Google Announces 8 New Top Level Domains Including One For Lawyers
Google has announced the release of eight new top level domains (TLDs), including one which may have a high commercial potential for law firms, others that are useful for academics and two top level domains that are based on file extensions, which might be problematic from a security standpoint
Top Level Domains
The eight new top level domains (TLDs) are appropriate for different purposes.
The eight new TLDs are:
- .dad
- .phd
- .prof
- .esq
- .foo
- .zip
- .mov
- .nexus
The .mom domain has been available to register since 2015.
One has to wonder why it took so long to come out with a .dad domain. Whatever the reason, here’s your chance to buy WorldsGreatest.dad!
How Much Do the New Top Level Domains Cost?
The domain names are available to register today, May 3, 2023.
For the next week the prices will be dropping in six phases until it reaches the base price of $30 per year on May 10th.
The earlier one registers a domain name the more expensive it will be.
Thus the most valuable domains will initially cost more.
Google’s Domain Registrar Six Price Phases:
- Phase 1 – May 3 at 12:00 PM
$11,500 + $30/year
- Phase 2 – Starts May 4 at 12:00 PM
$3,500 + $30/year
- Phase 3 – May 5 at 12:00 PM
$1,150 + $30/year
- Phase 4 – May 6 at 12:00 PM
$350 + $30/year
- Phase 5 – May 8 at 12:00 PM
$125 + $30/year
- General Availability – May 10 at 12:00 PM
$30/year
.Esq Top Level Domain
Arguably, the TLD with the most commercial potential is the .esq TLD. Esq is the shortened form for the word esquire, which is a courtesy title given to lawyers.
Domain names with keywords in them are great for quickly communicating to users what a website is about.
A local-based legal service can use a domain name with a geographic area and their field to quickly communicate that the business serves the user’s area.
But many of the most desirable legal-related domains with meaningful words in them are already taken.
For that reason, the .esq TLD may present an opportunity to acquire a domain name that is appropriate for a lawyer.
Many desirable domain names are available right now.
But they are available at early access prices, which means they cost at least $11,500 to register and then $30/year thereafter.
Source: Search Engine Journal
