, commodities, and it is imo same with domain names.

It seems to me that new gTLDs are at breaking point now..just few months ago, registries were selling very nice names for standard fees. Now, more and more registries are putting very high price tags (like 72 000 USD YEARLY renewals) for their good names. I guess that these companies were unsure whether their products will be successful, but now they see that they can afford to come up with this pricing. I would not underestimate their intelligence : registries are owned by people who are millions usd worth, and they are years in this business. If they rise prices like that, it means they already passed some financial point which they needed to achieve (from their shareholders perspective) and now they can relax and try to make some profit. Of course there are some exceptions, but generally this high pricing is now visible everywhere, just try to register some good name at any new gTLD, and you will see it immediately.

Also, I saw recently some posts here on NamePros from members basically complaining about registries setting those high prices now, and suppressing domainer's speculative buys..I would say, of course this is happening, registries started to realize in more massive scale that they should protect some of their premium combinations. They paid millions of dollars at new gTLDs auctions. They are business companies, and not charities..If I would own a registry, I would do the same. Still, there are great opportunities to buy excellent names for standard price at the moment, but these opportunities shrink rapidly everyday and it is much more difficult then just few months ago.

So I would say: do not wait for "official confirmation" from majority, it will be too late by then. Even when you invest at traditional .com, .net, diversify at least a little. If you can pay XX.XXX for LLL.com, you can also buy 30 excellent new gTLD domain names now, lets say each for 20-30 USD, with total investment below 1K, and do very well.

Yeah... But it's not that difficult to buy good names at reasonable prices even if they we're already being used and recognized as good investments. If you know what to buy, you'll succeed in domaining in any environment IMO.

 

[nomen]

@Kate Didn't know that you can't build real sites on .TEL. Great thinking from the original applicants. I visited a couple of .TELs and couldn't really figure out the purpose of any of them.

 

[Brands.International]

I have a different theory: I think they are trying to squeeze as much money as they can now, because the window of opportunity is closing. They don't even know if they will still be in business in 3 years.


What you're saying sounds reasonable, but the reality is different. First of all, some of new players are new to the industry and they clearly don't understand it. They have all overestimated the demand. Their projections are not realistic. They refuse to learn the lessons from the past, and they continue to create pointless extensions, in spite of the fact that all have failed in the past.

They are not as smart as you think. These companies are just raising other people's money (OPM), the investors/backers are not all experts. They are just investors who have been sold a business idea, and they take a chance in a business venture. The CEO and the employees will get their pay at least for some time. They will make some money, even if the business eventually fails. Then they'll move on. At least they have burned investors' money. Somebody will benefit.
It's like people giving their banker money to invest in stocks, but they don't understand the stock market themselves. They just want to make money, but they take a risk too.

.mobi was more or less bankrupt and was bought by Affilias. It's dead nonetheless. .tel is dead too. But it's been a costly adventure: A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
These TLDs have failed in a context of limited competition. Now the situation is even more difficult. Plenty of extensions will not be viable. Registries will fail. I predict a big mess.
People will be stunned when the first TLDs will be retired from the root (in fact it has already happened). But this is perfectly predictable.

What people need to understand is that the new registries are not regulated like .com or mature ccTLDs. Registries have much latitude to jack up the price dramatically, and there is nothing you can do, because there are no contractual caps.

Well, this view is just a total opposite of mine I respect this, as I like people with consistent views. No one has crystal ball, and many things can happen. And maybe the situation will be somewhere in the middle.

Still one think which makes me believe that new gTLD will be a big success are companies which are involved. I would tend to agree with statement that some of the registrars are mainly raising other people's money, and that the investors/backers are not all experts. But I see that some super players like Google and Amazon are deeply involved in this area too. My following information comes from https://icannwiki.com/ which is excellent source for everybody who want to get raw data on what is going on at the moment with new gTLDs, and what companies are major stakeholders behind these effforts.

New gTLD applications (Google)
Google's 101 originally applied for strings, separated by contested and non-contested, are:
.app, .baby, .blog, .book, .buy, .cloud, .corp, .cpa, .dds, .dev, .diy, .docs, .dog, .dot, .drive, .earth, .family, .film, .free, .fun, .fyi, .game, .gmbh, .goo, .home, .inc, .live, .llc, .llp, .lol,.love, .mail, .map, .mba, .med, .mom, .moto, .movie, .music, .pet, .phd, .play, .plus, .search, .shop, .show, .site, .spot, .srl, .store, .talk, .team, .tech, .tube, .vip, .web, .wow, .you

.ads, .and, .android, .are, .boo, .cal, .car, .channel, .chrome, .dad, .day, .dclk, .eat, .esq, .est, .fly, .foo, .gbiz, .gle, .gmail, .goog, .google, .guge, .hangout, .here, .how, .ing, .kid,.meme, .mov, .new,.nexus, .page, .prod, .prof, .rsvp, .soy, .tour, .youtube, .zip, .みんな, .グーグル, .谷歌[23]

New gTLD applications (Amazon)
Amazon has applied for the following TLDs in ICANN's New gTLD Program: .amazon, .app, .audible,.author, .aws, .book, .bot, .box, .buy, .call, .circle, .cloud, .coupon, .deal, .dev, .drive, .fast, .fire, .free,.game, .got, .group, .hot, .imdb, .jot, .joy, .kids, .kindle, .like, .mail, .map, .mobile, .moi, .movie,.music, .news, .now, .pay, .pin, .play, .prime, .read, .room, .safe, .save, .search, .secure, .shop, .show, .silk, .smile, .song, .spot, .store, .talk, .tunes, .tushu, .video, .wanggou,.wow, .yamaxun, .you, .yun, .zappos, .zero, .亚马逊, .家電, .通販, .食品, .アマゾン, .クラウド, .ストア, .セール, .ファッション, .ポイント, .書籍.[1]

See what new TLDs will Google operate in near future
https://namestat.org/google
Delegated, not Available (39)
.ads.android.app.boo.cal.channel.chrome.dad.day.dclk.dev.docs.drive.eat.esq.fly.foo.gbiz.gle.gmail.goog.google.guge.hangout.here.ing.meme.mov.new.nexus.page.play.prod.prof.rsvp.youtube.zip.グーグル.谷歌

See what new TLDs will Amazon operate in near future
https://namestat.org/amazon
Delegated, not Available (44)
.audible.author.aws.book.bot.buy.call.circle.coupon.deal.fast.fire.got.imdb.jot.joy.kindle.like.moi.now.pin.prime.read.room.safe.save.silk.smile.spot.talk.tushu.wanggou.yamaxun.you.zappos.zero.クラウド.ストア.セール.ファッション.ポイント.家電.書籍.食品

These companies know very well what they are doing, they drive internet for so many years. And they are very far from crash.

 

[Brands.International]

Totally agree. It is evident that some of those new gTLDs are doing really bad, and they should not be accepted and should not go life at first place.

Yep the .horse one is really bad imho. I have never understood expectations behind it

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Interesting, but I am sure .top will top all.
.top will turn into the gem TLD.

 

[WilsonM]

Excellent thoughts!

I am too of the same school of thought.

Although there are a few new extensions that I personally believe have real life use cases, my feeling is that .com will keep getting more valuable simply because it is the default extension & behaviour.

.com is the classic, the benchmark, the precedent, the forerunner, the pioneer, the standard... stuff that is hard to change overnight or even gradually in which case in will require longer timescales.

Unless there is some new tech that will completely change the way we access pages and content online.

It will take a really smart upstart extension to topple the current throne holder.

All new extensions are pretenders to the throne. Just that. At least for the foreseeable future they have no credibility.

 

[maya-zir]

You are not right.
I just 1 year in it, so I am not a pro, but I tell you as enduser, I would preffer nice new extension before long and heavy .com one.
Ok, not each combination, but acept, in the right place .travel look excellent, .express and .cloud and a lot of new extension.
I dont tell each word and combination worth, but the right and nice combination do.
I also dont know about the traffic, but if the end user works hard he will recieve his traffic with any extension.
And about "generic" new extension, I think .xyz is excellent.
1. it is easy to remember
2. it matches with any business and word combination
I can forget .best, .top, .one etc, but .xyz being the 3 last lettes in any latin based alphabet tbey are very memorable.

 

[zycfour]

.net: desirability will continue to decline, as there are tons of new not-com options that are more meaningful

Sounds like somewhat contradictory with your opinions above.

 

[000]

@mayazir
I agree completely, except about .xyz. I just can't imagine the average business seeing .xyz as a good fit. Can it work for some? Sure, it could work fine for some creative companies like marketing and web development firms, etc.... but this gtld is not as generic as some believe. It's actually VERY limiting.

.net: desirability will continue to decline, as there are tons of new not-com options that are more meaningful

Sounds like somewhat contradictory with your opinions above.

I'm not quite sure which opinions you're referring to. More quotes, please.

For more of my thoughts on .net, see this post on page 1.

 

[maya-zir]

@000,
Of couse .xyz looks ridicolous for a big business, but I was talking about blogs, monezited sites, small and maybe medium business.
The big ones need use .com, .org, .biz, ccTLD or new nice gTLD.
.xyz is really very very generic because doesnt mean nothing especially, you can use it for personal blog, small online shop, site with adsense etc.
I have my portfolio at VirtualNames.xyz
All decent domains are in domainers hands and worth too high for me, so .xyz was the solution.