Any point in regging [keyword]2.com's ?

[fixxation]

I was thinking of registering a few generic keyword domains with a 2 after them, just wondering if any one sees any point in that or would it be a waste of money. I just saw over on dnjournal that someone paid 15k (US) for bubble2.com so was kinda thinking along the same lines...

ie.:

carpets2.com
travel2.com
business2.com
apartments2.com

etc etc... are these type of names a waste of time/money?

Cheers,
A.

 

[stscac]

I would say those are fairly good investments, as long as the keyword is not obscure. Something like hockey2.com works, and it is a developed ecommerce hockey store.

-Steve

 

[fixxation]

Ahh cool, good advice... thanks for that Steve.

A.

 

[YesBrilliant]

I'd also like to know other member's opinions. It is quite an interesting question.

Does anybody have any REAL results with that kind of aproach?

Good question Fixxation.

 

[admaster]

Instead of using 2 at the end alone, try using 2 or 4 at the begining of the keywords you are going to try. This will give an attractive meaning.

2mail - To Mail

2shop - To shop

2find - To find

4friends - For friends

4music - For Music

4free - For Free

:bingo:

 

[Mike]

it makes sense if the "N" behind the name is tying into the domain name itself. if it's a senseless naming convention then the chances are that you won't be driving much traffic. example: fly2 makes sense versus buy2 doesn't make as much sense, to me anyways. i think you get my point, as long as the number ties into the positioning and naming convention of the domain i would say its a good investment.

 

[Kate]

I just saw over on dnjournal that someone paid 15k (US) for bubble2.com so was kinda thinking along the same lines...

You need to take the reported sales with a pinch of salt. Crazy sales are not bound to repeat often.
For example somebody purchased Brazilian-Transsexuals.info for $1,800 about one year ago (http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2005/domainsales01_10_06.htm). Unless I am missing something it's another case of an end user paying ridiculous amounts for a domain just because they want it.

Saying that domains with numbers will often have limited value no matter how 'generic' they are.
In English 2 or 4 are meaningful digits (eg. mail2web.com) but you still need to choose wisely. I think there is more value and selling potential in a decent 2-worder domain, and there are plenty available.

 

[domainer50]

I think that ordering names like that could be a great invesment. You wil still get great SEO from it, if you decide to develop it. So id say go for ti.