Does the future of domain names depreciate or appreciate? Explain why
Oh boy. You mention dial-up, dsl, fiber........... with all that people were going to sites with.............an address. You're really not posting anything new. Again, every year we have people come post this stuff.
https://www.namepros.com/threads/the-death-of-domaining.870030/#post-4941342
https://www.namepros.com/threads/ho...ustry-10-years-from-now.1091032/#post-6809266
I was worried about this
in 2001
in 2008
in 2010
and in 2014
I just stopped being worried at all
Domains have a future for the next 20 years.
Premium domains will appreciate, poor quality domains will depreciate.
How do I know ?
I came back from the future
As you worried about oversupply risk in the past, we agree it will lower the prices if happens.
We all have a name don't we? I've been starting, operating and yes "naming" businesses long before most on this message board were born.Does the future of domain names depreciate or appreciate? Explain why
Will depreciate for sure.
Everything changes. It's very wrong to assume domains will always be needed or their current form will never change or a better alternative will never be invented.
Does the future of domain names depreciate or appreciate? Explain why
This question is very childish.Sorry, imo.
What is the future? Healthy children may grow up to be incapable, and disabled children may become world superstars in the future.
Isn't mobile APP the next generation of WEB? QR codes are also a substitute for SEARCH, but does it affect names? In my opinion, in the future the industry will be integrated, speculation will be eliminated, and people who really understand it will appreciate.
Marek...on the one hand i agree with what you're saying about there being a select few domains that will appreciate over time, but on the other hand I believe there are lots of domains (literally millions) both registered and unregistered that are perfectly suitable for global consumption today. Let me give you an example...i just sent a Linkedin invite for the new CEO of Go Daddy Aman Bhutani to connect with me about an idea I had about a year ago for a Celebrity "Name" Show starring Pharrell Williams (R & B artist who sings Happy), and guess who would sponsor the show? So guess what domain I just registered to show Aman I'm serious.?.....CelebrityNameShow.comI invest in domain names because I personally think they will appreciate. If I would feel they would depreciate, I would not be here investing in them.
But I think only very good domain names will appreciate in time, be it great new gTLD names or great .com names or great ccTLDs. This is very small set of names.
Most of the names registered are total garbage, and as such, they are liabilities ... so they will not only depreciate, but they will also cost you renewal fee each year.
Summary: if you can not invest in best domain names, do not invest, as garbage names will only depreciate, imo
I have a feeling the value of domain names will become less and less valuable over time. There's no intrinsic difference between any domain name, and no one browses the internet by typing in "thethingtheywant.com" anymore.