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~ Example #3: Country Code Extensions ~

Beaches.sc (also mine) is the domain up for appraisal. On first sight, you might say "Registration fee; the extension hurts it." However, upon using your friend Google to research the .sc extension, you find that the ext. was created for the Seychelles, a beautiful French archipelago and a great tourist/vacation destination. In your appraisal, you should include that because the U.S. market for tourism to French lands is down at the moment because we're munching on freedom fries, beaches.sc could be used as .South Carolina.
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Hi

Very good article especially for a noob like me, I read anything I can. One point about the Seychelles archipelago though, it has been an independant republic from both the U.K. and France for more than a quarter of a century, way before the Franco-American Iraq war confrontation at the U.N.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Seychelles

Thanks for the great article.

Patrick

uliss

Keyword frequency in search can be determined using the Overture search frequency tool. The more searches conducted on a particular keyword or set of keywords, the more valuble that keyword or set of keywords is as a domain name.


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allroundguy

All over the Internet related forums people keep mixing domain name with web content. If a name is important, the price goes with the name.
If a web (content) is important, the price goes with the web (content). If a web gets another domain, PR, SERP, etc. will normally not change because of that. If the domain stays the same and content changes, PR, SERP etc. normally do change. It is up to potential buyers to decide what is important. Appraisers can't know it, and it would be really stupid to tell them.

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YesBrilliant

A really great article this one.

Hope members continue contributing.

allroundguy

In a search, people type in the keywords they think are related to the item that they are looking for. If somebody wants information about "water beds", he/she could begin by trying "waterbed.com" and "waterbeds.com", then "waterbed.info", and down all the over 100 TLD's. After that, maybe, "bed.com" - "beds.com", down the row again. Still, it takes reading lots of webs.
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This is not so silly, and it often works.
After all, typing "water" and "bed" in a search engine brings up so many results that the filtering may take just as long as the first method. And, again, each web needs to be browsed to find out if it is useful for our purpose.
Typically, we may find what we want on a domain named something like "sleepwell.com", "sleep.it, "sleep-on-water.info.
Domain appraising is a matter of absolute subjectivity.

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VS

Greetings to everyone. Being new here I just want to say that I really appreciate the quality of a post like this.

One thing about domain name appraisals that puzzles me is why the free online domain appraisal services often put such a high value on domain names. What's in it for them to give such inflated values? I know a domain name is usually just worth whatever you can get for it, unless of course it is a very valuable keyword domain name, or of utmost value to a particular buyer. Just curious.

skyraider

I think that it can be an attempt to drive up prices by creating the impression that a domain is more valuable than it would ever go for. But most of the time, it seems to be that the site owner simply does not take into account all of the factors we have discussed in this thread.

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stub

What would an LLL.us which actually spells a persons name be worth?

Sam

oops wrong thread

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kubativity

Great article.

One thing i dont get is why do you show .us as a cctld example but no mention of some of the other cctlds? I believe .de and .co.uk are more accepted by their countrymen? .ca in canada is quite strong too. Also, what are your htought on the .tv extension?

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quillon

I've been assuming that the .info market is overheated due to cheaper reg - $2.19 at one place in particular.

For that reason I've steered clear of them.

Maybe it's time for a bit more research...


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Jane

stormydog707

Please explain.

Jon1977

There must be a joke in here somewhere about how much sucide bombers get paid....
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Something about Virgins being taxable beneifts?

Speaking as a Uk-ensian, I find .co.uk to be a very strong extension - when it comes to currency signs and the proper spelling of the word colour it can't be beat - but I must also aknowledge that the majority of web-enabled UK companies purchase both .co.uk and .com domains - I suppose if they can't get both for one particular name, they will try and find a domain where they can.

Just my 2P (no, not cents!)

skyraider

$xx means "2 figures" - any number from $10 to $99.

Similarly, $xxx means "3 figures" - any number from $100 - $999.

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omg good Job

danie1

nice article i'm new at this and i appreciated the schooling..

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Really nice guide. Thanks a lot, bro!

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Very nice info thanks

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Depends on the site. I think .info is more valuable on a informative blog or some kind of information source or news site. For a store or picture site or something similiar, then .us is more valuable then .info because .info looks silly on entertainment/commercial sites.

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theworldwinner

thnx that was helpful

DomainsBankers

Really? All this appraising by amateurs and even those who are not, is at the present time just a lot of nonsense.
People are entitled to their views and opinions. So nothing wrong with that. But to extend one persons opinions to a valid market appraisal is just rubbish.
Even if you were to survey a large number of people with a standard set of questions - after analysing and tabulating and manipulating their answers - you will still not be able to produce anywhere near a market valuation. (People in surveys from the general population are not the market unless they are buyers for the particular name).
In the Real World of Real Estate valuations most people live in a house or flat - but just because they live in a dwelling it certainly doesn't make them knowledgeable about property values. Real Estate agents often do not come close to valuing a property near market value - and at times even professional valuers can be way off. The housing meltdown in the US is sufficient proof of that.
The only true valuations can be from people with money in their hand wanting to buy - and then there may be a discrepancy between the Seller's valuation and the Buyer's valuation. According to the laws of supply and demand the market value will be somewhere between the sellers and the buyers price - and influenced by numerous factors - such as the number of buyers, other similar property on the market for sale, economic conditions, and things such as aesthetics and use value.
If a property can be used commercially then the revenue streams can be used to calculate present value using a discounted cash flow model ... how many domain valuations are made this way? Only a few isolated individuals appear to have even a clue what Discounted Cash Flow means let alone are able to calculate it.
Then when it comes to Aesthetics - value is in the eye of the beholder. This reminds me of when Blue Poles was purchased by the Australian Government and there was public outcry against the ridiculous price paid. Same again in respect of the Sydney Opera House. However, the market subsequently proved the critics to be wrong!
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The same stories can be seen in placing values on houses, stocks and commodities.
If anyone is to take this industry Domaining seriously then Appraisals and Valuations need to be put on sounder footings and left to professionals - who need to get qualified and be able to prove their credentials. In the interim - just ignore what anyone says about your domain in terms of VALUE -and put it up for auction to see what the market really thinks. (Use a reserve or seller option in case you would rather keep the domain)

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EvPal

As a newcomer to this site I found the article very informative. I will definitely use the tips. Good job and inform us more in your next.

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