Time to invest .xyz

[Domain Monk]

After google decision is it worth investing in xyz extension? Will it's value increase?

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Google's holding company using an xyz give the ext a lot of credibility amongst those in the know, who will ultimately guide the populace as a whole...

Get those with money and influence to take note and the rest will follow imo.

No doubt that .XYZ is better off with Google using one of their names then if it did not. I am not arguing that point.

My sentiment comes from the point of view that even with Google using the name in their holding company it does little for the extension.
We as domainers give it credence because it fall withing our realm of interest.
It will take a full on undergoing and use of a(ny) nTLD extension to really make interest come alive.

Right now we are not seeing that. People on the streets do not even know that nTLDs exist. Once an extension (nTLD) is used legitimately by a big time company, then we will see the exposure that everyone here craves.

I hope that makes sense.

Cheers

 

[Wannabean]

No doubt that .XYZ is better off with Google using one of their names then if it did not. I am not arguing that point.

My sentiment comes from the point of view that even with Google using the name in their holding company it does little for the extension.
We as domainers give it credence because it fall withing our realm of interest.
It will take a full on undergoing and use of a(ny) nTLD extension to really make interest come alive.

Right now we are not seeing that. People on the streets do not even know that nTLDs exist. Once an extension (nTLD) is used legitimately by a big time company, then we will see the exposure that everyone here craves.

I hope that makes sense.

Cheers

Excellent point and I agree completely.

To counter I would say that new GTLD's are too new to allow a start up company who decided to adopt one to become big enough to give it the exposure it needs.

It's folly to expect an established .com to switch extensions. It would make no sense.

New companies however, who may be mega in a few years....well that's a whole different kettle of fish.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

It's folly to expect an established .com to switch extensions. It would make no sense.

New companies however, who may be mega in a few years....well that's a whole different kettle of fish.

I think you hit the nail on the head there.

There is nothing that I can add to that at all.

Cheers

 

[Wannabean]

All I would add is it's up to the owners of these new extensions to get them in to the right hands. The strategy so far seems to be to subsidize early registrations, which lets face it, are being made domain speculators. Really they should be focusing on investing in solid start ups. This investment should also go far and beyond the provision of a good name.

Kick starting is all very well but proper nurturing is also required.

 

[brandnow]

I think xyz already had it's 15 minutes of fame and now it's just a kind of bandwagon. I bought a few xyz last year. I'm not buying any more.

Several months ago it seems like most people on NP agreed that xyz was just about the worse extension ever, right up there with .tk .top and of course .horse

 

[Wannabean]

Several months ago it seems like most people on NP agreed that xyz was just about the worse extension ever, right up there with .tk and .top

1) Who are most people?

2) It doesn't make it true.

3) Aren't the Chinese buying a bunch of .top right now?

 

[Fancy.domains]

Hello,

I have no idea wether .XYZ will be a future "success story" or not, but it has some potential:

- The domains are cheap (regular price is about same as .COM)
- They skipped ridiculous high fees on premiums
- It has reached almost a million registrations in a year (NetSol is now "only" 15%)
- Negari is a true entrepreneur that have market it well and he will not give up easily
- The Chinese seems to like the extension

 

[Felisk]

There is some notable action on Namejet these days. And most importantly on this name: http://www.namejet.com/Pages/Auctions/BackorderDetails.aspx?domainname=dream.xyz

 

[Dondomainer]

i sale today led for $499

 

[sathish g]

Well the following link speaks for itself who the winner might be!

https://ntldstats.com/tld

.xyz is currently leading the track on the new gtld. Speculation/Bubble/Market potential, whatever it is, xyz is steadily climbing up in market adoption right now.

Other examples of domains-in-action through social media and apps include Lady Gaga, who has a social media network on Place.xyz, and Apple, who just introduced its iPad Pro and Pencil while demoing the tablet app, UMake.xyz. We also featured the Tinder-meets-politics app, Voter.xyz, in a gen.xyz blog postearlier today.

And hacktv.xyz where facebook officially linked their live session by mark.

These indirect branding/marketing would see the rising of this extension and has a very good chance atleast for resellers. No matter who wins, finally as domaineers, we should see the future coming and thats where we will make our $ .

So to keep it simple, the chances of the common man knowing about xyz is lot more than any gtld because of its speculation and newsstories that keeps going up and offcourse also due to google's backing.

 

[Dondomainer]

Recent bids on Sedo for : mytv, onlinestore, radical...

 

[Jason.tv]

Recent bids on Sedo for : mytv, onlinestore, radical...

anything reasonable?

 

[imadoer]

i have one .xyz im pretty happy with im in no rush to sell it

WON.xyz

 

[Dondomainer]

anything reasonable?

Nop.. under $500...It seems to be the same person

 

[Dondomainer]

Hello,

Your portfolio is great

 

[phantasmagoria]

Anyone know the cause of the increase of regs from today and yesterday? Oh and look

gen.xyz/blog/premiumsrelease

Mark your calendars! .xyz and .College premium domains releasing soon
posted by Team XYZ on October 21, 2015
We are happy to announce the long awaited release of premium domains forboth .xyz and .College! Did you ever try to register travel.xyz or NewYorkCity.College, but couldn’t? These premium domains will finally be released for public registration later this year.

What is a premium domain?
Premium domains typically have popular search and industry-specific keywords, like music.xyz or business.College. Due to its value and scarcity, they’re considered “premium” domains and are available to register at a price relative to its value.

Letters and numbers are also popular premium domains. Since there are only 10 numerical characters and 26 letters of the alphabet, some of the most sought after domains are single-letter and single-number domains. Do you remember when 8.xyz was auctioned off? That closed at a whopping $81,000!

When can I register my premium domain name?
We will be releasing them to the public on the dates below – don’t forget to mark your calendars!

• .College: November 18, 2015
• .xyz: December 1, 2015

Visit your domain registrar of choice to ask how you can register .xyz and .College premium domains. Which domains are you most excited about? Dare to share by tweeting

does anyone know how this works? Will it be like how it is now? All premium names costing like 60k , or will they release the premium names at reg price for anyone to go and register?

 

[1NiteStand]

Anyone know the cause of the increase of regs from today and yesterday? Oh and look

gen.xyz/blog/premiumsrelease



does anyone know how this works? Will it be like how it is now? All premium names costing like 60k , or will they release the premium names at reg price for anyone to go and register?

Most gTLD's operators put premium prices, and/or renewals on words that are considered premium... it's not specific to .xyz

But as @ChubbyDfat always says, gems do slip thru the cracks with these new gTLDs, do your research :D

 

[ChubbyDfat]

But as @ChubbyDfat always says, gems do slip thru the cracks with these new gTLDs, do your research :D

I suggest that you compile a list of "premium key words" that you use with any extension that you are interested in (bulk search). That will tell you very fast, what names are available and at how much.
It speeds things up and makes it easier to catch the few that fall through the cracks.

Cheers

 

[mad409]

Sold a .xyz for 7.5k, 180 day PP.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

Outstanding!
Care to share you sale?

Cheers