information Were the new gTLDs a success?

[Bob Hawkes]

I just stumbled upon this article (published a few months ago by Netcraft) which is interesting reading.

https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2017/04/13/new-gtlds-are-they-a-success.html

More of the new gTLDs than I had recalled had early success, each then passing popularity on to another. It provides some interesting data re where .xyz websites are geographically hosted.

It looks at success several ways: how many domain names were registered, and how many domain names are actually used in active websites, for example.

Overall it argues most, but by no means all, have been a financial success, but that financial returns, at least to those doing original registrations, is expected to contract over the next few years.

As a company providing malware protection software, they point out the varying success of different registrars in handling phishing and other activities, although does not provide statistics for the different nTLDs.

 

[Hootsifer]

.xyz is oversaturated and a joke. If you didn't get in super early with the short one word keywords on that one, you're left holding the bag.

 

[TopShelf Domains]

Jelq.xyz fs

 

[Chris Rice]

.xyz is oversaturated and a joke. If you didn't get in super early with the short one word keywords on that one, you're left holding the bag.

Not necessarily. I started buying .xyz domains from people at the end of 2016 since a lot of people were selling them for cheap prices then. I was able to purchase some nice first names like A/s/h/l/e/y .xyz for about $10 each.

P.S. This was here on Namepros.

 

[promo]

Sounds like you overpaid. At least the seller got some return on his 1 cent investment.

 

[Chris Rice]

Sounds like you overpaid. At least the seller got some return on his 1 cent investment.

Not necessarily. The one I like the most is A/s/h/l/e/y.xyz

I have a small collection of first names now. I don't think the domains I bought were purchased in the .01 cent promo.

 

[promo]

Well trouble is that your end users expect to pay 10$ for Ashley.com. First names are notoriously hard to sell for big bucks.

I think the .xyz version has no liquid value. But who knows maybe in future. When xyz is a commonly used term.....

 

[Chris Rice]

Well trouble is that your end users expect to pay 10$ for Ashley.com. First names are notoriously hard to sell for big bucks.

I think the .xyz version has no liquid value. But who knows maybe in future. When xyz is a commonly used term.....

Thanks for your feedback. I didn't hear anything about First Names being "notoriously hard to sell for big bucks" but I have noticed that first names aren't appreciated by the market in the way that I appreciate them.

I am actually thinking about developing the First Names I purchased. Something along the lines of Zazzle but for first names. I have wanted to create a custom print business for a long time but haven't done it yet.