Which fresh TLDs I’m renewing (and not)

I’ve renewed most of my fresh TLDs so far, but that might change.

Fresh top level domain names have been out for over a year now, and that means those of us who registered them are facing renewal decisions.

We by now know early renewal results, at least from the biggest registry: for Donuts, early renewal rates ranged from 55%-72% per top level domain.

I haven’t gone big on fresh top level domain names. I have regarding 60 in my portfolio and I’ve mostly registered domains in generic extensions. Some have by now come up for renewal and some will again soon.

It’s only been a year, and I rarely let a domain go the first year. I’ve received a few purchase inquiries on domains, but not many (and apparently no one serious). So, do I keep them with a longer time horizon or let them go? Here’s what I’ve done so far:

.Club – renewed the two domains I have, Autograph.club and StockPhoto.club.

.Link – renewed all four.

.Expert – renewed two of three. I ought to mention that, at the same time I registered the three .expert domains last year, I also hand registered 10 .com domains ending with “expert”. I’ve renewed all ten of these (for the same price of my two .expert renewals).

.XYZ – I’ve renewed 11 of 12.

The bottom line on the domains I’ve renewed so far is that price matters to me. I don’t have to think long for a $10 domain; I do have to for $50 domains.

The same goes for the other domains I own: .website, .casa, .work and .click. If renewal rates are significantly higher than first year rates (which were all $15 or less), I’m likely to let a lot go.