Morgan wrote a post about a very important topic earlier today and explained that in his opinion, domainers should stay away from new gTLDs. While I understand and respect his arguments, I disagree and through this post, will try to explain why.
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Love It or Hate It, the New gTLD Introduction Is Historically Relevant
Posted on 29 January 2014 by Andrei
There’s no doubt in my mind that the events we are witnessing and will be witnessing will be highlighted in the Internet’s history book. Now sure, we had gTLD introductions in the past as well but comparing those situations to ours doesn’t make sense.
Will End Users Adopt New gTLDs?
Posted on 28 January 2014 by Andrei
In my opinion yes, they will. Now of course, everyone would love to own the category killer dot com but realistically speaking, most end users definitely can’t afford it. Therefore, I think that for a lot of end users, new gTLDs will represent an interesting alternative.
Higher Upside Potential vs. Lower Liquidity
Posted on 27 January 2014 by Andrei
In my opinion, this is what it will ultimately all boil down to when it comes to new gTLDs: making informed decisions after analyzing the pros as well as the cons.
Today, I want to put the “upside potential vs. liquidity” argument under the microscope.
Compared to investment grade dot coms (please remember that not all dot coms are investment grade), the upside potential will be higher but at the same time, the reseller market liquidity will be considerably lower or even non-existent in some cases.
Is There Room for Institutional Investors in the Domaining Industry?
Posted on 24 January 2014 by Andrei
In my opinion, there will be but we’re not there yet.
What’s an institutional investor?
Let’s start with the Wikipedia definition:
Institutional investors are organizations which pool large sums of money and invest those sums in securities, real property and other investment assets. They can also include operating companies which decide to invest their profits to some degree in these types of assets.
Not All New gTLD Operators Are “Pros”
Posted on 23 January 2014 by Andrei
Most domainers perceive *all* new gTLD operators as well-funded entities ran by professionals. Some are, that’s true. Some however are simply small operations run by beginners on a shoestring budget. Nothing wrong with that and the people behind them deserve credit for their courage but before making a purchase, you as a domainer should know exactly what you’re getting into.
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Is an Amazing Dot Com a Safe Investment?
Posted on 21 January 2014 by Andrei
In my opinion, the #1 selling point new gTLDs in general have is the fact that if you make the right choices, the return can be far greater than with an investment grade dot com. However, if you want the higher return, you also have to accept the fact that you’re also risking considerably more than by buying an investment grade dot com.
So does this mean that investment grade dot coms are safe investments?
Will New gTLDs Have an Effect on Dot Com Values?
Posted on 20 January 2014 by Andrei
Yes… and no 🙂
To clarify my seemingly contradictory statement, I’d just like to add that another question is (in my opinion) necessary in order to answer the one in the title:
Which dot coms?
New NameCheap Design – Do You Like It?
Posted on 18 January 2014 by Andrei
It seems NameCheap has a completely new design. Compared to the old one, their new design looks “friendlier” for lack of a better word.
Don’t Fall in Love With a Potential Acquisition
Posted on 17 January 2014 by Andrei
In this industry, developing the habit of buying domains due to a “man, I’d love to own it!” or “everyone would envy me if I’d own it!” impulse is a surefire way to lose money in the long run.
Do you want “trophy” domains or good acquisitions?
