{"id":2030,"date":"2011-11-18T11:58:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2011-11-18T12:37:30","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T17:37:30","slug":"never-put-all-your-domain-eggs-in-one-tld-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/never-put-all-your-domain-eggs-in-one-tld-basket\/","title":{"rendered":"Never put all your domain eggs in one TLD basket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes down to investing in stocks, one thing you learn fast is never to bid all your money on one stock.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike horse racing and gambling, investing in the stock market is a matter of researching both fundamentals and trends.<\/p>\n<p>The same rules apply to the domain market.<\/p>\n<p>When one invests in new TLDs based on emotion or one&#8217;s like or dislike towards the trends of the market, eventually things can turn upside down.<\/p>\n<p>Putting all your eggs in one basket &#8211; <em>as the old saying goes<\/em> &#8211; is not the best way to learn, but many domainers have learned that lesson the hard way.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s tempting to register every keyword under the sun in a new TLD, one should invest in single digit percentages in relation to their total portfolio. 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