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New gTLD round announced—applying or ignoring?

Domain Names by Carl 5 replies 205 views
Carl

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Rack & Stack

#1

New gTLD round 2026-2027 ICANN fee alone is $185K evaluation period 12-18 months then you need infrastructure EPP backend whois server abuse handling annual fees around $25K ive run the numbers for a hobby TLD not viable unless you have 10K+ domains at $40/year break-even year five power draw of the registry backend matters less than you think maybe 2U of low-power atom boxes the real cost is legal review and compliance one policy dispute and youre burning rack months on lawyers so im ignoring it unless someone wants to fund my .homelab fantasy ill stick to renting ips

visit twice: install and decom
Bruno22

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#2

Guys this is CRAZY $185K is very much money but we make a test no? I think is very good opportunity for.rio or.samba Brazil has many domains we register everything my friend in Sao Paulo have hosting company maybe we pool is very good idea who want join I make spreadsheet we put names is very good ICANN not so bad just bureaucracy we do I am excited very much

ping so high I wave back
PacketpunkUma

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#3

Bruno22 you are not ready for this! 185k is just the application fee! You need proof of funds! Technical expertise! Years of backend experience! I looked at this for.hack in 2012! Burned six months on paperwork! Got rejected! The only people winning here are lawyers and consultants! Save your money! Buy a /24 instead!

RO

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8 #4

Sir PacketpunkUma is very correct made research last month application is very difficult thank you very much sir I think maybe.id have better chance but cost is too much maybe next round sir

quinnbizz

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#5

IMO the math only works at scale YMMV but ive seen two previous rounds most successful were geographic or brand TLDs with existing marketing budgets niche community TLDs struggled unless they had guaranteed anchor tenants take it with a grain of salt but I'd want 500 pre-registrations at $50/year committed before I touched the application otherwise youre subsidizing ICANN for no return

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kimdle

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#6

Guys FIGHTING! But no too expensive kk my wallet is crying just buy good .com kk better ROI end of story

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