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This stretch’s fresh TLDs: .Design and four Early Access

This stretch’s fresh TLDs: .Design and four Early Access

.Design enters GA and Donuts releases four more domain names.

Top Level DesignOnly one top level domain name enters true general availability this stretch: .Design went live this morning U.S. time.

The domain name is being offered (fittingly) by Top Level Design. You can read more regarding the hotly contest auction for this top level domain, and listen to Top Level Design founder Ray King discuss why he thinks this domain offers so much opportunity.

GoDaddy is offering .Design domains with a first year price of $29.99, but many of the good domains come with higher annual fees.

Donuts is also back in the game this stretch with four domain names entering Early Access on Wednesday: .Bingo, .Chat, .Tennis and .Style. These were all contested domain names and ought to do fairly well. I’m particularly interested in which types of registrations .Tennis gets to consider the future potential of other sports domain names.

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