Why is .Photography 3X+ more Popular than .Photos?

[Cool.Ventures]

Why are there at least three times more registrations for .photography vs. .photos?

Isn't shorter better in such an example, for example, eco vs. ecological?

Which is a "better" gTLD?:
.photography
.photos
.photo
.pics

 

[garptrader]

Shorter domains are generally more preferable but you are asking the wrong question. Yesterday I went for a walk at a local park and there were several teams playing on the basketball courts. One could ask, which team is better - the ones with the blue jerseys or the ones with the yellow jerseys or perhaps the ones in purple or maybe the guys in green. The correct answer is none of the above - the guys you want playing for you - where you want to place your bets play their home games in American Airlines Arena - the Miami Heat - the .COMs of basketball who have played in the NBA finals three years in a row now. Indiana, Oklahoma City and San Antonio would also be good bets as well. Just don't think a bunch of guys playing pickup are going to win a world championship for you. Note that Name Administration owns more than two thousand .COM domains with either the keyword photo or pics. They also own more than 150 .NET domains with those keywords but they do NOT own even one .BIZ or one .CO or one .INFO or .TV or .ME or .US with the photo or pics keyword. Why do they own more than two thousand .COM domains with photo or pics but none in these less popular extensions? Why should anyone else be "investing" in these other extensions if the pros based on their actions treat them like a waste of money?

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[Cool.Ventures]

Shorter domains are generally more preferable but you are asking the wrong question. Yesterday I went for a walk at a local park and there were several teams playing on the basketball courts. One could ask, which team is better - the ones with the blue jerseys or the ones with the yellow jerseys or perhaps the ones in purple or maybe the guys in green. The correct answer is none of the above - the guys you want playing for you - where you want to place your bets play their home games in American Airlines Arena - the Miami Heat - the .COMs of basketball who have played in the NBA finals three years in a row now. Indiana, Oklahoma City and San Antonio would also be good bets as well. Just don't think a bunch of guys playing pickup are going to win a world championship for you. Note that Name Administration owns more than two thousand .COM domains with either the keyword photo or pics. They also own more than 150 .NET domains with those keywords but they do NOT own even one .BIZ or one .CO or one .INFO or .TV or .ME or .US with the photo or pics keyword. Why do they own more than two thousand .COM domains with photo or pics but none in these less popular extensions? Why should anyone else be "investing" in these other extensions if the pros based on their actions treat them like a waste of money?

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Geese, that's quite a convoluted response that's hard to follow! Please rephrase in common language or something more simplistic.

 

[scandiman]

Geese, that's quite a convoluted response that's hard to follow! Please rephrase in common language or something more simplistic.

I would rephrase that response as "who cares why, they all suck". But ultimately that doesn't answer your question.

I don'tfollow these closely, are they all available at the same registrars and receive equal billing? Are they priced the same? Are any of these registries marketing in the photography trade media? The difference in numbers may have nothing to do with the tld per se.

 

[garptrader]

Rephrase - don't waste your money on these new extensions. It is sad to see most of the "please appraise my new keyword.newtld domain" or how quickly do you think I can sell this new tld domain comments coming from individuals who joined this forum in the last six months. The reality is it is very likely you will lose money with these new TLDs because as a newbie most anything you reg is worthless. The most logical keyword combinations are not being released for $10 with $10 renewals. The new domains are a marketing gimmick for the sake of the registrars. Now if a business which makes $100 million annually wants to spend $5k or even $25k on a few of these names, for a marketing campaign, that is their business. Just don't expect the typical new TLD registration by a domainer to be an easy flip. Most small businesses reg a so-so name, start using it and even though a domainer might have something better to offer, they could care less. Their perception is they have no need tor another domain because "they already have one."

 

[lll]

.com

 

[JB Lions]

.photos vs. .photography

I have a few keywordphotography.com domains myself but would never get one with photos. Why?

When I think of photos, I think of the end result, limited. Photography on the other hand is a business, service, hobby. It could also be a how to site that can be monetized many different ways. It could also be a site on pics or photos. It's the most versatile out of that bunch. There are lot of people that get into this for business, full time or just on the side. It's why if you search on .photography, you'll find many such small, mom and pop type sites. I know a few people myself that do this for a living.

pics, photo, photos, all the same thing basically and also a poor investment for domainers since end users have much to choose from

.photography will have more regs than any of those

 

[johname]

Why is .Photography 3X+ more Popular than .Photos?

Photography is a profession/hobby.

Photos are snap shots

 

[loupe]

.photos vs. .photography

I have a few keywordphotography.com domains myself but would never get one with photos. Why?

When I think of photos, I think of the end result, limited. Photography on the other hand is a business, service, hobby. It could also be a how to site that can be monetized many different ways. It could also be a site on pics or photos. It's the most versatile out of that bunch. There are lot of people that get into this for business, full time or just on the side. It's why if you search on .photography, you'll find many such small, mom and pop type sites. I know a few people myself that do this for a living.

pics, photo, photos, all the same thing basically and also a poor investment for domainers since end users have much to choose from

.photography will have more regs than any of those

I agree, just wanted to answer the question but i see you provided the answer Think that .photography will have more regs compared to .photos when it comes to photo businesses / professionals choosing between them.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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If an extension makes sense and is common enough for the masses, then length alone doesn't matter a whole lot.

I didn't reg any .photography, but it very well may be one of the success stories.

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[Cool.Ventures]

Rephrase - don't waste your money on these new extensions. It is sad to see most of the "please appraise my new keyword.newtld domain" or how quickly do you think I can sell this new tld domain comments coming from individuals who joined this forum in the last six months. The reality is it is very likely you will lose money with these new TLDs because as a newbie most anything you reg is worthless. The most logical keyword combinations are not being released for $10 with $10 renewals. The new domains are a marketing gimmick for the sake of the registrars. Now if a business which makes $100 million annually wants to spend $5k or even $25k on a few of these names, for a marketing campaign, that is their business. Just don't expect the typical new TLD registration by a domainer to be an easy flip. Most small businesses reg a so-so name, start using it and even though a domainer might have something better to offer, they could care less. Their perception is they have no need tor another domain because "they already have one."

You're talking as if we just go get best.com and flip it easier than best.photos. Well guess what? Every .com that has any flipping or practical use potential is GONE! therefore the new extensions are here to relieve that frustration. They are not here strictly for flipping. They are here for actual use: best.photos instead of 4JanesBestPhotos.com.

 

[Kate]

best.photos instead of 4JanesBestPhotos.com.

This name is reserved by the Registry in accordance with ICANN Policy.

Uh.

 

[McDuke]

Shorter domains are generally more preferable but you are asking the wrong question. Yesterday I went for a walk at a local park and there were several teams playing on the basketball courts. One could ask, which team is better - the ones with the blue jerseys or the ones with the yellow jerseys or perhaps the ones in purple or maybe the guys in green. The correct answer is none of the above - the guys you want playing for you - where you want to place your bets play their home games in American Airlines Arena - the Miami Heat - the .COMs of basketball who have played in the NBA finals three years in a row now. Indiana, Oklahoma City and San Antonio would also be good bets as well. Just don't think a bunch of guys playing pickup are going to win a world championship for you. Note that Name Administration owns more than two thousand .COM domains with either the keyword photo or pics. They also own more than 150 .NET domains with those keywords but they do NOT own even one .BIZ or one .CO or one .INFO or .TV or .ME or .US with the photo or pics keyword. Why do they own more than two thousand .COM domains with photo or pics but none in these less popular extensions? Why should anyone else be "investing" in these other extensions if the pros based on their actions treat them like a waste of money?

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ABL -> NBL -> BAA -> NBA

It took years for the game to evolve before the NBA was formed. Miami didn't have a team in the early years. Maybe Miami is .music.

 

[garptrader]

Yes, Photography.com was first regged back in 1995. True, the best .COM domains were regged pre-2000 and yes in 2014 it can be darn difficult to find a decent .COM that a company might be willing to actually pay more than $50 for. But unless you plan to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on development and marketing, your new TLD domain is not a business. It is speculation that a market which currently does not exist may develop many years from now. While there are isolated cases of end users buying these new TLDs, it will be many years at best before a meaningful aftermarket develops for them. If you own only one such domain, no big deal. If you own a few hundred of these domains, how are you going to pay renewals for possibly ten or fifteen years if ever until end users decide they want to brand on these new TLDs? Regging a domain name is a lot easier than selling one. Try marketing some of your best names to end users and see what I mean. That might be the best constraint on your domain acquisitions - seeing how difficult it really is to sell a domain you think has so much potential. Anyway, you have been warned. Best wishes.

 

[B&J]

It may be also a question of marketing. .photography got a better word of mouth.

Also, check all those sites indexed by google: http://google.com/?q=site:photography

to get some flavour of why.

 

[DnEbook]

One is product , one is service

 

[Kenny]

.photos vs. .photography

I have a few keywordphotography.com domains myself but would never get one with photos. Why?

When I think of photos, I think of the end result, limited. Photography on the other hand is a business, service, hobby. It could also be a how to site that can be monetized many different ways. It could also be a site on pics or photos. It's the most versatile out of that bunch. There are lot of people that get into this for business, full time or just on the side. It's why if you search on .photography, you'll find many such small, mom and pop type sites. I know a few people myself that do this for a living.

pics, photo, photos, all the same thing basically and also a poor investment for domainers since end users have much to choose from

.photography will have more regs than any of those

Photography is a profession/hobby.

Photos are snap shots

One is product , one is service

What these guys said.

Peace,
Cy

 

[scandiman]

You're talking as if we just go get best.com and flip it easier than best.photos. Well guess what? Every .com that has any flipping or practical use potential is GONE! therefore the new extensions are here to relieve that frustration. They are not here strictly for flipping. They are here for actual use: best.photos instead of 4JanesBestPhotos.com.

Nothing is gone, you're just too poor to buy it. That's not intended as an insult, I couldn't afford photography.com either. And to those who sit in their ivory towers espousing how photography.com is better I'll say no shit Sherlock, but few can afford it including most of those saying its better. Does a photographer trying to pay their apartment rent sit around pouting about it or move on to something else to support their budding business that will work and they can afford? Seems as if folks on both sides of this equation keep avoiding reality in these matters.

 

[jmcc]

Well guess what? Every .com that has any flipping or practical use potential is GONE!

Based on what? Your years of domain name research?

therefore the new extensions are here to relieve that frustration.

That Koolaid must be tasty. They are there to make money for the registries and perhaps the registrars. And some of them are already failing to gain significant market share.

Regards...jmcc

 

[kubativity]

although shorter is generally better, the words have different connotations.
photography implies the art and process
photo(s) implies the result
pic has strong web connotations

I actually picked up one photography name: www.seduction.photography just because it made sense to me. It was really an impulse purchase though and I'm not sure if it has any value. But we've already seen some sales of photography names. In general I think the new tld's are doing better than I expected. I thought they would kill domaining, but they may have actually created more opportunity.