Today: Proxy Bidding vs Last Minute Bidding / So who is the domain investor behind that username or avatar? /
IronRuby.net Sold for $4,050 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Hotel.repair – This is an interesting hack with the the new .repair gTLD. I could see it working for a hotel service/maintenance company. How much would you appraise this domain name asset for?

Buying Crypto Websites with some traffic – Budget: Up to $300.00 – If you have any crypto domains with a website that has some steady traffic you want to liquidate, check out this buyers guideline.

WhatIsOnYourMind.com – Check out this sixteen-letter, five-word, .com domain. Is that too long or do you think the phrase is powerful enough to have some liquidity in today’s market?

IronRuby.net Sold for $4,050 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a eight-letter, two-word, .net gTLD for a mid-four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

So who is the domain investor behind that username or avatar? – Have you ever wondered who someone might be you are thinking about doing business with?

Proxy Bidding vs Last Minute Bidding – Which one do you prefer and why? Check out what hard core domain resellers are saying about proxy bidding versus last minute bidding.

The number 1 reason domain investors use namePros – Take a look at what some domain investors are saying the number one reason is that they have been using namePros (some, for well over a decade). Why do you use namePros? Cast your vote in the poll, too.

Today: .MEN tld ~70% decline in registrations / 1YY.com sold for $7,700 / The Appraisal Of Metric-System.com / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Is it still too early, or too little, too late for emoji domains? – Are you investing in emoji IDN (Internationalized Domain Names) or just sitting on the sidelines watching? How much do you have invested in them? Take a peek at what everyone else thinks.

Domaining to Website development; how domaining changes so quickly – Have you found yourself going from quick flipping to long-term development like some other domain investors have? Check out what’s being said.

Gonads.net – Really? A network for gonads? You do know what gonads are, don’t you? Is this a domain name that has any value or do you think it’s too over the top to be monetized effectively?

The Appraisal Of Metric-System.com – Are you a fan of hyphenated domain name assets like this one? What do you think a mathematical related domain asset like this one could sell for in today’s market?

.MEN tld ~70% decline in registrations – Wow! Are you still holding a .men domain name or did you drop all yours too? 70% drop is huge. Take a look at what domain investors are saying about it.

1YY.com sold for $7,700 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a number + two-letter .com for a high four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Share your .casino domains – Do you own any .casino domain name assets? What are your best ones? Take a look at what other .casino domain investors are holding and compare notes.

Today: Domain investing and ethics – Are there names in which you would not invest? / To plural or not to plural a domain invest / I checked every possible combination of LLLL.com / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Looking for 4L Pronounceable .com only – Budget: Up to $2,000.00 – Do you have any four-letter .com domains in your portfolio you would liquidate for up to $2,000.00 in quick capital to reinvest? If so, this might be an opportunity.

OurTime.org sold for $3,100 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a seven-letter, two-word, .org for four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Domain investing and ethics – Are there names in which you would not invest? – Where do your ethics start and stop when it comes to different types of domain names available for acquisition? Take a look at where some domain investors draw the line.

I checked every possible combination of LLLL.com – I suppose there is always a chance millions of domain investors and speculators left a four-letter .com asset sitting to be registered, but not today. Four-letter .com’s are just too liquid these days to be overlooked.

To plural or not to plural a domain invest – This is an interesting topic because everyone feels a little different. At the end of the day it’s all about context and usage. What do you think?

Sold bankroll.app for $2000 – Wow! Check out this single-word .app new gTLD sales report for four-figures. Did they sell it too low or was it a great deal?

Tips for Domain Development in 2019 – Are you a hobbyist or end-user that invests into domain names for development into revenue generating assets? If so, this might be worth a read.

Today: NamesCon Europe 2019 Keynote Announced / 365789.com sold for $20,249 / Brainstorm.tv sold for $1500! / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Buying “auto” domains – must be .com and brandable – Budget: Up to $3,000.00 – Be sure to check your portfolio for brandable auto related .com domain name. This buyer is ready to help you liquidate it.

.Loan loses 1 million registrations in ~4 months of 2019 dropping to #4 among ntlds – Wow! Is anyone investing in loans? Did that loss affect your .loan domain assets value at all? Check out what’s being said about .loan.

Domain for blog: a long .com or one-word .blog? – Which extension would you choose? The .com or the .blog for your new blog development? Does it really matter or is there a reason why you chose the one you did? Take a peak at what some domain investors are saying.

365789.com sold for $20,249 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a six-number .com domain for five-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Brainstorm.tv sold for $1500! – Check out that .tv ccTLD sales report for four-figures. What do you think the domain should have sold for? More or less?

NamesCon Europe 2019 Keynote Announced – Is anyone else going to be attending the NamesCon Europe event? Check out some of the keynote speakers and other domain investors that will be attending.

Share your keyword “Society” domain assets – Are you investing in any domain names with the keyword “Society” in them? Share your best ones and check out what other investors are saying about this nich keyword.

Today: Seereisen.de sold for $66,258 / BrandXXXX or XXXXBrands? / Domain Battle Round # 17 – Thunderdome Contest / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Looking for one word .app domains. Up to $5,000 per name – Be sure to check out your portfolio for one of these single-word .app domain names. This buyer is ready for a smooth transaction.

Buying CCCCV & CCVCV domains – Budget: Up to $200.00 – Double check that portfolio of yours for a CCCCV or CCVCV domain that meets this buyers specified criteria if you want to liquidate.

FlexibleCovers.com – Do these products already exist or is it a new invention? A flexible cover sounds like it might come in handy for a few situations. How much do you think this domain asset is worth in today’s market?

Seereisen.de sold for $66,258 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a nine-letter, .de ccTLD for for nice five-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Domain Battle Round # 17 – Thunderdome Contest – If you haven’t been following the domain battles rounds, you might want to check this one out. Which one of these domain assets would you vote for?

BrandXXXX or XXXXBrands? – Which direction would you go when taking branding into consideration for a domain asset? Take a look at what some domain investors are saying.

Chemical Compound Dictionary Word .com’s – Have you ever researched chemical compound dictionary words to see how businesses are building them out and scaling? It’s actually interesting.

Today: How to build a domain portfolio website / AGHG.com Sold for $5,980 / Domain Battle Round #16 – Thunderdome Contest / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Tech/APK domains Only .com please – Budget: Up to $300.00 – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of these Tech/APK .com domain assets. This buyer is ready for a smooth transaction.

Buying SquadHelp Approved Domains – Budget: Up to $20 ea. – If you have any domain names approved at squadhelp and looking to liquidate them for fast cash, this might be an opportunity.

ModernCars.org – The two-words seem to work well with one another, but is that enough to give it any market liquidity in .org? What do you think this domain asset is worth?

Domain Battle Round #16 – Thunderdome Contest – If you haven’t checked out the latest domain battle round, you’re missing out. Which one of those domain assets would you vote for?

AGHG.com Sold for $5,980 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a four-letter .com domain for a mid-four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

How to build a domain portfolio website – What tips would you offer a new domain investor in building a portfolio website? Check out what some investors are saying and compare notes.

The future of new GTLDs – From .com to .blog? – What do you think about this example of an end-user switching their .com to a .blog because it matched their development direction?

Today: Butterfly.net sold for $9,700 / The nations of the .Amazon want the name back / Domain Battle Round # 9 – Thunderdome Contest / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Wanted: 2 Word .Com domains – Paying up to $20 each – Need a quick $20.00 (twenty-bucks) and have some two-word .com’s laying around collecting dust you could wholesale? Check out this buyers specified criteria if you do.

Brandable .COM wanted for term Grow/Growth – Budget: Up to $300.00 ea. – If you have any grow or growth related domain name assets in your portfolio and need some quick cash, this might be an opportunity for you.

Buying Exact match Social media marketing related Domains – Total Budget: $1,000.00 – Do you have any exact match social media marketing domain name assets in your portfolio you want to liquidate? If so, check out this buyers guideline.

The nations of the .Amazon want the name back – If you thought France.com was last time you would see governing body come after a domain asset or a new gTLD extension, don’t miss out on this one. The domino effect is bound to start happening.

Domain Battle Round # 9 – Thunderdome Contest – It’s time for the domain battle round #9. If you haven’t voted for the one you think has the best value yet, take a minute to click the vote button.

Why is your domain worth your asking price? – How did you get to the asking price on your domain name asset? Take a look at what some domain investors are saying about how they evaluated their domain asset and compare notes.

Butterfly.net sold for $9,700 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a nine-letter, single-word, .net domain for a high-four-figures. Do you think it should have sol for more or less than what it sold for?

Today: Share your green .com or .org domains / SportsBettingApps.com sold for $12,500 / For anyone thinking about hosting your own landing pages / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

The best months for selling domains – Have you been selling domain names for a while and think you have a grasp on when the busy inquiry months are? Share your thoughts and check out what other domain investors are saying the best months are.

Single letter .win sells for $22,500 – There’s an interesting single-letter .win new gTLD sales report. Did you think that a single-letter .win would be worth that much?

.horse SHOWCASE and DISCUSSION – Are you investing in any .horse domain names? Which ones are your favorite? Take a look at what some .horse investors own and compare notes.

SportsBettingApps.com sold for $12,500 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a seventeen-letter, three-word, .com domain for five-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Share your green .com or .org domains – Are you investing into any green related domain names? If so, which ones? Share some of your best green domain name assets and check out what other domain investors own.

For anyone thinking about hosting your own landing pages – Are you currently or thinking about building out your own domain name landing/sales pages? If so, this might be interesting to you.

Potential legal pitfalls for a US resident using a Canadian based domain name registrar – Are there any U.S. resident domain name investors reading this with experience using a Canadian registrar before? What was your experience? Take a look at what some domain investors are saying.

Today: Short hacks versus .com – Questions and Answers / Forent.com sold for $7,108 / New New .BEST Domains for $2.75 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today!

Web design wanted – Budget: Up to $1,500.00 – Are you a website developer with the skill sets to build out an interactive domain industry related website within this buyers budget? Check out their guideline to find out more.

.baby now available for registrations – Yet another new gTLD to add to the mix. Are you going to register a .baby domain name asset? Which one would you choose?

Calling all .com owners, do you dabble? – Is your domain portfolio 99% .com and 1% new gTLD’s? Which new GTLD’s did you go for to break the .com cycle and why? Check out what some domain investors are saying.

Forent.com sold for $7,108 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a six-letter, brandable, .com domain for a high-four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

New .BEST Domains for $2.75 – If you have been on the fence and thing about registering a .best new gTLD, this promotion might come in handy.

Short hacks versus .com – Questions and Answers – Are you investing into short hack domain names instead of the .come version due to the length of the domain? How do you determine the value difference?

“Go Big Or Stay In Bed” …..Coach Speak Investing – Are you investing in popular coach speak phrases? Do you think this is a niche that has some potential? Check out what some domain investors think about it.

… or why we can’t even use new gTLDs for April Fools’ Day purposes 🙂

Seriously, with new gTLD domainer to domainer sales being so darn rare, this headline is so hard to believe that not even the most gullible newbie domainers would take it seriously.

In other words, here we are, in the FIFTH year of ICANN’s glorious new gTLD experiment and we can’t even use most of them to get a good laugh out of people… if nothing else, I believe this makes it clear on just how many levels this entire new gTLD thing has failed.

Could things have been different?

I don’t know, maybe.

At the very least, they could have been a little bit less ridiculous. Perhaps they could have:

A) released a LOT less new gTLDs, as in less than 10% of the current number

B) decided not to release confusingly similar strings… if you want a good joke, forget about this post’s title, just think about the fact that some people thought it would be a great idea for .Law, .Lawyer, .Lawyers, .Attorney, .Attorneys, .Legal, .Esq and maybe even others that I forgot about to co-exist… what could possibly go wrong, right?

C) try to avoid extreme pricing confusion: is this a premium registration fee *and* premium renewal fee domain? Or just a one-time premium registration fee name? Perhaps domain promo which involves a low registration fee but is followed by premium renewal fees? What do you mean I have to give you a kidney to renew the name?

… so, yeah.

Honestly, this entire train wreck left a very bitter taste in my mouth, just felt like a huge money grab from start to finish. Again, I have nothing against the idea of releasing new strings, knock yourself out. Am I going to invest in them? Probably not. But still, nothing against this idea.

But the execution… it still makes me cringe, several years after the launch. I can’t even think of a word that does it justice, “epic fail” is nowhere near representative enough. Maybe one of you is an astrophysicist and can come up with a metaphor as to the multi-dimensional failure this entire thing ended up being.

For investors, of course.

I’m sure some developers are happy with their new gTLDs, nothing wrong with that. Hey, I even kinda-sorta thought about starting a personal blog on “Andrei.Horse” with the slogan “That’s What She Said” but my wife didn’t find the concept amusing 🙂

So, just in case non-domainers land on DomainingTips after performing a Google search and end up reading this post, I just want to clarify that it refers exclusively to new gTLDs as investment options for people who want to invest in domains.

But even if you’re a developer, I’m sure there are several aspects that pertain to new gTLDs that make you cringe. If you just want to rely on search traffic and don’t care about branding, great… but if you’re in it for the long haul and care about creating a solid brand on let’s say “Best.Lawyer”, I don’t think you’ll be happy that many people who maybe hear about you on the radio will land on Best.Lawyers, Best.Attorney, Best.Attorneys… or, of course, BestLawyer.com.

In the end, whether you’re a domainer, end user, developer or something else, I guess the common denominator here is that this entire thing could have and should have been run in a much, much, MUCH, M-U-C-H more coherent and professional manner.

C’est la vie…