Remember the .ME landrush? Well, that’s all done now and tomorrow, the auctions will begin. Yes, it looks like there were several people who became interested in similar domains, so now GoDaddy’s going to auction the popular domains off.

I reserved 5 during the landrush. And, all are going on auction. I’ve decided not to bid on them.

Why?

Well, 3 reasons:

1) At $49.99/year, those domains are already too expensive for me to maintain.

2) GoDaddy made it a bit difficult to participate in the auction, having to come up with different logins and all that; and

3) The whole domain auction thing just doesn’t suit me.

So, chances are, I’ll lose those domains. That’s fine with me. I’m just looking forward to getting my initial deposit back and investing the money elsewhere.

I’m curious to see, however, if any of these domains will eventually take off and make money for those who end up investing in and owning them.

What do you think? Did you buy some .ME domains? Are they going on auction? Are you planning on participating in the auction?

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Why .ME isn’t going to be for me.

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G is for…

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.

Also See:

• Top 5 Things To Consider When Getting a New Domain Name
• Poll Results: How Many Domain Names Do You Own?
• Open Mic: Domain Name Registrars
• Domain Cash Parking

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Will You Invest in .ME?