domain CovidGuide . com

[MatiasG]

What do you think about CovidGuide/com ? Does it have any value?

By the way, I know that many platforms don't allow selling covid-related domains (Epik and Flippa I think are the exception).

But I don't think there is anything unethical in selling disease-related domains. The market is full of books or other information resources selling information about how to fight cancer for example. Like the bestselling book AntiCancer. And is there anything that has caused more suffering to humanity than Cancer? Sedo and Afternic should also forbid the sale of cancer-related domains if they followed their own rule.

Hospitals charge people to get them healed. Doctors charge patients to help them get better.

What is immoral is to sell false information about Covid, Cancer, or about any other disease, not to sell a domain related to them.

 

[Compassion]

It's ok, better than reg. fee..... Prob could get $xxx from a buyer.....

Could be utilized a bunch of ways......share the truth and facts....

Or share the propaganda to encourage the fearful populous to roll up their sleeves for ol' Billy Gates and his eugenicist crew and their vaccines and neurogel biometric ids.

 

[werejack]

What do you think about CovidGuide/com ? Does it have any value

I have just visited covid//com and it says they have been in business for 35 years making audio and video connectivity products from USB cables, HDMI cables and many more. I did not see a "TM" in superscript next to the name to indicate any trademark but it is possible.
In this case you indicated your idea for the domain would be Corona Virus related but my thought is on how to monetize it unless it is non profit and relies on donations or a benefactor to sponsor it.
I think the name is sounds and 'looks' good and covid is something being searched online but I am still pondering the monetization aspect if it is to be sold or developed so not sure how I would value it personally.

 

[werejack]

I did not see a "TM" in superscript next to the name to indicate any trademark but it is possible.

Meant to say it made me wonder if the word covid is trademarked.

 

[werejack]

If used for Covid19 related site I guess TM for covid company would not be an issie ????

 

[twiki]

Someone could drop 1K+ on this domain.

Edit: Or more, but I'd say this is the min.

 

[MatiasG]

If used for Covid19 related site I guess TM for covid company would not be an issie ????

Thanks @werejack. Yes as far as I know, for somebody to win one of those UDRP disputes, one of these 3 things need to happen:

1) There is a trademark for that word in the same sector that your website/domain is. Since there's no website on the domain, something in the domain itself should create the case. For example if the domain were CovidCables.com that company you mention would have a strong case to win a UDRP.

2) The owner of the Trademark can prove that you just registered the domain with the intention of cybersquatting. E.g. you reached out to them soon after registering it offering to sell them the domain and they have proof of that.

3) The brand is so famous that, even if neither 1) nor 2) are happened, still, it's clear you knew that the domain could create confusion when you registered it.
E.g. Registering AppleHome.com or AppleOffice.com. Even if "Apple" is a common dictionary word, the fact that Apple is such a famous corporation would be enough to prove that you registered those domains knowing there would be mental associations with that brand.

So in this case. The Covid disease being so much more famous than that company you mention, and the "guide" part of the domain making it even clearer that I registered it with the disease in mind, a UDRP case would be lost by the owner of that cable and USB company you mention.

(I'm new with domains and UDRP so correct me if parts of this are wrong)

 

[twiki]

Thanks @werejack. Yes as far as I know, for somebody to win one of those UDRP disputes, one of these 3 things need to happen:

1) There is a trademark for that word in the same sector that your website/domain is. Since there's no website on the domain, something in the domain itself should create the case. For example if the domain were CovidCables.com that company you mention would have a strong case to win a UDRP.

2) The owner of the Trademark can prove that you just registered the domain with the intention of cybersquatting. E.g. you reached out to them soon after registering it offering to sell them the domain and they have proof of that.

3) The brand is so famous that, even if neither 1) nor 2) are happened, still, it's clear you knew that the domain could create confusion when you registered it.
E.g. Registering AppleHome.com or AppleOffice.com. Even if "Apple" is a common dictionary word, the fact that Apple is such a famous corporation would be enough to prove that you registered those domains knowing there would be mental associations with that brand.

So in this case. The Covid disease being so much more famous than that company you mention, and the "guide" part of the domain making it even clearer that I registered it with the disease in mind, a UDRP case would be lost by the owner of that cable and USB company you mention.

(I'm new with domains and UDRP so correct me if parts of this are wrong)

The niche is different, so you are not wrong. This is health, not electricals.

 

[twiki]

I must also specify though that UDRP is by far not a proper legal process and this domain can be taken from the current owner; and the matter might end up in an lawsuit, at least theoretically. So it depends. Might not be worth the potential hassle.

 

[Mike Goodman]

The main question remains unanswered. How would a buyer turn this domain into a money making enterprise? It seems there are many covid-related domain names being registered now and recently. They are appearing in almost every auction I see - and going for peanuts.

Why? Because the initial registrant heard a word repeatedly used in the news and, without thinking "why would anybody buy this name", assumed it would be popular. To whom? To owners or starters of businesses?

Well, consider the value of that name in the news. There is a fizzy, non-alcohol drink called "Corona". It was a profitable brand for many years until this year. As soon as the pandemic was announced its sales dropped like a stone.There is and could not possibly be any correlation with the virus but sales dropped. Heavily.

So, please enlighten me, why would domain names which include either of the words covid or corona suddenly become profit magnets?

If anybody drops any ks on a domain like this it will be another newbie domainer with unrealistic ideas of what atrtracts an end user to a domain name.

 

[MatiasG]

It's obviously not as monetizable as other more product-related domains. The only way I can think somebody could monetize it is by direct-selling or affiliate-selling products related to staying healthy.

Doctors say that, since covid is an infectious disease, the stronger your immunity is, the less likely you are to get infected or to develop a serious infection if you do get infected.

So, if I were to try and monetize this domain I would probably do that. I would put together all the scientific information about how to boost your immunity, and sell products related to that medical advice.

For example, doctors say that most of us are Vitamin D deficient due to the lack of sun exposure in our indoor, sedentary lifestyles. And they say that Vitamin D supplementation is one of the best things most of us can do to keep our immunity at optimal levels. So you can digest that medical information about different supplements and then sell the supplements recommended by doctors. And the same thing apply to several other supplements doctors recommend.

Even home sports equipment, like dumbbells etc, as one of the most important things you can do is to be physically active. You can write about hat too and recommend the best products in that niche.

Also test kits, especially as they become more commercially available.

But at the end of the day, these information sites only make money (I think) if they attract a lot of traffic and to attract a lot of traffic you need information that is high-quality, very abundant and comprehensive, and that takes a lot of time and effort. Not for everyone indeed.

 

[Mike Goodman]

So you have your answer. Imaginative attention to where something is going to go, with a well argued and logically backed up "proof" of the sales pitch, will get most poor decisions out of the mire. But don't forget to target the end user market. We, the resellers, are here to make a profit for ourselves, not for you.

But oh, what a lot of work when careful thought pre-purchase almost always leads to such better decisions. There are so many excellent names for sale or registration, which can be flipped with relative ease, at a similar, same, or lower cost than the bad ones. Just learn where and, just as importantly, how, to look for them. I bought a cracking brand name dotcom this evening (midday on the USA Pacific coast) for $19. How else, where else, could I speculate $19 for a five figure banker?

What do you know about? Start there. Just watch, don't buy. See how good your instinct is when it comes to spotting those that make money? See how good it is when it comes to spotting the losers? You'll quickly find out you can make money in this business within your own field(s).

The beauty is, once you realise and recognise the tricks within your own trade, you can apply them in others. Widely known as a "transferable skill". Just start to identify what it is within your own field of experience that is enabling you to identify the winners when others, especially those new to domaining, are buying crap within your field and losing on it. No, it is not your knowledge of the industry. That is easy to pick up. You have to really think about it.

When you get that far, you'll realise you already knew the answers.