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This article covers 2019 sales of .com domain names that are made up of three or four words. The analysis is limited to sales reported in the NameBio database.

There were 49 sales above $7500 of domain names comprised of at least three words. These sales represent 3.9% of all .com extension domain name sales in that price range.

The highest-value sale was $57,000. Only 14 of the sales were at $15,000 or more.

Domain names in the health field represented about 20% of the sales. Betting, tourism, entertainment, food and general phrases were also common.

At time of writing, about 53% of the domain names had developed websites. Nearly 20% of the domain names were listed for sale again.


What is a Three-Word Domain Name?

I used data from the NameBio database, going through it by hand to identify .com-extension names made up of three or more words.

Defining a three-word domain name is not as straightforward as I expected. What about a name like Recipe4Living.com? Strictly speaking, it has two words plus a number. However, it seems to me that the idea is three words, so I did include it in the analysis.

A name like mHealthWatch.com was a tough call. It has two words and a letter, but I considered it a combination of three, and did include the name in the analysis. Similarly, I classified VeteransAndPTSD.com as a three-word domain name, treating the acronym PTSD as a single word.

Sometimes it is possible to interpret part of a domain name as either two short words or a single longer word. For example, blockchain is usually considered a single word, and therefore the sale of blockchainwallet.com was not included in the analysis. For similar reasons, I did not include golfsuperstore.com or crosswordsolver.com.

One sale I struggled to classify was orbitdownloader.com. While down and loader are dictionary words, I interpreted downloader as a single entity, and therefore considered this a two-word domain name, and excluded it.

How many words are represented by a name like LasVegasNightClubs.com? Strictly speaking, four, but in my mind Las Vegas should be counted as one entity, so I counted this sale as a three-word name. Similarly, I did not include TravelNewZealand.com in the analysis, interpreting New Zealand as a single component.


Sales and Prices

After these classification decisions were made, there were 45 three-word and 4 four-word domain name sales in the reporting period. The names and prices are shown in the table.

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Sales of three-word and four-word .com domain names in 2019 that had a sales price of at least $7500. NameBio is the source of the data.
Click on the image to see the table in magnified form


The names I classified as containing four words were HudsonValleyNewsNetwork.com, HistoryOfTheGame.com, HerHeartIsSouthern.com and eMarketingAndCommerce.com. The last one could arguably be considered three words.

The top sale was the name gambling-law-us.com. Interestingly, it was the only name in the set that included a hyphen, and it had two. A developed site had existed on the domain name for some years, with many backlinks, justifying the high price.

If we compare the 49 sales in this set to all 1262 .com sales of $7500 or more recorded in NameBio for 2019, we see that three-word and four-word domain names only account for about 3.9% of sales $7500 and up.

Only 8 of the sales were $20,000 or more, and just 14 were $15,000 or more.

If we compare this to the analysis of two-word 2019 .com sales, clearly high-value three-word sales are much more rare. For example, there were 19 two-word domain sales at higher prices than the top three-word sale. There were 60 two-word sales at prices of $30,000 or more, but only 2 three-word sales in that price range.


Venues

I had a look at where sales of three-word and four-word domain names took place. Sedo accounted for more than one-third of all sales. Keep in mind that sales from many venues, such as Afternic and DAN, are not included in NameBio, unless individually reported.
  1. Sedo 39%
  2. GoDaddy 24%
  3. Uniregistry 12%
  4. Domain Market 10%
  5. DropCatch 6%
  6. NameJet 4%
  7. Flippa 2%
  8. Vegas Opt 2%
The distribution is not much different than found previously for premium two-word .com sales.


Niches Represented

One of my motivations was to see if certain niches were more common among longer domain names. For each of the 49 sales, I assigned the name to one, or in a few cases multiple, niches. Categorization is subjective in a number of cases.

Here is what I found.
  • Overall the niches represented are quite diverse.
  • The most popular application was health and medicine, applicable to 20% of the sales. I included mental health and nutrition, as well as physical health, in the category. Names in this category include examples such as SmartHealthCare.com and AllStarNutrition.com.
  • About 18% of the names were related to travel or regional entertainment. Three of the names included the word Vegas.
  • 14% were gambling or betting related domain names. Examples include GoGoCasino.com and SportsBettingApps.com.
  • While most of the names make some sort of phrase, I classified 12% as primarily a phrase. Examples include names like MakeThatMove.com and WorkItMom.com.
  • 12% related to food in some way, such as SweetPeasKitchen.com and PureLifeFoods.com.
  • I was surprised by how few of the names were related to online sales of an obvious product.
Only one of the names starts with the word the.


Current Status

I checked the current status of each of the domain names, and here is what I found.
  • 53% of the names are developed.
  • An additional 8% are in use for redirection purposes.
  • Approximately 20% of the domain names are listed for sale again. Supposedly these were either domain investor acquisitions, or the original plans of the purchaser quickly changed.
  • For 14% of the names there was no operating site or lander.
  • About 4% were in use for monetized parking, but apparently not for sale.
Keep in mind that some of these sales were very recent.

The domain names were used for blogs, reference sites, business sites, online commerce, etc., with no dominant pattern in type of use.

A few of the more interesting uses were HowThingsWork.com that goes to a domain name site, RememberMyName.com that directs to a Twitter account, and RunsOnRipple.com that redirects to the Ripple site.


What Do You Think?

I welcome your comments related to this topic.
  • What is your favourite three-word domain name from the list?
  • Do you hold many three-word names in your portfolio?
  • Have you yet sold any three-word domain names?
  • Are you surprised by the prices, or the types of names, that sold?
  • Do you feel that three-word domain names are likely to sell more often, or at higher prices, in the future?
Thanks to NameBio.com and Michael Sumner for the data used in this analysis.

I also wanted to mention that the idea for this article came from Laguna, who suggested it in the comments to the earlier article on two-word domain names. I always welcome suggestions for future NamePros Blog articles.
 
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Robot/parts/and/repair
Robot/parts/and/repairs
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Considered β€œand” is just a linking word(conjunction).:xf.cool:
 
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Some people that bought domains as 2 words are now one words. eg: web master is now webmaster and web site now website.
 
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Here are some of my three or more words domain.

JackpotCoin.co
LearnSolarEnergy.com
TheCryptoBanks.com
TheCryptographys.com
TheSwiftcoin.com
TheCryptogram.com
EyesightClinic.com
TheCryptoCrime.com
TheCryptoFinances.com
SwimsuitDress.com
iSolarSystem.com
AtlantaMarketingAndPr.com
CanadaVideoProduction.com
 
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Some people that bought domains as 2 words are now one words. eg: web master is now webmaster and web site now website.

Isnt cryptocurrency one word as well?
 
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Yes Oxford University the Oxford Dictionary has approved it.
 
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Thank you Bob, two or three words in your idea?

bestgraythursday.com

bestgreenmonday.com

bestpanicsaturday.com

bestsupersaturday.com

bestwhitefriday.com
 
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I have 3 three word domain name

AdvanceWebSolution.com
DoubleCheesePizza.com
OnlineCoachingClasses.com

And 2 four word domain

MakeMoneyOnlineIdeas.com
BlackfridayHotDeals.com
 
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Great analysis as always @Bob Hawkes , keep up the great work

To everyone else, can you please not hijack this thread to showcase your own domains? There are lots of other threads and sections to do that
 
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To everyone else, can you please not hijack this thread to showcase your own domains?
Thank you for your kind comments, and also concern re this thread. In essence I asked for this by including in my What Do You Think? section an invitation for people to highlight sales of 3+ word domain names they have had, or to list some of the favourite ones currently in their portfolio. Therefore the people who have listed are within the bounds of what I set.

While those with long lists should, probably, not list everything they have in 3+ word domain names, but rather please select your favourite few to share. I think hearing from others in the community re what they are holding adds relevant additional information, so I don't mind people doing it.

I can't edit the original post, but for those posting names, it is probably worthwhile to give a sense of how significant a part long word domains are in your portfolio. For example, something like the following....
I only have yy 3+ word .com in a portfolio of about xxx names. I have only yet sold one. My current favourites are xxxxx .com, yyyyyy .com and zzzzz.com

While I spent some time on the NameBio analysis and presentation, I think the thread gains value from also hearing people's direct experiences and holdings. Of course people should limit themselves to 3+ word .com names, and not tell us about gems of other types that you have! :xf.grin:

In compiling this article I realized I have only a single one. It is interesting to know how many others hold.

Thanks everyone.

Bob
 
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Thanks @Bob Hawkes , I apologize for misinterpreting the spirit of the "What do you think?" part of your post. And my post was by no means an attempt to speak on your behalf.

This is your thread, so if you're ok with the posts then I'm ok too :)
 
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Thanks for this great analysis @Bob Hawkes

I mostly Prefer shorter ones and 2 words but recently had my eyes at some 3 words.Very timely indeed as I was looking at some great 3 keywords Domain names to get some and now I have this great analysis by you.I am very Grateful for this.

Now if am going to get some as planned I know which niche to choose from mostly.Its helps a lot (y)

Note : I already have some 3-5 3 word Domains and my Favorite one is BusinessPlanAdvisors
 
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Great info again Bob! Thanks for doing the research and sharing.
Here are a few of mine...and I will share when and how they were bought...
FastPayDay.com this one can be considered a two word which only adds value...bought at namescon live auction 3 years ago paid $1100...I wasn't really looking to buy...I registered and attended just to see/get a feel for the market...when I saw this name going for so low I jumped in...I just thought it was cheap...
SellCarCash.com about 15 years ago hand reg
CarForCash.com about a year or two ago godady after market paid 2gs sounds like alot to a domainer...but as an end user I think I stole it
FastCheckCashing.com 10 to 15 years ago hand reg
CeckCashingFast.com...same as above
Here's a few 4 word names I own and like
SellCarForCash.com about 10 to 15 years ago...this one I was trying to figure out how to contact the owner to buy it...and as luck would have it...he saw I owned similar and reached out to me...paid $250 another absolute steal in my mind...this was the first name I ever bought on the aftermarket...I own several hundred names 99% are hand regs
SellitForCash.com 15 years ago...hand reg after it dropped
QuickCashForCars.com 10 to 15 years ago hand reg after it dropped guy wasn't paying attention and I got lucky with this one.
Thanks again Bob...your posts are very interesting and informative.
 
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Some of other extension like .org , .net and .info also still working on marketplace, especially for 3 word domain with good meaning
 
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Thanks @Bob Hawkes for one more excellent write up and insightful post. on the topic i have sold four keyword name only once for 199 till date so i do not register those anymore. but three keywords i don't mind trying as i keep selling once in a while, only point that the maximum price i have sold three keyword is 999. most around 300-500 my recent three keyword sales that i shared here and here. Among the ones that i own, the best three keyword name of mine i believe is t/h/e////v/o/i/c/e////s/t/u/d/i/o/ it keeps getting inquries.
 
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When I read that article few days ago, one sale which I liked was sportsbettinglegal.com sold for 9800$. I immediately checked esportsbettinglegal and found it was offered for 20k$. Then I checked OnlineBettingLegal in .com and it was available for regfee. I was in two minds to go for it or not but like always I lost to my addiction in few days. Now I own it and its my first and only three word domain name.
 
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Nice post again Bob! I'm not scared of three word dot coms, in fact one my largest sales/donation combo, so far happened to be one. I've also sold a number of these with my most recent being... Dipped In Gold

Others I've sold in the past include...
Best Retirement Plans
Best Water Heater
Game Day Live
Mechanics Near Me
In Patient Detox
Pet T Shirts
Shaken Not Stirred

My favorites from your list are Made By Hand and Kill Some Time - well suited as global brands

I still own a couple dozen of these and know they will find their home someday. Some examples...

Above The Net
Addiction And Rehab
Buy Cheap Homes
Buy Our Home
Get A Tow
Income Tax Problem(s)
Prevent Drug Abuse
Pure Fantasy Football
Skin Care Packages
Tire And Auto
Tweed Hand Bags
What Is Cholesterol

Names will sell when the buyers ready to buy! If you have good ones, hang on to them and they'll eventually go. As far as price goes, "you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you might find, you get what you need!"
 
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very nice post @Bob Hawkes - It's evidentt that you're spending a lot of time on analysis. I have Drone/in/a/box in dot com a 4word name.
 
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Thank you for the post and your analysis @Bob Hawkes :)

End of 2018 I sold b/e/t/y/ou/c/an/t .com on BB. Also v/i/p/l/u/x/u/r/y/h/o/t/e/l/s .com twice. Yes, twice! :) First buyer dropped it and I hand regged it again. Then I listed it on Sedo and sold it after 3 months to another buyer.
 
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I just remembered that I've also sold M/y B/u/s/i/n/e/s/s C/l/o/u/d in 2015. Examples of some of my other 3 word .com names are:

CBD Vaping Kit
CBD Vaping Kits
CBC Oil Dispenser
CBD Oil Dispensers
CBD Vaping Pen
CBD Vaping Pens
Cheap Hotel Search
Family Travel Packages
Cloud Site Builder
My Cloud Storage
Smart Cloud Storage
Cyber Security Testing (received offers)
Fresh Cut Meats
Fully Raw Diet
FX Trading Platforms
Growth Equity Fund
New Harvest Labs

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I once sold business trip planner. The longest domain I ever sold. Thanks for sharing @Bob Hawkes
 
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