Is .mobi worth the reg fee?

lachlandv · 01-23-2010, 03:01 PM

I'm not sure if I should invest in .mobi, to be honest I would rather pay the reg fee on a medium level .com domain then a good .mobi because I'm not sure if there is really a market for the domain extension, can someone prove me wrong or is the fact of .mobi being a small market still true?

jamaltq · 01-23-2010, 03:41 PM

I think the best things you can do to see if it is worth or not as follow :
- You can check sites like Sedo if there is offeres for this TLD Domain .
- You can also check .mobi sale prices history by this link DN Sale Price- Domain Name Sales Price and History

lachlandv · 01-23-2010, 05:10 PM

thanks for the advice and the link for that matter I have bookmarked the link I think its useful now I can see the sales of domains, but the question still remains of if .mobi is worth it anyone an expert on the TLD?

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whoa just saw
dental.mobi went for 5k maybe i misjudged the domain extension?

***Jawed*** · 01-23-2010, 06:22 PM

I’ve got only two .mobi names and they are for defensive purposes but I do believe that it has a bright future.

scandiman · 01-23-2010, 08:01 PM

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Is .mobi worth the reg fee?

depends on what is to the left of the dot. Same holds true for all extensions. According to pool.com, over 50,000 .com domains dropped tonight. Apparently investors in the mighty .com need to pay attention to what is to the left of the dot as well. [/sarcasm] All too often people reg some LookAtMyLame.mobi and when it doesn't sell they declare the extension sucks when the real problem is their choice of domain name, not domain extension.

DubDubDubDot · 01-23-2010, 08:10 PM

The keywords still available aren't worth the regfee unless you have the matching .com and it is developed. Even then there are strong arguments against using .mobi, but the registry has gotten into the web design business to make the extension more appealing. That has bought them some time, but nothing domainers should care about.

***SpareDomains*** · 01-23-2010, 10:04 PM

99.9% of what I own is .com but I still hold a small handful 25-30 .mobi domains for the long shot, I only have mobis for things that I feel would be easy mobile applications like traffic, weather, sports scores, gambling, movie showtimes, etc... I don't think owning any old word in a mobi makes as much sense.

lachlandv · 01-23-2010, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jawed

I’ve got only two .mobi names and they are for defensive purposes but I do believe that it has a bright future.

Defensive purposes by that do you mean, registering all the extensions of th domain to avoid someone taking them?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/635778-is-mobi-worth-the-reg-fee.html
I hope .mobi does have a bright future I feel sorry for people that landrush into a new extension spend 1k and then find out the extension is worthless

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Originally Posted by SpareDomains

99.9% of what I own is .com but I still hold a small handful 25-30 .mobi domains for the long shot, I only have mobis for things that I feel would be easy mobile applications like traffic, weather, sports scores, gambling, movie showtimes, etc... I don't think owning any old word in a mobi makes as much sense.

Sounds like you are a serious domainer and maybe this is the way to go, just go for some serious keywords and leave abstract domains in the dust

***SpareDomains*** · 01-23-2010, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by lachlandv

Sounds like you are a serious domainer and maybe this is the way to go, just go for some serious keywords and leave abstract domains in the dust

Back when .mobi first came out my mind just thought what is something you would wanna check on your mobile quick when your out and that is when I thought traffic, weather, sports scores, gambling, stocks, movie showtimes, real estate etc... so I grabbed 25-30 that made sense. Now you turn on the tv and every other commercial is 3G or 4G so the mobile internet keeps improving so I guess it opens all categories up to .mobi but I still feel keywords that could relate to mobile applications will be stronger. I have owned my batch for a few years now and since it's a long shot and I don't own too many I'll keep renewing them until I see for sure how it pans out. If .mobi does turn into something strong I think I have a few gems, if not it was a small loss. Like throwing $100 to win on the horse with a sore leg might not pan out but if it does jackpot. I own mainly .com but I do have a few very strong .mobi and .us as a little speculation here and there doesn't hurt.

jamaltq · 01-24-2010, 03:56 AM

Here is examples of some .mobi Sale prices records :
CheapFlights.mobi $8,750
Stau.mobi $5,913
Casino.mobi $135,000
FCV.mobi $5000
Games.mobi $44,000
CreditCard.mobi $25,000
AutoLoan.mobi $8200

***Jawed*** · 01-24-2010, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by lachlandv

Defensive purposes by that do you mean, registering all the extensions of th domain to avoid someone taking them?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=635778
I hope .mobi does have a bright future I feel sorry for people that landrush into a new extension spend 1k and then find out the extension is worthless

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Sounds like you are a serious domainer and maybe this is the way to go, just go for some serious keywords and leave abstract domains in the dust

Yes, just to protect our business.

defaultuser · 01-31-2010, 11:15 PM

I thought mobi's were a waste of time.

All of a sudden along comes my brother who's in the network business... and he keeps sending me links to articles that he has that are ALL dot Mobi.

I'm beginning to wonder.... I don't know if he gets redirected there from the main site. Primarily it's mobiletimes.mobi

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lachlandv NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 311	thanks for the advice and the link for that matter I have bookmarked the link I think its useful now I can see the sales of domains, but the question still remains of if .mobi is worth it anyone an expert on the TLD? ---------- Post added at 04:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:08 PM ---------- whoa just saw dental.mobi went for 5k maybe i misjudged the domain extension? __________________ 750.im TrackingSoftware.info rehire.info WP7.org WP7.info CS6.info AmericanFlights.net PM ME

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01-23-2010, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamaltq Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 492	I think the best things you can do to see if it is worth or not as follow : - You can check sites like Sedo if there is offeres for this TLD Domain . - You can also check .mobi sale prices history by this link DN Sale Price- Domain Name Sales Price and History

01-23-2010, 08:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
DubDubDubDot Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,592	The keywords still available aren't worth the regfee unless you have the matching .com and it is developed. Even then there are strong arguments against using .mobi, but the registry has gotten into the web design business to make the extension more appealing. That has bought them some time, but nothing domainers should care about.

01-23-2010, 10:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
*SpareDomains* Business Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,450	99.9% of what I own is .com but I still hold a small handful 25-30 .mobi domains for the long shot, I only have mobis for things that I feel would be easy mobile applications like traffic, weather, sports scores, gambling, movie showtimes, etc... I don't think owning any old word in a mobi makes as much sense.

01-24-2010, 03:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
jamaltq Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 492	Here is examples of some .mobi Sale prices records : CheapFlights.mobi $8,750 Stau.mobi $5,913 Casino.mobi $135,000 FCV.mobi $5000 Games.mobi $44,000 CreditCard.mobi $25,000 AutoLoan.mobi $8200

01-31-2010, 11:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
defaultuser Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: In My Head Posts: 4,219	I thought mobi's were a waste of time. All of a sudden along comes my brother who's in the network business... and he keeps sending me links to articles that he has that are ALL dot Mobi. I'm beginning to wonder.... I don't know if he gets redirected there from the main site. Primarily it's mobiletimes.mobi

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