I know it sounds weird but I’ll try to explain.
On the one hand, new words/terms constantly appear. For example, if you hand regged SocialMedia.com back in the day, let’s just say your retirement is paid for.
On the opposite end of the spectrum though, some words end up being used less and less, which brings me right back to our title.
For example, the word “cyber” was extremely popular at a certain point.
Naturally, domains such as CyberChat.com or CyberDating.com were amazing.
Do they still have value? Sure! They’re still very good domains.
Do they have as much value as they had back when the term “cyber” was hot? Not by a long shot.
The overall domain market is up significantly compared to the period when the word “cyber” was hot yet despite that fact, the top “cyber” domains haven’t appreciated in value. In fact, they’re worth less than they were at that point.
A paradox, if you will.
As a domainer, you have to understand this phenomenon and ultimately realize that just like certain words end up becoming more and more popular, other words/terms lose their luster as time passes.
August 29th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
so… if i get what you’re saying… although cyber… pussy… and online are three of the top fifty niches… i should not waste my 99 cent godaddy coupon to register cyberpussyonline.com because it might take three years to get my dollar back. cool.
August 29th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
@RaTHeaD: nope.
What I’m trying to explain is that some words go out of fashion, so to speak. If you remember, several years ago, the word cyber was very widely used.
But as time passed, more and more people abandoned the word.
Right now, I can’t even remember the last time someone used it in a conversation.
Therefore, the owners of domains that contain the word “cyber” noticed that even though the domain market as a whole went up, the domains from their portfolio that contain the word “cyber” didn’t appreciate along with the overall market and in fact, they even went down in value.
August 29th, 2013 at 4:43 pm
I fully agree with what you’re saying. This is most evident in the scientific and technology realms – new words and concepts catapulting to the front of the line, e.g., graphene, nanotechnology. As others have correctly stated, buy tomorrow not yesterday – or even today for that matter.