Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket. One of the most popular and best selling keywords out there - Cloud Some Tech related statistics: 961,000,000 results for the keyword in Google using "Tech" 823,000 exact monthy searches according to Google Keyword Planner 110,000 exact monthly searches for The Cloud according to Google Keyword Planner "cloud" is the 5th most popular topic on the internet by domain count.(LeanDomainSearch) Sales The top reported sale with the keyword cloud is UpCloud.com for $100,000. The sale took place on Go Daddy in June of 2011. The domain is developed and located in Finland. LiveCloud.com at $92,000 is the second highest reported cloud sale. This sale took place in 2011 as well, this time Sedo was the sales venue. The seller looks to be Groupee, Inc out of Seattle. The buyer LiveDrive out of Great Britain. I think they have screwed up the forwarding as the domain points to WWW.com which is parked at Uniregistry. I sent an email to them to let them know about their error. Live Drive does cloud storage. The number three cloud related sale is CloudLet.com at $50,000. This is a recent sale by Name Administration, and the whois looks to still be DomainNameSales.com. The domain does not resolve. Cloud has also done well in the alt extensions: cloud.io 45,000 USD cloud.org 42,000 USD cloud-computing.de 38,280 USD cloudid.net 28,750 USD cloud.com.au 27,875 USD cloud.me 22,500 USD clouds.me 21,600 USD Cloud is also a popular search term on BrandBucket. Some BrandBucket sales include: Cloudelic.com Cloudico.com Cloudize.com CloudKarma.com Usage The keyword is very strong in usage, some of the most popular websites include: iCloud.com possibly the best know cloud related website on the Internet, owned by Apple. SoundCloud.com the social sharing leader for all things sound. Cloud.com a redirect to parent company Citrix New GTLD There is a .cloud extension The top reported Cloud sales of all time: upcloud.com 100,000 USD 2011-06-30 GoDaddy livecloud.com 92,000 USD 2011-12-14 Sedo cloudlet.com 50,000 USD 2016-05-18 Uniregistry cloud.io 45,000 USD 2015-05-29 Flippa cloud.org 42,000 USD 2015-05-07 Uniregistry qcloud.com 39,500 USD 2011-12-07 Sedo cloud-computing.de 38,280 USD 2010-08-05 Sedo cloudservers.com 32,010 USD 2012-03-14 GoDaddy cloudex.com 30,000 USD 2011-12-07 Sedo cloudid.net 28,750 USD 2013-11-06 Sedo cloud.com.au 27,875 USD 2014-05-28 NetFleet cloudapp.com 24,000 USD 2012-03-14 GoDaddy cloud.me 22,500 USD 2009-08-07 Sedo clouds.me 21,600 USD 2011-07-13 Sedo cloudcommerce.com 20,000 USD 2015-10-04 Pvt Sale b2bcloud.com 20,000 USD 2014-05-07 GoDaddy cloudticket.com 20,000 USD 2013-09-18 Sedo cloudit.com 20,000 USD 2011-10-12 SnapNames cloudsoft.com 16,756 USD 2015-08-24 SnapNames pcloud.com 15,685 USD 2013-05-06 Sedo pcloud.com 15,480 USD 2013-05-22 Sedo cloudchain.com 15,380 USD 2016-04-25 Uniregistry cloudclass.com 15,250 USD 2014-09-29 GoDaddy whiteclouds.com 15,000 USD 2012-11-30 GoDaddy terracloud.com 15,000 USD 2011-12-27 Sedo cloudmenu.com 15,000 USD 2011-11-02 GoDaddy clouds.me 15,000 USD 2011-07-08 Sedo cloud.at 14,960 USD 2013-10-16 Sedo lcloud.com 13,700 USD 2014-01-12 Afternic inthecloud.com 13,200 USD 2012-03-28 Sedo partnercloud.com 13,000 USD 2014-04-09 GoDaddy cloudappstore.com 12,789 USD 2011-03-22 Sedo cloudapp.com 12,600 USD 2013-07-29 NameJet cloudstore.com 12,500 USD 2015-09-10 Sedo cloudtalk.com 12,500 USD 2011-02-02 QualityNames thecloud.eu 12,270 USD 2012-02-15 Sedo cloud.be 11,968 USD 2014-07-16 Sedo cloudmasters.com 11,880 USD 2014-06-18 Sedo youcloud.com 11,800 USD 2010-05-28 Sedo cloudos.com 10,099 USD 2016-04-25 Sedo fcloud.com 10,000 USD 2013-11-06 NameJet cloudcommerce.com 10,000 USD 2013-11-03 Afternic cloud.to 10,000 USD 2013-10-16 Sedo phonecloud.com 10,000 USD 2013-05-15 Sedo cloudlab.com 10,000 USD 2011-11-30 Sedo cloudstack.com 10,000 USD 2011-05-03 Sedo cloudcontainer.com 10,000 USD 2011-03-02 Sedo cloudalert.com 9,500 USD 2014-12-03 Sedo themecloud.com 9,000 USD 2015-09-22 Uniregistry productcloud.com 9,000 USD 2014-01-09 Sedo cloud.co.za 9,000 USD 2013-04-17 Nokta cloudmonitoring.com 8,600 USD 2011-04-27 Sedo cloud.us 8,505 USD 2012-05-28 GoDaddy cloudrobotics.com 8,200 USD 2011-04-11 Sedo cloudtag.com 8,150 USD 2012-08-01 Afternic cloudsource.com 8,100 USD 2015-03-18 GoDaddy apicloud.com 8,000 USD 2014-09-17 Sedo cloudcomputing.com.au 8,000 USD 2010-11-10 NetFleet clouddj.com 7,900 USD 2014-10-29 Sedo cloudnine.fi 7,791 USD 2011-05-04 MissDomain cloudmigration.com 7,600 USD 2016-06-23 GoDaddy cloudstack.org 7,500 USD 2011-05-18 Sedo cloud.pro 7,000 USD 2013-04-10 Sedo cloudpros.com 7,000 USD 2012-11-04 Afternic cloudstorage.co.uk 6,795 USD 2013-07-24 Sedo contractcloud.com 6,790 USD 2015-06-15 Sedo cloudstorage.co.uk 6,723 USD 2013-07-11 Sedo cloud.xyz 6,600 USD 2015-08-24 NameJet cashcloud.de 6,550 USD 2013-04-17 Sedo clouddefender.com 6,500 USD 2014-09-16 Sedo agentcloud.com 6,100 USD 2016-08-21 GoDaddy cloudlands.com 6,000 USD 2015-02-08 Uniregistry sciencecloud.com 6,000 USD 2013-09-18 Sedo cloudfm.com 5,900 USD 2013-09-18 Sedo officecloud.com 5,888 USD 2010-05-17 Sedo g-cloud.com 5,500 USD 2016-02-29 Sedo cloud-computing.com 5,148 USD 2013-04-16 NameJet cloudrealty.com 5,000 USD 2016-08-12 Sedo zettacloud.com 5,000 USD 2016-06-09 Sedo cloudfy.com 5,000 USD 2016-06-03 Sedo cloudfilehost.net 5,000 USD 2016-04-09 Sedo cloudleaf.com 5,000 USD 2015-10-23 Uniregistry activitycloud.com 5,000 USD 2014-10-08 Sedo businesscloud.com.au 5,000 USD 2014-06-30 Sedo safetycloud.com 5,000 USD 2013-06-19 Sedo joincloud.com 5,000 USD 2013-06-12 Sedo choicecloud.com 5,000 USD 2013-03-13 Sedo justcloud.com 5,000 USD 2011-08-10 Sedo cloudforensics.com 5,000 USD 2011-08-10 Sedo cloudhelpdesk.com 5,000 USD 2011-06-29 Sedo ukcloud.com 5,000 USD 2011-06-01 Sedo cloudmeter.com 5,000 USD 2011-05-25 Sedo smartcloud.com 5,000 USD 2011-02-16 Sedo cloudcomputing.in 5,000 USD 2010-11-24 Private cloudchaser.com 4,999 USD 2013-03-13 Sedo cloudsimple.com 4,998 USD 2016-04-21 Sedo mybusinesscloud.com 4,995 USD 2015-02-26 Sedo cloudservices.net 4,900 USD 2015-03-30 Sedo cloudhome.com 4,869 USD 2013-03-06 Sedo cloudpop.com 4,790 USD 2014-03-05 Sedo *Data courtesy of Namebio
Please Lord, no "I have *cloud* in the King" in the comments I kind of like this blog post.... There are few keywords that will ever compete with the breadth of cloud, imho. Next up..... I'll have to wait and see...
I love this series Ray. Cloud names were great but in my opinion they are junk now. The gTLDs are going to kill their value. If I can register a brandable where the suffix matches that of a new gTLD then I don't buy it. Cloud, Tech, Media, Design etc........can all be registered in a gTLD. I'm not saying that the dotcom doesn't have any value but now you have competition which I believe will lower it's value.
Yeahhh I owwwn the most clouds in a .cloud domain: cloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloudcloud.cloud This .cloud domain includes the maximum possible number of 'cloud' (12 times + TLD). It's the biggest cloud.
That is an interesting point, something I have thought about a lot. There will be people on both sides of that argument. It's not cut and dry as premiums blur the situation. LLmedia.com is a niche I have followed and traded in, for full disclosure I still own 2 LLmedia.com names. I am always looking for these at reseller prices as all 676 have been registered for years. LL.media have a premium, I was going to get one before a domainer I know went out and registered every LL.media that was left months back. $82.50 renewal a year, vs $8.80 a year, plus Donuts may play games down the road and raise prices, not saying they are going to but they have that ability. I still like media,cloud and tech in .com, I am not adverse to getting some of those new gtlds but only at the right non premium pricing. Another disclosure, I own 2 .media names and one .tech with no plans to acquire anymore unless something great dropped through the cracks. I do believe this will be debated for a long time. I expected more .media and .tech reported sales and they have not happened yet. So it will be interesting to see how these extensions mature.
Been a big fan of cloud for a long time now Very informative article..glad I came across it..give me hope about my only "cloud plus keyword" domain
Premium new gTLDs with higher renewals don't "blur" anything Raymond. These pricing models make it hella confusing for regular people and even pros here. 99%, including myself, are not going to pay premium renewals. Doesn't make sense to me. I can renew good .ORG domains for $82.50. Registries will raise premiums after lots of drops. If something great drops and you get it, the registry can steal it. Had this happen with Name/Rightside even though they let the domain expire. Won't be doing business with Enom, Name, or Rightside anymore. It will probably be like the old new Gs. There will be registrations but not much development. The real beneficiaries of new gTLDs ICANN, registrars, and registries.
I said blur as in the lines of the debate @hookbox sees these names in .com being devalued, I still like them. The premium pricing makes things apples to oranges. The registries doing takebacks is not a good look and they should have the sense to avoid this. It's bad PR and a lot of people will never do business with an entity doing this, it sets a precedent for mistrust.
Yes, I agree. I will NEVER do business with Rightside. I will refuse to buy Rightside domains and I will tell as many people as possible what happened. I was going to build a website on that domain. Can you imagine if I had put monetary resources, effort, and time into that domain? Only to have the registry pull it back because, "F#% you, we want to make more money." Seriously?
How about from 2011: "BREAKING: Cloud.com Being Bought For $200 Million – $250 Million>" http://www.thedomains.com/2011/07/12/breaking-cloud-com-being-bought-for-200-million-250-million/
Great article tks The Cloud is here to stay and prices will rise across the board imo - regardless of how many extensions there are I have these and holding them for decent money DjangoCloud.com OnCloudNine.org Cloudo.org 365CloudSolutions.com Office2Cloud.com
http://domainnamewire.com/2011/11/14/citrix-assigns-18-million-value-to-cloud-com-domain-name/ Citrix Assigns $18 Million Value to Cloud.com Domain Name *************************************** http://sullysblog.com/Cloud-Peder-Ulander Cloud.com For one, having a top level domain brings instant traffic, awareness and, in many cases, credibility in a market place. We quickly went from unknown to a top of mind provider in the cloud computing space. ****************************************** Stay with .com period
kloudkast.com is a name I have. I bought it cause I liked it as a brand, but it is also kinda aged, as it is in it's 7th year,
.media is one of my favorite gTLDs. LL dotcom media names are great and will always hold value but I think the lower tier dotcom media names will be hit pretty hard especially when the new extensions gain more exposure. If I had a media company I would ultimately want both extensions and use the .media name. NameSilo has .media at $23 and $24 renewal which isn't bad. These new trend gTLDs go perfectly with certain right of the dots.
I love cloud names and have invested in them since 2005/2006. I think the iCloud.com sale would have been the biggest sale by far but the true price was never reported https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/28/did-apple-buy-icloud-com-for-4-5-million-its-possible-but/ The new extensions have had no impact on good cloud names in .com, and that wont change in the future.
Yeah thats right Ray, I sold quite a few of the cloud names I had (CloudLand.com, CloudPros.com, CloudCo.com, CloudGuru.com) and all have been developed which is great to see. I still have a few and get regular offers on them so cloud isnt going anywhere. I have also found german (.DE) cloud names sell very well with english keywords.
Cloudlet is actually a single word and has its own specific meaning in IT circles. I'm no IT guy but it's so specific in cloud architecture, I couldn't guess how it might be used.
Strange though that there are no historical sales for the keyword "datacloud" on name bio. I would think there would be at least one given the relevance. Also any thoughts on the plural. "Clouds"? Either as prefix or suffix? Thanks