About Me & Brands.International
Brands.International is a website I created to display domain names from my private collection and to share articles I wrote on new gTLDs over the years. As an early new gTLD supporter and adopter, I am proud to own some of the best new domain names, also known as new gTLDs. Some of my domains are for sale or lease (I am open to offers), while for others I have an interest in developing them. If you are interested in a particular domain name or a potential joint venture, please contact me for a non-binding conversation.
Please note: as the internet proliferates, getting new good names is almost impossible. Therefore, since the beginning of 2021, I have pulled my domain names off the market, except names with firmly set BIN on the landing page or some names I offer on X via DMs. I might return some domain names to the market around summer 2031. I am not interested in financial offers unless they are high-value and from respectable sources. I am uninterested in your offer if I do not reply to your queries. I also do not give price quotes. You can best get in touch with me via email or X.
Marek Eckhaus
Owner
marek@brands.international
Marek owns domain names displayed on his personal website, Brands.International. He is a private new gTLD investor, collector, writer, regular contributor to Medium & TLDInvestors, and an active contributor to the Namepros forum.
Questions & Answers:
1. Important Note:
The availability and price of my domain names are always subject to negotiation. If you like any of my domain names, please write to me at marek@brands.international to start a non-binding conversation.
2. What are the new gTLD domain names, or “new gTLDs” or “new generation of domain names”?
Simply put, A new gTLD domain name is a global domain name that does not end in .com, .net, or .org.
Nearly 1,000 new options have been made available in the last few years. They range from professional (.news) to industry-specific (.photo) to trendy (.life) to international (.world) to fun (.guru).
3. Why do we need new gTLDs?
If you’ve tried to register a ‘dot-com’ domain recently, you understand the frustration. Finding a good domain name that isn’t already taken is hard.
It was time to expand Internet geography. Especially as more and more startups and personal brands are coming online. Everyone needs a website nowadays, and the digital city called ‘dot-com’ has gotten crowded. So, new digital towns have been created to support Internet growth.
4. Will having a new gTLD domain name affect my search ranking?
It can sometimes have a significant positive effect, as top new gTLDs are all about top keywords. Google has gone on the record saying: “New domain endings are not treated any differently than traditional domain name endings such as .com or .org. Domain names with new endings are shown in search just like any other domain name.” This means getting great keywords in new gTLDs has the same effect as getting great keywords in extensions like .com or .org.
Remember that being “found” online isn’t pegged to your domain name alone. It’s part of a bigger SEO (a.k.a. search engine optimization) that puts tremendous value on website content, page load times, and longevity. Be innovative and strategic with building, supporting, and optimizing your website, and visitors will come.
5. Who is using new gTLD domains?
Some of the largest global companies, celebrities, and professional athletes are now all-embracing new gTLD domain names for their respective brands and causes. At the time of writing, more than 30 million new gTLD domain names are registered worldwide. The adoption is accelerating.
Some examples include:
Alphabet (parent of Google) uses Abc.Xyz as its home page.
T-Mobile uses Tmobile.Careers for its global recruitment process.
The largest 2018 blockchain startup, Block One is on Block.One.
Financial venture Swarm Fund is on Swarm.Fund.
5th largest cryptocurrency Chain Link is on Chain.Link
Lady Gaga’s non-profit is on BornThisWay.Foundation.
Pro golfer Danny Willett is at DannyWillett.Golf.
Social media sensation Michelle Phan is on Icon.Network.
Soccer phenom Ronaldo launched Ronaldo.Academy.
Apple uses Apple.Watch to sell its Apple Watch product.
6. Purchase process:
Once the agreement is reached, the transaction will be carried out using Escrow.com, a licensed and regulated online escrow company. Escrow.com acts like a middleman, holding your payment until domain ownership is transferred to you. Alternatively, a transaction can be completed using the escrow service of Dan.com global domain marketplace.
7. Can I order an appraisal of the new gTLD name from you?
No, I do not give commercial appraisals. I wrote a detailed article about new gTLD appraisals here, and you can also check a few hundred new gTLD appraisals I have presented at Namepros for free during the past few years – I hope it helps.
8. Will you broker my new gTLD name? I will pay you a 10% commission!
No. I do not do any brokerage services for 3rd parties. Chances are I own better names than your name – so there is no economic benefit for me to get a 10% commission from your name when I can get 100% profit from my own names.
9. I am a student and want to get rich in domain names – will you be my guru?
No. You must read all the available sources; everything is now available online. There are no shortcuts to the try-and-fail approach, and no gurus can help you if you can not help yourself.
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