Bill Sweetman of NameNinja.com published an excellent article earlier, telling the industry why he paid $1,500 to buy the expiring OliverStone.com. It's a great story that has reached mainstream media, and it shows the domain industry in a positive light, for once.
I myself have done something similar in the past. There's a UK celebrity called Holly Willoughby, who's one of Britain's most famous presenters. I acquired the expiring HollyWilloughby.com at auction, and gave it directly to Holly's management, who have put it to good use.
Here's this week's Top Topics.
Anger Over My Recently Registered Domain Name
This is one of the strangest stories I’ve heard about a domain registration. After hand registering a marijuana related domain name just a matter of days ago, this investor received a call from a withheld number, who left a voicemail message that was interesting to say the least.
It looks as though this investor was berated for registering the domain name, and threatened by this person and “his crew”. The full transcript of the voicemail is available to read in the discussion, linked to above. What would you do in a situation like this?
Topic by: @CJ6
Is My Offer Legitimate?
The owner of a three-letter .NET domain name received an offer from someone claiming to be a lawyer who is representing an investor. According to the offer message, the investor was interested in making an offer between $20,000 and $30,000. Was this too good to be true? It looks as though it was.
The offer looked fairly legitimate up until one phrase, which mentioned having a “certified appraisal”. Unfortunately, this is a well known scam in which a prospective buyer will only purchase the domain from you after you have bought a certified domain appraisal. Once you’ve bought your appraisal, the buyer mysteriously disappears, along with the money you paid for your appraisal.
Topic by: @Flipper2020
Which Is Best: A Mediocre .COM, or a Top Tier ccTLD?
If you were to create a startup, what type of domain name would you use? Would you hand register a mediocre .COM domain, or would you go for a shorter keyword in an alternative domain name extension? That’s the conundrum facing one investor who’s looking for a name for his new bitcoin service.
There seems to be quite a divide in opinions here, with many investors recommending a .COM, but others advocating a new gTLD, or ccTLD. My own opinion is to register a short, memorable domain in an alternative extension, until such time as funds are available to acquire a premium .COM. What do you think?
Topic by: @Jebaited
Advice On My First Domain Sale
At what price did you sell your first domain name? This investor has a $7,000 offer, and is looking to close their first ever domain sale with the help of the community. The domain is a two-word, brandable domain that initially received a $2,500 offer before negotiating up to $5,000 and then $7,000. Should the investor accept the offer?
The majority of investors commenting on this potential sale say yes, but new data has come to light that could sway the decision. According to a recent article, a company using this name raised $33 million in funding recently. Given this information, would you accept the current offer, wait for a higher price or enlist the help of a broker?
Topic by: @justbazzar
What Is the Longest Domain You Own?
Short domains have been extremely popular within the last couple of years, with investors from all over the world looking to acquire two, three or four character domains, with some going even further into five, six or seven characters. In this discussion, we’re looking at the complete opposite. Investors are proudly publishing their longest domain names.
Long tail keyword domain names seem to be less desirable now, but many investors are still buying them. In this discussion, there’s a thirty character domain and a sixty three character name.
Topic by: @jamaltq
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
I myself have done something similar in the past. There's a UK celebrity called Holly Willoughby, who's one of Britain's most famous presenters. I acquired the expiring HollyWilloughby.com at auction, and gave it directly to Holly's management, who have put it to good use.
Here's this week's Top Topics.
Anger Over My Recently Registered Domain Name
This is one of the strangest stories I’ve heard about a domain registration. After hand registering a marijuana related domain name just a matter of days ago, this investor received a call from a withheld number, who left a voicemail message that was interesting to say the least.
It looks as though this investor was berated for registering the domain name, and threatened by this person and “his crew”. The full transcript of the voicemail is available to read in the discussion, linked to above. What would you do in a situation like this?
Topic by: @CJ6
The owner of a three-letter .NET domain name received an offer from someone claiming to be a lawyer who is representing an investor. According to the offer message, the investor was interested in making an offer between $20,000 and $30,000. Was this too good to be true? It looks as though it was.
The offer looked fairly legitimate up until one phrase, which mentioned having a “certified appraisal”. Unfortunately, this is a well known scam in which a prospective buyer will only purchase the domain from you after you have bought a certified domain appraisal. Once you’ve bought your appraisal, the buyer mysteriously disappears, along with the money you paid for your appraisal.
Topic by: @Flipper2020
Which Is Best: A Mediocre .COM, or a Top Tier ccTLD?
If you were to create a startup, what type of domain name would you use? Would you hand register a mediocre .COM domain, or would you go for a shorter keyword in an alternative domain name extension? That’s the conundrum facing one investor who’s looking for a name for his new bitcoin service.
There seems to be quite a divide in opinions here, with many investors recommending a .COM, but others advocating a new gTLD, or ccTLD. My own opinion is to register a short, memorable domain in an alternative extension, until such time as funds are available to acquire a premium .COM. What do you think?
Topic by: @Jebaited
Advice On My First Domain Sale
At what price did you sell your first domain name? This investor has a $7,000 offer, and is looking to close their first ever domain sale with the help of the community. The domain is a two-word, brandable domain that initially received a $2,500 offer before negotiating up to $5,000 and then $7,000. Should the investor accept the offer?
The majority of investors commenting on this potential sale say yes, but new data has come to light that could sway the decision. According to a recent article, a company using this name raised $33 million in funding recently. Given this information, would you accept the current offer, wait for a higher price or enlist the help of a broker?
Topic by: @justbazzar
What Is the Longest Domain You Own?
Short domains have been extremely popular within the last couple of years, with investors from all over the world looking to acquire two, three or four character domains, with some going even further into five, six or seven characters. In this discussion, we’re looking at the complete opposite. Investors are proudly publishing their longest domain names.
Long tail keyword domain names seem to be less desirable now, but many investors are still buying them. In this discussion, there’s a thirty character domain and a sixty three character name.
Topic by: @jamaltq
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
