question Calling all .com owners, do you dabble?

[MapleDots]

So for this topic I am directing the conversation to .com domain owners who own...

Less than 1% gTLD's to their entire catalogue

PLEASE READ THAT LINE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE TOPIC

So for all those .com owners who own a mere handful of gTLD's please list them and explain what made you dabble in them.

Personally I own over 1000 domains and own x1 gTLD's

1. photog.app - bought it to go with photograpp.com (photograph app)


Other than that my catalogue consists of my country code .ca & .com with less than 1% .org, .us, .net.

So what made you DABBLE in gTLD?

THIS TOPIC IS NOT FOR MEMBERS WHO OWN A LARGE AMOUNT OF TLD'S
It is specifically directed at someone who might dabble in less than 1% of catalogue.

 

[HotKey]

I wouldn't use them as an example. Look at their 800 number. They just suck at branding. Doesn't mean their product sucks, though.

Some businesses simply don't require a good name to be functional nor profitable. They don;t reuqire the memorable exposure. I think that's the harsh reality. How to tap into this market? I see it as a challenge, not a hindrance. The .party has barely begun.

 

[MapleDots]

homesdotsolar.com

Really.... come on, you can add a million better combinations

They are using 3 words so technically you could add a much better word than "dot"

With 3 words the possibilities are endless, it's only with two words that it's a bit of a struggle but even then you can take a generic word and add solar and chances are after a number of attempts you would find a pretty decent match.

Of course since I have bought maple domains the MapleSolar (for Canada) has been bought up by Huge Domains. They have been pilfering my Maples for a number of years now. But it gives you an example of how to add a generic word.

 

[NameBuyer.com]

I wouldn't use them as an example. Look at their 800 number. They just suck at branding. Doesn't mean their product sucks, though.

Some businesses simply don't require a good name to be functional nor profitable. They don;t reuqire the memorable exposure. I think that's the harsh reality. How to tap into this market? I see it as a challenge, not a hindrance. The .party has barely begun.

By all means, party like it's 1999. This party cost me $28,000+ and I didn't even get a t-shirt. Only a rich person can afford these types of domains, and I like money more than I liked the party.

I just found Rick's video podcast for the first time today. He explains it much more simply in the videos below. Very useful to all of us.

https://twitter.com/DomainKing/status/1125703196377276416

https://twitter.com/DomainKing/status/1128254907318964224

https://twitter.com/DomainKing/status/1128325687784484866

 

[lock]

If I could speculate correct I would have done everything different. I used to own newextension etc and would promote New.net through registerfly which was partnered with Netscape browsers so you could have dot xxx back in early 2000s. This was nothing official as a gTLD but it worked. I was also around for the dot tv boom and fall and now growing again. I keep coming back to same thought domain buyers end users are not domainers and they pay what they perceive as value. Look at how many cc domains have been sold on keywords and for how much these were not domainers. Domains don't just sell themselves listing a domain at high price is often wishful thinking but you can't sell for a number higher than an advertised price. Domains sold for high figures were not generally advertised they are inbound type ins or targeted outbound email asking for that initial offer.

What I am getting at is I have dabbled and lost before with other extensions but it doesn't deter me as I realise it is the domain sales person that is the one that closed the sale made the money. The merit of the domain is the perceived value. That said true sounding type ins will sell if you have them you just need to convince the customer to hand over the money. As long as I see crap domains sold for big money I know that there are better sales people than the average domainers that buy and wait. Wording and negotiating money is a whole other skill buying the ripper domain is the easy part.

 

[MapleDots]

As long as I see crap domains sold for big money I know that there are better sales people than the average domainers that buy and wait.

People are getting smarter about domains and their representation on the internet. Whole companies are naming themselves after they acquire a feasible domain. It is no longer just about selling the domain, one must have a decent inventory. If one owns crap then you can talk about fruits and vegetables all day but in the end you can still only sell crap.

So yes, you have a good point....

Sales was and is important, but proper inventory is still king.