domain Any thoughts on these domains?

[buythez3]

tensingles [dot] com & others - appraisals please

any appraisals/comments/thoughts on some of my domains? thanks.


firehotsingles [dot] com

hawtsingles [dot] com

certifiedhawt [dot] com

tensingles [dot] com

first15mins [dot] com

next15mins [dot] com

last15mins [dot] com

another15 [dot] com

last15 [dot] com

hitonsoft17 [dot] com

thenew23 [dot] com

witness23 [dot] com

 

[jdenwar]

All domains are Regfee :imho:.. worth nothing..

I think you need to browse the forums and learn more before registering more domains..


Good Luck

-jd

 

[buythez3]

thanks for the reply and opinion.

i really wish i had found this site before i got all my domains. i have many others just as worthless. i just thought it would be fun to own some domains and maybe someone would be interested and buy one or two to offset them all. what a huge mistake. i should have bought lottery tickets instead. odds seem better there.

i read some posts and they have been informative. too bad i have seemingly broken all the rules of the domain world. it is really a science and a concept, not a feeling. i do know i am not getting anymore domains.

my best to all you guys in the game. its not as easy as you make it seem. =)

 

[jcwebnet]

yeah I don't see anything good on that list. For the money you spent you could have found a 4 letter domain (or a few) from resellers here and held on to them as investment.

 

[buythez3]

obviously i have a lot to learn. one cannot just jump in to domaining. just like any other business, knowledge of the competition, target audience, and research must be made.

i have a hard time grasping the fact that LLLL.xxx (that is non-pronouncible and hard to remember) is automatically worth something. perhaps a few that may mean something to someone, but isnt that the same as a longer name to a specific end-user? i understand that there are only so many possible 4 letter combos, so supply is limited. but is there really a demand?

obviously im a newbie, but applying other areas of knowledge and logic to this and something doesnt feel right.

help this newb out please. thanks. =)

 

[Jawed]

You are not the first person here to make this mistake. We all have been through it and we still make mistakes. LLLL.com can prove as bad as the ones you are regretting to register. Like any other commodity in the market, the value of a domain name is determined by its demand and supply. Now you need to read different posts in different threads and also do some research in the past sales which you can easily find at DNJournal.com and many other related sites. The rule of thumb is this: never ever follow just one single person. Make your opinion based on the market trends.

 

[DnEbook]

tensingles is the only one that stood out to me , could be a good novel date site ??

match ten people per week

 

[buythez3]

@jawed - thanks. from all my reading, there are very few buys compared to domains for sale. i guess what we really have to do it set up a loss ratio. you cant realistically sell all your inventory when buying on speculation - as in most businesses. without demand, you better have a backup plan. develop it and break even, or dont renew and cut your losses. the alternative is equivalent to holding on to an expensive lottery ticket, one that keeps losing value as you renew through the years, hoping that someday someone will buy it. that is bad business. you would have much better odds betting banker in baccarat.

in regards to hand reg, what is considered good? 1%? lets say for every 100 domains, one name sells to break even or a slight profit. if the avg price is $7, then $700 for 100 for 1 year. well, is it likely you will sell 1 of those for $700? that is just to break even. worst case is maybe sell all 100 @ $3. for a $400 loss. (-57%)

in regards to flipping existing names, buy 7 domains at $100 each. same $700 cost. sell 5 at $150 per for $750 total. net is $50 and 2 domains. too much work and pressure for the reward. worst case is maybe dumping all 7 for $50 for a $350 loss. (-50%) tough!

of course, everyone dreams of toys.com and auctions.com but that is the best. that is like dreaming of being bill gates or warren buffett. (richest men)

but it is simply unrealistic. i guess we can all dream and have hope.

so i learned that you go in with a plan, or lose money like all the rest of the newbies - me included. i simply had an addiction, constantly thinking of names and seeing if it was available. i didnt think of the ramifications or the business side. after 50 names, i am not hand reg anymore. i may not buy anymore period. you must treat it like a business, or not expect business like returns.

it is still fun and maybe would be great gifts, but not so much to make money. i tip my hat to those who do make money. keep it up, im rooting for you!

i think the best way for those with buyers remorse, or have a few names and unwilling to take a huge loss (me), is to TRADE names. who wants to trade? is that a good idea? anything wrong with it? or simply give them away for good karma....

@evirtual1 - i got that name for exactly that reason. my single friends were complaining that they cant meet good people so i said i would setup a site with 5 males and 5 females and they would be up until they werent single anymore. they had a site to tell people about, and each single would have whatever content they want on it. maybe less desperate feeling than other dating sites. but i dont have the time or inclination. maybe just hold it and do it later. thanks for your input though.

good luck guys. thanks for listening to me blab....err think out loud. =)

z3.

 

[neopolus]

z3 - I think to this point just because you regged some "bad domains" doesn't mean that you cannot make money or (at least recoup your investment).

Call me an optimist, but I think you can learn of every mistake that you come across in life, at the end - you will prevail if you use your imagination in how to make it work, for instance in a couple of the domains that I see on the list I would recommend you to parked them, and let it sit for the year, you never know what situation in life may give a domain some popularity.. and it if doesn't o well ..it was flop but you learned.

so , with that in mind , think about this one - firehotsingles.com - may be a reg fee for some but I think you can make your money back and more ... here is how ...

get yourself a free blog, ( blogger or any other company that offers free blogs), get yourself an affiliate account with any of singles or dating sites , and follow instructions in how to advertise with them, point that domain to that blog, so people will find the advertisement in your free blog, - to this point it hasn't cost you a penny
just the money you spend on the domain - put links to other sites (baklinking) , paying links (adsense) and so on - you must find information about all that here in the forum in other areas.

We all do the same with some domains in diferent levels, but is the same principle, this may not make you a millionaire , but at least you will make the money back or part of it, I have domains that generates from $ 3 dollars a day to some that only provide pennies each week, but overtime and fidning ways to move traffic to your site , legally and with minimal investment, you get the money back overtime , also you will realize that somehow it wasnt that bad, - at least you are lerning of this crazy business we all call domaining .. and remember ... there is no business , like the domaining business ....

Good Luck with those domains,

Neo -

PD. I just did a search for the terms fire hot singles and here is the results .. Results 1 - 10 of about 17,400,000 for fire hot singles. (0.27 seconds) still a decent amount of searches for that term ...

 

[Smartphone]

Your doing that searching worng. You cant just search if its more than 1 term. it picks up the words Fire , Single , hot in every aspect , meaning it picks up the words fire even if its not together with the words single or hot. You need to put it in quotes and then you see how bad it is

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,910 for "fire hot singles"

I agree with the rest , none of these unfortunatly are worth more than reg fee.

 

[buythez3]

@neopolus - i like your optimism! indeed, i chalk up my mistakes as lessons learned. if i dont repeat those same mistakes, then it was worth it. if i am a repeat offender - whatever the mistake, then there is no excuse.

you have a good idea for firehotsingles. it seems like a lot of leg work, but if it can pay for itself, why not? i will give it a shot. if in a few months i see no progress, will you take the challenge and do it? i would be willing to push/transfer the site to you for free just to see you go through with the plan. if you strike it rich, any donation would be fine. if it doesnt work out, no harm no foul. i would give you 6 months before the expiration date. if you are not up for it, i will either renew or let it drop or give to someone else with a plan.

at any rate, thanks for your post!

@smartphone - i do not know much about searching, but if i follow your way with quotes, "another 15" results in 1,040,000. and "last 15" results in 7,690,000. are those good numbers? i have no clue. any way, thanks for your input.

guys, you are all great! cheers from the newbie. =)

z3.

 

[neopolus]

@neopolus - i like your optimism! indeed, i chalk up my mistakes as lessons learned. if i dont repeat those same mistakes, then it was worth it. if i am a repeat offender - whatever the mistake, then there is no excuse.

you have a good idea for firehotsingles. it seems like a lot of leg work, but if it can pay for itself, why not? i will give it a shot. if in a few months i see no progress, will you take the challenge and do it? i would be willing to push/transfer the site to you for free just to see you go through with the plan. if you strike it rich, any donation would be fine. if it doesnt work out, no harm no foul. i would give you 6 months before the expiration date. if you are not up for it, i will either renew or let it drop or give to someone else with a plan.

z3.

Hell yeah ! let's do it - let's see what you can come up with as far as the blog, and I will help you out - PM if you have any questions !!

Neo -