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Here Are My First 3 New gTLD Registrations & How you Can Register Your New gTLD’s Now.

December 5, 2013 by Michael Berkens

At ICANN I had a chance to get a personal tour of MindsandMachines.com new domain registrar site.

Mindsandmachines.com which is part of Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH), a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, applied for 100 or so new gTLD’s and recently launched its own domain name registrar site.

Not only can you register domain names on five new gTLD’s  extensions; Casa, .CEO, .Best, .Cooking and .Horse, but also .com .net and .org registrations.

Since MindsandMachines.com is also the registry and/or the backend provider of the new gTLD’s .Casa, .CEO, .Best, .Cooking and .Horse they are offering real domain registrations not reservations or expression of Interest.

Here is what MindsandMachines.com says about these domain name registrations which are live on their site:

“Not an “Expression of Interest” but a real reservation.”

“The master list of reservations is kept by the registry, the authoritative source.”

“A registrar can only hold your place in “their” line — and they have to compete with other registrars to see who will get the name.”

“But any registrar connected to our Priority Reservation system — for instance, Minds + Machines — is connecting straight to the master list. ”

“If you get a Priority Reservation your name is automatically marked as “taken” and won’t be available to anyone who doesn’t own an exact-match trademark on the name.”

Under the ICANN rules no new gTLD domain name can be allocated until the end of the Sunrise period, the time which trademark holders who have registered with the Trademark Clearing House had have a chance to apply for their trademarked terms.

So like any good domainer presented with a new site and opportunity the firs thing I did was start to look around and Based on my Domaining 6.0 post that the future of domains is in brandable domains, here are my three first new gTLD registrations:

BuyA.horse

RideA.Horse

Stallions.Horse

The three domains cost us €29.95 each for the 1st year registration.

We already own Stallions.com and therefore thought that since .horse is meant for the Horse industry it was a good domain to register.

MindsandMachines.com is one of the registries we chatted about yesterday, that is charging premium annual pricing (renewal fees) like the old .TV pricing model.

For example a very popular type of Horse, PasoFino.horse is priced at €5,999.95 priority reservation & 1st year registration.

Keep in mind that the company is located in Europe and therefore all of its prices are stated in Euro’s not dollars and at the current rate of exchange €1 will cost you $1.35

Each of the 5 different new gTLD’s have different general annual pricing and different premium domain name pricing.

Want pastry.ceo; that is a regular registration and will set you back €89.95, however cakes.ceo will cost you €479.95 to register it.

The registry like all other has come up with a list of premium domain names and priced them accordingly.

So its very possible you will find a domain available for registration at the normal price (like the one’s I registered) that you like better than a premium priced domain; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Remember our registrations, well a very similar domain geta.Horse is priced at €1,199.95 first year registration

Keep in mind that 2 letter domain names new gTLD’s are not allowed at this point to be registered by any new gTLD registry.

Any domain name on the ICANN collision list is blocked from registration as well for now.

Once again any domain you get is subject to being registered during the sunrise period by a trademark holder so you don’t “have” the domain until after Sunrise ends and you can’t use the domain until after Sunrise either.

Otherwise happy hunting.

Filed Under: New gTLD's, TLDH

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

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Comments

  1. Acro says

    December 5, 2013 at 10:50 am

    junkfood.cooking $5,995 – I think I’d rather have a burger and keep the change.

    The fallacy of new gTLD registries will be their pricing: if it’s affordable without silly reservations such as the one I mentioned, they will expand quickly. Otherwise, I predict an uphill battle.

  2. Abdu Tarabichi says

    December 5, 2013 at 10:55 am

    oldfrench.horse (€5,999.95/reserve)

    This is either a joke, or the site was hijacked.

  3. Michael Berkens says

    December 5, 2013 at 10:59 am

    A few more notes

    Not all new gTLD registries will be going to variable pricing .

    Some new gTLD registries hired ROTD to do their pricing on reserved or premium domain names.

    None of these 5 did.

  4. DomainNameSales.co says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:19 am

    I hope I can land Cock.Horse

  5. DrDomainer says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Good domain for me 🙂

    hunglikea.horse

  6. Domenclature.com says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:32 am

    “Not all new gTLD registries will be going to variable pricing “. – Berkens

    @Berkens,

    Two points: recall when I debated Mr. Stahura of Donuts here on this forum, and I vividly pointed out to him, of which he acknowledged, and to his credit, accepted, that Registries should not be dealt with in the abstract, that they are a known phenomenon, and that we didn’t have to wait to predict certain events regarding the new gTLD scheme. I believe he was suggesting that e.bet will be offered at $137 or so. Now, first predictions can be judged, we are all on record, and you chronicle them well. Sorry you’d have to find the permalink yourself.

    Secondly, I also mentioned that what one Registry does affects them all.

    Imagine the balls you’d have to have, in the midst of a release of over 700 to 900 auxiliary, or rather, ancillary TLDs, to charge thousands for what amounts to junk domain names, the first year, before the sunrise, in a completely dark unknown universe? If they can charge that kind of money the first year, what’s to stop them from jerking it up in year 3 or 4 to astronomical numbers for renewal? Nothing!

    So, I had accused the new gTLD people of launching a fire works show with spent pyrotechnics, hence no pizzazz, now I see where the show gets its bang!

  7. Acro says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:36 am

    Those that blindly support a crazy-priced gTLD extravaganza are equally clueless as those that fully refuse to partake in the new namespace expansion.

    Every premium (read: usable) .cooking domain is reserved. Sorry Minds+Machines, you’re out of both elements of your brand.

  8. Michael Berkens says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:46 am

    Domenclature.com

    Correct not all new gTLD registries will be going with variable pricing.

    For example your 5 time winner of Domainer of the Year, Mr. Schilling is not going to have variable pricing and isn’t even planning on having many reserved or premium domains in general allowing everything to be registered at their normal prices.

    As for your comment:

    ” If they can charge that kind of money the first year, what’s to stop them from jerking it up in year 3 or 4 to astronomical numbers for renewal? Nothing!”

    Correct the registry can change the renewal pricing for new gTLD every year after required notice to the registrant.

    So at the end of the day your the consumer and you can decide to buy or not to buy a new gTLD, which one’s to buy.

    At ROTD I can tell you were are not a supporter of variable pricing.

  9. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:55 am

    I am getting a kick out of this.. hard enough to get stingy end users to pull 5 figure offers, how the heck are you going to sell this horse.shit

    MrEd.Horse

    get it before anyone else! see details
    €1,199.95 priority reservation & 1st year registration

  10. BullS says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    Where can I send the check for poop.horse

  11. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    poop.horse is available for priority reservation!

    get it before anyone else! see details
    €1,199.95 priority reservation & 1st year registration

  12. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    blowjobs.horse is still available BS at a bargain price….
    €199.95/reserve

  13. Michael Berkens says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Guys to be clear and I thought I was, these 5 new gTLD are not something we are involved in at ROTD, we were not hired for the project, did not advice them and did not prepare the list, I’m just a customer like you.

    So its not my “shit” to sell.

    It’s in my opinion it highlights the difference between hiring a professional domainer like ROTD to hand prepare a premium list and hand price the list as opposed to having staff do it or pulling it off some keyword or auto generated list.

  14. 3Dprintman says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    After watching DomainSherpa today I was inspired to go register RentA.Horse. Umm, I think one can rent a horse….

  15. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    3dprintman, google will tell you that you just wasted $50. The fact the .com sits parked, and unsold after so many years will back that up also. That term seems broken for whatever reason. RideA.Horse is a better choice, do not think most people rent their horses to random strangers. Horse Riding, or Horse Rentals would probably trump your domain. You acted on emotion, and not facts, sorry.

  16. Steven Sikes says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    Good luck with your race.horse. Let’s see how it comes out of the gate.

  17. Mike Schrobo says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    Mike, you’re one of the biggest champions of the new gtlds and you only purchased 5?? And at reg fees? Not exactly a glowing endorsement.

  18. Kevin Allen says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    HungLikeA.Horse

  19. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    Mike, Gtlds will have their place, but these registries have millions at stake, they have offices, insurances, employees, etc… bills need to get paid.

    Many of these people were under the influence that these premium names would be available for reg fee like .com’s. These registries have blocked all the good names, and have used all your pre reservation data to block the others. They will price high, or have many bidders fight it out. Then you can continue paying $20-$xxxx a year in renewals.

    So far the only guy with a clean cut strategy is Frank, which all domainers can respect.

  20. Brad Mugford says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    A lot of the interest related to new gTLD is because the average person thinks they are going to get a top term for cheap. It is not going to happen.

    The registries exist to make money and will be maximizing their top terms via auctions, direct sales, and variable pricing models.

    This is going to take a lot of interest out of the new extensions.

    Brad

  21. DomainNameSales.co says

    December 5, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    @Mike Schrobo if Berkens bought 5 domains for every new TLD coming out, that WOULD be a sizeable investment/endorsement…

  22. cmac says

    December 5, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    these new gtld registries want to be both registrar and domainer by charging these premiums. domainers should view the new gtld’s as a threat as they basically want to take your job away and make it theirs.

  23. antonyvc says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    Michael, thanks for the write up. I’m glad to see a lot of responses, even if they are not all hallelujahs and hurrahs. You should also know that we will come out with a new release next week with a lot of usability improvements and (of course) some bug fixes. -Antony

  24. todd says

    December 5, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    I was checking out some names at MindsandMachines.com and look at the prices of these that they recommended. LOL What the fuck!! They got a crossed wire somewhere. My favorite is fry.horse for $8100. I wonder what fried horse tastes like. Probably like chicken. Everything tastes like chicken. LOL

    fry.horse $8100
    rot.horse $8100
    fix.horse $8100
    mug.horse $8100
    midcenturymodern.casa $1640
    saucepan.casa $1640
    renaissance.casa $8100
    washingmachine.casa $8100
    cuisineofethiopa.casa $1640
    carbonicacid.casa $1640
    gastronintesinaltract.casa $1640
    royalsocietyofchemistry.casa $1640
    mountainous.cooking $8100
    beijinginstituteofgenomics.cooking $400
    breastinternationalgroup.cooking $400

  25. Domo Sapiens says

    December 5, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Kool Aid…get your fresh batch of Kool Aid.

    stallion.horseS (which it makes much more sense) since it won’t resolve it
    will go straight to the navigator search box… namely Chrome/Google, Yahoo, Bing, Aol , SE’s and ISPs …

    if any of these New gTLDs succeed the confusion will be of biblical proportions people will start making up/wild guessing their own non-existent extensions
    freshMilk.cow
    Iam.sexier
    ocho.cinco
    Renta.Panda
    cheaphomes.SantaFe

    Good grief!

  26. Michael Berkens says

    December 5, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    Yes registries invested millions of dollar to make money, not to give their products away

    Shocking

    Cheap is relative was meet.me cheap when we bought it for $6K as it turned out dirt cheap

    Yet I get lists everyday and I mean everyday from “domainers” with hundreds of domains they are looking to sell and NOT ONE is worth a renewal fee

    If you haven’t yet done so go to domainsherpa.com and listen to yesterday’s session and pay attention to Mr. Schwartz and his comments on quality.

    All of you guys are so concerned about getting domains for “cheap ” that your willing to register 500 “cheap” worthless domains which carry $5K or more in renewals fees rather that one good domain for a few thousand.

    If you don’t think

  27. Michael Berkens says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    i can assure those worried about me that I will not be registering a domain in every new extension that comes out.

  28. Ryan Jenkins says

    December 6, 2013 at 3:24 am

    Registering these domains which are not cheap by any means is a road to bankruptcy this mind over machines company needs a reality check. Any decent keyword is about $2-$7k US, what end user is going to pay you this, nobody… All the while your stuck with $40 renewals…..

    There are about a gazillion domainers from India, China, that put reservations in for free, when it comes time to pay nada…

    Really .build, what can I do with it, house.build, builder.build, construction.build, home.build, materials.build, lumber.build, bill.build … They all sound stupid…

    Being cheap is one thing, but being reckless is another…

  29. cmac says

    December 6, 2013 at 8:33 am

    @michael, your point is well taken but doesn’t the list that todd posted above demonstrate that these new registries are employing the exact same tactics of trying to sell worthless domains for high prices?

    in my opinion, if a registry can’t profit by selling domains at a base price then they shouldn’t be in business.

  30. Michael Berkens says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:43 am

    @CMAC

    The list that Todd posted is all about one new gTLD applicant however, registries are definitely thinking like and acting more like domainers than like traditional registries which have been large public corporations.

    @Todd

    There is a type of horse called “Small Fry” this is what happens when you pull lists to built and price a premium list rather than doing it with live people :

    http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-2912629.html

  31. Ramahn says

    December 6, 2013 at 11:02 am

    @ Domo “if any of these New gTLDs succeed the confusion will be of biblical proportions people will start making up/wild guessing their own non-existent extensions..”
    This! People will assume any word can go ROTD. Its pretty much how this whole gtld program is being marketed. Scams, confusion and frustration will result. Winner=sub domains off of the matching keyword(s) in .com

  32. todd says

    December 6, 2013 at 11:12 am

    Register them while you still can! My favorites are asshole.ceo for $125 and fucka.horse for only 40 bucks. LOL I know asshole.ceo will be taken by the end of the day for sure.

    associationfootball.horse $8,000
    landgrantcollege.horse $8,000
    horsinaround.horse $8,000
    romancircus.horse $8,000
    airconditoning.horse $2,000
    whitewaterkayaking.horse $2,000

    asshole.ceo $125
    fucka.horse $40

  33. Jon Schultz says

    December 7, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    The fact that ICANN would allow such “domainer” pricing on any of the new extensions seems to belie the claim I believe they made that the basic purpose of the new GTLDs is to enable people to obtain good domain names more cheaply (someone correct me if that’s incorrect). In either case I agree with Brad Mugford that this is going to take a lot of interest out of the new extensions; once the press gets wind of it articles on the rollout and ICANN may not be so glowing.

  34. Jon Schultz says

    December 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    Furthermore, since this is happening with ICANN’s blessing it should legitimize “domainer pricing” so that asking a hefty price for a domain name should no longer be allowed to be vilified in UDRP proceedings or complaints filed under ACPA.

  35. Tom Gilles says

    December 9, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    An intriguing way to start generating revenue now. Will be interesting to see how well it works. Wish they would offer a direct reseller program for this.

    Domainers should be rooting for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry bids. No reserve names – straight to GA after sunrise.

    The Frank Schilling Uniregistry Gold Rush

    “Domain names not allocated during the trademark sunrise process or registry reserved in accordance with ICANN policies and GAC advice, will be made available to all registrants equally on a first-come, first-served basis.”


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