.Tips went into General Availability today and from the zone file it appear the new gTLD has surpassed 8,000 registrations.
Based on its numbers .Tips is already the 4th most popular new gTLD.
.Tips to me is in the same category as .Guru which has more than 38,000 registration and the soon to be released .Ninja and the later to come .Expert
The domains are priced at $25 at Godaddy making Donuts there registration fee of $185K back on day 1 not counting Sunrise and EAP registrations which are included in the 8K domain number but a much higher cost.
It appears the registry held back very few domain and that the collision blocked list was small, as many good domains were register
On a related note the domain name Yoga.Guru sold in a Sedo auction for less than $1,200 today
Here are some interesting registrations
401k.tips411.tips
800-222-8477.tips
advertising.tips
airport.tips
amazon.tips
amsterdam.tips
androidapp.tips
androidapps.tips
androidcasino.tips
androidphone.tips
asia.tips
asian.tips
attorney.tips
attorneys.tips
austin.tips
baby.tips
bacarrat.tips
baccarat.tips
backgammon.tips
barbecue.tips
bartender.tips
bartending.tips
barter.tips
baseball.tips
bedroom.tips
berlin.tips
birthday.tips
birthdayparty.tips
bitcoin.tips
bodybuilding.tips
book.tips
bookmaker.tips
boyfriend.tips
brand.tips
branding.tips
broadway.tips
brothel.tips
brussels.tips
burger.tips
buyingweed.tips
buyinsurance.tips
callofduty.tips
cam.tips
cameras.tips
campaign.tips
camping.tips
cannabis.tips
card.tips
carinsurance.tips
cars.tips
ceo.tips
cheap.tips
cheat.tips
chef.tips
chicago.tips
cigar.tips
citi.tips
citibank.tips
city.tips
company.tips
computer.tips
concert.tips
concrete.tips
concretesealer.tips
condoinsurance.tips
conference.tips
conferencecall.tips
connect.tips
conquistare.tips
consag.tips
consejeria.tips
consejo.tips
consejos.tips
conservation.tips
consolidation.tips
constipation.tips
constitution.tips
construct.tips
construction.tips
consumer.tips
contact.tips
crime.tips
cyber.tips
dancing.tips
date.tips
divorce.tips
dog.tips
doityourself.tips
domainer.tips
domaining.tips
domainname.tips
domaintesting.tips
drill.tips
drop4-26042013.tips
dropbox.tips
drug.tips
dsl.tips
dui.tips
dwi.tips
eventplanning.tips
events.tips
executive.tips
exellent.tips
fantasyfootball.tips
fast.tips
fishing.tips
food.tips
foreplay.tips
forex.tips
fresh.tips
fun.tips
funeral.tips
fyi.tips
gambling.tips
ghhtthrththrtht54t4t4465465465x.tips
ghhtthrththrtht54t4t4465465465y.tips
gift.tips
give.tips
gold.tips
good.tips
gratis.tips
greatsex.tips
green.tips
greencard.tips
grilling.tips
hair.tips
hawaii.tips
health.tips
healthy.tips
hollywood.tips
horse.tips
i.tips
i
instragram.tips
interesting.tips
investment.tips
ipad.tips
iphone.tips
ipo.tips
ipos.tips
ira.tips
jerseytwelve10220131056.tips
kickstarter.tips
lasvegas.tips
lawyer.tips
leave.tips
lifeinsurance.tips
litecoin.tips
lotto-ass.tips
luxury.tips
macau.tips
mail-made-in-germany.tips
make.tips
marijuanasmell.tips
medicare.tips
mega.tips
men.tips
mom.tips
mommy.tips
mutualfund.tips
mutualfunds.tips
n00b.tips
nfl.tips
nightclub.tips
ninja.tips
our.tips
outsourcing.tips
over.tips
p.tips
pagerank.tips
paintball.tips
pennystock.tips
pet.tips
photograph.tips
pot.tips
practical.tips
prague.tips
privatejet.tips
quitsmoking.tips
r.tips
reading.tips
reputation.tips
reservation.tips
rockclimbing.tips
romantic.tips
rome.tips
sat.tips
satcom.tips
savemoney.tips
saving-money.tips
savingenergy.tips
savingmoney.tips
savings.tips
schmuck.tips
scholarship.tips
search.tips
seattle.tips
sedo.tips
selling.tips
sexe.tips
sexo.tips
sexting.tips
silver.tips
slot.tips
snapchat.tips
snowboarding.tips
socialmedia.tips
socialnetwork.tips
sound.tips
spa.tips
sports.tips
sportsbetting.tips
stockbroker.tips
super.tips
tesla.tips
test.tips
texas.tips
text.tips
tiptiptip.tips
titsfor.tips
toyota.tips
trending.tips
turbo.tips
v.tips
wallstreet.tips
want.tips
washington.tips
weddingplanning.tips
weddings.tips
world.tips
zzz-andreea.tips
Right now we’re in a transient condition. Registration volume is affected by the sequence of the various nTLD launches, by the effectiveness of various PR campaigns, and also by market saturation / dilution and buyer fatigue.
But transients aren’t reliable indicators of the long-term, steady-state condition — which won’t be reached until a couple of years have purged the zone files of unwanted defensive and speculative registrations.
I’ll stick my neck out and make a long-term prediction — which is this:
.TIPS will far surpass .GURU and .NINJA and probably exceed .EXPERT in terms of long-term registration volume and the number of branded websites. “Tips” has remained a part of our language for a long time, whereas “Guru” and especially “Ninja” are faddish terms. .TIPS is less presumptuous than .EXPERT, shorter than .EXPERT, more serious than .NINJA, and less specifically oriented than .GURU. Tips can be offered an virtually any subject, whereas experts / gurus/ ninjas are only sought for a select few.
I think that’s a safe prediction. Safe or not, I’m on record making it. I’d say there’s at least a 50% chance we’ll see .TIPS overtake the others during 2014. I’d be shocked if that’s not the case by the 2-year point.
Michael@thanks for the .tip
i’m so furious that i mist it.
Thanks to you i was still able to register some:
accommodations
colorado
montana
wyoming
oahu
vancouver
quebec
stlucia
michigan
all in all about 18 geo names.
Thanks again
I agree with you Joseph on the long term numbers. Tips (which I don’t own any and have no other conflicts such as advertisers) will overtake a string like Guru or Ninja.
Excelent comment, Joseph Peterson i agree and register a few good domains like http://www.hombre.tips (spanish word for man, website its live..
Is anybody else concerned that the most popular domains so far are the ones that seem designed to mislead gullible consumers with an aura of expertise?
I suspect that when .guru, .tips, and .expert domains start getting used, they’ll mostly be used by people who couldn’t get attention without a domain that makes them sound important.
These TLDs will either help scam a lot of people, and/or get a reputation as the last domain a sane person goes for expertise.
@Michael Bauser,
It’s true that a .GURU or .EXPERT website will be “dated on arrival”. By using .GURU or .EXPERT, any self-proclaimed “guru” or “expert” immediately signals to the world that he or she is a novice — at least in terms of online presence.
That may not be such a drawback for everybody. If the branding goals involve a bit of anti-cool, tongue-in-cheek self-deprecation, then “Guru” might work out just fine as a name. In 2013, [keyword]Guru.com would have been sufficient. Now, of course, registering 2 domains will be the only sensible way to protect that particular name choice.
I don’t see any way to use .EXPERT in an ironic way, however. So that word will be in serious trouble from overuse.
.TIPS is more innocuous. It makes no claims on authority. So, as I’ve said elsewhere, I like .TIPS the best and expect it to surpass the other two in quantity of registrations and developed sites.
I just whant to give you guys a tip check in google en latin america and you will see a big diference en the searches the term .tips its very popular even in countrys were they doin speak inglish its not like that with .guru or expert.
since no lot people like .tips still aviable very good domains i just register http://www.4travel.tips