advice Is it me or My domain?

"I bought a domain Artshop.io and listed it here. I waited and waited and nothing. I got a couple of views and that was it. No inquiries nothing. " "Is it me or is it the domain it'self"

It's mostly the domain. You being new on NamePros doesn't affect the price of the domain.

Your keywords combo are good but have a bad extension(.io). If you're a beginner, STAY AWAY from registering anything but .com. For example: if you listed "artshop.com", you'll probably get around $15k+ here easily.

Also STAY AWAY from hyphens, numbers and really long names.

siyavuya said:

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HELP ME PLEASE I'm really lost.
Is it me or is it the domain it'self

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Welcome to the community. Try to define why a domain is good for a business before you buy it. Work out a set of questions to ask yourself:

• Is it easy to say, spell?
• What makes it unique?
• Does the .tld match the name?
• How large is the market? Example, teatherball.com, nice name but how many people do you imagine could use this? Now consider football.com, it obvious right?

For keyword domains, it best if the keywords are registered in many tld's. For brandable or creative names, they should be easy to pronounce. Check how much similar names have sold for in the past.

mr-x said:

Welcome to the community. Try to define why a domain is good for a business before you buy it. Work out a set of questions to ask yourself:

• Is it easy to say, spell?
• What makes it unique?
• Does the .tld match the name?
• How large is the market? Example, teatherball.com, nice name but how many people do you imagine could use this? Now consider football.com, it obvious right?

For keyword domains, it best if the keywords are registered in many tld's. For brandable or creative names, they should be easy to pronounce. Check how much similar names have sold for in the past.

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I have copied what you wrote because I can see how it makes sense and will serve me in my next purchase. I hope that a lot of people are paying attention to what is being shared here. Thank you so much.

Very nice concise answer of key considerations for any domain name, @mr-x!

In terms of your domain name @siyavuya the only real one that is debateable is the match of TLD to name.

Most of the time so far .io have mainly sold for much when tech related, very short and or single generic word. That being said, it does not mean that it will not change, as increasing interest and sales in an extension generally go that way. I think none of us know.

If you decide to develop it, I would argue that the domain name is descriptive, positive and memorable, and the prior small number of sales in non-tech, two word .io is not that important. The success of developed sites depend mainly on content, technical and currency aspects, as long as the domain name is not bad.

The very best wishes.

Bob

siyavuya said:

I came to Namepros because it was highly recommended by a friend,
I bought a domain Artshop.io and listed it here. I waited and waited and nothing. I got a couple of views and that was it. No inquiries nothing. I have been asking around here and still no direct help.

HELP ME PLEASE I'm really lost.
Is it me or is it the domain it'self
artshop.io is supposed to be a good domain

I look forward to getting some help from you as to what I need to do to sell it.

Regards
Siya

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GoDaddy appraisal on ArtShop.io is $2507.00 hang on to it for a while and do not sell it too cheaply!

siyavuya said:

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I look forward to getting some help from you as to what I need to do to sell it.
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wwwelcome @ nP

Actually, all what you need "to do" to sell it, is nothing because if someone wants it they will buy it.

But of course - if you think it's worth the effort - you can always invest your valuable time and maybe even your valuable money to offer it (outbound emails, phone calls, personal shop visits, posting / advertising it across the web etc.) to potential buyers - this can naturally increase the chances for a sale.

You could even book a zeppelin that will display your domain name (for sale) in big letters while it flys around - but I don't recommend that as I think the financial risk is to highhh

However, if you will sell it, you are welcome to let us knowww
And for the case that you won't sell it, at least you surely will have learned something that may be helpful for future decisions. Like manyyy

Bob Hawkes said:

Very nice concise answer of key considerations for any domain name, @mr-x!

In terms of your domain name @siyavuya the only real one that is debateable is the match of TLD to name.

Most of the time so far .io have mainly sold for much when tech related, very short and or single generic word. That being said, it does not mean that it will not change, as increasing interest and sales in an extension generally go that way. I think none of us know.

If you decide to develop it, I would argue that the domain name is descriptive, positive and memorable, and the prior small number of sales in non-tech, two word .io is not that important. The success of developed sites depend mainly on content, technical and currency aspects, as long as the domain name is not bad.

The very best wishes.

Bob

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Look at the past. .me, .ly, .cc, .ws. These extensions have a lifespan and then they become last decades extension. Looking at companies using those and it is like carbon dating the point in time at which they started. .io probably has a couple of good years left.

Hi again @siyavuya. I see that your domain name is up for sale on GoDaddy auctions now. I don't quite understand the reasons, but .io seem to almost never sell there. It is a great venue for selling .com, and to some degree the other legacy, but seems not a good place to sell .io and new extensions. For example in the past year there have been 874 sales of .io domains (NameBio listed at least) of which 712 happened at ParkIo, 60 at Sedo, and only 1 at GoDaddy.

You can see the list at this link and it is helpful to browse both re where they sold and also the types of names and sales amounts. Now keep in mind that Sedo sales under $2000, essentially all Afternic, Undeveloped and Efty sales are not entered in NameBio, so this is only a portion of the full sales picture.

https://namebio.com/?s==gDM3MTM2AjM

I also did a look through to see what two word names ending in shop had sold previously. Only a handful in the $$$ range. That of course does not mean yours will not sell. I see that 'art shop' generates about 22 million search results, so it is promising that there are tons of potential end users for your domain name.

While publicly free NameBio only gives access to sales above $100, with a subscription I can access the sales under $100. Thee are surprisingly many. In fact more than 1800 additional .io sales in the last year, and the vast majority of them are near $100 (and are sold at Park.io).

Once again the very best wishes for success with it.

Bob

siyavuya said:

I came to Namepros because it was highly recommended by a friend,
I bought a domain Artshop.io and listed it here. I waited and waited and nothing. I got a couple of views and that was it. No inquiries nothing. I have been asking around here and still no direct help.

HELP ME PLEASE I'm really lost.
Is it me or is it the domain it'self
artshop.io is supposed to be a good domain

I look forward to getting some help from you as to what I need to do to sell it.

Regards
Siya

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Stick to .com domains and 1-2 keyword .net domains. Everything else is garbage

no domain is garbage if u decide to dev it, but this totally out of topic in this forum, we are domainer and only judge name ... a good domain is even u build a poor site on it, even finally the site bankrupt, once it clear all bad link related, the name still a great name, other people can reuse it for a new site...sometime we heard some site is broken and the only valuable of that site left is the domain only....

a bad name is, even u build a suceess business on it, but u may continue think about to upgrade the domain to a better one, thus u can have even better business and less branding.ad spending

just my two cents

larryscott2559 said:

Stick to .com domains and 1-2 keyword .net domains. Everything else is garbage

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Hello,

Welcome to namepros.

I understand how you feel. I was there 3 years back without any experience and without much of time and money.

Reg your domain "ArtShop", is a good domain in com but maybe not that good in io. But I still see some potential and you may sell it in first year in mid xxx$ range by listing it in marketplaces like godaddy, sedo, afternic, undeveloped.

Be patient. Invest time in reading and learning. There are many good domainers here with lots of good tips.

Best of luck.

Poor girl, just wait until you learn about 3 and 4 character domains. In any case is google a good web domain?
It only became so because of phonics, because as a search engine, the two words 'GO' and 'LOOK'
together as 'GOLOOK' is rather crap, so ... 'OGLE' (another word for 'LOOK') when put after 'GO' became
'GOOGLE' it is pronounceable but is actually TWO Words. Don't believe me GOLOOK!

BTW... If you develop a site you're domain value increases sharply.

NameZest said:

Poor girl, just wait until you learn about 3 and 4 character domains. In any case is google a good web domain?
It only became so because of phonics, because as a search engine, the two words 'GO' and 'LOOK'
together as 'GOLOOK' is rather crap, so ... 'OGLE' (another word for 'LOOK') when put after 'GO' became
'GOOGLE' it is pronounceable but is actually TWO Words. Don't believe me GOLOOK!

BTW... If you develop a site you're domain value increases sharply.

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I'm not really looking at brandables. Like you said "poor girl" I don't have the money to make it a household name. Thank you for the advice.

johnnie018 said:

Artshop.io is bad name, very very bad. Let it drop you waste money.

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You can't say like this. You need to support her.

ddwilson7725 said:

You can't say like this. You need to support her.

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Thank you for your support. It's appreciated.

Artroom dot com sold yesterday at GoDaddy for $5101.

I have a similar domain (dot com) I’ve received offers in the few thousand dollar range on that I’m still trying to get more for.

hawkeye said:

I never implied your post offended me. But your expectation to just be able to reg a domain, join a forum, and expect a sale within 9 days is somewhat naive and whinyish. jmo.

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Have respect. People are here to ask valid questions and not receive arrogant responses like yours.

siyavuya said:

I came to Namepros because it was highly recommended by a friend,
I bought a domain Artshop.io and listed it here. I waited and waited and nothing. I got a couple of views and that was it. No inquiries nothing. I have been asking around here and still no direct help.

HELP ME PLEASE I'm really lost.
Is it me or is it the domain it'self
artshop.io is supposed to be a good domain

I look forward to getting some help from you as to what I need to do to sell it.

Regards
Siya

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If you want to sell it then PM me I'll buy it. Forget what the negative nancy's here are telling you. Even the owners here at NamePros are not very nice and considerate. Shoot me a PM or email me at [email protected]

One thing good about you is that you are willing to learn, not like other newbies that comes here and begin to claim all knowing. I believe you will thrive in this industry.

Do not try to develop the artshop domain. As a content creator who have developed and sold many websites, I can tell you that growing a website is 100% harder than selling a domain.

Focus on learning how domain works, and try to invest in quality domains little by little. With good fortune on your site, you are going to be making sales soon. Once you make your first sale, the confidence will rise.

Cheers!

perhaps there is a buyer for your domain name but namepros is not the place to try to sell it. Youll need to list at afternic, sedo, godaddy and put it for sale on a landing page. Don't expect a super high sale price for this domain and expect to have to wait some time before it actually sells or your get an offer. You may be able to find a buyer here on NP, but the price will be very low and that buyer will do the same as I stated above to sell the domain name for high $xxx - low $x,xxx. Good luck!

siyavuya said:

Now I can move on knowing the mistake I made. I was think ing of developing it into a site but that would be a waste of time. I'm grateful

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Hi

from my perspective, the only mistake you made was thinking it would sell in a short period.
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anticipation, expectations, assumptions , etc, about domaining, can all lead to disappointment.

however, the domain is good if you just want to develop it

especially if you are knowledgeable about art, can draw or paint or you want to sell various types of artwork

then..... after you put in that work, value will be obvious

imo...

ddwilson7725 said:

You can't say like this. You need to support her.

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What you mean? Say good name? Waste more money?

biggie said:

Hi

from my perspective, the only mistake you made was thinking it would sell in a short period.
,
anticipation, expectations, assumptions , etc, about domaining, can all lead to disappointment.

however, the domain is good if you just want to develop it

especially if you are knowledgeable about art, can draw or paint or you want to sell various types of artwork

then..... after you put in that work, value will be obvious

imo...

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This ^^^

Yours is not a resale type of name. Because of the extension,
But, as biggie has said, it is a great keyword for development, and if you have skills the learning experience will be as valuable as the domain when you are finished.

The ability to flip domains in a short time is a learned skill, and not learned overnight.

Don't give up, take everything you read in this thread with a grain of salt.
Some members know what they are talking about, some don't, but everyone has an opinion, and it shouldn't take you very long to figure out who knows and who blows..

My suggestion is before you register any more domains you spend a couple of MONTHS, reading and learning the what and the why of this business.

You are obviously intelligent and would know that nothing of value comes easy.
Put in the work, reap the rewards.

Welcome to NamePros!

Peace,
Kenny

PS, the level of personal attacks in this thread is outrageous.
We'll be coming back to clean things up, and some of you will not be happy.