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?

 

[onlinelife]

CDM,
Thanks for the heads up! Repping you for the gem posted regarding name ownership and your other thoughtful points.
Called my lawyer and was advised to wait until .TEL whois resolves to insure legal ownership of domains.
All "sales offer" related posts from me are duly edited.
I will, however, post some of my names that I think I will own and offer for sale after whois is launched.
For showcase fun and commentary:

ACCOUNT . TEL
ACCOUNTS . TEL
LISTS . TEL
FILES . TEL
PROGRAM . TEL
ROSTER . TEL
MEMBER . TEL
COUPON . TEL
REFUND . TEL
ASSETS . TEL
MANAGER . TEL
OPTIONS . TEL
MINE . TEL
PER . TEL
TEAM . TEL

Did you have that why.me why.tel along with your why.mobi for great awareness campaign Mr. cobo?

 

[chader144]

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[phase111]

At $300 a pop some people have money to burn

Well so far nobody dared say .tel is the second coming of .com

Ok, here goes.. ahemm... ".tel is the second coming of .com" :santa:

Got that off my chest...might want to give it a few years though, lol

 

[saucey]

Condos.tel - New York condos, Paris condos, London condos, Dubai condos etc....

I'll be actively watching how all of the folders work and some of the unique applications that will make it as end-user friendly as possible.

(PS. I also took Condo.tel as a backup)

Awesome Name!

 

[Sam]

it amazes me how much people are willing to throw down at this new hype... even in this economic downturn, i cant believe people are willing to spend $300 per name on speculation, at that price, you can buy some nifty 2 word keywords to develop for a solid roi or buy some BARGAIN names... why put it on .tel, where you cant even really develop it...

 

[steveteva]

it amazes me how much people are willing to throw down at this new hype... even in this economic downturn, i cant believe people are willing to spend $300 per name on speculation, at that price, you can buy some nifty 2 word keywords to develop for a solid roi or buy some BARGAIN names... why put it on .tel, where you cant even really develop it...

It's not hype, it's the real thing if you buy smart. Read all the thread it will give you indication on what's valuable and what's not.
And yes there are some domainers here throwing money away, I feel sorry for them but some might be rich here or really think their names are great.

All I can say is that since landrush strarted it is a success, in less than 48 hours, all good names were registered.

 

[amcdonald]

best of luck, at least each name is registered for 3 years.

 

[saucey]

Latest news on .TEL

http://www.telname.com/tel-in-news.html

Saucey.

 

[GF]

OK, so if you owned "Dallas.TEL" or another GEO, how would you add listings?

Charge a flat fee per listing?
How much would you charge?

 

[saucey]

Interview with Telnic CEO.... Feb 3rd 2009

http://www.telname.com/tel-cnbc.html

Saucey.

OK, so if you owned "Dallas.TEL" or another GEO, how would you add listings?

Charge a flat fee per listing?
How much would you charge?

Flat fee? That would be my plan....

How much? Dunno....

What would YOU suggest???

 

[onlinelife]

Interview with Telnic CEO.... Feb 3rd 2009

http://www.telname.com/tel-cnbc.html

Saucey.




Flat fee? That would be my plan....

How much? Dunno....

What would YOU suggest???

No matter how much "that" flat fees would be, but don't forget once you got enough listings, you have option to charge for higher ranking, and so on...

 

[briman1970]

I plead guilty on coining the telster designation.

Not that I have too much of an emotional investment in what we are called, but I think the term "Telecaster" (a play on the word broadcaster) might be more appealing. :blink:

 

[plaggypig]

No matter how much "that" flat fees would be, but don't forget once you got enough listings, you have option to charge for higher ranking, and so on...

My thoughts exactly.

 

[onspec]

Awesome Name!

Thx Sauce.

Obviously there are no guarantees. But as many in here with alternative views have noted - work within your budget and work hard to promote your domains. Those who have doubts about the new extension certainly have reason to question the initial "price" of .tels. But over time, and if .tels are widely accepted, the inherent "value" could well see resales that rival .coms.

IMHO - .tel is the potential .com giant equalizer. .tels may never reach the volume of .coms registered, but if used properly, on a per-domain basis, could generate incomes that match or exceed their .com counterparts.

Ask yourself this. Could condos.tel generate revenues/profits equal to, or greater than condos.com? There are dozens of factors at play here, but my gut screams yes.

For what its worth, it's worth a shot.

Cheers,

 

[gilescoley]

Its certainly getting some publicity though, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that this extension has come with a particular purpose and only has one use??

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article2202158.ece

 

[Telster]

Its certainly getting some publicity though, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that this extension has come with a particular purpose and only has one use??

Yes, because it isn't just another domain extension...

 

[plaggypig]

Its certainly getting some publicity though, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that this extension has come with a particular purpose and only has one use??

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article2202158.ece

Yeah there's been interviews and coverage on BBC, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg and they even produced their own little show called Tell The World, plus they've had coverage all around the web.. I think it will become even more intense as we approach general availability and onwards, as it starts getting used and becomes viral.

 

[Kate]

What about the Tow.tel example given earlier?

Your car breaks down - you type "Tow.tel" in the URL address bar, and then when the contact page comes up, you press "SEND". You are immediately connected to a national (or global) live operator that can have a tow truck dispatched to your location.

The major issue is that you need to create consumer awareness on a global scale. Few people know the ext even exists so type-in will be virtually nonexistent for some time.
Consumers are more likely to continue using google.com/google maps... this is where I see the future of geo services.

OK, so if you owned "Dallas.TEL" or another GEO, how would you add listings?

Charge a flat fee per listing?
How much would you charge?

How much you can afford to charge depends on location and traffic.
Before I advertise in a magazine or on a website I want to see traffic/circulation stats and demographics.
Why should I pay for advertising on Planet Jupiter where nobody will look at my listings ?

 

[Telster]

The major issue is that you need to create consumer awareness on a global scale. Few people know the ext even exists so type-in will be virtually nonexistent for some time.

People will become used to .tel as soon as they realize that they just have to type in companyname.tel/personname.tel on their mobile to get connected. Then many will also try out generics if they looking for something particular. Public awareness of .tel will also largely increase if phone numbers are getting replaced by .tel names in advertising. But user adaption will be a long process. So anyone looking for the big break-through of .tel in the short term will most likely be disappointed.

 

[mjnels]

People will become used to .tel as soon as they realize that they just have to type in companyname.tel/personname.tel on their mobile to get connected. Then many will also try out generics if they looking for something particular. Public awareness of .tel will also largely increase if phone numbers are getting replaced by .tel names in advertising. But user adaption will be a long process. So anyone looking for the big break-through of .tel in the short term will most likely be disappointed.

you are dreaming.... this is what a lot of people said about .mobi, and i knew that was dreaming back then. it is unrealistic expectations.

nobody is going to start typing in generics with .tel behind it... do you have any idea how large something has to get before people do this on a grand scale... .com and the popular country codes are the only TLD's this happens with on a grand scale.

tread carefully 'telsters'... there is likely money to be made somewhere, somehow in this TLD... but tread carefully.