question Which NGTLD for a domain marketplace

[Name Trader]

I have registered probably to many NGTLD's for a domain sales website. Which extension would work best out of these?

.digital
.direct
.media
.global
.shop
.store
.tech
.market
.domains
.club
.xyz

None of the above? Some other NGTLD extension? Yeah! I know use a .com. I am Just considering tbroadening my reach.

 

[Name Trader]

@atinc - I understand it might help, but I really want your opinion about the NGTLD's themselves. Not what I have to the left of the dot. If you still insist on the left of the dot. Let's assume the left of the dot is Names in all cases. Does that help you to rank them? I think not.

 

[biggie]

Hi

I think it depends on who you want to appeal to, for the alternate site

but if walking in your shoes, i'd pick .media

why?

cuz there are different types of media , which would fit the varied choices of ngtld's listed.

imo...

 

[atinc]

@atinc - I understand it might help, but I really want your opinion about the NGTLD's themselves. Not what I have to the left of the dot. If you still insist on the left of the dot. Let's assume the left of the dot is Names in all cases. Does that help you to rank them? I think not.

From the list I would probably say .domains without knowing the left of the dot

But if you say the left of the dot is "names" than I would put .domains extension to the lower part of the tld list

cause left of the dot and right of the dot being both plural makes the domain weird

imo

hope it helps

 

[Name Trader]

From the list I would probably say .domains without knowing the left of the dot

But if you say the left of the dot is "names" than I would put .domains extension to the lower part of the tld list

cause left of the dot and right of the dot being both plural makes the domain weird

imo

hope it helps

It does. I agree with your comment.

 

[Lord Antares]

If I had to pick a perfect ngtld name for your market, it would be

domain.market

Or domains.market for a lesser budget.

 

[HotKey]

Well, imo if you're selling domains, and there's a .domains tld, it's a no-brainer. I mean, isn't that the point of nG's? Made to measure.

I've never had issues with endusers/first time buyers through my main .domains lander site. I don't think .domains targets just domainers, it is understood by all.

But good luck with your decision Stub, many those extensions you're chewing on can work well, given the right pairing.

 

[PHILIPPE RAVEL]

You have

.markets

I guess It's a good extention...

Kind Regards.

 

[Name Trader]

If I had to pick a perfect ngtld name for your market, it would be

domain.market

Or domains.market for a lesser budget.

Yeah. You would choose the most expensive one's Just kidding

 

[Windoms]

It's hard to help, ''domain sales website'' is vague.
domain.market, domain.store, domain.club, all are good but quite boring unless you have a serious portfolio.
I think its best to create a brand.
You can use .domains, or go with .com.

 

[John0]

.world can be another alternative?

 

[Name Trader]

It's hard to help, ''domain sales website'' is vague.
domain.market, domain.store, domain.club, all are good but quite boring unless you have a serious portfolio.
I think its best to create a brand.
You can use .domains, or go with .com.

I do agree that a lot of these premium choices are all quite boring. Inasmuch not much invention or excitement. But they are dependable for a domain sales website. I also, am not going to move my main website away from it's chosen .com. The NGTLD is going to be only for my NGTLD domains. Which, IMHO, stick out like a sore thumb on my main domain. My expectation also being that this move might spice up my interest in NGTLDs. I do have 1 great LLL in .domains which would be great as a domain brand. But it would be a bit of excitement on the left and boring on the right of the dot, with .domains.

Another possibility is to use the same left of the dot as my current com. It's a thought I am considering. But it isn't showing much invention.

@John0. Yep .World is a good alternative also. It should have made the list, but I don't currently own and .world domains. But I will consider this.

 

[Brands.International]

.world can be another alternative?

well, beautiful name domain / world just expired few days ago at dynadot, but it was bidded up for $1350 - not exactly cheap, considering another domain investor snatched it

 

[wwwweb]

well, beautiful name domain / world just expired few days ago at dynadot, but it was bidded up for $1350 - not exactly cheap, considering another domain investor snatched it

Some poor sap from China let it drop, given the low renewal on it, and the 10-15-2015 registration date, looks like they might have acquired it directly from donuts, as .world was released the second week of January 2015. They also let win.world drop, as it looks like the party is over for them. I think Domain.World at $1350 is a good buy given the low renewal price of about $25. Perfect portfolio domains for a gtld portfolio, but as far as resale goes, domainers don't really pay up when it comes to domain names, they prefer to find their own, instead of paying on the secondary market. I learned that a long time ago, and I stopped acquiring domainer type domains as I see them often get bid very high.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I agree with those who say ideally .domains if you have a great word that goes with that.

That being said, I think loads of other extensions would work well if there is a sensible match of word + extension. While some like .shop, .store,.market, .world, .global, might seem more obvious, I think even many others could work well.

I think it depends somewhat on the type of domain operation you foresee. The tone of your name should match the brand of your store. Is it mainly business end users, of a serious bent? Or mainly startups that might be more adventuresome? Creatives that like something a little risky? Or a lot of NGOs that don't really like a commercial tone?

Is it strictly domain sales, or more generally a service re branding, protection, technical help, etc. If the latter, I might shy away from .market, .shop and .store that would box you in a bit.

Strictly English language, or more global? I know .xyz does not get much love on NPs, but the fact that it is not language specific has certain advantages if not strictly English end user clients.

What extensions do you see yourself mainly selling? I see some benefit in modelling what you want to sell to others, so for example if you plan to handle a lot of .online I might choose that (or similarly with .store, .shop, .world, etc.).

Best wishes for success.

Bob

 

[Name Trader]

There is one small problem with using the same name as my .com in say .global. Although I think my current com is pretty good. I can probably afford something better in an NGTLD. Which I cannot afford to do in .com.

 

[wwwweb]

I agree with those who say ideally .domains if you have a great word that goes with that.

That being said, I think loads of other extensions would work well if there is a sensible match of word + extension. While some like .shop, .store,.market, .world, .global, might seem more obvious, I think even many others could work well.

I think it depends somewhat on the type of domain operation you foresee. The tone of your name should match the brand of your store. Is it mainly business end users, of a serious bent? Or mainly startups that might be more adventuresome? Creatives that like something a little risky? Or a lot of NGOs that don't really like a commercial tone?

Is it strictly domain sales, or more generally a service re branding, protection, technical help, etc. If the latter, I might shy away from .market, .shop and .store that would box you in a bit.

Strictly English language, or more global? I know .xyz does not get much love on NPs, but the fact that it is not language specific has certain advantages if not strictly English end user clients.

What extensions do you see yourself mainly selling? I see some benefit in modelling what you want to sell to others, so for example if you plan to handle a lot of .online I might choose that (or similarly with .store, .shop, .world, etc.).

Best wishes for success.

Bob

All good suggestions but extensions controlled by Radix .online are very blanketed when it comes to premium. Same with .store, and .shop, but .world was a earlier donuts release many of the good terms the domainers paid up in EAP earlier to secure them and as many have said it is a great universal extension if you are going to play in this space you have a higher chance of sell thru with a good .world.

 

[BRANDERX]

I think there are some good options for .domains @stub , at the regular renewal.

Did a quick search:

Excellent.Domains available

Handpicked.Domains available

Both regular renewals. Not saying you should pick any of those, but I agree with @HotKey .domains makes the most sense. imo

Good luck

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Did a quick search:

Excellent.Domains available

Wow some great options still available!
A Canadian domain company for many years has operated under that name, not sure if that is an issue with selecting that one.

http://www.excellentdomains.ca/

They should have taken it,although I don't think they are into new extensions at all.

 

[wwwweb]

Early on I thought I would make a site where I could list all my domains, so I acquired a lot of great .com's for sales sites, and just put them away. Many domainers have tried to buy them, but we are all the same we become very attached, and think one day we will develop which we never do.

In the end when it comes to a domain someone is going to be specific, and come to the direct lander, or inquiry page. Unless you have a huge site like brandbucket where they are kicking around for an idea.

The lower inquiry rate in gtld's you have seen, really won't be bumped by a sales site, it is just there is no new launches, no real talk, nobody is spending forward money on marketing. Everyone is pretty defensive, and just trying to become profitable, or stop the burn. You kind of have to capitalize on the sales when they come, and hopefully you acquired a lot of good early 2014/2015 inventory, as well got to cherry pick when donuts released their reserve inventory.

 

[Name Trader]

The lower inquiry rate in gtld's you have seen, really won't be bumped by a sales site, it is just there is no new launches, no real talk, nobody is spending forward money on marketing. Everyone is pretty defensive, and just trying to become profitable, or stop the burn. You kind of have to capitalize on the sales when they come, and hopefully you acquired a lot of good early 2014/2015 inventory, as well got to cherry pick when donuts released their reserve inventory.

I hear ya! I'm in much the same boat. I'm not buying much new inventory at the moment. I'm dropping many more domains, which I thought were good, but haven't lived up to their worth. With this approach, there is always the possibility of dropping a baby with the bathwater. You just have to be as careful as you can be. Most sales are going towards development and renewals. There were a few of domains I was bidding on which went just too high for me to afford them (even at a pinch), in low-mid 4 figures. I really liked one, but it was only a defensive registration. Had to let it go. Even though there were only 2 bidders remaining. Domain was probably worth more, but it's a much harder sell to another domainer. Might take a while to sell. There's definitely more competition for good names today, than even 2-3 years ago.