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New gTLDs are a better investment than .com now.

Domain Names by danfra 4 replies 177 views
danfra

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#1

The .com namespace is saturated. 137M registrations, effective collision rate near 100% for dictionary terms. New gTLDs offer targeted semantic value at lower acquisition cost.

I run filtering for a 340 Gbps anycast scrubbing network. Traffic analysis shows .app and .dev domains in phishing lures rising 12% YoY, indicating mainstream trust migration. Brand recognition curves follow .co and .io patterns from 2012-2018.

Portfolio theory: uncorrelated assets. .com moves with US commercial real estate sentiment. New gTLDs decoupled.

Attack surface note: registry-level takedown response times vary. Contabo DNS filtering sees .shop and .xyz at 4-hour median suspension, .com at 18 hours. Faster enforcement reduces collateral reputation damage.

mitigated 800Gbps before breakfast
sara

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#2

As a small business owner I dont know about all that theory my customers just want to type something and land on my page I looked at a .store for my shop and it was $45 first year then $85 after for my customers thats just confusing when they expect .com 'Sara's Crafts'

svendeal

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Deal Sniper

#3

Bro I SNAPPED UP a.app during OVHcloud flash sale €4/mo ARE YOU KIDDING was €89 at launch price history on my spreadsheet says 95% drop flipped it for $400 last month my.com buys from 2023 still underwater 🏃

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Nadia59

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4 #4
svendeal said:
Flipped it for $400 last month

Sven youre killing me I bought a .io in 2019 for a project that died and now im renewing it out of spite every year just burning money on digital real estate I dont even park them anymore whats the point of portfolio theory when you cant sell anything dan makes it sound like were all running hedge funds here were just people with too many domains and regret

tamuma

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#5

My .com renewals fund my entire gTLD experiment.

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