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      Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

      .brothel

      Hahahahaha 🙂

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        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

        @aaronstuder said in Non .com TLDs:

        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

        All those weird ones, I think that they are basically useless. Fine for goofy sites, but avoid them for businesses. People can't even figure out that they are domain names.

        Except for .co of course, right? 😉

        That's not a weird one, that's a standard country TLD. The ones that have been around basically since day one, which includes all the country codes, com, net, org, gov, mil, etc. are fine. It's the weird, later, different meaning ones that are strange and no one understands. .biz, .technical, .hairsalon, .brothel, .carwash or whatever.

        .tokyo

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          scottalanmiller
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          https://www.key-systems.net/en/blog/city-domain-extensions

          How does NYC and Miami get them but not Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Philly, or LA?

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            PenguinWrangler @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

            @aaronstuder said in Non .com TLDs:

            @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

            All those weird ones, I think that they are basically useless. Fine for goofy sites, but avoid them for businesses. People can't even figure out that they are domain names.

            Except for .co of course, right? 😉

            That's not a weird one, that's a standard country TLD. The ones that have been around basically since day one, which includes all the country codes, com, net, org, gov, mil, etc. are fine. It's the weird, later, different meaning ones that are strange and no one understands. .biz, .technical, .hairsalon, .brothel, .carwash or whatever.

            I think I will register my business and my church with new TLDs. Both will end in .brothel Might bring church attendance up....

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              scottalanmiller @PenguinWrangler
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              @penguinwrangler said in Non .com TLDs:

              @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

              @aaronstuder said in Non .com TLDs:

              @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

              All those weird ones, I think that they are basically useless. Fine for goofy sites, but avoid them for businesses. People can't even figure out that they are domain names.

              Except for .co of course, right? 😉

              That's not a weird one, that's a standard country TLD. The ones that have been around basically since day one, which includes all the country codes, com, net, org, gov, mil, etc. are fine. It's the weird, later, different meaning ones that are strange and no one understands. .biz, .technical, .hairsalon, .brothel, .carwash or whatever.

              I think I will register my business and my church with new TLDs. Both will end in .brothel Might bring church attendance up....

              see if "churchofthe" is taken....

              churchofthe.brothel

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                JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                https://www.key-systems.net/en/blog/city-domain-extensions

                How does NYC and Miami get them but not Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Philly, or LA?

                Because someone has to pay a shit ton of money for a custom TLD, annually.

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                  JaredBusch
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                  The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                  This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

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                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                    @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                    The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                    This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                    Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

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                      EddieJennings
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                      I did a little digging on .llc. Doesn't look like that will become a thing. .ltd exists though.

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                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                        The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                        This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                        Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                        All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

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                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                          @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                          @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                          The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                          This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                          Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                          All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

                          It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

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                            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                            @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                            @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                            The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

                            This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

                            Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

                            All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

                            It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

                            The custom TLD can certainly be cool for marketing purposes in a business. For personal, yeah there are a lot of good reasons.

                            A custom TLD needs quite a few registrations to make it all worth it though. Here are some sample numbers pulled out of my ass.

                            Description Cost 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year Total Sales Needed
                            Setup $185,000 $185,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $185,000
                            Quarterly $6,250 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $125,000
                            Total $210,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $310,000
                            Yearly Cost
                            Per Domain $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $100 3100
                            Per Domain $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $250 1240
                            Per Domain $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $500 620
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                              JaredBusch
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                              So assuming a $20 per year registration fee as Google charges for a typical .com, you can see they would need to have 3,100 domains sold for 5 years to just make costs.

                              Down to 620 is you charge $100 per year.

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                                scottalanmiller
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                                I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

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                                  JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                                  I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

                                  And the above table is why.

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                                    stacksofplates
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                                    My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

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                                      scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                                      @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                      My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                      Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

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                                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                                        @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                        My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                        Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                                        What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

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                                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                          @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                                          @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                          My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                                          Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                                          What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

                                          GoDaddy is $15/year. That's a lot cheaper. $9/dom/yr adds up. It's not crazy, but it's a big percentage.

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                                            Obsolesce
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                                            Make sure you look for coupon codes for Godaddy. You can often (several times a year) get 2-year new domains for way cheaper. Sometimes renewals too.

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