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It is a special education exceptionality. It is probably the largest exceptionality. You have probably hear of Autism, which technically has been removed as an exceptionality . . . The fastest growing exceptionality, I believe is OtherHealthImpairment which if you don't mind appraising OtherHealthImpairment.com that would be awesome. SLD and OHI were already taken;)
 
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Some general domaining advice which every competent domainer has realized at one point (many haven't) -

You've registered a hundred of domains at $10 a pop, that's $1000. Flipping hand regs, even for the best of us, is very dependent on luck and chance. Given that they were free to reg, they are likely not worth $xxxx. So even if you priced them for only $50, you'd have to sell 20 of them to break even. Not a great chance in that happening.

Now think about the caliber name you could get for that$1000. If you skower long enough, you can find some killer names available in the $250-$500 range, ones with real, liquid value. I've only been at this for a couple years, but it my experience it's easier to sell a $xxx name for $xxxx than it is to sell a hand reg for $xxx. Of course you're putting more risk in per name, but it's better to spend that whole $1000 on a few great names than into random hand regs.

When I was in your shoes, I stopped regging names until I sold everything I had, even if it meant one big auction on namepros of the worst domains with a little parking revenue. It's worth the step back short term for the long term steps forward
 
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I can only approve what @Dave and @Casey L. said.
This domain is too long to be appealing, and I doubt there are end users willing to pay a lot of any money for it.

It's okay to have a few hobby domains, but if you want to make sales you must buy domains that have real end users. They should have an obvious commercial purpose.

By the way, I have decreased the size of the portfolio steadily over time. The aim is to have fewer domains but improve on quality (and save on renewal fees that eat your profits). And never fall in love with your domains. It is a costly, one-sided relationship.
 
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You are talking about cost, time, renewals, other fees,
I can only approve what @Dave and @Casey L. said.
This domain is too long to be appealing, and I doubt there are end users willing to pay a lot of any money for it.

It's okay to have a few hobby domains, but if you want to make sales you must buy domains that have real end users. They should have an obvious commercial purpose.

By the way, I have decreased the size of the portfolio steadily over time. The aim is to have fewer domains but improve on quality (and save on renewal fees that eat your profits). And never fall in love with your domains. It is a costly, one-sided relationship.
Thank you for the feedback! I do appreciate the feedback.
 
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never fall in love with your domains. It is a costly, one-sided relationship
What?.. You're saying my domains don't love me? :xf.eek:
 
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Lol, no worries . . . no temptation!! :)
 
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What?.. You're saying my domains don't love me? :xf.eek:
They do they do :xf.smile: And Bob Parsons loves us :xf.smile: Now your credit card please.
 
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Listen, I mean this sincerely. I can take whatever criticism you give. There is absolutely no problem with that. When I ask for an opinion and feedback and you tell me negative ten dollars every time, well it is not helpful. When I ask you what you are basing your opinion on, the fact that you have 10 years experience is great! It is awesome. That experience, when shared with your feedback, is super helpful. I mean that sincerely. Simply telling me it is based on 10 years experience does not help.You can look at all of my previous posts or none of them! I can say when I ask for feedback and the feedback I get is constructive regardless of what it is, I try and use it positively. I will often dialogue with the person because I want to learn!

If you tell me negative 10 every single time and based on 10 years experience, the means I will have to make some bad domain purchases, which I have, and essentially go through a cycle of do I renew or let expire, which I will! And then when I reach 10 years experience I will also then have knowledge and experience because I learned the hard way. As an aside regardless of what you think of my domains, I can say that there has been learning and pogress. I owe that learning and progress to people on the forum that share their experiences with me, but they do so in a constructive manner.

So please do all of us a favor, continue to opine in my requests. Seriously, I do not want you to stop opining. I simply would like feedback to go with it. Otherwise I am not learning like I could be!

Best regards

I am Done with appraising your threads. You are One funny Guy. LOL. All the best.
 
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For me buying a domain at $100, and selling it later for $300 is perfectly fine by me.

The problem with your math here is that theory says decent portfolios sell at a 2% rate .. so say you have 100x domains you bought at $100 .. you'd only make about $600 per year ... with at least $850 renewal fees. So you're losing $20 per year. Plus that's just to break even on the year .. then add to that the fact you never see any part of the original $10,000 investment. So after year 1 you're at -$10,250. Year 2 -$10,500. etc etc

Now obviously those are just averages .. but I think you know what I mean.


Also ... I think the problem here is that you're asking general domainers for advice on a domain where the only possible value lies in the technical terms of a specific industry niche. The fact none of us understood the term goes to show that this domain could only possibly sell to a very small refined set of end users. Not the end of the world if it's a good niche that pays and is actively looking for domains. However in this case my guess is that your knowledge of the niche might be blinding you to it's potential (or more specifically it's lack of potential). Obviously since I don't know the niche I could very well be wrong .. I'm just guestimating based on your explanations.

Don't feel too bad ... I've definitely done this myself .. and still do to a certain degree (as I'm sure most of us have). It's easier to imagine a cool end-use or usefully informative site on domains related to niches we personally know and understand ourselves.


I think sometimes a good imagination while sometimes being a huge advantage in domaining ... can also be a dangerous hindrance .. as we too easily see cool end uses for various domain names and thereby artificially inflate their values .. which ends up making us more likely to buy them at too high a price .. or even to buy domains that really don't have enough value to have been worth buying at any price.


Again though .. you could always get lucky .. it only takes one person to buy a domain .. but if you're looking at domaining in the long term you need to take a step back to look at the big picture and law of averages. I'm at that point as well .. it's hard to say no sometimes when you're growing your portfolio ... lol
 
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The problem with your math here is that theory says decent portfolios sell at a 2% rate .. so say you have 100x domains you bought at $100 .. you'd only make about $600 per year ... with at least $850 renewal fees. So you're losing $20 per year. Plus that's just to break even on the year .. then add to that the fact you never see any part of the original $10,000 investment. So after year 1 you're at -$10,250. Year 2 -$10,500. etc etc

Now obviously those are just averages .. but I think you know what I mean.


Also ... I think the problem here is that you're asking general domainers for advice on a domain where the only possible value lies in the technical terms of a specific industry niche. The fact none of us understood the term goes to show that this domain could only possibly sell to a very small refined set of end users. Not the end of the world if it's a good niche that pays and is actively looking for domains. However in this case my guess is that your knowledge of the niche might be blinding you to it's potential (or more specifically it's lack of potential). Obviously since I don't know the niche I could very well be wrong .. I'm just guestimating based on your explanations.

Don't feel too bad ... I've definitely done this myself .. and still do to a certain degree (as I'm sure most of us have). It's easier to imagine a cool end-use or usefully informative site on domains related to niches we personally know and understand ourselves.


I think sometimes a good imagination while sometimes being a huge advantage in domaining ... can also be a dangerous hindrance .. as we too easily see cool end uses for various domain names and thereby artificially inflate their values .. which ends up making us more likely to buy them at too high a price .. or even to buy domains that really don't have enough value to have been worth buying at any price.


Again though .. you could always get lucky .. it only takes one person to buy a domain .. but if you're looking at domaining in the long term you need to take a step back to look at the big picture and law of averages. I'm at that point as well .. it's hard to say no sometimes when you're growing your portfolio ... lol

Thank you for this feedback. It is very constructive. I do appreciate it. There are a few layers here! I think if I write it out, maybe it will help me to see a little clearer.

Did you ever do something as a kid that you felt terrible about, say stealing from a store? You get home and feel terrible so you tell your mom. You say, I stole gum from Manards and I want to return the gum and pay for it. Then your mom goes in on you. She didn't raise you to be a thief. She is embarrassed you would do such a thing. Wait till your father gets home . . . Ringing any bells? Well at that point as a kid it is like, man I would have been better off not saying anything!

So buying domains for me has been kind of like that! I recognize I have purchased some bad names. And since I started in December, all of it is recent. Most of my domains that I hand reg were hand reg December through Mid April. I joined her Mid March! I have hand reg since then, but not in the volume I had! Now I am asking about some of them, and the feel is stop buying we have been through this. Again not all but most were already hand reg. So now i reg specificlearningdisability.com which is one of the 13 classifications of special ed, and its like wow! Ive referenced Autism so much bc it is more widely known. Autism, other health impairment, and specific learning disability are all the same in the sense that they are exceptionalities. The most prevalent is specific learning disability! So naturally I was really excited to get it, to hand reg it even!

Anyways, I really do value your feedback. You have been consistently constructive and detailed with me, and it means a lot to me!!
 
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I am Done with appraising your threads. You are One funny Guy. LOL. All the best.

Lol. Looks like someone else needs practice at taking constructive criticism.

OP makes a good point. Criticism without explanation is a tool of the bully, and it offers nothing but negativity. Back up your opinions with information.
 
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There are domains for sale and there are some for yourself, either because you like it or you want to develop in future.

SLD here is EXACT match for category domain. It probably isn't a popular category. But I imagine their could be doctors/educators etc with their own private practice that would like to have this domain. Google search for specialists in the field and offer the name to them.

Also, it would be easy to develop too. Put a blog on it and post information on the subject on it.
 
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Lol. Looks like someone else needs practice at taking constructive criticism.

OP makes a good point. Criticism without explanation is a tool of the bully, and it offers nothing but negativity. Back up your opinions with information.
Thank you. Feedback with the criticism is always welcomed. Domaining really is its own kind of subculture, but it is based on principles that are at playing other industries. I can ask you what you think 123 Main St is worth, and you can give me an assessment that is widely accepted. I can ask you what Love.com is worth, and there could be a lot of variation.

It just hit me. It is so simple it evades us, well me at least.

A domain is worth whatever someone will pay for it. A piece of property is not worth whatever someone will pay for it. The reason is simple, I don't need a loan for 99% of domains, but a home I do. I don't have a bank having to certify the value of my domain like I do a home . . .

Thanks!
 
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@Want2learn - I agree with most of the others on here. I see what you were thinking with the purchase, but this isn't the kind of name that's going to sell easily, or for much money.

When purchasing exact match terms from the deleted lists, you'll give yourself the best chance to make a sale if you buy domains that match products or services. The term should match what people would intuitively type into a search engine if they were looking for that product/service.

And make sure your domain matches the thing people are actually paying money for, not the problem that's being solved (there are exceptions, but generally this is a good rule). As an example: buy "SleepingPills.com" but not "ChronicInsomnia.com"

I've been experimenting more with this myself lately, so feel free to PM me if you want to discuss. Patience is key, as is being extremely selective, and being able to find a decent sized pool of potential buyers (with the right contact info if you're doing outbound sales).

You don't need to sell domains for thousands to make money, but you do need to get a consistently good ROI on domains that do sell to end users in order to keep your head above water and eventually make money.
 
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There are domains for sale and there are some for yourself, either because you like it or you want to develop in future.

SLD here is EXACT match for category domain. It probably isn't a popular category. But I imagine their could be doctors/educators etc with their own private practice that would like to have this domain. Google search for specialists in the field and offer the name to them.

Also, it would be easy to develop too. Put a blog on it and post information on the subject on it.

I will go out on a limb here . . . You may not like this domain for yourself or think it will go for a lot of money, but this is my best hand reg you have seen so far.

When you say to develop it is there a particular reason to consider that? I know what a blog is, and I could most certainly blog about this topic! Would this be a case where blogging about something else would be a bad move? Since it is an exact category match do you think when it sales it will sell for more if it has at least a blog on it?

Thank you for your feedback!
 
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I will go out on a limb here . . . You may not like this domain for yourself or think it will go for a lot of money, but this is my best hand reg you have seen so far.

When you say to develop it is there a particular reason to consider that? I know what a blog is, and I could most certainly blog about this topic! Would this be a case where blogging about something else would be a bad move? Since it is an exact category match do you think when it sales it will sell for more if it has at least a blog on it?

Thank you for your feedback!

I agree that this is a good reg, especially compared to many others.

I have investandfinance.com and don't care what others think about it ) That is my area of expertise ))

You can sell it as a domain, you don't have to have a blog.

If you put blog on it and write few articles, you might bring in search traffic from professionals and others. You can have link somewhere on the site saying that it is for sale. You can also put adsense on it to monetize traffic.

It will also keep you busy from trying to register more domains (kidding)...
 
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@Want2learn - I agree with most of the others on here. I see what you were thinking with the purchase, but this isn't the kind of name that's going to sell easily, or for much money.

When purchasing exact match terms from the deleted lists, you'll give yourself the best chance to make a sale if you buy domains that match products or services. The term should match what people would intuitively type into a search engine if they were looking for that product/service.

And make sure your domain matches the thing people are actually paying money for, not the problem that's being solved (there are exceptions, but generally this is a good rule). As an example: buy "SleepingPills.com" but not "ChronicInsomnia.com"

I've been experimenting more with this myself lately, so feel free to PM me if you want to discuss. Patience is key, as is being extremely selective, and being able to find a decent sized pool of potential buyers (with the right contact info if you're doing outbound sales).

You don't need to sell domains for thousands to make money, but you do need to get a consistently good ROI on domains that do sell to end users in order to keep your head above water and eventually make money.

Thank you. This is also helpful. I don't think specificlearningdisability.com is a domain that will go for big bucks! In terms of industry, special education is biiiiiiig money. SLD currently is the biggest piece of that pie followed by OHI. Autism is much more familiar in society, but it is less prevalent than the other two disabilities.

If you owned this domain, and someone made you an offer, what is the least you would accept? I know it is relative bc this domain didn't cost you anything. But from the exact match perspective what would you think if you owned it?
 
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I agree that this is a good reg, especially compared to many others.

I have investandfinance.com and don't care what others think about it ) That is my area of expertise ))

You can sell it as a domain, you don't have to have a blog.

If you put blog on it and write few articles, you might bring in search traffic from professionals and others. You can have link somewhere on the site saying that it is for sale. You can also put adsense on it to monetize traffic.

It will also keep you busy from trying to register more domains (kidding)...

LOL at the last part . . . but true for sure!
 
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Lol. Looks like someone else needs practice at taking constructive criticism.

OP makes a good point. Criticism without explanation is a tool of the bully, and it offers nothing but negativity. Back up your opinions with information.

I am here to appraise -- not type 2 page essay especially when the OP keep on opening similar threads.

As far as taking classes, dont get me started - you are sitting behind the desk - stop judging.
 
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I am here to appraise -- not type 2 page essay especially when the OP keep on opening similar threads.

As far as taking classes, dont get me started - you are sitting behind the desk - stop judging.
If you really feel that way, no reason to opine. Say negative 10 with feedback, without it is completely worthless like the domain you are opining about. In fact the rules state you are suppose to give reasons for a review of reg or less. It's all good. Best regards.
 
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