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I have started domaining before a year and still learning.
I want to know , if there is any value for the domain name with (-) in it...

For example : video-games.com , play-games.com e.t.c

if it has value what could be range between for .com , .net domains?

Few days before i thought of booking "game-consoles.net" and a person told it has no value & not worth it's reg fee.is it true?
 
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There are certain markets that are happy to use a "-" especially the German market.

I myself am a fan of Hyphenated domains....they may not be fast sellers but the market does certainly exist.

These sales validate that:
https://namebio.com/?s==UzN5MjN4ITM

The problem is that I would steer clear from a Hyphenated domain on a .net

I tend to keep hyphenated domains in .com or ccTLD.

I wouldn't say Game-Consoles.net is worthless, it's still a very strong keyword. Not sure if you will fetch a good price but I wouldn't call it worthless. Probably one you would have to sit on until a buyer comes along...
 
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There are certain markets that are happy to use a "-" especially the German market.

I myself am a fan of Hyphenated domains....they may not be fast sellers but the market does certainly exist.

These sales validate that:
https://namebio.com/?s==UzN5MjN4ITM

The problem is that I would steer clear from a Hyphenated domain on a .net

I tend to keep hyphenated domains in .com or ccTLD.

I wouldn't say Game-Consoles.net is worthless, it's still a very strong keyword. Not sure if you will fetch a good price but I wouldn't call it worthless. Probably one you would have to sit on until a buyer comes along...
how hard is to find a buyer for a domain name with (-) in it?

Where could it sell faster friend?
 
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how hard is to find a buyer for a domain name with (-) in it?

Where could it sell faster friend?

Thats the only problem with "-" domains, there is no real fast way to sell them... just have to wait it out. Stick it on the regular market places (sedo/afternic/undeveloped/etc..) then sit tight and wait it out.

Unfortunatley they are not fast sellers but the market for them does exist, off course yours is a little trickier with it being a .net
 
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We have VR-Action.com I was reluctant at first with the - ,we actually getting good enquiries on the name ,I think it just depends how strong the name.
 
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We have VR-Action.com I was reluctant at first with the - ,we actually getting good enquiries on the name ,I think it just depends how strong the name.
friend may i know what are the steps you have taken to promote it ?, like listing it on marketplaces e.t.c
 
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the name you have, would be fine for a developed website

but for reselling, not some much, being as @deez007 said, a .net

now if it got type-in traffic, that's would enhance value

i sold a hyphen last year .com, for four figures via incoming offer at Fabulous.com


imo...
 
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friend may i know what are the steps you have taken to promote it ?, like listing it on marketplaces e.t.c

We did not do much ,we just listed ,Afternic ,GoDaddy ,Sedo and the rest of the Market places and we get direct visits to www.vr-action.com
 
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The only domains with a hyphen that have value are top end .COM terms.

ex. Las-Vegas.com / Real-Estate.com / Payday-Loans.com / etc.

I would avoid everything else.

Brad
 
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The only domains with a hyphen that have value are top end .COM terms.

ex. Las-Vegas.com / Real-Estate.com / Payday-Loans.com / etc.

I would avoid everything else.

Brad
i am sure you are not going to get it without paying a million of $:xf.wink:.
 
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I've got some hyphenated names for historic reasons, but I did register one recently. I got it with the hyphen to turn a dictionary word into a double entendre The name was EU-genics.com and I registered it to comment on the eugenics policy of the deep state and the EU.
 
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L-Ls are also underrated and underpriced imo. 3 characters ;)
 
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I want to know , if there is any value for the domain name with (-) in it...
there are some ultrapremium keywords that are still desirable but i'm not very keen ...

There are certain markets that are happy to use a "-" especially the German market.
every time i visit germany i'm amazed by the number of hyphenated .info i see :)

ex. Las-Vegas.com / Real-Estate.com / Payday-Loans.com / etc.
totally agree. but from seo point of view that's exactly where the dash shouldn't be because dashes don't concatenate a search phrase.
 
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there are some ultrapremium keywords that are still desirable but i'm not very keen ...


every time i visit germany i'm amazed by the number of hyphenated .info i see :)


totally agree. but from seo point of view that's exactly where the dash shouldn't be because dashes don't concatenate a search phrase.

I don't think I'm visiting Germany in near future :xf.rolleyes:
Do you know any online portals/ German marketplaces where German domain investors hang around?
 
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We have VR-Action.com I was reluctant at first with the - ,we actually getting good enquiries on the name ,I think it just depends how strong the name.

Pretty cool landing page. :)
Are you using any service or it's a custom landing page?
 
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I picked up a dropped name RC-HELICOPTERS.com mainly because I like RC planes etc. The value of the non hyphenated name is 20 times. Search for this hyphenated name (UK Google) and it shows 5.1 M searches, the non hyphenated name shows 2.2M searches. I don't understand that!

It's easier to read a domain name with a hyphen especially if it's a longish name. Maybe as more .com domains are bought a good hyphenated domain could increase over time.
 
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I picked up a dropped name RC-HELICOPTERS.com mainly because I like RC planes etc. The value of the non hyphenated name is 20 times. Search for this hyphenated name (UK Google) and it shows 5.1 M searches, the non hyphenated name shows 2.2M searches. I don't understand that!

It's easier to read a domain name with a hyphen especially if it's a longish name. Maybe as more .com domains are bought a good hyphenated domain could increase over time.


great name
 
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I have started domaining before a year and still learning.
I want to know , if there is any value for the domain name with (-) in it...

For example : video-games.com , play-games.com e.t.c

if it has value what could be range between for .com , .net domains?

Few days before i thought of booking "game-consoles.net" and a person told it has no value & not worth it's reg fee.is it true?
There's nothing wrong with hyphens, especially .com hyphens, and especially if you are going to use it yourself. Buying it for resale may be tough. I set up a webpage for someone called you-rant.com. It is somewhat dormant at the moment, but if you put quotes around it in a google search it still comes up on page 3, whithout postings for some time. I have advised that if many of the posts had the word "rant" in the title and "you-rant" used frequently in the title, it would jump up on google page listings. So the point is that if you are using the hyphen yourself on a web page then by careful use of words and SEO you can get probably just as high on google then not having a hyphen but paying 20K or more for the clean .com. It just depends on your goals and financial ability. Game-Console.com is for sale for 3 grand, Game-consoles.com is listed as taken, so somebody sure thinks that the hyphen is worth some money. DomainBuddha.net
 
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There are certain markets that are happy to use a "-" especially the German market.

I myself am a fan of Hyphenated domains....they may not be fast sellers but the market does certainly exist.

These sales validate that:
https://namebio.com/?s==UzN5MjN4ITM

The problem is that I would steer clear from a Hyphenated domain on a .net

I tend to keep hyphenated domains in .com or ccTLD.

I wouldn't say Game-Consoles.net is worthless, it's still a very strong keyword. Not sure if you will fetch a good price but I wouldn't call it worthless. Probably one you would have to sit on until a buyer comes along...
We have VR-Action.com I was reluctant at first with the - ,we actually getting good enquiries on the name ,I think it just depends how strong the name.
the name you have, would be fine for a developed website

but for reselling, not some much, being as @deez007 said, a .net

now if it got type-in traffic, that's would enhance value

i sold a hyphen last year .com, for four figures via incoming offer at Fabulous.com


imo...
I've got some hyphenated names for historic reasons, but I did register one recently. I got it with the hyphen to turn a dictionary word into a double entendre The name was EU-genics.com and I registered it to comment on the eugenics policy of the deep state and the EU.
there are some ultrapremium keywords that are still desirable but i'm not very keen ...


every time i visit germany i'm amazed by the number of hyphenated .info i see :)


totally agree. but from seo point of view that's exactly where the dash shouldn't be because dashes don't concatenate a search phrase.
I don't think I'm visiting Germany in near future :xf.rolleyes:
Do you know any online portals/ German marketplaces where German domain investors hang around?
I picked up a dropped name RC-HELICOPTERS.com mainly because I like RC planes etc. The value of the non hyphenated name is 20 times. Search for this hyphenated name (UK Google) and it shows 5.1 M searches, the non hyphenated name shows 2.2M searches. I don't understand that!

It's easier to read a domain name with a hyphen especially if it's a longish name. Maybe as more .com domains are bought a good hyphenated domain could increase over time.
great name
There's nothing wrong with hyphens, especially .com hyphens, and especially if you are going to use it yourself. Buying it for resale may be tough. I set up a webpage for someone called you-rant.com. It is somewhat dormant at the moment, but if you put quotes around it in a google search it still comes up on page 3, whithout postings for some time. I have advised that if many of the posts had the word "rant" in the title and "you-rant" used frequently in the title, it would jump up on google page listings. So the point is that if you are using the hyphen yourself on a web page then by careful use of words and SEO you can get probably just as high on google then not having a hyphen but paying 20K or more for the clean .com. It just depends on your goals and financial ability. Game-Console.com is for sale for 3 grand, Game-consoles.com is listed as taken, so somebody sure thinks that the hyphen is worth some money. DomainBuddha.net

hi friend's , i had acquired "game-consoles.com" , after a lot of thinking & negotiations with the seller , i am looking forward to develope it as a gaming website...
i paid 230$ + paypal fee , Is it a good buy ?
 
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hi friend's , i had acquired "game-consoles.com" , after a lot of thinking & negotiations with the seller , i am looking forward to develope it as a gaming website...
i paid 230$ + paypal fee , Is it a good buy ?

Do you like the name? Do you feel the price was ok? You feel that this name would be a much better fit then any other regfee name? If the answer is yes then you got your answer :)
 
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Do you like the name? Do you feel the price was ok? You feel that this name would be a much better fit then any other regfee name? If the answer is yes then you got your answer :)
(y) yes friend , i am going to develope a game site and game console affiliate in it...
so it could be easy for me to rank in google.
 
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