.Miami is growing quickly, and I’m pleased to have picked up a number of good domains in it.
The .Miami top level domain name launched on October 2. It’s off to a good start, with nearly 10,000 domain names in the zone file. It’s growing at a good clip, too.
I’m a big fan of geos and went relatively “big” on .miami compared to other domain names. (Granted, big for me in new TLDs isn’t all that much.)
I pre-ordered 35 domain, including a couple that had small annual premiums, with several registrars. I can’t do an apples-to-apples comparison between registrars due to some nuance in how registrars do pre-orders, but it’s clear that GoDaddy was the best at grabbing names.
101Domain and Hexonet each got 4 .miami domain names for me. I had pre-ordered all 8 of these domains at GoDaddy as well, so they beat GoDaddy on these.
101Domain also won two other great names for someone else. Because 101Domain only accepts one pre-order per domain, and someone else had already requested these domains from 101Domain, I wasn’t able to get FinancialAdvisor.miami and DivorceLawyer.miami.
5 of the domains I ordered ended up being on a reserved list, so those were off the table. Other than these, my three registrars captured every domain I ordered except one.
GoDaddy picked up the bulk of domains, which is a mixed blessing. If there’s more than one pre-order at GoDaddy, they auction the domains off with the pre-order customers.
One of the domains I pre-ordered, PersonalInjury.miami, sold for a solid $2,550 at GoDaddy. 5 bidders fought it out with 51 total bids. I don’t believe the domain had any premium renewal price. If it did, it was the lowest tier of about $70 per year.
I won 6 of the 9 domains that went to auction at GoDaddy. One I’m really happy with is Orthodontist.miami. I had to pay a bit for the auction and it has a $69 annual renewal, but I think this domain is a home run.
To learn more about .Miami and geo TLDs, listen to this podcast with Antony Van Couvering.
M. Menius says
Over the last few weeks, .MIAMI has been getting about 300-400 new registrations per day. Name.com also came through in addition to GoDaddy.The real estate space in .miami got gobbled up quickly.
Andrew Allemann says
I backordered one domain name at Name.com (a premium domains). GoDaddy got it instead. So my sample size is really low.
Acro says
Not big on ggTLDs – is that even a word – but I love the .Miami logo.
mik says
What’s great about .Miami is that anyone anywhere can buy them not like other Geo TLDs.
So I’ve been slowing regging a few for the portfolio like:
MiamiProperty.miami
MiamiFlorida.miami
MiamiFl.miami
Andrew Allemann says
I don’t think including Miami in the second level domain makes much sense. Part of the point of having .miami is it already identifies the services as being in Miami.
mik says
Good to know but they could be worse ! What about nyny.nyc is that a poor domain as it’s similar ? Just saying for as Geo domain they weren’t that bad. Give a guy a break man!
mik says
Oh I forgot to add domaining doesn’t make much sense a lot of times in general anyhow! Mine are gems compared to most of the junk out there so u r entitled to your opinion as I’m sure all of your prefers r all that I’m sure!
jane says
property.miami trumps miamiproperty.miami
Any domain left of the dot which duplicates the extension right of the dot looks cluttered.
It isn’t a bad domain, but at this stage of the game while top domains are up for grabs it is best to think beyond how you used to operate.
Of course, miamiproperty.miami if it is significantly cheaper than property.miami makes more sense for a larger market who may not be interested in premium renewals so could be an easier sell down the track.
A better approach though would be using locations within miami attached to property for the left side.
eg beachproperty,miami, schoolproperty.miami, boardwalkproperty.miami
Marek says
Whatta waste of money.
mik says
So let’s see yours mate I’m sure u have some beauties too!
Leonard Britt says
I have lived in South Florida for more than fifteen years but have no interest in .MIAMI domains. However, I do hold some Spanish real estate terms in .COM for Miami-Dade county cities (Brickell, Doral, Miami Beach).
mik says
So u have no interest in .Miami so what?!! See what I mean when their are people like this who have nothing to contribute but some self important tripe with no contribution to the topic!
Who cares man?? This posts about .Miami and its potential not about Spanish .coms u own that is irrelevant!
Get a grip!!
Ryan says
See very little value in Keyword1Keyword2.Keyword3
mik says
Too bad!
thelegendaryjp says
Personally and I know a handful will see a good flip but over all most will lose. A geo specific extension has built limits. I mean while many outside Miami know of it they are not buyers, only domainers. Most people in Miami will never care. It is a novelty at best and not part or shouldn’t be part of a real online strategy. At least for everyone but the sellers of it 😉
mik says
A novelty at best?? Man who are you people?!! Look up alot of regged .Miami domains to date and many of the owners are from Miami!
I know domaining attracts every know it all on the planet and we all think we were right but do your homework before u spout off on stuf.
Its called your opinion just like mine and I prefer to look at such matters in as positive manner rather then always tearing the industry and other domains apart .
Only unless if others see fit to bash my domains and with 10 years in this biz I have some experience so I’ll critique your junk too then if u post them!
Most domainers luv to crap on other peoples domains cause it doesn’t fit their business model or they are simply jealous and luv to rip apart others product! Or they are just plain jerkoffs to start with!
U have an opinion and so do I! My domains are as good as yours or just as bad so take that as u will.
Keyword 1 – f
Keyword 2 – u
Keyword 3 – 2
mik says
I forgot too add, .Miami is supposedly a novelty gtld coming from a dude wearing a banana!!!
Yea sure, domaining is certainly a bastion for rational thought.
I’ve said enough!
thelegendaryjp says
Please have a seat at the front of the class because you are now in school.
1. Just because people in Miami during a launch register names does not mean it is not a novelty. In fact I would bet it dies down quickly and 99% of you are left with a loss.
2. I have done my homework, I have learned many lessons, lessons you apparently have yet to learn. Yet googling who I am for starters before attacking me.
3. I am not tearing the industry apart you are being overly dramatic. The truth just hurts is all.
4. I am not bashing your domains, if anything I hope you learn from this in the near future, say approx 12 months. I will not post all my junk but if by junk you mean LL.com LLL.com NN.com and so many generic and premium combos I have literally forgotten them all, I suppose I could.
5. I am not jealous and not ripping your domains apart. I think you are being overly sensitive to an opinion.
6. NO your domain are NOT as good as mine and NO I do not own names nearly as bad.
I have no idea how becoming vulgar with a f u 2 remark helps your case but I do not do detention so that was the bell, schools out.
mik says
U r the man er fruit !
page howe says
i think the geos get more real use than some of the other shared tlds , or new g’s
it hints at the biggest trend going forward form domain name investors, consolidating all your social media under one roof.. hey and it was there all the time a domain name.
more on real life users of .la for Los Angeles here
https://www.pinterest.com/dnresale/la-domain-names-la-websites-and-use-cases-2015/
karl says
Listen, I hear u on the Geo issue not using Miami left of the dot but for example Miamiproperty.miami had to be regged by someone and it happens to cover the entire generic miami property niche. This is a decent domain whatever anyone says imo!
Plus the fact is property dot Miami is a premium domain and was regged by someone else capitalized on it and its an obviously better domain so I regged the next best one IMO.
The reason I get teed off with commentors bashing my domains is not that I can’t except criticism it’s that the domains do not warrant such criticsm!
As I said prior if I had posted newyorkny.NYC then I’m sure it would be raved as being a great reg but for some reason when I ,not being in the inner domain guru circle is most likely why BTW, posts a great domain like MiamiFl.Miami , its bashed for being a waste of $$!
Well folks someone had to reg it and it was me so some of you are either just jealous you don’t have it or you are simply a critic of any domain that doesn’t fit your domain building working model.
Jane is the only ones so far who said it wasn’t a bad domain and I appreciate some positive remarks but as far as ripping my domains as junk and a waste of my $ I will back up my rational for regging such!
However with that said I am NOT regging anymore domains with Miami left off the dot as I too realize even before I bought any .miami domains its not the way to go , however for these 3 I happen to own it was an obvious choice for me to reg.
Its all good people !
TK says
As it stands, and has for many years, and I thin will remain until they have the balls to overhaul the entire engine, your domain name and or URL is the #1 most important keyword signal to googlebot PERIOD. Those of you who don’t agree, well, you just don’t have 22 years of experience under your belt.
The only attempt google has made at suppressing the keyword rich domain signal, was added a few years ago. All it did was add weight to keyword rich domains for a given period of time. I have no way of knowing exactly how long, but my experience has shown it to be about 8 months. Over the time, if your site is properly, and I don’t use that term lightly, PROPERLY optimized for on-page organic ranking, good fresh content, citations, etc., you will dominate related key phrases and even with synonymous searches.
That is why ANY city level domain name is important right now, and just might remain important in years to come.
Shame on you thread jacking jerks that know nothing of optimization values.
Joe Mizereck says
I like the geo names and stocked up on .miami. http://www.domainnamedeals.miami
Wally says
Another long time domainer here checking to confirm that I think the .Miami tld is donkey-arse stupid. Offer a ton of them to me for free and I would say no cuz of the renewal fee, that’s how bad they are. Really stupid idea IMHO. Good luck to those of you who have more money than brains.
Novice says
I may have gone a bit overboard on the .Miami extension. I picked up over 800 .Miami domain names. Below are some of what I believe are my better ones:
Abundance.Miami
AcidReflux.Miami
AdultDating.Miami
Adventures.Miami
Amenities.Miami
AllIn.Miami
Arcade.Miami
Arcades.Miami
AutoAccident.Miami
AutoBody.Miami
AutoLoan.Miami
AutoLoans.Miami
BabyBoomer.Miami
BabyBoomers.MiamiBargain.Miami
BackPain.Miami
BackSurgery.Miami
BeachfrontCondo.Miami
BeachfrontProperty.Miami
Biotechnology.Miami
Bookie.Miami
Bookies.Miami
BreastReconstruction.Miami
Broadcasting.Miami
Buyer.Miami
Buyers.Miami
Cabaret.Miami
Cabarets.Miami
CastingCall.Miami
Cigarettes.miami
Comic.Miami
Comedians.Miami
Comedian.Miami
Cognac.Miami
CondoListing.Miami
CondoListings.Miami
Coroner.Miami
Crazy.Miami
ClubPromoter.Miami
ClubPromoters.Miami
DentalSurgery.Miami
DanceFloor.Miami
Decorator.Miami
Decorators.Miami
Direction.Miami
Directions.Miami
Discos.Miami
DiveBar.Miami
DiveBars.Miami
District.Miami
Districts.Miami
Donation.Miami
Donations.Miami
DragQueen.Miami
DragQueens.Miami
E-Cig.Miami
E-Cigs.Miami
Ecigs.Miami
Engaged.Miami
Engagement.Miami
Engagements.Miami
Escrow.Miami
Erotica.Miami
eSports.Miami
Exciting.Miami
FastFood.Miami
FastFoods.Miami
Follower.Miami
Following.Miami
GayBar.Miami
GayClub.Miami
Glitz.Miami
Hacker.Miami
Hacking.Miami
HairLoss.Miami
HealthPlan.Miami
HealthPlans.Miami
Humidors.Miami
ImmigrationAttorneys.Miami
Laundromat.Miami
Laundromats.Miami
LiquorLicense.Miami
LiveEntertainment.Miami
LiveEvents.Miami
LiveStreaming.Miami
Mamacita.Miami
Migraine.Miami
Migraines.Miami
MixedMartialArts.Miami
MoneyTransfer.Miami
Mopeds.Miami
MortgateLoans.Miami
NightClubbing.Miami
NightSpots.Miami
NoseJobs.Miami
OnlineDegree.Miami
OnlineDegrees.Miami
Payments.Miami
PersonalLoans.Miami
PhysicalTherapist.Miami
Prepay.Miami
PrivateEquity.Miami
Rates.Miami
Rebate.Miami
Rebates.Miami
RetirementPlan.Miami
RetirementPlanning.Miami
RetirementPlans.Miami
SailFishing.Miami
SailingLessons.Miami
Sciatica.Miami
Seller.Miami
Snack.Miami
Snacks.Miami
Spearfishing.Miami
StockPhoto.Miami
StockPhotos.Miami
Stream.Miami
Streaming.Miami
Subscribe.Miami
TableDance.Miami
TableService.Miami
TownCar.Miami
VipList.Miami
VipService.Miami
VipTables.Miami
WineCellar.Miami
YogaClasses.Miami
I’ve got a ton more. I didn’t start out with the intent of registering so many of them, but as I searched, there were so many great ones that I couldn’t help myself. I also picked up many not so great names, but all in all, I think I got a lot more good ones than bad ones.
Jeremy Grant says
Has anyone sold any for a decent amount? Im debating renewing my 10-15 .miami’s