domain Degrees.se, Degree.se

[GoWeb]

Please appraise

1. Degrees.se
2. Degree.se

Consider the following facts:

1. Top Education Single Keyword Domains
2. Top Adsense Value with $40 CPC
3. Degrees.ca sold for $10,000
4. Degree.com valued at $360,000
5. Degrees.com valued at $251,000

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Some other Swedish "se" ccTLD Sales:

Find.se sold for $50,800 last month
Spel.se sold for $266,000
Hus.se sold for $59,407
UglyPeople.se sold for $10,750
Anagram.se sold for $6,550
Smal.se sold for $5,770
Pacta.se sold for $5,418

 

[Kate]

They speak Swedish in Sweden don't they ? I think a name like that has very little appeal. Not to mention that I don't see a lot of sales taking place in .se.

 

[GoWeb]

Well, thx for your opinion but I beg to differ!

"Degree" or "Degrees" are pretty much universal educational words, whether in English speaking regions or non-English regions.

There are many of these universal words like S*x, Hotel, Find, Search etc.

I have mentioned some "SE" sales in original post. When a domain like "UglyPeople.se" can sell for $10750, I think you should reconsider your opinion about "Degree.se".

 

[rahaonline]

nice names! no doubt! but a bit uncomfortable with .se extension. The local search result in Sweden of "Degree" is exactly 390 & of "Degrees" 590 only! Not much speaking or search word anyway....however Good-luck to you!

 

[Kate]

I have mentioned some "SE" sales in original post. When a domain like "UglyPeople.se" can sell for $10750, I think you should reconsider your opinion about "Degree.se".

Clearly a fluke. Sales like this one are not frequent therefore not representative. The whole point of using a ccTLD is to target the local market, so keywords in the local languages are usually more desirable.
Mainstream English keywords can sell but the .se market is limited imho. Good luck.

 

[DU]

In winter Sweden has 0 degrees.

Its very cold.

This is also the temperature hell will reach when these names get offers close to uglypeople (which was likely site sale not name)

 

[GoWeb]

Is it just some bad luck or something else? I remember I started this thread for getting the domains appraised.

So why don't you gentlemen appraise the domains as well keeping apart the opinions?

Keep the opinions coming as well.

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...uglypeople (which was likely site sale not name)

UglyPeople.se doesn't seem to be a site sale, the domain's up for sale again by the buyer.

 

[domainscp]

It sounds like you just want to hear all of the good things that might be able to come of these names and dont want anything to do with hearing the bad. Sorry but there is little value in .se names. For every uglypeople.se domain that gets sold for 10k how many keyword name go unsold or unregistered for that matter? No one here is trying to give you a hard time they are just trying to point out that these types of names are a complete waiste. It sucks being told that your name is worth little to nothing but it sucks even more to continue to waiste money.

 

[Tom_Norse]

I dont think you can compare Degree.se and Degrees.se with for example:
Spel(Games).se
an extremely popular game site among kids

Hus(House).se
a site about everything you need to know when buying, selling or building houses

Smal(slim, thin, slender).se
An attractive 4 letter name that gets a lot of hits from people searching
advice about how to "get in shape"

Pacta.se. Bought by an employer's federation with the same name.
Anagram.se Bought by a TV and Movie production company with the same name.

Tom, Stockholm, Sweden
-2 degrees, celsius

 

[GiftedDomains]

Well, thx for your opinion but I beg to differ!

"Degree" or "Degrees" are pretty much universal educational words, whether in English speaking regions or non-English regions.

There are many of these universal words like S*x, Hotel, Find, Search etc.

Totally wrong.

Words like Hotel yes.
But NOT words like Degree or even Find!
Most european countries have their own words for these type of words and they do not use those english words.

Regarding your comparison to UglyPeople.se:
Honestly, you should think about your assumptions a little more unbiased. There are probably thousands of english domains registered with .se extension from newbies and unexperienced domainers and you found those few past sales of english .se sales (Find + UglyPeople, etc.) in the whole history of .se sales and take those as a base to value your domain? How high do you calculate the chance that you will belong to the short list of those sellers ? Its like Lotto . And you want others to reconsider their appraisal because of those totally unrelated and mysterious sales from which we don't know the story?

Instead of expecting people to simply confirm your expectations, learn to accept that you need to learn more about the domain market first before registering more domains and asking others to reconsider their valuation.

 

[GoWeb]

Ohlala! Degrees are rising. Why is an appraisal thread turning into a dispute zone?

Agree with Tom Nurse on sales of Hus.se, Smal.se & Pacta.se. But noticing the quoted sales of English keyWord Domains, you got to attribute some value, at least, to these domains. Using common sense, I find it hard to accept the "worthless" tag for them.

It sounds like you just want to hear all of the good things and dont want anything to do with hearing the bad. ...these types of names are a complete waiste.

That's not true! I started the thread for appraisals (in $xx, $xxx, $xxxx or $xxxxx). I doubt your wisdom in terming these domains "waste of money", there are much worst domains out there that sell for $xxx in the least.

...Words like Hotel yes. But NOT words like Degree or even Find!

Find.se sold for $50k last month, I am not sure why you value it worthless. Sales matter more than opinions IMHO.

I agree with you though that it's more like LOTTO and we should take our chances with it when we see a right keyword in right market.

Sometimes, the domains get sold for many times their intrinsic value because of right marketing channels and persuasive domain brokers.

 

[DU]

Ohlala! Degrees are rising. Why is an appraisal thread turning into a dispute zone?

How about 5,999 - 6,999 USD

You can't get an accurate appraisal on an extension that no one really invests in, has prime keywords go for anything between no-sale and $50,000 with many of the reported sales falling in the $xxx range...

I can tell you that the price will give you a RESELLER value of $0.

Realistically? You registered this 4 days ago or so and unless you have some kind of magic dropcatching software - this means that no one else cared (or it was free) and there are people who look specifically for education names.

For what it's worth - last time I checked Sweden had embraced public and private education.

 

[ArielT]

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To be honest, I don't see so probably some Swedish want to create a site with this name willing to pay more than xx if any appear, I'd wouldn't use comps for this, just sounds not much probably

IMHO

Good luck!

 

[Kate]

I agree with you though that it's more like LOTTO and we should take our chances with it when we see a right keyword in right market.

I think that's the problem, many people approach domaining like lottery. It's NOT lottery. There is chance involved but it's the quality of the domain that matters.

Good domains have a strong likelihood of selling if the price is right. Bad domains have 0.000001% chance of selling.

Too many domainers buy ccTLDs thinking whatever keyword works in .com will do, but it's totally different markets. Swedish keywords in .se like hus or spel are highly desirable.

Yes, flukes do happen but statistically they are not relevant.

An appraisal is just theory, I could quote a random amount but it makes no sense if the name has virtually no chance of selling.

0% of $5000 is still $0
I'm not saying the name can't be developed, just that resale of the domain as-is is hypothetical at this point. Good luck.

 

[GoWeb]

Thoroughly enjoying this exchange of ideas & opinions Gentlemen!

Appreciate your best wishes ArielT & sdsinc!

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You can't get an accurate appraisal on an extension that no one really invests in, has prime keywords go for anything between no-sale and $50,000 with many of the reported sales falling in the $xxx range...

That sounds logical. Let's see. If I end up making a decent sale on these domains, I will post it here first.

 

[domainscp]

sheoran19,

I wish you nothing but the best of luck with these names and I hope they turn a nice profit for you. Names like these are lottery ticket plays, you need to buy a lot and hope you hit the jackpot on at least one of them. In the future save your money for .coms that have known value.

Goodluck!

 

[GoWeb]

Thx domainscp.

BTW, since there's been a lot of heartburn in this thread regarding the values of these domains, Sedo basic valuation for Degree.se is $4k and for Degrees.se is $2k. Although, personally, I value Degrees.se higher.

 

[Kate]

Automated valuations are worthless. Anyway an appraisal usually is a best case scenario, assuming you already have a buyer at the door with checkbook open.