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Five Top Domain Investment Strategies – Part 2 of 5
Jan 14th
Ok, this is part two of my five part series on what kind of domains make good investments. I hope the three people who read my blog will find this interesting.
Investment Strategy # 2: First Names & Last Names First name domains are extremely rare, specially if they’re common enough and people will usually pay a huge premium to get their hands on a first name. Last names are even rarer and have the advantage of the entire family using the same domain for email and other branding. However, buying one of these is extremely difficult, especially if it is More >
Five Top Domain Investment Strategies – Part 1 of 5
Dec 3rd
There are essentially five domain investment strategies that work better than most others. This is not information most people would be willing to share, but I thought I’d let it out there – if it helps one person register better domains, all the better.
Investment Strategy # 1: Geo Domains
City names, state names, country names in any tld are called Geo domains. Such names might be tough to monetize without development, but resale values are usually substantial and most extensions will get traffic and thus revenues. Generally locations with population greater than 100,000 are considered worthy of owning, but high value More >
The .Pro Opportunity
Aug 12th
One of the most under registered stlds out there with the maximum brand value is .Pro – only 40k or so names registered. Lots of top keywords available as well as some good geos. Plenty of opportunity there for people to invest in a global top level domain, even if it is sponsored.
Though .Pro is tricky – 1. It has nexus requirements – you need to self certify as a professional. 2. Not all keywords that would work in other tlds will work with .Pro, it requires a bit of linguistic and also a degree of gut feel to register More >
The dotAsia Debacle
Apr 17th
Well tbh, I don’t subscribe to TLD bashing. Its a common enough pass time for trolls and others alike on most boards. Some people do it to downplay competition, some coz they want to push something else, some coz its just fashionable to kick something when its down. But a really small percentage do it for educating the sheep (aka followers) who’re being led down the garden path by people with vested interests (not to mention huge holdings) in a particular TLD.
Some of the hype and hoopla on some TLDs really hurts some new domainers and wannabe investors. Its the More >
The Great American Snowe Job
Mar 6th
A new bill currently seeking passage in the US senate is trying to surreptitiously change the face of the domain industry and extend American ‘ownership’ on the web. You and me stand to lose any domain we own, developed, undeveloped, tm-ed, non-tm-ed, geo and generic… I kid you not.
Be prepared to protect or lose your domain names, generics or any others, specially if they’re .com or .net as those are controlled by Verisign. The bill goes way beyond its brief… if it becomes law, a lot of small business will be hurt and badly.
As I understand it… if you own More >
What makes a Domain Name Valuable
Dec 4th
There are a lot of factors that make a domain name really valuable. Generic / Dictionary words command the highest premium.
But here is a list of 10 domain appraisal parameters which are really important :
10. Search Engine Friendly : Would a search throw up the domain intrinsically. For example – if the exact search term exists in the name.
9. Industry Strength : Is this targeted to a niche or a mass market? A niche market product might actually have a higher value than a mass market product. But it basically depends on the prevailing PPC rates for that market.
8. Sales Value History : Has this domain More >
