new gtlds .store vs .shop which will you invest in more and why?

[1NiteStand]

.store vs .shop, what do you think is a better investment and why? Some keywords flow nicely with one or the other, and some flow nice with both new gTLDs, maybe invest in both?

 

[Bram C.]

.shop won't be a domainers gtld so what does it matter which one you prefer?

This is what the GMO registry said about .shop in its application:

Registration of a .SHOP domain name solely for the purpose of selling, exchanging, trading, leasing the domain name shall be deemed as inappropriate use or intent.

They will also do random checks to see nobody is breaking this rule. So, as a domainer, if you buy a few .shop domains trying to sell them to end users you may just lose your domain(s) altogether. Not worth the risk, hence I prefer .store.

 

[CJ6]

For me, it varies by the domain. To me, Coffee.Shop works better than Coffee.Store and Computer.Store works better than Computer.Shop.
I would be happy to have any of those 4 domains, though.

 

[Brandon.Domains]

Well, the thing is regular .store and .shop domains are priced rather cheaply at around $10.

But the registry did such a great job at finding and designating premium domains, there aren't any good regular price domains left and the premium domain prices are exorbitantly high.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[Brandon.Domains]

Value.store is available premuim $31k

Exactly. Like anybody is ever going to buy the domain at that price and then renew it for the same amount year after year. They must think we are all a bunch of deep pocketed fools.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[defnil]

Currently "store" is preferred by some famous internet companies and people are becoming used to it, like "apple store", "windows store", "app store", "google store", etc. But "shop" is shorter (4 letters) and maybe easier for branding. Both have their potential customers I think.

 

[Canadian]

Guess I'll be using my ".shop funds" in next weeks auction to win .store domains

 

[Kate]

Americans use the word store whereas shop is used elsewhere. Like movie vs film.
Depending on where you live you will certainly be biased.

 

[ttfan]

I don't think the number of registration is a good measure for success though.. just look at .xyz

 

[wwwweb]

Well, the thing is regular .store and .shop domains are priced rather cheaply at around $10.

But the registry did such a great job at finding and designating premium domains, there aren't any good regular price domains left and the premium domain prices are exorbitantly high.

Thanks,
Brandon

Radix always does, the names they left for scraps have very little chance of end user sale by a domainer.

Unless you are in the business of buying for $10, and flipping for $40 you are simply padding their books by registering the it's stretch domains.

The last few releases have been heavily reserved, and very high renewal.

Ask the ones who bought in 2014 how their premium renewals are panning out.

 

[ambrose.xu]

.shop is better in China

 

[Bram C.]

Wow, I didn't know that.

So, that clause doesn't apply to .store?

Good lookin' out!

Nope this doesn't apply to .store.

 

[DnEbook]

If in Australia you would want .shop, we go to the shop, we go shopping, store would work but not as generic for us

 

[Brandon.Domains]

I took a look at .store but any decent domains are priced way too expensive. I personally prefer the word "shop" over "store" anyway.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[ambrose.xu]

July I think.

https://ntldstats.com/launch

 

[Ram G.]

.shop domain rights were won by a Japanese company for $41.5 Million.
http://domainincite.com/19886-shop-gtld-sells-for-record-41-5-million

The domain registration fees wouldn't be cheap IMO.

 

[hxp]

.shop won't be a domainers gtld so what does it matter which one you prefer?

This is what the GMO registry said about .shop in its application:

Registration of a .SHOP domain name solely for the purpose of selling, exchanging, trading, leasing the domain name shall be deemed as inappropriate use or intent.

They will also do random checks to see nobody is breaking this rule. So, as a domainer, if you buy a few .shop domains trying to sell them to end users you may just lose your domain(s) altogether. Not worth the risk, hence I prefer .store.

Wow, I didn't know that.

So, that clause doesn't apply to .store?

Good lookin' out!

 

[CJ6]

why some go auction and some go unsucessful?

Mine all went either successul or unsucessful!! none went to auction...

I think unsuccessful means that it went to a different registrar who may or may not have had their own auction. (You may have preregistered at GoDaddy, but 1and1 got the domain.) Auctions can only happen within the same registrar.

I had 1 unsuccessful, 2 successful, and 1 auction.

 

[AMRO1001]

I like .shop more but..."Play Store" "Google Web Store" "Microsoft Store" "Play Station Store"...show that there is something about the word "Store"

 

[1NiteStand]

shop is more like your in and out quick, and store is more stay inside longer kind of thing.. but then again you don't hear coffee store a lot do you (or at all really).. and lots of people stay in starbucks and other coffee shops for ages.. but you are right, a lot of tech co's use store and not shop. must be some psychology thing?

actually it flows better and has dual meaning, hence probably the preference its used.

 

[brandnow]

I think .shop would be useful for ANYTHING.

Whereas .store works well only with a few broad categories / keywords.. e.g: book.store, electronics.store, play.store.

 

[CJ6]

what about .shopping, you think it is out of competition compared to .store & .shop?

.shopping GA is this September..

I agree with doubleU. It's too long. I don't really care for the length of .store, but it works with many names out there. The only thing I can think of that works with .shopping is online. I'm sure there are more.

I'm not going for any .shopping.

 

[Wass]

Here you make it sound interesting and has potential.


Here you clearly state one is dead, no sales, not an investment to make.


Here you state both are a major risk with no known possible outcome.


So to wait and see if they start selling, with hope, is a gamble, and these are not traits of an investment. One might as well go to the casino

I raise this as a lot of newcomers will be reading, and even some longer term domainers, who are prone to finding some keywords on new TLDs seeing they sold for 4, 5, or 6 figures in com, and jump with glee thinking they've hit the jackpot. When the absolute reality is they are not selling.

Look, even if they do one day, there are so many new TLDs that the buying power cannot sustain all new TLDs to be valuable. Which means they are all low value (2 figures, albeit at least selling) or one or two take off and the rest are still worthless.

It's a risky investment as there is no past history to go by, there is no data, there is nothing but a gamble. I sincerely wish everyone luck, but personally I don't like to do business with sheer luck, that's not business it's blind betting at a card game

My friend, Now you can only pre-order the .shop. .SHOP: Available on September 26th,2016.
I don't go to the casino, but I invest in stock markets for more than ten years now. Risk does not frighten me... and for me the risk with domains is nothing if I compare it with the risk with stocks...
If you don't believe in new gtlds, don't invest in them. Personally I believe in new gtlds, then I invest in them.

 

[ivey]

I hear people saying .store sounds more professional so they'll buy it over .shop.

I think they are short sighted. I like them both for starters and though that statement may have some truth to it we got to understand branding is so much more than that.

1. First of all, some products and words sounds much better with shop and vice versa. Ex.. I like book.shop as much as I like book.store. I like weed.shop more than weed.store. etc..
2. Branding: .store is not as diverse as .shop. Why? .shop is not just a description but it's also a call to action, such as using a city.shop. Ex. Vegas.Shop : This gives me the feeling that I can go to this site to find different shops in vegas or to simply shop in vegas. While.. store feels more limited. Its solid but limited.

So they both are sold in their own right. I don't think one is better. It just depends as I said on the use and the word used with it.

 

[Name Trader]

OK. I try to answer the question as it was phrased. As a general (very general) rule, people in American English speaking countries use the word store, whereas people in British English speaking countries, use the word shop. So in England, I'd prefer glasses shop, whereas in America I'd prefer glasses store. That's how people tend to refer to shop/store in UK/US. But the words are interchangeable, to a large extent. However. You''ll find more shops in UK, and more stores in US.

Another distinction between the two is shop tends to be used to describe smaller establishments, ie corner shop, and store tends to be used to describe larger establishments, like departmental store. At least in British English speaking countries. It's probably at least partly true in American English countries too, because you would not describe Macy's as a shop.

As for the discussion about .store or .shop. The same applies. But for me, using the glasses example. I'd prefer glassesshop/store.com over either of the nGTLD's. Only if the .com was taken but .store/.shop was available, would I consider buying .store/.shop. But that's just me I'm a domainer who is not looking to open either a store or a shop. It's an investment/return decision.

 

[wwwweb]

These extensions are not meant for domainers, they are meant for direct end users. Hardly an investment when you are taxed a premium renewal each year.