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Hi,

Like most New comers in this industry, I made the same mistake of registering a set of hand-registered domain names. I have registered 40 domain names before joining NamePros and after reading NP for a month I feel that I am in some trouble. I have listed these domain names on each market mentioned on the NP. But since they are Hand Regs I doubt that my decision to buy them. Because Domaining needs a lot of patience, I can hold these domain names for 3-5 years, but I don't know if they really have the Potential.

How can I overcome this? Should I start outbounding or I should just wait? Should I liquidate them at the end of registration period or Should I renew them all? The biggest question I have is what price should I enlist them? Below are the domains I have registered. Do you see any potential in these domain names?

PryNow.com
AttemptNow.com
BegNow.com
HeapNow.com
OweNow.com
PeelNow.com
PreferNow.com
ExamineNow.com
ForgetNow.com
CriticizeNow.com
KetogenicDietMenu.com
AdmireNow.com
BurpNow.com
DetermineNow.com
DislikeNow.com
ShutNow.com
DenyNow.com
IgnoreNow.com
ImplyNow.com
MarinateNow.com
MentionNow.com
NarrowNow.com
SnoreNow.com
StarTrailPhotography.com
SwearNow.com
ChesterfieldCountyRealEstate.com
DifferNow.com
ForbidNow.com
InsistNow.com
MoanNow.com
NeglectNow.com
PortMacquarieRealEstate.com
QuadrupleNow.com
RefuseNow.com
SpecifyNow.com
WashoeCountyRealEstate.com
AssumeNow.com
IntendNow.com
OvertakeNow.com
RealestateVsStocks.com
SupposeNow.com
 
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The first question is how long ago did you register them? If it was within, say, the past three or four months you have plenty of time to work out how to get a better idea of each one's value to an end user and form a plan of action for those worth keeping and those you should dump at renewal time (but only do so if you can't get something back on them beforehand).

It is far easier to learn when you have some actual materials to learn with. The advice to learn for a year or two before buying when you've already bought seems somewhat posthumous to me. Surely the advice should be "if you haven't bought yet don't, and if you have use those purchases as learning materials to great effect".

If renewal time is much closer there's less time to take stock. Still not a disaster so long as you can pick up, very quickly, how to value a domain name.

It's good to hear that you are not against direct selling (outbounding). One or two in your list may be worth the effort if you know how to target relevant individuals within prospective purchasing businesses.

One other question is whether you can develop web sites? You could greatly enhance the values of a small number of those names by building sites and either selling them on as sites instead of as domain names, or generate advertising or sponsorship income and thus a long term income from them.

So please let us know the answers, especially when you bought them all, and we may be able to offer you a few more options.

Thank you for your response. I have registered them all in the first week of January 2021. Most of them are still in a 60-day lock period. So I have about 10 months from now.

Yes, I can create a website like I am in SEO. But I still doubt if the efforts made to build a website on all these domains pay off well.


The reason I bought a bunch of verb+Now is that these domains were sold in mid $$$ to initial $,$$$ on NameBio and Godaddy as well, But Now I think it might be the Domain age that might be a big factor in those sales.

Example:
RecoverNow- $1650
DetectNow- $ 3000
IgniteNow- $1,107
PerormNow- $1500

These verbs are stronger than those in my list though


The end users I Planned at that time based on the verb were:
Pry: security software, Drones
Attempt: online Examinations
Beg, Moan: Adult sites
Heap, owe: Banking, Financial
Peel: Skincare, cosmetic
Criticize: media house
Admire, Prefer, Dislike: dating, women
Burp, Marinate: Food, beverages
Shut: Photography
Examine, Determine: websites that determine value of your assets eg:Estibot
Swear, Deny, Ignore, Forbid: NGOs
Snore: Mattress, Doctors for treating Insomnia
Intend: Motivational websites
Differ: Clothing
Overtake: automotive

But I personally feel that the addition of "Now" is making these domain names weak

I have listed these domain names on Dan, Afternic and other known platforms for $ 190 to $ 290. I am also getting views. I do not know what views are worth.

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The main aim of selling these domain names is to increase my learning, profits are secondary. I know domain selling is a time taking skill, So expecting a profit so early wont be fair.

I have started outbounding for PortMacquarieRealEstate.com, ChesterfieldCountyRealEstate.com, WashoeCountyRealEstate.com as Now I feel its easier to sell Geo domains as a newbie than Brandables.

Yes, I thought verb+Now can be used as brandables but all these names are rejected by alter, and the top ones by BrandBucket and SquadHelp. I cant test all these names as it cost 1$ per name and it increases my liability.


I need to sell 2 names for getting my investment back and 3 names to renew a few of these better names. I still think so I can manage these targets in 10 months especially with the non verb+now domain names.

If there any other suggestions please let me know. Thanks to everyone who replied in this thread.
 
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http://dnpric.es/?q=now.com
relax now. Stick with what you think. I don't like them myself but didn't predict these either.
Total price amount in this set of 100 domain name sales is 1,009,859.10 USD; average price is 10,098.59 USD.



portlandnow.com
January 2008 $ 125,000.00 USD
seattlenow.com
info similar sales visit backorder brokerage
January 2008 $ 125,000.00 USD
connectnow.com
April 2013 $ 120,000.00 USD Sedo
newsnow.com
May 2016 $ 88,800.00 USD Uniregistry
justnow.com
October 2014 $ 50,000.00 USD Uniregistry
anow.com
December 2013 $ 30,000.00 USD Uniregistry
gridironnow.com
February 2021 $ 25,000.00 USD GoDaddy auction
proknow.com
September 2017 $ 14,000.00 USD Sedo
ritenow.com
January 2015 $ 12,000.00 USD Uniregistry
getnow.com
March 2011 $ 10,600.00 USD Sedo auction
cngnow.com
August 2008 $ 10,200.00 USD Moniker
callnow.com
May 2006 $ 10,002.00 USD SnapNames
apartmentsnow.com
January 2009 $ 10,000.00 USD AfterNIC
atnow.com
June 2011 $ 9,000.00 USD
motelnow.com
June 2015 $ 9,000.00 USD Uniregistry
fplsolarnow.com
April 2014 $ 8,600.00 USD
artsnow.com
September 2010 $ 8,500.00 USD Sedo
healthatlastnow.com
July 2018 $ 8,100.00 USD GoDaddy auction
sharenow.com
June 2007 € 5,000.00 EUR Sedo auction
sharenow.com
June 2019 $ 6,700.00 USD GoDaddy auction
stopsmokingnow.com
June 2013 $ 6,505.00 USD GoDaddy
877cashnow.com
September 2010 $ 6,500.00 USD Sedo
winenow.com
May 2011 $ 6,288.00 USD
convergenow.com
July 2015 $ 6,000.00 USD Sedo
safetynow.com
July 2015 $ 6,000.00 USD Uniregistry


signnow.com
February 2011 $ 5,800.00 USD
jobnow.com
September 2019 $ 5,230.00 USD GoDaddy auction
singlesnow.com
September 2013 $ 5,188.00 USD
incorporatenow.com
August 2009 $ 5,101.00 USD
sexnow.com
January 2013 $ 5,066.00 USD
designow.com
April 2015 $ 5,000.00 USD
fashionow.com
March 2011 $ 5,000.00 USD
fitnow.com
April 2008 $ 5,000.00 USD AfterNIC
insuremenow.com
May 2011 $ 5,000.00 USD
textnow.com
May 2010 $ 5,000.00 USD Sedo
yoursnow.com
January 2013 $ 5,000.00 USD
healthynow.com
April 2011 $ 4,900.00 USD
starttalkingnow.com
April 2020 $ 4,888.00 USD BuyDomains
rnow.com
August 2009 $ 4,750.00 USD Sedo
issuenow.com
July 2020 $ 4,588.00 USD BuyDomains
transformationnow.com
June 2020 $ 4,588.00 USD BuyDomains
caribbeannewsnow.com
June 2020 $ 4,550.00 USD GoDaddy auction
staffnow.com
March 2018 $ 4,500.00 USD GoDaddy auction
printingnow.com
April 2013 $ 4,495.00 USD
freshnow.com
August 2008 $ 4,321.00 USD Sedo
newnow.com
November 2010 $ 4,309.00 USD
salenow.com
June 2011 $ 4,300.00 USD
newmedianow.com
July 2012 $ 4,288.00 USD
varnow.com
October 2019 $ 4,288.00 USD BuyDomains
investingnow.com
November 2009 $ 4,188.00 USD
isnow.com
December 2020 $ 4,150.00 USD GoDaddy auction
melbournenow.com.au
April 2015 $ 4,125.00 USD Uniregistry
tvbnow.com
September 2010 $ 4,105.00 USD
trademarknow.com
February 2013 $ 4,088.00 USD
inventnow.com
April 2007 $ 4,000.00 USD BuyDomains
tryitnow.com
November 2013 $ 4,000.00 USD Sedo auction
getsolarnow.com
September 2013 $ 3,988.00 USD
purenow.com
March 2011 $ 3,988.00 USD
reportitnow.com
May 2013 $ 3,950.00 USD
tutormenow.com
May 2013 $ 3,900.00 USD AfterNIC
getnow.com
September 2009 $ 3,850.00 USD Sedo auction
hotelnow.com
October 2012 $ 3,726.00 USD
getthinnow.com
August 2011 $ 3,688.00 USD
bondsnow.com
February 2010 $ 3,588.00 USD
getbetternow.com
November 2011 $ 3,588.00 USD
bbnow.com
January 2009 $ 3,527.00 USD
budnow.com
January 2017 $ 3,500.00 USD BuyDomains
easypaynow.com
October 2012 $ 3,500.00 USD
familynow.com
January 2014 $ 3,500.00 USD
huntingnow.com
January 2021 $ 3,500.00 USD BuyDomains
nearnow.com
December 2013 $ 3,500.00 USD AfterNIC/GoDaddy
sellmyhousenow.com
December 2007 $ 3,500.00 USD Sedo auction
workfromhomenow.com
May 2012 $ 3,500.00 USD
thatnow.com
January 2013 $ 3,409.00 USD
espnow.com
January 2020 $ 3,388.00 USD BuyDomains
joinusnow.com
April 2012 $ 3,388.00 USD
tastenow.com
October 2011 $ 3,388.00 USD
watchmenow.com
July 2009 $ 3,300.00 USD SnapNames
lawsuitnow.com
January 2009 $ 3,288.00 USD
citnow.com
December 2011 $ 3,280.00 USD
disabilitynow.com
April 2011 $ 3,188.00 USD
eznow.com
October 2009 $ 3,188.00 USD
orangenow.com
October 2010 $ 3,188.00 USD
sponsornow.com
January 2009 $ 3,188.00 USD
attorneysnow.com
January 2009 $ 3,170.00 USD
amandabynesnow.com
December 2006 $ 3,160.00 USD TDNAM
cybernow.com
April 2016 $ 3,142.00 USD BuyDomains
spacenow.com
October 2008 $ 3,100.00 USD
tshirtsnow.com
April 2008 $ 3,100.00 USD
evictionnow.com
April 2012 $ 3,088.00 USD
pledgenow.com
December 2010 $ 3,088.00 USD
settlementsnow.com
September 2009 $ 3,088.00 USD
leasenow.com
January 2020 $ 3,055.00 USD GoDaddy auction
cryptonow.com
May 2020 $ 3,049.00 USD GoDaddy auction
audionow.com
May 2008 $ 3,000.00 USD
detectnow.com
December 2020 $ 3,000.00 USD Sedo
fmnow.com
March 2012 $ 3,000.00 USD
itsnow.com
March 2014 $ 3,000.00 USD GoDaddy
kissnow.com
January 2015 $ 3,000.00 USD
lpcnow.com
September 2012 $ 3,000.00 USD
 
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Well if it's a matter of "recovering" money, you have to advertise more.
 
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Reappraise those prices!!! NOW! I had a quick flick through some of the ones in your list that appeared more promising to me. I can't say I liked any, but they are not in sectors I am interested in. The values I came up with ranged widely from very low to mid-$20k to $30k range. I looked at half a dozen or so in total.

So don't just mindlessly join the herd of "let's underprice for a quick sale" because those looking for value, rather than cheap, will skip straight over them. Also, read some oft the threads here on NP. Cheap often means scam so buyers don't trust them. And you will need that money for reinvestment.

Well if it's a matter of "recovering" money, you have to advertise more.

And what better advertising can there be than directly contacting suitable purchasing decision makers in companies the domain name is suitable for?

@Parmeet it appears to me you've done some significant thinking prior to purchasing these domains and as a result you have some excellent candidates for starting your domaining life. In your shoes I'd ignore all of the negative comments in this thread and pat myself on the back for showing some good marketing sense. OK, there may be a few pieces of dross in with your selections but it's a cheap price to pay for great learning materials very early on.

Marketing as a management discipline is a catch-all title, encompassing planning, strategy, advertising, sales, public relations and more. The keystone is strategy and you've got yourself off to a good start. There are many business sectors, sub-sectors and niches and you have clearly picked out one or two likely to prove profitable for you not just with these names, but in the future as you build up your contact bases of buyers within them.

The trick is to stay in touch with them if you possibly can. Direct selling, called "outbounding" on here (is that an American term, or is it more modern and I'm just out of touch?), puts you in touch with people so you can get to know at least some of them. The passive sites, mostly, keep you separated from them and the Afternics, DANs, Sedos et al of this world get the marketing benefits of your contacts instead of you. The only one I'm aware of which is transparent in this respect is Epik.

For outbounding, by the way, set up a deal with an escrow company. Pointless paying commissions to a platform when you've done everything, from finding the prospect to selling the name. You have choices here, such as Escrow.com but DAN and Epik also offer escrow services and there are others. Talk to whichever you wish to go with and ensure you only pay for the escrow, not sales or other commissions.

On the question of developing sites, the idea is to build an income slowly by occasionally taking one name from the ones you have which you consider to be undervalued by the market and develop it. An income of $10 per month (round figures) pays for 12 renewals per year and offsets some of your domaining costs. If you have 10+ sites after, say, three or four years you are supporting a reasonable number of renewals for very little effort. And $10 per site is a very low estimate. It can be hundreds per month on some sites.

You also multiply the market saleability and price of each of those names so if you then decide to sell you will make a lot more money on each one.

Hoping that helps. Good luck and a fair wind to you. Let us know how you get on and do ask if anything isn't clear.
 
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Reappraise those prices!!! NOW! I had a quick flick through some of the ones in your list that appeared more promising to me. I can't say I liked any, but they are not in sectors I am interested in. The values I came up with ranged widely from very low to mid-$20k to $30k range. I looked at half a dozen or so in total.

So don't just mindlessly join the herd of "let's underprice for a quick sale" because those looking for value, rather than cheap, will skip straight over them. Also, read some oft the threads here on NP. Cheap often means scam so buyers don't trust them. And you will need that money for reinvestment.



And what better advertising can there be than directly contacting suitable purchasing decision makers in companies the domain name is suitable for?

@Parmeet it appears to me you've done some significant thinking prior to purchasing these domains and as a result you have some excellent candidates for starting your domaining life. In your shoes I'd ignore all of the negative comments in this thread and pat myself on the back for showing some good marketing sense. OK, there may be a few pieces of dross in with your selections but it's a cheap price to pay for great learning materials very early on.

Marketing as a management discipline is a catch-all title, encompassing planning, strategy, advertising, sales, public relations and more. The keystone is strategy and you've got yourself off to a good start. There are many business sectors, sub-sectors and niches and you have clearly picked out one or two likely to prove profitable for you not just with these names, but in the future as you build up your contact bases of buyers within them.

The trick is to stay in touch with them if you possibly can. Direct selling, called "outbounding" on here (is that an American term, or is it more modern and I'm just out of touch?), puts you in touch with people so you can get to know at least some of them. The passive sites, mostly, keep you separated from them and the Afternics, DANs, Sedos et al of this world get the marketing benefits of your contacts instead of you. The only one I'm aware of which is transparent in this respect is Epik.

For outbounding, by the way, set up a deal with an escrow company. Pointless paying commissions to a platform when you've done everything, from finding the prospect to selling the name. You have choices here, such as Escrow.com but DAN and Epik also offer escrow services and there are others. Talk to whichever you wish to go with and ensure you only pay for the escrow, not sales or other commissions.

On the question of developing sites, the idea is to build an income slowly by occasionally taking one name from the ones you have which you consider to be undervalued by the market and develop it. An income of $10 per month (round figures) pays for 12 renewals per year and offsets some of your domaining costs. If you have 10+ sites after, say, three or four years you are supporting a reasonable number of renewals for very little effort. And $10 per site is a very low estimate. It can be hundreds per month on some sites.

You also multiply the market saleability and price of each of those names so if you then decide to sell you will make a lot more money on each one.

Hoping that helps. Good luck and a fair wind to you. Let us know how you get on and do ask if anything isn't clear.
Thank You for such a detailed explanation. I am overwhelmed to see people helping out so well on this platform.

I would like to explain the chronology I went through as it might help the other newbies.

1.The reason for buying these domain names was that an average name of verb+now is sold in initial to mid $,$$$ (NameBio). I enlisted them on market for high $$$ to initial $,$$$ depending on the verb and domain name length.
2. I learned after reading NamePros that domain age plays a factor so I thought I completely made a blunder.
3. I set all the prices to $199 as all of these were hand registered and I would have still able to make profits from these domain names.
4. I read on NamePros that under pricing your domain name will not display value to the potential clients.
And this is the main reason for starting this thread to know what is the correct approach.

I still feel what @Mike Goodman is saying is right, I should have some confidence in my first decision to buy these domain names and back up myself. The factors that I am worried about is exact pricing and Domain age!

I personally don't believe in automated appraisal tools like GoDaddy and estibot. And initially ordering a professional appraisal is what I cannot afford. So was my approach correct to appraise them with the help of similar names being sold on NameBio?

@Mike Goodman Do you think domain age will play a part while selling these domain names? And should I Price these domain names back to high $$$ to Initial $,$$$ or even higher?
 
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@Parmeet The first thing you should do is to overprice all of those domain names. You can go back and set more realistic prices once you have done the work to set more accurate prices. Do not give them away then discover the mistake. If somebody buys at a high price they at least value their purchase higher than you do. Nobody loses.

What is domain age about? Put yourself in the shoes of a business owner uneducated in the domaining angles of domain names. My interest as that business owner would be "How will this domain name profit my business as against that domain name or the one I already have?" and I would be very likely, in fact I am 100% certain I would, overlook a 26 year old name if a recently hand reg'd was a better fit for my business strategy and I'd be prepared to pay far more for the recent hand reg than for the aged.

The arguments are about page rank, backlinks and SEO history, which can count as deciders between two close candidates but have no business value on their own.

Not to put too fine a point on it, a huge number of domainers emphasise stuff that is utterly irrelevant to the buyers we are looking for and end up in a cycle of selling wholesale to other domainers simply through not even trying to understand the end user's perspective. That is what used to be called flogging a dead horse. Lots of effort for little reward.

It is also true of speculators in a variety of financial instruments, market traders in real goods and more. There is a deeply held belief in each sector, including domaining, that "this is different to other markets". It is not. It is just another sector of the wider market and in general the same principles apply. There are differences in each sector but they are minimal, not even recognisable unless the people making the distinction have a deep knowledge not only of their own market but one or two others to find the comparisons and contrasts with them.

First principles of pricing: who is likely to buy this domain? How profitable is the business sector they are in? How competitive is it? Are there other sectors which this name fits and could I get a higher price there? Does it fit the main value criteria such as short, easy to pronounce, pass the radio test, easy to spell etc? Does it have that extra value factor of hard to forget? How can I make them aware that I have the perfect name for their business case? What is the business case and why is it stronger than others?

For a fist stage introduction, see the issue of DNJournal in which Ron Jackson interviews Mike Mann. IIRC, at the end of it MM talks to his own audience in a training session about pricing, but only touches on the first principles. It's a great introduction but you have to then do your own research and make your own decisions in setting each price.

I think it was this one, but I haven't checked properly: https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2021/dailyposts/20210113.htm
 
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@Mike Goodman Thanks a lot! Your detailed explanation is very helpful. I will reset the prices and read the article.
 
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It's a podcast you listen to. But it's after the end of the interview, Mike Mann speaking on his own. The interview itself was OK but hardly riveting stuff, IMO.
 
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I like OvertakeNow also. Like a life coach, or something.. On the lines of BeUnstoppable.com but in a rookie sort of way.

List them all for 199 on Afternic and forget about them..
Submit overtakenow to Brandbucket and Squadhelp (for 1999) and see if they accept.
 
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Our story is like Judva (twins), don't worry dear I have made a bigger mistake than you. My thinking was the same to hold the domains for 3/5 years and they will become gold coin (Pak jata) but that illusion vanished by one noble person and alerted me when he saw I am booking domains left right and center.

Any ways as said one noble man who has fantastic knowledge about domaining and happens to be a senior member helped me, first of all he stopped me from buying new domains and guided and suggested me to join NP. Also, make aware of a few interesting facts and tricks of the trade.

When I spend a few days here I immediately realised that I was 99% wrong and he was [is] 100% right.

Let me explain 99%....when I request to appraise my domains, he selected only 1% domains are worth and that is too Ok kind of domains which may not turn out to be premium domains at any given time.

Dost [Friend] now for last two days I am giving thought what to do?

Mostly I will not renew that 99% of domains, to avoid more damage and will mostly not try to sell those domains as on the face of it, nobody is going to buy those domains as per domain industry the smart domainer will never touch domains and for finding the end-user it is also almost impossible to find in one year, in that case, I thought why to waste time and energy where the final result is expected big ZERO!

Well, please note the above idea is entirely mine, it is up to you only to take your call or stand for what to do, as this is not kind of any idea giving post from any angle.

I believe in Karma, maybe that amount was not in my fate or God may have a bigger and good plan stored for me.

Moral of the story we should not jump to anything where we are zero. We just heard that so and so domain sold for multi-million or billion dollars...that’s the case.may be one in million.

Bro, take your decision with cool head.

Don’t worry you may have not wasted or lost big amount.

See you around and take care!

(Pardon for my English)

Parmeet said:
Hi,

Like most New comers in this industry, I made the same mistake of registering a set of hand-registered domain names. I have registered 40 domain names before joining NamePros and after reading NP for a month I feel that I am in some trouble. I have listed these domain names on each market mentioned on the NP. But since they are Hand Regs I doubt that my decision to buy them. Because Domaining needs a lot of patience, I can hold these domain names for 3-5 years, but I don't know if they really have the Potential.

How can I overcome this? Should I start outbounding or I should just wait? Should I liquidate them at the end of registration period or Should I renew them all? The biggest question I have is what price should I enlist them? Below are the domains I have registered. Do you see any potential in these domain names?

PryNow.com
AttemptNow.com
BegNow.com
HeapNow.com
OweNow.com
PeelNow.com
PreferNow.com
ExamineNow.com
ForgetNow.com
CriticizeNow.com
KetogenicDietMenu.com
AdmireNow.com
BurpNow.com
DetermineNow.com
DislikeNow.com
ShutNow.com
DenyNow.com
IgnoreNow.com
ImplyNow.com
MarinateNow.com
MentionNow.com
NarrowNow.com
SnoreNow.com
StarTrailPhotography.com
SwearNow.com
ChesterfieldCountyRealEstate.com
DifferNow.com
ForbidNow.com
InsistNow.com
MoanNow.com
NeglectNow.com
PortMacquarieRealEstate.com
QuadrupleNow.com
RefuseNow.com
SpecifyNow.com
WashoeCountyRealEstate.com
AssumeNow.com
IntendNow.com
OvertakeNow.com
RealestateVsStocks.com
SupposeNow.com
 
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Next year take $400 and buy one domain. Take your time, do your research and then buy.

It’s better to buy one domain then register 40.

Best of luck moving forward.

Short and sweet idea...!

Nice one.
 
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Nah, that is not a mistake.

Trying to sell these and having success is what makes you a domainer.

Buying and selling names that everyone wants makes you a simple reseller.
 
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Actually some of the domains are not bad. I had two domains with a keyword+now, and i sold one for 2.5k and still holding one.

Instead of hand-registering 40 domains, buy a decent second hand domain. (They are like women, the most beautiful are usually taken).


Good luck.
 
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ExamineNow.com is a great domain name especially during this pandemic. Zoom/Tele med checkups are very popular. If it were our domain, we would price it at $10,000.00 minimum offer and hold tight for an end user. It is valuable.
 
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Of the many now in your portfolio, I have an easier time seeing potential end use for ExamineNow.com than most of the others.

Possible end use might be something like online testing services (increased attention during pandemic), appraisals of documents or collectables, credential around software expertise, background check services, investigation, etc. I have not researched the name enough to say if you should keep it or not, and not looked at comparable past sales, if any, but I can see the logic in the name.

According to OpenCorporates here are 56 businesses and organizations that use or are alternatively known by a name that includes examine (although none with the word now as well). Now is used with other words a lot though, 20,000+ names on OpenCorporates include now.

I also looked at NameBio to see how many .com sales have now as a suffix. There were 489, a pretty respectable number. Here is the list organized by price. I might look at the list to find comparators, names that have sold say in the last 5 years, which have a verb + now structure and with the word of comparable suitability and common nature to examine.

As I said, I have not done the research needed for a renew decision, but if selecting one of your Now names to research more it would be this one. I hope this might help as you research others on your list.

Bob

PS Another useful check I just did was a Google search, with quotations, on "examine now". It yields quite a few results, and some of them gave me additional use possibilities I had not considered before, such as home inspection services, for example.
As usual, Bob is exactly right! ExamineNow.com is a great domain.
 
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Thank you for your response. I have registered them all in the first week of January 2021. Most of them are still in a 60-day lock period. So I have about 10 months from now.

Yes, I can create a website like I am in SEO. But I still doubt if the efforts made to build a website on all these domains pay off well.


The reason I bought a bunch of verb+Now is that these domains were sold in mid $$$ to initial $,$$$ on NameBio and Godaddy as well, But Now I think it might be the Domain age that might be a big factor in those sales.

Example:
RecoverNow- $1650
DetectNow- $ 3000
IgniteNow- $1,107
PerormNow- $1500

These verbs are stronger than those in my list though


The end users I Planned at that time based on the verb were:
Pry: security software, Drones
Attempt: online Examinations
Beg, Moan: Adult sites
Heap, owe: Banking, Financial
Peel: Skincare, cosmetic
Criticize: media house
Admire, Prefer, Dislike: dating, women
Burp, Marinate: Food, beverages
Shut: Photography
Examine, Determine: websites that determine value of your assets eg:Estibot
Swear, Deny, Ignore, Forbid: NGOs
Snore: Mattress, Doctors for treating Insomnia
Intend: Motivational websites
Differ: Clothing
Overtake: automotive

But I personally feel that the addition of "Now" is making these domain names weak

I have listed these domain names on Dan, Afternic and other known platforms for $ 190 to $ 290. I am also getting views. I do not know what views are worth.

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The main aim of selling these domain names is to increase my learning, profits are secondary. I know domain selling is a time taking skill, So expecting a profit so early wont be fair.

I have started outbounding for PortMacquarieRealEstate.com, ChesterfieldCountyRealEstate.com, WashoeCountyRealEstate.com as Now I feel its easier to sell Geo domains as a newbie than Brandables.

Yes, I thought verb+Now can be used as brandables but all these names are rejected by alter, and the top ones by BrandBucket and SquadHelp. I cant test all these names as it cost 1$ per name and it increases my liability.


I need to sell 2 names for getting my investment back and 3 names to renew a few of these better names. I still think so I can manage these targets in 10 months especially with the non verb+now domain names.

If there any other suggestions please let me know. Thanks to everyone who replied in this thread.
ExamineNow.com is perfect for tele med doctor checkups, very nice and valuable domain.
 
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Nah, that is not a mistake.

Trying to sell these and having success is what makes you a domainer.

Buying and selling names that everyone wants makes you a simple reseller.

Yes, the chance of learning the tricks of the trade.

But some time spending time, energy and money someone may get discouraged if does not get the desired result...of course it all depend on the nature of the person and lots of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’

Actually majority of experience persons opinion matters in my view...as the forum and discussion is for that only, and you get the ready made experience from smart and seniors...with logical solutions.

Pardon me if you don't like my views...

Good Day!
 
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Honestly, this is not a terrible list of domains for hand regs. You are at least on the right track with mainly (2) word .COM.

I could see a domain like ExamineNow.com selling to an end user eventually. Some of the real estate ones you might be able to sell to end users directly for $XXX range.

I would say at least 98% of first registrations are far worse.

Brad
 
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Recognizing something is a mistake is the first step to recovery
 
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Yes, the chance of learning the tricks of the trade.

But some time spending time, energy and money someone may get discouraged if does not get the desired result...of course it all depend on the nature of the person and lots of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’

Actually majority of experience persons opinion matters in my view...as the forum and discussion is for that only, and you get the ready made experience from smart and seniors...with logical solutions.

Pardon me if you don't like my views...

Good Day!

On this forum, you can find some smart experiences such as apprising a 4L for a reg fee and a few months later invest 2K buying a 4L. (same guy)
Also, you can find pros that said that poker.io costs a reg fee and nobody will gonna use .io in future
(all these posts are back in years)

Build your own experience. Trust yourself.

A mistake is to forget auto-renew options on domains that you gonna drop and being charged. :D
 
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On this forum, you can find some smart experiences such as apprising a 4L for a reg fee and a few months later invest 2K buying a 4L. (same guy)
Also, you can find pros that said that poker.io costs a reg fee and nobody will gonna use .io in future
(all these posts are back in years)

Build your own experience. Trust yourself.

A mistake is to forget auto-renew options on domains that you gonna drop and being charged. :D

Lol, situational comedy or Sutpidity or over smartness?

Your thoughts are perfect!

Sharing view of one unknow person, came across...

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"Just pick a goal, a goal you truly want to achieve, and take a clear-eyed look at your weaknesses--not so you'll feel less confident, but so you can determine exactly what you need to work on. Then get to work. Celebrate small successes. Analyze your weaknesses. Keep going. As you gain skill, you'll also gain a feeling of genuine confidence, one that can never be taken away--because you've earned it."
 
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