debate Are you in the "com" business?....Or

[ThatNameGuy]

Are you in the the loan, consulting, golf, online, banking, credit, fitness, tattoo, pizza, travel, limo, restaurant, home, boat, diamond, jewelry .Business?

What I find hard to believe is the debate rages on between the "old time" dot commers, and the neuvo domainers. I've been in the domain business for less than a year, but I understand business, and the psychology of business owners far better than than domainers who have been in this industry for 20 years.

Maybe it's because I've been in the credit.business, broker.business the consulting.business, the healthcare.business, the rental.business, the realty.business the golf.business and now the domain.business that I get it

Sure, about 20% of my 1,800 domains are .com's, but many of them compliment my new nTLD's wherever possible. Much to the chagrin of "old time" dot commers, new domain extensions are here to stay as long as I make it my.Business

 

[NYJimbo]

.I bought a domain this am similar to Priority.Finance. I paid just 4.99 for the domain, and while it renews for $70, it appraises at GD for $2,405.

I hope you dont take GD appraisals too seriously. I got 888 . accountants that GD says is worth $2,840, but I doubt anyone would pay a fifth of that.

 

[garptrader]

Perhaps using LinkedIn to go straight to the marketing decision maker might help. Going through the IT gatekeeper is probably going to result in the message being blocked. End users are often newbies when it comes to making domain branding decisions.

That is how you see real estate agents using hyphenated .info domains and running AdWords campaigns to generate leads. You can present a relevant geo keyword .Com for their market and they don't get it. Others will operate with mere Facebook or YouTube accounts and see no need to pay for an internet presence.

But how much does a real estate agent make in commissions from one sale? Many of my geo real estate domain leads are filled out by people looking for apartment rentals or homes in the relevant market even though the form is not even in their native language. Trying to sell those domains to real estate agents has not yet produced favorable results. But I have customers in their markets coming directly to me.

So the issue is not just new extensions but getting an end user to understand why a domain can help them gain mindshare in the eyes of potential customers.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I hope you dont take GD appraisals too seriously. I got 888 . accountants that GD says is worth $2,840, but I doubt anyone would pay a fifth of that.

Obviously you haven't been listening or reading what I've been saying about appraisals. I don't take appraisals "too seriously" anymore than I take life too seriously btw, what is the significance of "888" in accounting? Accountants that I know are so stodgy and dry, it's unlikely they have a clue?

 

[Ace3coiner]

@Bulloney read this comment from another forum about this thread:
https://www.thedomains.com/2018/07/01/some-new-domainers-feel-they-know-more-than-the-veterans/

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   Vito says
   
   JULY 1, 2018 AT 8:47 AM
   
   This new guy has been in ALL of these businesses, seriously?
   
   credit.business,
   broker.business
   The consulting.business,
   the healthcare.business,
   The rental.business,
   the realty.business
   the golf.business
   and now the domain.business
   
   What is he, like 100 years old?
   Is he sane?
   Why so many different businesses?
   Has he succeeded in any of these businesses?
   Has he sold any domain names?
   One even?
   
   Sounds way too cocky for me and have never heard of him.
   
   I listen to the veterans often because they have proven themselves in this industry already and have some great tips we may not have thought about ourselves. I do follow some of the newer domainers as well. The domainers that share their wins and losses. Anyone who makes money from domaining i am interested in reading about.
   
   I think this new guy is just self promoting his dot business domains. Not sure i have ever heard of any dot business domains selling before. That extension just seems ridiculously long to me.
   
   Reading this guys excerpt in here i have to laugh. You quoted his username as “Bulloney”
   
   Funny because thats what it actually sounds like to me right now.
   
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[NYJimbo]

Obviously you haven't been listening or reading what I've been saying about appraisals. I don't take appraisals "too seriously" anymore than I take life too seriously btw, what is the significance of "888" in accounting? Accountants that I know are so stodgy and dry, it's unlikely they have a clue?

You dont take them seriously, yet you point to it as a reason to renew. Also in your first post you say you have only been domaining about a year but later brag "I've only worked in and around this industry for most of my life, but what do I know?". Kinda all over the place in your posts.

Unless you post a couple of verifiable .business sales its hard to believe you are making much money with this tld.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

You dont take them seriously, yet you point to it as a reason to renew. Also in your first post you say you have only been domaining about a year but later brag "I've only worked in and around this industry for most of my life, but what do I know?". Kinda all over the place in your posts.

Unless you post a couple of verifiable .business sales its hard to believe you are making much money with this tld.

NYJumbo...a lot goes over your head, doesn't it? I don't own a single .business domain, but I did use the .business extension to share with you and others the kinds of businesses I've started, named, bought, sold over the last 50 years....only in America If you don't believe I've been in the financial/credit services industry, the healthcare services industry, the investigations industry, the realestate/rental industry, the tax industry with a company I started in 1987 and is still in business today, or more recently the golf and domain industries, you just don't know me Now if you would care to get to know me, lets talk Somehow I don't think you care for fear of being proven wrong...am I right

 

[NYJimbo]

NYJumbo...a lot goes over your head, doesn't it? I don't own a single .business domain, but I did use the .business extension to share with you and others the kinds of businesses I've started, named, bought, sold over the last 50 years....only in America If you don't believe I've been in the financial/credit services industry, the healthcare services industry, the investigations industry, the realestate/rental industry, the tax industry with a company I started in 1987 and is still in business today, or more recently the golf and domain industries, you just don't know me Now if you would care to get to know me, lets talk Somehow I don't think you care for fear of being proven wrong...am I right

You post no facts, just a lot of bragging. I think getting to know you would be wasting my time. Have a nice day.

 

[MapleDots]

I have recently had a contact from LLLL.associates who want to buy my LLLL.ca (country code) domain name.

Reason.... [email protected] and website LLLL.associates are losing traffic because people do not understand the domains.

The company that contacted me has the actual name with associates in it as in LLLL Associates and they still cannot make LLLL.associates work.

The company is new and progressive and they have been trying to make it work for a while but they have thrown in the towel and offered to buy my domain.

Personally I am not knocking the new extensions but this is a fairly reputable company and they have given up on .associates

[ Note: I substituted the letters LLLL for the actual letters of the company. ]

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I have recently had a contact from LLLL.associates who want to by my LLLL.ca (country code) domain name.

Reason.... [email protected] and website LLLL.associates are losing traffic because people do not understand the domains.

The company that contacted me has the actual name with associates in it as in LLLL Associates and they still cannot make LLLL.associates work.

The company is new and progressive and they have been trying to make it work for a while but they have thrown in the towel and offered to by my domain.

Personally I am not knocking the new extensions but this is a fairly reputable company and they have given up on .associates

[ Note: I substituted the letters LLLL for the actual letters of the company. ]

Good for you MapleDots...i assume the company is in Canada, and LLLL.ca sure is a lot simpler and cleaner than LLLL.associaes. Donuts is the registry, and maybe something like LLLL.ltd would have worked? Glad you made the sale

 

[MapleDots]

They are an accounting firm and apparently are continuously losing emails. Seems the end clients just cannot wrap their heads around [email protected]

And that is they biggest issue here, it's not the domains themselves but the public education or lack of education when it comes to them. To be quite honest.... even as a domainer I don't know all of them and it's pretty hard to gamble a companies email address on them if the end user does not understand it.

I truly do follow your logic and it should work..... problem is it took decades to engrain .com and all the country codes. It might take a number of years for the general public to catch on.

 

[lambo.com]

are you in the the loan, consulting, golf, online, banking, credit, fitness, tattoo, pizza, travel, limo, restaurant, home, boat, diamond, jewelry .Business?

What I find hard to believe is the debate rages on between the "old time" dot commers, and the neuvo domainers. I've been in the domain business for less than a year, but I understand business, and the psychology of business owners far better than than domainers who have been in this industry for 20 years.

Maybe it's because I've been in the credit.business, broker.business the consulting.business, the healthcare.business, the rental.business, the realty.business the golf.business and now the domain.business that I get it

Sure, about 20% of my 1,800 domains are .com's, but many of them compliment my new nTLD's wherever possible. Much to the chagrin of "old time" dot commers, new domain extensions are here to stay as long as I make it my.Business

Wow, nearly 1500 ngtld's.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Wow, nearly 1500 ngtld's.

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry for my loss???, and you call yourself "Marketing Stragegies" Where did you go to school? You should probably start over with SWOT101.edu....I teach the course

 

[lambo.com]

Sorry for my loss???, and you call yourself "Marketing Stragegies" Where did you go to school? You should probably start over with SWOT101.edu....I teach the course

What is the total for your annual renewals and what was your revenue last year from these 'faberge egg' domains?

 

[lambo.com]

What is the total for your annual renewals and what was your revenue last year from these 'faberge egg' domains?

Hope you made out ok, do tell

 

[BrandBoardwalk]

Just a note of thank you to the community, I appreciate all of the responses/insights in this thread as I too debate the future worth of alternative TLDs.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

What is the total for your annual renewals and what was your revenue last year from these 'faberge egg' domains?

Madeline? Richard? Inquiring minds would like to know

 

[lambo.com]

Madeline? Richard? Inquiring minds would like to know

Awww, it hurts? Well, it won't get better.

Faberge eggs can look nice but not many people know or care about them. No real need but sales will happen as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[DnEbook]

Awww, it hurts? Well, it won't get better.

Faberge eggs can look nice but not many people know or care about them. No real need but sales will happen as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Hey you found a thread that you haven't disliked ...... good for you!

 

[lambo.com]

Hey you found a thread that you haven't disliked ...... good for you!

Er... Ok

 

[xynames]

I've generated enough income as a result to more than double my cost/expense.

Must be one of those wine from water miracles in that he hasn't sold a single domain yet.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/tr...tion-justify-ntld.1085650/page-2#post-6759824

I've generated enough income as a result to more than double my cost/expense.

Or...what is he really saying? That he has DOUBLED his expenses as a result of spending money on unsold domains?