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I get this question fairly often: what is Epik and/or Epik clients buying, and how are we going to be buying them? Here is my short summary for October 2019 of what is interesting to buy in bulk.
Selection Criteria
(1) Family names / Surnames in .COM
- Look for names that have a frequency of at least 2,500:
https://en.geneanet.org/genealogy/
(2) Aged single hyphen names 5+ years old or where at least 4 other extensions are taken. Shorter and brandables are what is interesting, i.e. suitable for a business name or product name.
I explained about hyphens here.
(3) .COM names where the .AI or .IO is taken and is being used with an operating website or recently announced some pending activities to show they are serious.
For example, if someone owns Namepros.ai, then NamePros.com is interesting, especially if the Namepros.AI has traffc on a live site.
(4) Names that correspond to US 2020 election candidates:
https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/
Your are looking for the shortest name that would be used for billboard advertising, e.g. (1) unique first name, (2) last name or (3) first + last name assuming not too long.
Procedure
To submit domains, please don't send spam, instead:
1. Go to Epik.com
2. Add the domains under Domains --> Add domains
3. Set BIN price for your domains but include Make Offer as enabled. If you are a NamePros member you are eligible to have also non-Epik domains listed with BIN pricing.
4. We'll look at the new submissions as they come in and buy, and others can buy too. @Gube and @RaquelPenha will also help keep up with the inbound name screening.
Note: if you are hand-registering domains, that's fine, but please do it at Epik if you want a fast sale since we are not a fan of 60-day locks. Besides, our prices are great. If you want a 5-day tasting account, you can get that -- you pay just the ICANN fee. Contact @epik to have your account enabled for domain tasting.
I get this question fairly often: what is Epik and/or Epik clients buying, and how are we going to be buying them? Here is my short summary for October 2019 of what is interesting to buy in bulk.
Selection Criteria
(1) Family names / Surnames in .COM
- Look for names that have a frequency of at least 2,500:
https://en.geneanet.org/genealogy/
(2) Aged single hyphen names 5+ years old or where at least 4 other extensions are taken. Shorter and brandables are what is interesting, i.e. suitable for a business name or product name.
I explained about hyphens here.
(3) .COM names where the .AI or .IO is taken and is being used with an operating website or recently announced some pending activities to show they are serious.
For example, if someone owns Namepros.ai, then NamePros.com is interesting, especially if the Namepros.AI has traffc on a live site.
(4) Names that correspond to US 2020 election candidates:
https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/
Your are looking for the shortest name that would be used for billboard advertising, e.g. (1) unique first name, (2) last name or (3) first + last name assuming not too long.
Procedure
To submit domains, please don't send spam, instead:
1. Go to Epik.com
2. Add the domains under Domains --> Add domains
3. Set BIN price for your domains but include Make Offer as enabled. If you are a NamePros member you are eligible to have also non-Epik domains listed with BIN pricing.
4. We'll look at the new submissions as they come in and buy, and others can buy too. @Gube and @RaquelPenha will also help keep up with the inbound name screening.
Note: if you are hand-registering domains, that's fine, but please do it at Epik if you want a fast sale since we are not a fan of 60-day locks. Besides, our prices are great. If you want a 5-day tasting account, you can get that -- you pay just the ICANN fee. Contact @epik to have your account enabled for domain tasting.
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