What Is Your Favorite New Gtld?

[accurate]

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[accurate]

Interesting how privileged white men feel like their opinions should always be heard. Even when they are completely wrong.

 

[jmcc]

Furthermore, you can check the usage of any new TLD by searching Google using "site:.tld".

That is not a reliable way of measuring web usage for any TLD. This is because active websites in new gTLDs often forward to primary websites in other TLDs. Some of the stuff I've read about usage in new gTLDs is completely laughable in terms of "methodology" and sheer cargo-cultness of measuring what is and is not an active website. Not every new gTLD is a wasteland or zombie TLD. Some are doing quite well in terms of renewals (a few have higher first year renewal rates than .COM) and usage.

Regard...jmcc

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

I simply let go most of them and concentrate buying for .com

You don't have to believe me, just watch your bank account. You will know the answer.

 

[ukbackorderukbackorder is verified member.]

The problem with these new extensions is that not only is the amount registered meagre but the *very* few sales that have occurred have been enough to rope people into paying the registries ridiculous amounts of money for, basically, lottery tickets. I could see value in them developed and producing and it may even help them to be accepted mainstream. Unfortunately they are bought in the hopes of reselling as-is.

 

[seek99]

I advise to stay away too .asia and .eu goldrush and all others everyone has lost now

best to remain main .com .net .org

 

[JohnnJohnn is verified member.]

The only people that will benefit from these new extensions are Registrars and ICANN.
There are sales but not much. It's always safe to stay with TLDs.

 

[ukbackorderukbackorder is verified member.]

I was just looking through google and, although more are developed than I thought, there seems to be with any extension now a hoarding non-development approach. I'm not saying that's wrong because of course that's how many of us make money and the nature of the industry. I just wonder if all extensions are self-dooming by lack of development that would maybe get more mainstream notice and increase the pool of potential buyers.

 

[jmcc]

The problem with these new extensions is that not only is the amount registered meagre but the *very* few sales that have occurred have been enough to rope people into paying the registries ridiculous amounts of money for, basically, lottery tickets. I could see value in them developed and producing and it may even help them to be accepted mainstream. Unfortunately they are bought in the hopes of reselling as-is.

Domaining in a new TLD is a double edged sword for the registry. It needs to kickstart awareness for a new TLD and domainers do this for free. However, domainers keep potentially development worthy domain names out of general circulation and it is more important for a new TLD to show evidence of development as that drives awareness moreso than domainers. When users see more developed websites in a new TLD, they become aware of the new TLD and may develop sites on it. Only then will any sort of reliable secondary markets develop. Other than that, domain name sales in a new TLD are on a par with burger flipping.

Regards...jmcc

 

[alwaysforGod]

i think .bid has some interesting possibilities

 

[seek99]

i think .bid has some interesting possibilities

.com .net .org King.

.io and .ai are good due to Crypto space select these right now.