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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.
 
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@DOMAIN ILLUMINATI don't forget the marketplaces and drop catching services :)

Sure, there is (relative) activityyy

But I can't ignore the "statistical truth" that the domain marketplaces are mainly filled with domain owners / offerers and rarely filled with domain buyers - at least if you have such expensive domains like I have / offer.

It's primarily the marketplace - owner/s who make/s money through the sum of comissions (I assume that is what you meant), the same affects to drop catching services * - they are also professional service.

The whole situation mirrors the saying "You will rather become rich if you sell shovels than to dig for gold."


* BTW I never use/d a drop catching service - there is (naturally) always a "rest risk" that they will decide to take the desired / dropping domain for themselve to offer it much higher then.
I see this "rest risk" higher than the risk that I won't be able to catch the desired / dropping domain by my own, that's why.
 
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What a nice tiny positive thread here - it's inspirational :)
 
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I bought nearly $10k of domains this week. You have to know what you are doing. Most of you are buying lottery tickets and not digital assets with undeniable value and big potential.
 
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There is plenty of B.S., I have studied it, verified it and still I work 12 hours a day at this. No argument. Nothing worthwhile is easy, and you are investing in educating yourself. If you instead watch television and have a nagging girlfriend or wife and kids and not much free time, this isn’t easy as its time consuming. It might be impossible even. This is more like studying to get a college degree, you need to focus and tune out all people and distractions. You will sacrifice things short term for the long term goal.

My first sale was what boot strapped my investment and got me going.

I am used to B.S. though, I have been self employed forever and every industry has it. Some are much worse than this, like the latest - cryptocurrency, greater fool sales tactics, ICO crap scams etc.

It takes awhile to figure out who is dishing it out the sales B.S., and who isn’t. what I began to realize is you really need to be careful in reading all these sales data reports as they are unaudited. Just because somebody posts they sold a name for X dollars, does not mean it was true. The Wholesale end of this business has some who pump up values. Certain well known people in various media, have been identified as questionable ethics, there are plenty of people you need to ignore.

I have had many offers on my few but more more high end names, but they are usually whois contacts from wholesale buyers. I answer them all, but these are usually other domainers who use gmail addresses and or disguised emails with the poor mouth offers, and they get annoying.

There are a couple bloggers outside this forum who post good info and you should follow, the rest you should ignore. Namebio data is not 100% accurate, but it is a great free resource good for ball parking sales prices. Get into understanding general business market vertical segments, find ones that arent saturated (thats difficult) read online trends in techcrunch and tech publications, read google trends and do keyword searches. Don’t follow the crowd. Learn RSS and gather data on newsfeeds in areas you discover on one website. You can learn by investing your 12 hrs a day too, like I have. If you have attention seeking and time draining people around you and only 2 hours a week, forget it. This is like an investment of your time as you would learn any trade or skill, you have to concentrate and put in the work.

Finally, forget wholesale auction selling business, and flipping to other domainers and instead seek end users. There are guys I imagine who will allow you to broker their names and all you need to lose or gamble is your time. No reg fees, no investment in names.

This is much more complicated and actually more interesting if you can write and if you develop domains too, which is what I have been doing.

Anyway, this was said above- domaining isn’t for everyone.
 
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It's very normal to fail for a newbie who can afford to register and renew only 10 domains. Some "expert" domainers say they make sale consistently but they don't disclose how many domains they hold. If you have 10,000 domains, it's normal to receive offers and make sales everyday. Also you can easily understand the patterns after buying 10,000 domains. The main problem is how big player you are. Knowing your industry well, working hard, being patient play a small role compared to how many domains you have to offer to potential buyers.
 
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I bought nearly $10k of domains this week. You have to know what you are doing. Most of you are buying lottery tickets and not digital assets with undeniable value and big potential.
All of these assets with undeniable value and big potential require a monstrous effort and Big Bucks spent on develipment by the end user.
 
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All of these assets with undeniable value and big potential require a monstrous effort and Big Bucks spent on develipment by the end user.
Generally, but many impulse/ vanity purchases happen as well
 
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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.

Any company that sells a bad product will fail sooner or later. Same applies to domain names.

If you are trying to sell unsellable products (domains) who's to blame? You or the industry.
 
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playing domain basically same like buying lottery tickets! :xf.grin: you never know when you'll get jackpot! and of course you can buy short or 3L domain! but still! you'll never know, whether the price will be up or not! :xf.grin:
same like forex! we use analysis! but still it doesn't guarantee, you'll make profit or not! though, if you use forex to hedge! then its another story!
but if you just buy and sell! I don't think you will survive in this industry! :xf.smile:

just like me! sometime I buy EMD domain, and do hand reg! :xf.grin: but I never thought, that I can make millions just from domain! :xf.laugh: I only buy when someone ask me! :xf.grin: they buy my product, and then I buy domain! i.e related biz! :xf.grin: so it's okay for me for doing domaining! but it's not okay for ppl that want to be rich, just from domain! :xf.grin:

personally I don't agree with your statement! there is a money in domain industry! its just on the other side!:xf.grin:
 
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The opportunity to acquire domain names and sell them for a profit is alive and well. However, there are plenty of "opportunities" out there and domain names might not be the right opportunity for you.

I would love to see your business plan because disappointing results can usually be attributed to mistakes in your calculations or projections or just plain old bad products.

For me, domain investing is business. I treat it very seriously, and for me, I don't feel my business objectives are affected much by what other people say or how other people run their businesses. I simply run a profit...period. My annual sales and revenues exceed my expenses. That ensures the longevity of my domain business. It's that simple for me.

I enjoy the forum for relationships, I enjoy hunting for bargains, and I benefit from the experiences others share. I manage my budget, my websites, my renewals, etc. It's a huge job, but I focus heavily on managing my inventory and making sure it is readily available for potential customers. I also spend a great amount of time reading and researching.

Bottom line is that, without knowing much more about you, your experience, your plan, your objectives, your budget and so on, there is little I or anyone can do to offer assistance.

There will always be winners and always be losers. The losers usually didn't understand the true complexity involved in creating a successful business around domain names. The winners are everyone else.

Well said!
 
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Great thread with lots of good information. If nothing else the last year should've opened many new domainer's eyes to the fact most new TLDs are worthless. My advice to even have a chance at success is to stick to .coms. My off time today I emailed 15 thriving companies that sell a product with the exact generic term of one of my domains. Might hear back from 1 or 2?
 
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Finally, forget wholesale auction selling business, and flipping to other domainers and instead seek end users.
This is really the key to finding success in this biz.

It takes great patience and a good deal of strategy including learning from past mistakes.

That's no BS.
 
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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.
There's more money in this industry than bullshit, but I concede there is a lot of bullshit. :poop:

I could make way more in a bigger industry, but I'd have to work harder. I also can't complain about profiting half a milli a year:
Domain names are my only source of income and my net profit is around $500,000/year. It goes up every year.

I'm on a buying hiatus, because I have thousands of domains and it'll be 100+ years before they all sell.
 
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Don't find the money.. Let the money find you...
 
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I would agree that some reported sales do not appear to be legit domain investor to third party sales - just hype to pump domain registrations or auction activity. It would be interesting to see an estimate of how much domain investors spend collectively on acquisitions and renewals vs end user sales. If you exclude the top 2% of investors i.e. Schwartz, Schilling, Berkens, etc unfortunately I do not believe the industry (excluding registrars and auction platforms) would show a profit.

That would be an interesting poll Garp, first we have to decide the top 2% so people know what they are voting on. It's like how many full time domainers are there in the world, so many people have different figures. But if we excluded the top x amount of people would the rest of the industry be profitable? Interesting question.
 
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That would be an interesting poll Garp, first we have to decide the top 2% so people know what they are voting on. It's like how many full time domainers are there in the world, so many people have different figures. But if we excluded the top x amount of people would the rest of the industry be profitable? Interesting question.

Agreed, a poll would rock, the industry only relies on domainer to domainer sells to keep inventory moving and trends flowing through out the industry, aside from that, it doesn’t matter IMO

I am not a reseller, never have been, it is irreverent to me what is moving and what is trending within the domain industry itself, all about the end user with me, domain names and my websites.

But to establish the health of the industry itself, A poll would tell a lot

Good suggestion EQ
 
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