domain computer-technology.co.uk - Appraisal Please

[ishift]

Hi all,

I have for sale one of my favourite domain names:

computer-technology.co.uk

and would like some informed appraisals from experienced sellers if possible.

Thanks in advance
Gregg

 

[Diabro]

I think it is too long, too specific, on a long TLD and contains a dash to hold much value.

I do not get excited about this. Sorry.

I wish you luck.

 

[.tv]

Reg fee at the max.

 

[ishift]

Fair enough, thanks for the feedback

 

[BitcoinDK]

I really dont think it is that bad?

Positive
- good keywords
- not so bad OVT/6487
- a lot of google search results 13,6 million.
- world wide known and used words
- always popular topic


Negative
- .co.uk
- hyphen


The two negatives really hurts the domain, but you should get at least high $xx.

Good luck selling and best regards,

 

[hey.co.uk]

Negative
- .co.uk
- hyphen


The two negatives really hurts the domain

Why is .co.uk negative?

It is a major plus point for a UK company wishing to use it as the majority of users in the UK choose .co.uk over any other extension.

A .co.uk name will either be (end user) purchased by a UK company, or a company operating in the UK.

The hyphen is not desirable, however considering the non-hyphen has been registered for 8 years it is the logical next step.

 

[Diabro]

Why is .co.uk negative?

Because it is long.

 

[.tv]

Because it is long.

No, .co.uk does not hurt the value of the domain.

Actually the hyphon, IMO.

 

[hey.co.uk]

Because it is long.

Not sure if it is worth posting, but .co.uk is a ccTLD not a TLD likewise the length certainly has not held back prices and there have been a few million dollar name sales.

Length does play a part in valuing domains, however in this case I do not believe that claiming '.co.uk' is 'long' is valid due to the value of the .co.uk brand inside the target market of the domain ie. the UK.

By your logic computer-technology.in would be worth more, even though it would be the wrong language and not remotely of interest to a UK company.

Cheers,
Rob.

 

[Rob J]

Good keywords but as has been mentioned it's very long, hyphenated, and .co.uk . I don't think it's completely worthless though, sounds like a candidate for development.

 

[Diabro]

Not sure if it is worth posting, but .co.uk is a ccTLD not a TLD likewise the length certainly has not held back prices and there have been a few million dollar name sales.

Length does play a part in valuing domains, however in this case I do not believe that claiming '.co.uk' is 'long' is valid due to the value of the .co.uk brand inside the target market of the domain ie. the UK.

By your logic computer-technology.in would be worth more, even though it would be the wrong language and not remotely of interest to a UK company.

Cheers,
Rob.

Actually .in may be worth a similar price to .co.uk in this case but I do not think that would always be the case. Since .in is relatively new it still has a chance to surpass .co.uk.

On another note co.uk is not a ccTLD. .UK is a ccTLD. Here is a reference for you:

http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/

You bring up another important point. Target market. This would certainly be limited to targeting Britain. In this case it limits the value of the domain IMHO.

 

[hey.co.uk]

Actually .in may be worth a similar price to .co.uk in this case but I do not think that would always be the case. Since .in is relatively new it still has a chance to surpass .co.uk.

Your point was on length, you are now talking about age!?

On another note co.uk is not a ccTLD. .UK is a ccTLD.

Again, my point is you were incorrect calling it a TLD, it is a country code extension.

This would certainly be limited to targeting Britain. In this case it limits the value of the domain IMHO.

It keeps coming

The issue is simple, you said .co.uk is 'negative' - but the question is what is the domain worth. It is a .co.uk , you cannot change that, thus the value has to be in relation to its target market.

Feel free to keep arguing, but in my opinion '.co.uk' being 'long' has zero bearing on the value of the domain, much like .in .com .ws .cc being 'shorter' means they are worth more - it is nonsense :tri:

 

[BitcoinDK]

I agree with hey.co.uk.

The lenght of the extension does not matter, it is the target markets size thats the point here, not how many letters the extension has.

When I in my appraise wrote .co.uk under negative, it was based on following: the extension is only interesting for those who has the british market as there target.

A really fast and short method to know the value of the domain is: how many that wants it or how big a market the domain has, or both. Of course there are a lot of other factors involved, but as a fast method, that is it. imo

Best regards,

 

[Diabro]

Your point was on length, you are now talking about age!?

You know there are a lot of variables. I will say that the 5 character extension that co.uk offers is a negative factor when compared to similar 2 and 3 character domains.

.co.uk is as long as .asia and .name and longer than .info.

Again, my point is you were incorrect calling it a TLD, it is a country code extension.

YOU called .co.uk a ccTLD. It clearly is not. .uk is a ccTLD though.

It keeps coming

The issue is simple, you said .co.uk is 'negative' - but the question is what is the domain worth. It is a .co.uk , you cannot change that, thus the value has to be in relation to its target market. [/QUOTE
Yes. .co.uk is a negative.

Feel free to keep arguing, but in my opinion '.co.uk' being 'long' has zero bearing on the value of the domain, much like .in .com .ws .cc being 'shorter' means they are worth more - it is nonsense :tri:

I am not saying that .ws and .cc are worth more. I am saying that .co.uk is long and hurts the value of an already long domain.

Please research what a ccTLD is.

 

[jacal1]

Perhaps I am just repeating others, but .co.uk is fine - in fact its very strong within the UK. However, it is UK region specific, and therefore the bar is higher. Most .co.uks with a weakness just don;t sell for much.

That said, I'd peg this one at far ahead of reg fee. Probably around $500-$800 (US) if you are patient.

 

[hey.co.uk]

Without going too school-yardy and around in circles; the point is simple, the .co.uk is not 'negative' as it is 'long'.

I base my opinions of .co.uk on £xxx,xxx of sales, plus £xxx,xxx of personal and company purchases in .UK names not including the large amounts of client advice / brokering I do to both reseller and end users.

Out of interest what is your experiance of the .UK market as I assume to make such sweeping statements you have a few first-hand incidents to explain what you mean?

 

[Diabro]

Without going too school-yardy and around in circles; the point is simple, the .co.uk is not 'negative' as it is 'long'.

I base my opinions of .co.uk on £xxx,xxx of sales, plus £xxx,xxx of personal and company purchases in .UK names not including the large amounts of client advice / brokering I do to both reseller and end users.

Out of interest what is your experiance of the .UK market as I assume to make such sweeping statements you have a few first-hand incidents to explain what you mean?

I know, unlike you, that .co.uk is not a ccTLD and I have experience in reading the horrid, long and incomprehensible to the average user abomination. Yes companies such as the BBC use .co.uk but they also have the .com!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.com

Though there may be a .co.uk that is worth more than a .com I would say that .com is worth more generally and that this domain having nothing specific to do with the UK and being long even for a .com is not helped by the additional length brought to the table by .co.uk.

 

[hey.co.uk]

I have experience in reading the horrid, long and incomprehensible to the average user abomination. Yes companies such as the BBC use .co.uk but they also have the .com!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.com

Bad luck on choosing that example

The top non-search site in the UK is http://news.bbc.co.uk , which oddly enough does not resolve when you use the .com http://news.bbc.com/

BBC.com resolves to http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok .

Either way, the value of .com is not in its length so I am not sure what your point is, as you claim .co.uk is 'negative' due it being 'long'.

I know, unlike you, that .co.uk is not a ccTLD

Er? You said the domain is on a long TLD, I pointed out that it is actually on a country code. Good one

Though there may be a .co.uk that is worth more than a .com I would say that .com is worth more generally and that this domain having nothing specific to do with the UK and being long even for a .com is not helped by the additional length brought to the table by .co.uk.

If you honestly believe that the value of the domain is affected by the length of the extension you need to open your eyes. By your logic the following would be true:

Top value: domain.cc
2nd : domain.com
3rd: domain.co.uk

...as obviously the length makes things negative :zzz:

Before you say the above is nonsense or try and change tact remember the core point:

Originally Posted by hey.co.uk
Why is .co.uk negative?

Because it is long.

I simply disagree due to the above reasons. This thread could go on forever, so I will now bow out :zzz:

Cheers,
Rob.

 

[Diabro]

Bad luck on choosing that example

The top non-search site in the UK is http://news.bbc.co.uk , which oddly enough does not resolve when you use the .com http://news.bbc.com/

BBC.com resolves to http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok .

Either way, the value of .com is not in its length so I am not sure what your point is, as you claim .co.uk is 'negative' due it being 'long'.

I wonder how many people type in bbc.co.uk compared to bbc.com?

By all means invest all of your money in .co.uk. :wave: