Will .Web end up being the most successful new gTLD? Perhaps, perhaps not. It all depends on how we define “successful” I guess. I can tell you right now that if we choose to see things from a “which new G has the most registrations?” perspective, it definitely won’t be #1. Not by a long shot. If instead we see things from a “which new G made the most money?” angle (and I for one consider this approach a lot more reasonable) then perhaps Dot Web will indeed end up being the best.
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Well, it’s been a while since I’ve written an update about my One Minute Economics YouTube channel and I’m pleased to say that the channel now has more than 1,000 subscribers (about 1,200 at the moment of writing)

At this point, I try to stick to a bi-weekly posting schedule by publishing one video on Tuesday (I’ve actually published my most recent one, about shadow banking, a few seconds ago) and one on Saturday.
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I usually keep my newsletter “business only” but today, aside from asking people to make offers on the domains I’m putting on the table (RRRU.com, Articles.biz, Obituarist.com, Reciprocations.com, MegaSites.com, BillionDollarMedia.com and CAQY.com), I’m also offering a few free copies of the book I’ve been working on over the past 3 years to those who want to start reading it right away and can offer some constructive feedback this week.
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If you guys want to pick my brain, now’s the chance to do it: I will answer one question you have for me thoroughly and privately.

Some of you might want to ask me something about issues you wouldn’t like others to know about (your current business model, a future project idea and so on), so I realize asking you guys to post questions in the “comments” section wouldn’t be the best approach.
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I don’t want to be a “perma-naysayer” when it comes to new gTLDs but a lot of things about them leave me scratching my head… to put it mildly.

Here on DomainingTips, the #1 question I want to answer is not “Are new gTLDs a good option?” but rather “Are new gTLDs a good option FOR DOMAINERS?”
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Like all of you, I’m shocked by the increasing frequency of terrorist attacks, the most recent one being in Nice. We humans are problem solvers and, naturally, once you get over the shock of the news, you cannot help but ask yourself: what can be done?
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Look, I don’t mind taking risks. In fact, as an entrepreneur and investor, you could say I take calculated risks for a living.

But when it comes to new gTLDs, I just don’t understand the equation. Why on Earth do people invest in them when there are lots and lots of more attractive investment options out there?
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It’s been a loooooong time since I’ve sent a newsletter without short domains but here we are, none whatsoever today

Limiting myself to 4 awesome dot coms, final price reductions for all of these: -edited: the domains have been removed-.
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The current push system these companies (these three were the first I thought of, there may very well be several more) have is, quite frankly, nothing short of dangerous.

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I’ve offered to analyze people’s portfolios every now and then on DomainingTips but I’ve never analyzed the domaining strategy of my readers. In other words, I’ve never had readers tell me about what they currently do or intend to do to make money via domaining, then share my two cents.
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