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Best New Domain Name
What is the Best Internet Domain
.Click
The New Domain
Update 1 April 2015
.CLICK is the subject of this update due its strong international appeal.
While reviewing the sales of each of the several hundred new gTLDs, there is only one that currently has the making of
a worldwide household name, and that is .CLICK which has remained in the top ten list of fastest growing gTLDs since
its general availability on 25 November 2014.
Click -- it's what brought you here.
The new generic top level domain (gTLD) .CLICK* has a 5% plus market
share in more nations and languages than any other gTLD, and that is important for continued growth. As of this report,
there are 7 nations representing 4 languages that have a 5% or more market share in .CLICK: Japan 24.1%, United States
19.4%, Brazil 7.3%, United Kingdom 5.4%, Cayman Islands 5.2%, Germany 5.0%, Ireland 5.0%. There is no other suffix that can
tout that array of interest. And from 1% to 4.9%, 11 nations and 10 languages are represented,
which is far greater than the demographics of any other gTLD. Another strong trait of this string is that it has one of the
lowest parked rates of all the new suffixes. In February 2014, it had a parked percentage of some 50%, but
it continues to enjoy lower numbers with only 27% of its domains parked by mid-April 2015. So there is a strong
demand from the consumer rather than the speculator, which can not be said of the vast majority of all other new extensions.
See also Why .CLICK.
| The fastest growing new domains -- the gTLDs |
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| Courtesy namestat.org |
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| The right side of the dot -- .CLICK |
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| CLICK is what brought you here |
While .COM and .NET are currently the dominant players
on the internet, let's consider other terms that have global recognition, which is really a very short list. Internet
language found in the browser is www, which means world
wide web, as we all know, and some other words that are internationally appreciated include CLICK and LINK.
The gTLD .LINK is priced at $13 and .CLICK $10, but .WORLD is priced at $40, while its premium names
can cost significantly more. Godaddy.com, however, offers a discount domain club, for a nominal fee, that allows members
to purchase domains at a 40% discount, which, for investors and domainers, can really amount to handsome savings. So as a
member, for instance, one can purchase any .CLICK for only $6.
In the pipeline remains .WEB, which has, according to interest polls, strong demand, but the release date
and pricing structure has yet to be determined. .LINK, however, rhymes with .INK but its nearly 50% market share parked in
the Cayman Islands does nothing to boost its appeal. .WEB will unfortunately contend
with many related terms, which is something that ICANN could have avoided. The present conflicting gTLD strings
include the following suffixes: Web, Webcam, Weber, Webjet, Webs, and Website. A fair question
is which extension will the browser default to with all of these similar spelled names? And if .WEB rolls out a general
availability price similar to .CLICK and .LINK, look for the two syllable .WEBSITE, which is enjoying modest
sales, will highly likely be kicked to the curb.
For anyone thinking about purchasing a
new gTLD, particularly if you are a domainer, it is important to start by reviewing as much information as possible.
Among many areas to consider, due diligence can begin by looking at the gTLD's history, precedent, sales, applicant, registrars,
parked domain percentages, and of course price. There will undoubtedly be many, many failure with the new suffixes,
and like the internet bubble that popped, there will also be the speculators left with the infamous title of bagholders.
*Percentages courtesy namestat.org, domain name pricing courtesy godaddy.com,
and comparative sales courtesy namestat.org.
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