.dad .phd .prof .esq .foo .zip .mov .nexus<\/p>\n
The .mom domain has been available for registration since 2015.<\/p>\n
One has to wonder why it took so long to come up with a .dad domain. Whatever the reason, here’s your chance to buy WorldsGreatest.dad!<\/p>\n
How much do new top level domains cost?<\/h2>\n
Domain names can be registered today, May 3, 2023.<\/p>\n
Over the next week, prices will drop in six phases until it reaches the base price of $30 per year on May 10.<\/p>\n
The sooner a domain name is registered, the more expensive it will be.<\/p>\n
Thus, more valuable domains will initially cost more.<\/p>\n
Six phases of Google domain registration pricing:<\/strong><\/p>\n Phase 1 \u2013 May 3 at 12:00 p.m The word esquire (commonly abbreviated as Esq.), is a title used for lawyers in the United States.<\/p>\n The tite is used after his name, usually to mean that he is a lawyer who has passed the bar in his state.<\/p>\n As such, the .esq TLD is particularly well suited for use by US attorneys.<\/p>\n Without a doubt, the TLD with the most commercial potential is the .esq TLD. Esq is the shortened form of the word esquire, which is a courtesy title given to lawyers.<\/p>\n Keyword domain names are great for quickly communicating to users what a website is about.<\/p>\n A local legal service can use a domain name with a geographic area and its field to quickly communicate that the company serves the user’s area.<\/p>\n But many of the most desirable legal domains with meaningful words are already taken.<\/p>\n For this reason, the .esq TLD can provide an opportunity to acquire a suitable domain name for a lawyer.<\/p>\n Many desirable domain names are available right now.<\/p>\n But they are available at early access prices, meaning they cost at least $11,500 to sign up and then $30 annually.<\/p>\n Here are some examples I found this afternoon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n This is another available domain:<\/strong><\/p>\n Some may believe that an exact match domain name for your desired keywords is helpful for ranking.<\/p>\n But it is not so.<\/p>\n Exact match keyword domain names are not necessary to rank well in Google.<\/p>\n Bill Hartzer (LinkedIn<\/a>), CEO of Hartzer Consulting observed:<\/p>\n “I think inevitably many people will have questions about whether or not Google will give additional ranking weight to these new TLDs.<\/p>\n I think it’s the case that all TLDs have a chance to rank, and I don’t think there’s any reason for Google to give more weight to a particular TLD or domain that uses a TLD that Google offers as a registrar.”<\/p>\n What counts, for ranking purposes, is content and external signals such as links.<\/p>\n The value of an exact match keyword domain is in the unique way it can stand out from other listings on search engine results pages (SERPs).<\/p>\n In addition, conversion rates can improve because a keyword domain matches what the user is searching for, thus attracting visitors that are more closely matched to what is offered on the website.<\/p>\n Jeff Ferguson (LinkedIn<\/a>), CEO, Digital Amplitude; Adjunct Professor, UCLAA, offered his thoughts on the new TLDs:<\/p>\n “The set of doctorate, prof, esq is an interesting combination for the professional set.<\/p>\n As an adjunct professor at UCLA, I see something like this being useful in a number of ways.”<\/p>\n The two TLDs that seem to be problematic are the .zip and .mov TLDs.<\/p>\n Dot zip and dot mov are file extensions. One is for a compressed file and the other is a file extension for a movie format. Importantly, these types of file extensions are used to deliver Trojans and malware.<\/p>\n Jeff agreed, commenting that it seems like a “curious choice” to create TLDs based on file extensions, especially for extensions that may carry a malicious payload.<\/p>\n He remarked:<\/strong><\/p>\n “Why would they do something for an existing extension?”<\/p>\n However, many of these new TLDs offer a rare opportunity to register elusive domain names that can be useful for business, professional purposes, or even as a gift (in the case of the .dad TLD).<\/p>\n Read Google’s official announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n
$11,500 + $30\/year Phase 2: Starts May 4 at 12:00
$3,500 + $30\/year Phase 3 \u2013 May 5 at 12pm
$1,150 + $30\/year Phase 4 \u2013 May 6 at 12pm
$350 + $30\/year Phase 5 \u2013 May 8 at 12pm
$125 + $30\/year General availability: May 10 at 12:00 p.m.
$30\/year<\/p>\nFirst Level Domain .Esq<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nAre TLDs more likely to raise security issues?<\/h2>\n