There’s a new domain extension in town! Yes, the extension .ME has arrived recently.
New extensions don’t usually excite me, since I’m mostly a .com kind of domain purchaser. And, I’ve only experimented with .net, .tv, .info, and .biz before. I generally avoid purchasing alternative domain extensions.
However, today, I’ve decided to give .ME a big go. Yes, even though at the moment, it costs a whopping US$49.99/year to register a .ME domain (w/minimum of 2 years per registration) at GoDaddy.
During this time called a ‘landrush’, anyone may apply for the domains. After the landrush, domain names that are requested by one or more individuals will be auctioned off between those who made the request. The landrush ends on 26 June 2008.
I’m not sure if it’ll pay off, but I ended up with 5 new .ME properties today (pending approval). Actually, I had 10 that I really liked. But, shelling US$1,000 was out of the question at this stage for me. So, I cut my choices in half.
Now, how do I make money off these properties? Well, I have to wait and see. But, I’ll keep you posted.
How about you? Ready to jump in to the domain pool with .ME properties too? Do you think it’s worth investing in? Do you believe it’ll take off?
Some domain names that I checked that were already gone/unavailable include: Teach.Me, Bite.Me, Buy.Me, Money.Me, Feed.Me, and Give.Me.
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Wow! $49 a year. That is crazy! But i can see a lot of people buying domains like: Review.me etc
I’m not really sure yet. I’m a .com guy too. People often reject change as it’s something new. I kind of like my dot com’s. But I imagine you can probably get some great domain names with the new extension.
I may take a look at GoDaddy to see what they have.
Sincerely,
Jamie Boyle
Tom: Yes, it’s ouch indeed. But, it definitely has potential if it catches on.
Jamie: .com will still be the default one for ages. But, the problem with .com is that all the good names seem to be taken. So, who knows? There might be room for a new extension.