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?

 

[Ms Domainer]

OK since it is customary practice to bash the new extensions I though .tel would deserve a thread of its own :hehe:

Let me just say one thing: the monetization possibilities seem virtually nil here. IMO purchasing at landrush pricing is a waste of money. Very expensive for a virtual business card.

One critical aspect that investors in new TLDs seem to overlook is traffic.
To achieve success with your domains you need to build and sustain traffic.
Without traffic your names are dead.
Sadly, a certain proportion of telsters™ didn't do their homework prior to committing money into that particular extension.
To sum up you cannot really monetize and even early flipping will be prove to be difficult :imho:

Anyway... don't say you haven't been warned.
Good luck in your endeavors whatever you do

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Great idea!

I think it's good to hear the good, bad, and ugly of a TLD, and I will listen to all of it with an open mind.

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[Steven]

You can't use a web host to make a site of your own using .tel?

For $100 a year reg fee, can you make your money back through the current monetizing method?

 

[saucey]

WOW! Ms Domainer! Nice fetch!

Hope it pays off for you!

 

[Mike]

I don't see much validity in .tel either. There's simply not enough mass to sustain promotability of the extension and without it, it's just going to linger like a worthless property in cyberspace.
Frankly, the same is going to apply for many other extensions that are on the horizon (i.e .London, .Live, etc) - not enough critical mass to make it a mainstream, or even small stream extension.
If anything, it will be a high priced marketing gimmick with a few followers tapping into the main keywords, "Poker.Live/.London, Sex.Live/.London, etc.)
Rather than developing existing extensions to become serious players, thus generating cash flow and usable traction, extensions are being thrown around like waste material down the shoot.
It all reminds me of the FCC gimmick of low powered radio frequencies, open to the public - it never took off either.

Bottom line: .tel? Forget it.

*Disclaimer*
..just my opinion as domainer, not NP Staff member

M.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Thanks, Saucey!

I hope it sticks!

You never know during the first days of landrush.

To onlinelife and kukgle:

I think ****.tel, *****.tel, and ***.tel are really awesome as well.

UPDATE: I just checked my registrar WHOIS (the telnic Whois isn't running yet), and here[dot]tel is definitely in my name.

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[qO_Op]

Who would have thought, 14 billion years ago, that the big bang would be able to create the universe that we see today?

:?

 

[owntype]

Who would have thought, 14 billion years ago, that the big bang would be able to create the universe that we see today?

:?

The CEO of .Mobi asked God when .mobi can achieve its success? God told him .Mobi is a good extension and it will be accepted by the world in 60 years. The CEO of .Mobi cried and said I couldn't see it happen ...

Then the CEO of .Asia asked God when .asia can achieve its success? God told him .Asia is a good extension and it will be accepted by the world in 70 years. The CEO of .Asia cried and said I couldn't see it happen.

The CEO of .Tel asked God when .Tel can achieve its success?
God cried suddenly and said even I couldn't see it happen ...

 

[Keith]

The highly brandable .tell is a waste of $$$ as far as I'm
concerned. I would just click that little tab marked "contact"
on the .com and poof, just like magic I have all the info
I need...email, phone, you name it.

Oh boy I wonder how long before this thread gets closed :lol:

 

[Rich]

Just Say No

The highly brandable .tell is a waste of $$$ as far as I'm
concerned. I would just click that little tab marked "contact"
on the .com and poof, just like magic I have all the info
I need...email, phone, you name it.

Oh boy I wonder how long before this thread gets closed :lol:

I thought that's what the "contact" page was for also.

 

[Premiere]

I personally don't care if an extension is brandable or not, but when I went to sunrise register one I said "whoa nelly!" when I saw the $300 price tag.

 

[Kate]

Then I thought about subdomain ("folder") possibilities (add .tel, of course):

Go.here.tel

Click.here.tel

....
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Excuse me but I thought subdomains are not allowed in .tel ?

 

[canswift]

The highly brandable .tell is a waste of $$$ as far as I'm
concerned. I would just click that little tab marked "contact"
on the .com and poof, just like magic I have all the info
I need...email, phone, you name it.

Oh boy I wonder how long before this thread gets closed :lol:

Just more room for confusion.. you called it dot tell (as in William Tell) and not dot tel! Sounds like this one doesn't even pass the "radio test". "That's tel with one L, not two..."

 

[jagdotme]

"You can sell links on your site."

Very good point and I agree. You could also lease the name and/or links. However, I feel many people are rushing into this extension.

:red:

 

[justinhayward]

Excuse me but I thought subdomains are not allowed in .tel ?

See my previous - sub-delegation and selling of sub-folders is not allowed, but you are entirely able to run a directory service under your .tel.

Perhaps that changes your perception of the ability to monetize the .tel domain? Including the use of premium rate telephone numbers and SMS shortcodes for everything from competitions to 'divert to customer' numbers?

Justin Hayward
Telnic
justin.tel

 

[plaggypig]

'25 words or less' is not considered sufficient contents for conventional SEO purposes.
You are going to rank for your contact information only and that's it.
The whole purpose of SEO is to capture consumers who don't know you YET.
.tel is only useful when you already know who you're looking for.

Anyway, I will watch your business plan unfold with interest.

The .tel web page is only part of the story, though. And aside from SEO and rankings, there are other ways search engines might use the .tel platform.. some very interesting possibilities exist. You've got to think bigger

 

[qO_Op]

The .tel web page is only part of the story, though. And aside from SEO and rankings, there are other ways search engines might use the .tel platform.. some very interesting possibilities exist. You've got to think bigger

Yes it's best to wait until after General Availability

 

[Keith]

Just more room for confusion.. you called it dot tell (as in William Tell) and not dot tel! Sounds like this one doesn't even pass the "radio test". "That's tel with one L, not two..."

LOL I was just being funny. However, I could
see how someone may mistake it to be spelled with 2 LLs :hehe:

This joke goes back about 6 months or so at the forum!

 

[Ms Domainer]

See my previous - sub-delegation and selling of sub-folders is not allowed, but you are entirely able to run a directory service under your .tel.

Perhaps that changes your perception of the ability to monetize the .tel domain? Including the use of premium rate telephone numbers and SMS shortcodes for everything from competitions to 'divert to customer' numbers?

Justin Hayward
Telnic
justin.tel

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Justin,

So, then, I would be allowed to create a "folder" called Cars.here.tel as long as I retain control of the folder (thus, NOT delegate a subdomain to anyone else for profit), BUT that I could sell listing space on that subdomain card to businesses.

I (or a designated employee) would do the actual inputting of listings, and no outside person would have access to the domain.

Is this a correct understanding of proper usage?

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[justinhayward]

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Justin,

So, then, I would be allowed to create a "folder" called Cars.here.tel as long as I retain control of the folder (thus, NOT delegate a subdomain to anyone else for profit), BUT that I could sell listing space on that subdomain card to businesses.

I (or a designated employee) would do the actual inputting of listings, and no outside person would have access to the domain.

Is this a correct understanding of proper usage?

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Yes, you can establish a commercial directory operating on a basis of being paid to list a link or piece of contact information or set of contact information with a sub-domain for that purpose.

 

[plaggypig]

Yes it's best to wait until after General Availability

With The Highly Brandable .TEL how could you wait? :hehe:

The only names I'll be getting after general availability are my surname.tel and my nickname.tel.