The .TEL Discussion Thread

[brendan52190]

Hi

For this, let's assume that .tel will not be a total flop.

What type of keywords will be most valuable for this extension? Will it be geographical keywords, like newyork.tel, losangeles.tel, etc, or what else?

 

[Terrains]

Geo keywords and anything you would look into a phonebook for. Doctors, lawyers, food, etc.

http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-networks/20090120/3818647en_iCrossing20012009-1.html

Organizations that own trademarks from countries as diverse as the United States, France, South Africa, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom have applied for.tel domains including Yell.com, Yellow Pages, Les Pages Jaunes, Paginas Blancas, L annuaire and Les Pages Blanches.

 

[brendan52190]

So would the singular or plural form be best for these keywords? so lawyer.tel or lawyers.tel for example

 

[Ms Domainer]

So would the singular or plural form be best for these keywords? so lawyer.tel or lawyers.tel for example

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My take:

If you're one lawyer wanting to give your clients an easy domain to remember, then lawyer.tel.

If you're looking to create a phone web/directory of lawyers, then the plural would be best.

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[Spade]

You really need to look at the technical requirements for .tel - Its not supposed to be for websites.... Its a TLD for an online business card (kind of)....

Do yourself a favor, and consider this TLD (at all keywords) valueless.

 

[brendan52190]

You really need to look at the technical requirements for .tel - Its not supposed to be for websites.... Its a TLD for an online business card (kind of)....

Do yourself a favor, and consider this TLD (at all keywords) valueless.

But taking lawyers.tel, for example, you could create a directory of law firms, and I think that gives it it's value...

 

[Terrains]

Monetizing .tel for domainers

http://rikkles.blogspot.com/2008/11/monetizing-tel-for-domainers.html

 

[saucey]

I am getting excited!! I just got my my email reminding me to have my credit card "topped" up for Jan 31! That is when the "preauthorization" happens...then actual registration is on Feb 2nd. I like the way they are doing this. It gives you time to correct any problems that may occur during preauthorization, rather than just losing your reg on the day "of". :tu:

Saucey o e o weee oooo

 

[JamesDavid]

Potential is there for this extension, why, because its universal and different....

I am VERY VERY excited, I pre-regged names and I hope I get every single one....

 

[saucey]

Good Luck JD!

 

[brendan52190]

How many have you guys pre-regged?

I've taken my chances with 5 that I really like

 

[Blake]

I went for 5 names on open reg day etc through domainmonster hope to get at least 1 of those names etc

 

[cobainer]

Why .tel?

1 - A .tel plays a fundamentally different role than a traditional .com,.net,..., has very specific and unique content, and is published in a different format and medium (DNS instead of Web). Therefore, Google and other search engines will want to index .tel content in addition to .com content, and will not penalize a company for having both a .com and a .tel, as opposed to those that multiply websites under .com, .biz, .co.uk, etc... This will give companies double presence, with both a .com and a .tel.

2 - The .tel data is fully structured, and therefore very easily readable and understandable by search engine crawlers, as opposed to standard web page content that needs advanced parsing algorithms that often misunderstand the content (reading a fax number as a main number, for example).

3 - .tel communications content is very easy to maintain, and can be updated at significantly shorter intervals than .com informational content. This gives search engines more incentive to re-index .tel content at shorter intervals as well.

4 - Local search engines will index by preference .tel data thanks to .tel's focus on communications and location information.

5 - Finally, .tel has the best ROI in the SEO/SEM business, being extremely cheap ($15-$20/year) given all the features above.

 

[Kate]

But taking lawyers.tel, for example, you could create a directory of law firms, and I think that gives it it's value...

One thing is for sure, it will take a lot of promotion work. You won't get a lot of natural traffic on a TLD that few people even know exists.
.tel like telephone ? The very name does not even make sense to me

Honestly, I do not see any appeal for the masses. As an investment it is probably the worst extension you could pick.
Since you cannot develop a conventional website on .tel (I always wonder if people truly realize that) your directory of law firms will be a sexy as gopher
I would rather use YP.com...

Make sure you don't invest more money than you can afford to lose. Or better yet, assume it will be money flushed down the toilet.
Good luck

 

[JamesDavid]

I went for 5 names on open reg day etc through domainmonster hope to get at least 1 of those names etc

I PRE REGGED 5 names, so they are about $400/each... I got an email this morning saying that a name I pre-regged about 2 months ago is a restricted name: "info.tel" so now I have 4 pre-regged......

*** One thing I do think is funny though.... .tel main site is a .org.... not a .tel..

********** Also why do you think GoDaddy didnt become a reg for the .tel domains?

 

[bgmv]

Isnt this another variation of .mobi??? Except for the development aspects and limitations of .tel the extension seems to be very similar to what .mobi was supposed to accomplish

 

[kemjika11]

This is another horrible TLD, but just like .me and the likes, its almost guaranteed to suck more $$ out of people who play into its hype....

 

[Terrains]

Isnt this another variation of .mobi??? Except for the development aspects and limitations of .tel the extension seems to be very similar to what .mobi was supposed to accomplish

How do you figure? .Mobi is supposed to be mobile websites. .Tel isn't supposed to be a website at all.

I pre-ordered 25 landrush at Domainmonster, canceled that down to 3 within a couple of days, and then canceled that down to 2. However, I hope very much to get both.

I also got an e-mail from DM.

Hongkong.tel
Name.tel
Org.tel
Singapore.tel

I regged those for general availability but was informed today that they are unable to grant my request. I am assuming companies had successfully regged during sunrise.

 

[Roondinurpado]

Nothing seems to be easier.

Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.God will appreciate it.

 

[bgmv]

How do you figure? .Mobi is supposed to be mobile websites. .Tel isn't supposed to be a website at all.

Thats why I said, "Except for the development aspects and limitations of .tel ..."