General Availability Starting Today: .DOMAINS .LIMO .CAB

Donuts entered EAP general availability for the following 4 New gTLDs today:
.DOMAINS .LIMO .CAB

.Domains is targeted to domainers, registrars and maybe registries. This seems like a very small end-user base. The same is true for the other 2 new gTLDs launching today: .limo and .cab. These would probably be targeted to companies rather than individual limo or cab drivers. What remains to be seen is how much are domainers willing to spend on their exact match .domains domain name. Do you know anyone that might want to buy king.domains or rick.domains?

The following 4 New gTLDs are out of the EAP pricing and into the real (reg fee) general availability today: .SHOES, .CAREERS, .PHOTOS, .RECIPES. Click here to see some of the purchases made in the past week.

You can register a (.DOMAINS .LIMO .CAB) domain name using the Donuts EAP that is available in registrars that sell Donuts gTLDs. EAP prices start at about $12,500 and are lowered within the course of the week until they reach the regular registration cost after the 7 day period.

Go Daddy’s early access prices are $12,539.99 for day one, $3,164.99 for day two, $1,239.99 for day three, $689.99 for day four and $189.99 for days five to seven. After day seven the regular registration cost applies.

The Donuts Early Access Program (EAP) is designed for registrants who want to secure relevant, memorable domain names the instant they’re available. The EAP takes the place of a traditional landrush for all Donuts gTLDs.

Interested individuals, organizations, businesses and others can register names on a first-come, first-served, non-restricted basis. In addition, this program allows brand owners the opportunity to obtain non-trademark domain names to help promote and protect brands, register authoritative terms for their industries, or simply get an interesting and usable Internet identity.

Early access registrations are available for the first seven days of a gTLD’s general availability.  EAP commences today at 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time) and ends in a week from now, also at 16:00 UTC. Each week a series of Donuts gTLD launches, EAP will begin at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday and close at 16:00 UTC the following Wednesday.

More are on the way. In fact, Donuts will open several gTLDs each week for most of 2014.

As a reminder, each gTLD’s general availability is preceded by a 60 day process known as Sunrise, when trademark holders are able to secure their trademarked terms.  Once this phase is completed, the gTLD is open for anyone to register names.  Registrations are available only through accredited domain name registrars — you can find a complete and regularly updated list of registrars that sell Donuts gTLDs here.

General Availability Calendar

New GTLD	Sunrise Starts	Sunrise Ends	GA EAP Starts
.COMPANY	December 31, 2013	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.COMPUTER	January 7, 2014	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.CENTER	January 7, 2014	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.SYSTEMS	January 7, 2014	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.ACADEMY	January 7, 2014	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.MANAGEMENT	January 7, 2014	March 8, 2014	March 12, 2014
.TRAINING	January 14, 2014	March 15, 2014	March 19, 2014
.SOLUTIONS	January 14, 2014	March 15, 2014	March 19, 2014
.SUPPORT	January 14, 2014	March 15, 2014	March 19, 2014
.BUILDERS	January 14, 2014	March 15, 2014	March 19, 2014
.EMAIL	January 14, 2014	March 15, 2014	March 19, 2014
.EDUCATION	January 21, 2014	March 22, 2014	March 26, 2014
.INSTITUTE	January 21, 2014	March 22, 2014	March 26, 2014
.REPAIR	January 21, 2014	March 22, 2014	March 26, 2014
.CAMP	January 21, 2014	March 22, 2014	March 26, 2014
.GLASS	January 21, 2014	March 22, 2014	March 26, 2014
.SOLAR	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.COFFEE	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.INTERNATIONAL	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.HOUSE	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.FLORIST	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.HOLIDAY	February 4, 2014	April 5, 2014	April 9, 2014
.MARKETING	February 4, 2014	April 5, 2014	April 9, 2014
.VIAJES	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.FARM	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.CODES	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.CHEAP	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.ZONE	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.AGENCY	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.BARGAINS	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.BOUTIQUE	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.COOL	February 25, 2014	April 26, 2014	April 30, 2014
.WATCH	February 25, 2014	April 26, 2014	April 30, 2014
.WORKS	March 4, 2014	May 3, 2014	May 7, 2014
.EXPERT	March 4, 2014	May 3, 2014	May 7, 2014
.FOUNDATION	March 11, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 14, 2014
.EXPOSED	March 11, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 14, 2014
.VILLAS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.FLIGHTS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.RENTALS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.CRUISES	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.VACATIONS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014