http://www.thedomains.com/2011/03/15/right-of-the-dot-com-my-take-on-the-new-gtlds-the-next-25-years-how-you-can-profit/
"All new gTLD’s registries are also looking for “the second coming” but in their case they are not looking for the second coming of .com, they are all looking for the second coming of .Co
Why .Co?
Because the .Co registry, as Juan Calle recently stated, has already grossed $20 Million dollars and expects to gross $30 Million in its first year.
Think about that for a second.
Zero revenue to $30 Million in one year, during what still is a horrible recession for most of people all around the world.
How many businesses can go from $0 to $30 Million in one year?
Not many.
So that’s the attraction of the new gTLD’s.
So for new gTLD’s operators that’s what they are going to try emulate, that is there second coming.
what other business can you gross $20-$30 Million dollars in your first year out of thin air?
So if you thinking of opening up any new business, there is a 56% chance it will fail within first 4 years.
However how many business have the potential to gross $30 Million in the 1st year?
Not many.
So if you see the amount of money coming into the space like I do and want to get a financial interest in the new gTLD’s, there are several ways of getting a share.
One way to have an interest in the new gTLD’s is to invest in some of the public companies that are involved in the new gTLD space like Top Level Holdings, otherwise known as Minds + Machines which is publicly traded over in London or in some of the back end companies like Neustar, Verisign, Tucows which will make $$ for each domain registered.
A registry is like a money printing machine.
Low cost.
Low overhead.
Huge profit.
Understand the business models and you can make an intelligent decision on how to play in the game.
Ignore the whole new gTLD process and you may do so at your peril.