The domain registrar EnCirca just published a press release with a very catchy title; “Here Comes More X-Rated Domains”
EnCirca announced during the month of April, they are offering a $39 package covering one name in all three adult-related extensions: .XXX, .Porn and .Adult.
This works out to be $13 per domain name in each extension.
Considering they are currently selling stand alone .XXX domain registrations for $99 a year, that is quite a deal.
The policies for .Porn and .Adult will be similar to .XXX and are intended for websites with adult-related sexual content.
Adult and .Porn are launching simultaneously with four priority launch phases:
- March 2-31 – Sunrise Period for trademarks in the Trademark Clearinghouse
- April 6-30 – Sunrise B – for owners of .XXX Blocks registered in 2011
- May 6-31 – Domain Matching – for owners of .XXX domains as of April 30, 2015
- June 4 – General Availability begins (pricing is $99/year per TLD)
A trademark registration is not required for the Sunrise B or Domain Matching phases. Here is how EnCirca special brand protection package works:
- The brand owners order the 3-domain package between April 1 through April 30
- The .XXX domain name is registered immediately in April
- The .Adult and .Porn domain names are then registered during the Domain Matching phase in May
Brand owners who skip this opportunity will pay $99 per domain name starting in June.
These ngtld are pretty nice to the eye, but .com will always be the king in domains. It is the first that people have in mind.