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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.
 
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Threadi isn't closed yet. Maybe you should should study how to close a thread.
It wasn't a thread, it was a post inside a thread. I hate when mods delete my posts for no reason other than "it makes some people uncomfortable".
 
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Sounds like you have a problem with forums, not domaining. If you want to say whatever you want on a forum, go to reddit.
 
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Domaining is obviously very profitable and fun for some, but there is lots of misinformation on this forum.
The appraisal section here is a total nonsense and bs. Nobody here would pay 1% of their own appraisal there. People imagine 'endusers' as some sort of 'alien suckers" who would pay 100 times more for a name that domainer would not renew. There are also people registering insanely bad names and getting likes by others. It encourages them to buy more terrible names and lose money.
You need to use your own judgement and read between the lines. Domaining could be life changing for someone who is ready to work hard.
 
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Domaining is obviously very profitable and fun for some, but there is lots of misinformation on this forum.
The appraisal section here is a total nonsense and bs. Nobody here would pay 1% of their own appraisal there. People imagine 'endusers' as some sort of 'alien suckers" who would pay 100 times more for a name that domainer would not renew. There are also people registering insanely bad names and getting likes by others. It encourages them to buy more terrible names and lose money.
You need to use your own judgement and read between the lines. Domaining could be life changing for someone who is ready to work hard.
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How many accountants have you got? O_o?
It is a team, but they don't work full-time for me (yet) :)

I agree with you all many parts of this industry are full of it, and people are trying to sell you a hoop dream, or picks and shovels to extract crapola. You are right to a degree.
Indeed, there is too much dreaming in this industry, this is what leads to big disappointment. The problem is that end users are not interested in domainers' dreams. Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Look at what sells, then understand why, then you'll make better purchases. Ignoring consumer demand, buying bad names in nTLDs guarantees that your inventory will not sell, and you will waste time and money.

Also, I would like to dispute the idea that there are no opportunities left because of HD and the likes ruling the auctions. The environment is not doubt cut-throat competitive but it's like any other industry.

Even in 2018 good names are still to be had. Very recently I picked an absolute killer in .com at auction but it's in a foreign language so few people paid attention (of course I am happy with that). I intend to be the end user for that one.
There are still lots of opportunities all around you, also in ccTLDs that are more specialized markets. There are many ways to skin a cat, but of course many wrongs way to do it too. Having money obviously helps but it is mostly about research and hard work. Domaining isn't easy it's true. There is a huge gap between the expectations and the reality. Look at me for example, I was expecting to retire in 5 years and I am still there...

But don't forget that in 10 years you will be saying those were the good ole days.
 
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I would love to hear about your 5 figures declines on sub $100 acquisitions, I think we all would, especially in the plural sense.

I think you kind of constitute the bs
portion of his comments, if you can’t back up your statements.

:zippermouth:

There are a few reasons why I'd be a fool to back up my statement (at least not at this time).

In any case, I came here to brag :pompous:

Don't hate me 'cos I'm winning.

#1 Domainer :pirate:
 
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:zippermouth:

There are a few reasons why I'd be a fool to back up my statement (at least not at this time).

In any case, I came here to brag :pompous:

Don't hate me 'cos I'm winning.

#1 Domainer :pirate:
Funny Charlie Sheen use to say the same thing.

Either your bs’ing or trading in TM names, but good on you. Imaginary sales are the best kind, no commissions!
 
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For those people that are saying they earn, I think I agree with this post because its hard to earn if you don't have good names. However, if you own one word you can earn because there is really no money. Companies earn to pay for renewals and domains make profit out of us.. there is many other investment out other that earn you more money than domaining! ( do i believe in domain invest i will SAY Absolutely No )
 
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It’s slow and steady if you have good names. But trying to replenish the good ones that sell is not easy.
 
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:zippermouth:

There are a few reasons why I'd be a fool to back up my statement (at least not at this time).

In any case, I came here to brag :pompous:

Don't hate me 'cos I'm winning.

#1 Domainer :pirate:

don't take peoples comments personally. its just that everyone on namepros has seen countless posts of people making statements like you.. wthout backing up.. so people just get tired and bored of it.. and nobody believes them anymore here. cheers. :)
 
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It wasn't a thread, it was a post inside a thread. I hate when mods delete my posts for no reason other than "it makes some people uncomfortable".

Mods delete posts usually because the post isn't salient to the thread it is posted in. I cannot answer for your specific deleted posts because I haven't seen them. But your simple explanation that you are posting threads within threads tells me you should be opening new threads instead of posting a mish mash of threads together in this thread which you opened.
 
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Funny Charlie Sheen use to say the same thing.

Either your bs’ing or trading in TM names, but good on you. Imaginary sales are the best kind, no commissions!

The domains in questions do not have any clear TM, certainly nothing registered. But sure, I do own names with matching TM's. Some of these are TM under common law, maybe a few have registered and active TM's. That does not mean I'm doing anything wrong or unlawful. It means I'm an awesome domainer that doesn't dabble exclusively in pigeon shit domains.

don't take peoples comments personally. its just that everyone on namepros has seen countless posts of people making statements like you.. wthout backing up.. so people just get tired and bored of it.. and nobody believes them anymore here. cheers. :)

I know how the Internet works baby (pics or it didn't happen). But the premise of this thread has nothing to back it up. That's why I came here to gloat :pompous:
 
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The domains in questions do not have any clear TM, certainly nothing registered. But sure, I do own names with matching TM's. Some of these are TM under common law, maybe a few have registered and active TM's. That does not mean I'm doing anything wrong or unlawful. It means I'm an awesome domainer that doesn't dabble exclusively in pigeon sh*t domains.



I know how the Internet works baby (pics or it didn't happen). But the premise of this thread has nothing to back it up. That's why I came here to gloat :pompous:
You sound like Bikini Tara, timing sounds about right
 
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I did some reasearch on this biki tara you speak of. Looks like an (ex) namepros member that liked to gloat about making lots of money.

I don't have much money. People do however want to give me money for my domains. I just say no no no :pompous:
 
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In India there is no money in domaining as domain investors who are not well connected, are brutally cheated, defamed and exploited by google, tata, ntro in a major Sex, bribery racket, financial, resume theft fraud with the indian government falsely claiming that google, tata supplied goan sex workers, cheater housewives and other frauds who do not spend any money online own the domain names of the google competitor to get all these frauds, sex workers R&AW/cbi jobs with monthly salary at the expense of the real domain investor who is not getting anything despite paying all the expenses.
CCI penalized google Rs 135.86 crores in India due to endless atrocities, identity theft racket, financial fraud on domain investors in India
 
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The thing about Bullshit is you have to learn how to market it.

Even bullshit can be sold as fertilizer if you do the job right.

I have sold a lot of fertilizer over the years and am quite happy doing so :xf.smile:
 
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Bought, V + "something" + "friend" on Tuesday for +5usd on GD closeouts.
Sold it on Thursday for 150usd.
I was 95% sure, I would sell it ... fast. I only hold heavyweights, and I rarely do.

  1. Sent 6 emails. No reply on the first send.
  2. Sent follow ups, got an offer for 150, took it.
  3. Rinse and repeat.
  4. Scale
I sold it to a reseller, who's probably going to sell it for a lot more! Why did he buy?

Its called pattern recognition. I recognized the pattern, he recognized the pattern.

When you start domaining, your mostly guessing. You might make a few large sales, these are flukes. As, you need to make profit on at least 6 out of 10 moves you make, before you can confidently tell yourself you know this business well enough.

How do you make money out of 6 in 10 moves. You recognize patterns. Most of the time, your divesting from certain patterns as they become popular. The secret is the pattern.

Everything in life is about patterns. Discover the patterns, in software development there are architectural patterns (high level) and design patterns (low level). In domaining, there are reseller patterns and end-user patterns.

Sustainable success in any endeavor takes deliberate effort, continuous learning and diligence.
 
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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.
You're just half right Premiums...I agree, this industry is "full of bullsh*t", but there is money in domain names. I've been self employed since college in 1970, but you might even say I was a budding entrepreneur when I was cutting grass and shoveling snow starting in the late 50's. I've been involved either directly or indirectly in most major industries, and the domain industry is without a doubt the most f'uk'd up starting with the "appraisal" piece, and Go Daddy gets a gold star for that.

Having been successful in most (not all) of my lifetime endeavors, I can assure you there is money to be made in domaining. Most fortunes in this world have been made because someone has discovered a better mouse trap, and practical business experience tells me this industry is screaming for a better mouse trap. I see in this thread where NamePro's member creataweb asked if you're related to Bulloney? And I see where about of a dozen of my biggest fans "liked" his post.....i just luv it:xf.grin:


Bulloney
 
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Bulloney how would you know there is money in domains?

You are just collecting domains at this point. Have you sold any yet? Theoretical sales don't count.

Your post also seems like a way to just spam your domains. You mentioned at least 6 domains you own.

Additionally, Kiwanis is a registered trademark. I assume you have permission from them to use it.

Brad
 
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there's no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.
You were join on Nov 2016
While my self joined Sep 2008 and still not making the real money yet, but i'm not complaining about it :D

You should hold Persistence and Perseverance deep within your heart and soul :D
 
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Everyone knows that this industry (domaining) is shady..
 
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i think its just registrar/registry white hat marketing..

his recent sales:
medici dot co ... $5k
Sold via Afternic, BIN
Handreg in Nov 2017

mochi dot co ... $3k

Sold via Afternic, BIN
Handreg in Oct 2017
medici dot co $5k Registration Date: 2017-11-29
mochi dot co ... $3k Registration Date: 2017-10-04

I checked the whois on them he is still an owner..
 
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medici dot co ... $5k
Sold via Afternic, BIN
Handreg in Nov 2017

mochi dot co ... $3k

Sold via Afternic, BIN
Handreg in Oct 2017

His post were today, it might be the settlement has not fully done yet. You cant judge him only by the last post...

Ledger dot org ... $30k

Inbound email via hypernames.co
Bought on Sedo for $6k on 16/11/17 (seller began an auction using my counter-offer, but no other bids)

22nd Nov: I got the domain into my account and set up a landing page on hypernames.co - with an asking price of $45k. Had a couple of inquiries within the first few days, but nothing serious.

28th Nov: I had a five-figure inbound offer (via a broker). I countered at $30k, which was accepted.
The Escrow transaction recently completed, and the buyer was revealed as a well known crypto brand, manufacturing hardware wallets.

LEDGER.ORG whois already changed into Eric Larcheveque
 
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