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I was able to pick up these two names in the 5th day of EAP for a great price. All the highly targeted keywords like news and porn sold in the 2nd day of EAP for around $3,400 each. Please share any of your .now, and your thoughts on the potential future. For some reason, I prefer this extension to .deal that also is in EAP.

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yes exactly that's the kind of financial mindset i have, i just sometimes keep overthinking and that's it, but im sure i won't go for any .now domain unless i recover the $32 i spent already.
 
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personally i missed a lot of 1 word .now as im still in the beginning in this industry and my budget is too small, i wanna use it to buy geo domains, however i grabbed only this one domain hodl•now because i thought it's cool and maybe a good investment for the long run. I'm still hesitating if i should get another one eventhough it gonna fu the small budget i have.
Whatever you do, don't let FOMO drive you to buying crappy domains or domains that you can't hold for more than one renewal. Many Geos come with a premium price tag. If you're starting out like you said I would focus on HIGH TLD usage, one word domains at regular prices. imho. A good place to check usage is DotDB
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yes exactly that's the kind of financial mindset i have, i just sometimes keep overthinking and that's it, but im sure i won't go for any .now domain unless i recover the $32 i spent already.
This is the top 2000 keywords by TLD usage. All these are 300 tld extensions or more. Just sharing.
 

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Looks like someone was watching over my shoulder as everything in my cart got registered... lol. I managed to grab my first and only two-word domain, HomeLoans, which is registered in 123 extensions. The call to action with this TLD is awesome!

The TLD makes the call to action fantastic for names like homeloan.

Be careful solely looking at TLDs. I also look at how many develop names use the keyword(s). TLDs taken mean domainers like it. Developed means businesses like it. Developed should take priority imo. In the case of homeloans, there are 5 exact match developed sites out of those 123 taken TLDs, a paltry 4% developed.

However, we also want to include companies who add a 3rd keyword before homeloans and on just the first three pages of Google I find 8 companies of this type. Instead of having a long keyword+homeloans+.com a new buyer can just have homeloans.now. To me, that says you'll have decent demand for selling this name if the .now TLD becomes trusted. And if you don't NameBio shows 8 exact match TLDs sold which is a decent showing and means there is demand (mostly from investors/domainers). So should the carry costs prove too much, you likely can exit this name without a loss.
 
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This is the top 2000 keywords by TLD usage. All these are 300 tld extensions or more. Just sharing.

Thank you for sharing this. I appreciate it. The highest .now I own on that list ranks #81: "blog".

btw, is this something you put together on your own? Or is it from dotdb or somewhere else?
 
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Thank you for sharing this. I appreciate it. The highest .now I own on that list ranks #81: "blog".

btw, is this something you put together on your own? Or is it from dotdb or somewhere else?
The highest I currently have is Easy at number #43 taken in 639 TLD ext.

This list came from dotDB, I have the basic membership with them.
 
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There's quite a few good ones available. At least what I think are good but I opted now to buy them.

fortify.now (security)
java.now (trademark warning from porkbun related to Sun's trademark on the language I guess but Java is also a place so could be current events in Java and/or travel)
protest.now This one seems timely yet perennial
rhino.now is only $32 while gorilla.now is $109. I'm not sure why you'd want to animal now but I tried a few animals out of curiousity.
master.now (trademark in the locks category for U.S. trademarks) Seems like a good place to learn something quick. Master domaining now for only $997!
llc.now is $109. Could be a place that helps you register LLCs.
GAI.now is $109 Generative AI?

I am grabbed Liquidate.now and Incorporate.now I feel like those are two calls to action. Sadly, Porkbun won't let me auction these off yet? But I was able to list in the marketplace at least.
 
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Grabbed immersive(.now) today, surprised it's available. Normal renewal.
 
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Grabbed immersive(.now) today, surprised it's available. Normal renewal.

Someone must have grace deleted it, because it wasn't available yesterday, unless I mistyped (I would have regged it :xf.smile:).
 
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I am always hesitant with the TM violations. There were quite a few that I decided to pass on becuase of that issue.
This TLD in particular seems to require some due diligence, given the large number of keyword+now trademarks.
 
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This TLD in particular seems to require some due diligence, given the large number of keyword+now trademarks.

Trademarks are only for a specific purpose... as long as the word is a dictionary word, one can use it for another purpose. Of course in certain instances if you can't think of an alternate purpose it is best to stay away.

For example, I registered Signal last night. It has 2 clearinghouse trademarks... but I can think of myriad ways to utilize Signal that will not confuse with those use trademarks on the dictionary word Signal. On the other hand, Forex had a TM and I could not think of any alternate way to use it, so I passed on that one. You better be sure it is a dictionary word. Some words people think are dictionary are not. Realtor and Tabasco come to mind. These are brands - not dictionary words.
 
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fyi, I grace deleted Sigma last night... in case anyone previously checked and wants it. Taken in 432 TLDs and developed in 60.
 
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There's quite a few good ones available. At least what I think are good but I opted now to buy them.

fortify.now (security)
java.now (trademark warning from porkbun related to Sun's trademark on the language I guess but Java is also a place so could be current events in Java and/or travel)
protest.now This one seems timely yet perennial
rhino.now is only $32 while gorilla.now is $109. I'm not sure why you'd want to animal now but I tried a few animals out of curiousity.
master.now (trademark in the locks category for U.S. trademarks) Seems like a good place to learn something quick. Master domaining now for only $997!
llc.now is $109. Could be a place that helps you register LLCs.
GAI.now is $109 Generative AI?

I am grabbed Liquidate.now and Incorporate.now I feel like those are two calls to action. Sadly, Porkbun won't let me auction these off yet? But I was able to list in the marketplace at least.

Master was a premium right? I def remember looking at it and surprised I wouldn't take it... only reason I can think of is it was premium
 
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The only reason you'd buy .now is if you owned a business that ended with the word Now.

So if you owned Help Now, then help.now could be a decent domain for a redirect from helpnow.com for a flashier experience.
 
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The only reason you'd buy .now is if you owned a business that ended with the word Now.

So if you owned Help Now, then help.now could be a decent domain for a redirect from helpnow.com for a flashier experience.

While surely that is one reason to buy a .now, it is not the only one. Many brands utilize the word and allow the TLD to be descriptive. For example, .vc, .broker, and .tv. They tell what the company does - and they don't need to add "tv" into their name.

Same goes for .now. While it may actually be very helpful to slap "now" in their name - it is not necessary. One could quite easily market themselves as "Meet" and let the now just hang there. Of course, the beauty of this extension is that the "now" is a verb and call to action and placing it in the name (assuming you registered/bought a verb) will be quite helpful if you add it to your name. But surely if a company is called Meet - they don't need to add it to their name to make this extension work. It's obvious.

There are TLDs that have no call to action and mean nothing (xyz anyone?) and yet many websites use them and do not add them to their name.

I do agree about the flashier experience. Help.now looks and feels better than HelpNow.com. It is one of the reasons I think this extension works for certain words.
 
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Of course, we are all speculating at this point. We are like music or tv studio execs who love the production, but we do not know how audiences will respond. We could have a flop on our hands, or the next big hit. But the more likely scenario is somewhere in between and until some time has passed we simply do not know how the audience will receive .now.

I learned a valuable lesson early in my life "you never know what you said, until someone tells you what they heard". You think you're saying one thing, it seems obvious, but if no one heard it - then it really doesn't matter.

You can apply this lesson to many TLDs. The registry thought they'd be good - the domainers bought the names - but the audience may not like it. So far, we have 2 of the 3 requirements here (registry likes it and is backed by Amazon, and domainers are buying it). But it is all worthless until you have all 3 legs of the stool. In a few years we can circle back around and see what we've got.
 
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Of course, we are all speculating at this point. We are like music or tv studio execs who love the production, but we do not know how audiences will respond. We could have a flop on our hands, or the next big hit. But the more likely scenario is somewhere in between and until some time has passed we simply do not know how the audience will receive .now.

I learned a valuable lesson early in my life "you never know what you said, until someone tells you what they heard". You think you're saying one thing, it seems obvious, but if no one heard it - then it really doesn't matter.

You can apply this lesson to many TLDs. The registry thought they'd be good - the domainers bought the names - but the audience may not like it. So far, we have 2 of the 3 requirements here (registry likes it and is backed by Amazon, and domainers are buying it). But it is all worthless until you have all 3 legs of the stool. In a few years we can circle back around and see what we've got.
I completely agree, we all think this TLD is amazing, but the buying market will determine if it's a success. That's why it's important to not overspend and put yourself in hardship with these domains that will require already 2 or 3 renewals.
 
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Someone must have grace deleted it, because it wasn't available yesterday, unless I mistyped (I would have regged it :xf.smile:).
Can I get a refund if I don't want the domain I've already purchased?
 
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I completely agree, we all think this TLD is amazing, but the buying market will determine if it's a success. That's why it's important to not overspend and put yourself in hardship with these domains that will require already 2 or 3 renewals.

I bought a bunch, and am prepared to renew the names for at least 4 years before re-assessing. And everyone who buys a .now name, unless they are attempting to wholesale, should be prepared for no less than 3 renewals. If you're not willing to invest $100 in a name - you shouldn't have registered it in the first place (imo).


Can I get a refund if I don't want the domain I've already purchased?

Many registrars offer grace deletions. Dynadot for example does - although you'll lose $1 for the .now. The loss differs by extension at Dynadot. Other registries allow grace deletions as well (Spaceship, Sav). I am not sure if PorkBun does however...
 
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Done buying for now. Out of all of them, this is my most favorite.

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