poll Do you believe in hand-registration?

[Arpit131]

Do you believe in hand regs?
As for me, that is the only way I invest in domain names. I never bid on auctions or buy from reseller market(unless it is for self-development).

What is your opinion on hand reg?

 

[Hypersot]

I'd find the poll to be more informative if it was something like 'do you hand-register AND have a profit out of it?' cause, it doesn't matter what people believe, it's the outcome that counts and has value.

thanks for the poll though

 

[NamePrime]

I do believe that you can make money via hand registration but you got to be very picky. Just like any other way to acquire a domain, it all boils down to quality.

 

[Arpit131]

I'd find the poll to be more informative if it was something like 'do you hand-register AND have a profit out of it?' cause, it doesn't matter what people believe, it's the outcome that counts and has value.

thanks for the poll though

I'd consider your advice! Thanks!

 

[Domains - Wanted]

Hand registering every day!

Take a wild guess whom handregistering.com belongs to?

 

[infosec3]

I’m a firm believer in hand-registration. But you have to really know what you’re doing.

After nearly a decade of hand-registration, I have developed a methodology that is profitable, based on research and experience.

 

[NamePrime]

Hand registering every day!

Take a guess whom handregistering.com belongs to?

Lol!

 

[Furquan]

I mostly/only hand regg names, so far it's profitable for me but now it seems getting difficult to find a sellable gem.

 

[Brands.International]

When it comes to names I invest in, new gTLDs, hand reg is ok for me, but usually only when it was already previously owned by someone.

So it is more of drop-catching really

 

[Domains - Wanted]

When it comes to names I invest in, new gTLDs, hand reg is ok for me, but usually only when it was already previously owned by someone.

So it is more of drop-catching really

Agreed! You've hit the nail on the head. My hand registering is mostly hand-drop-catching, too. Although I concentrate exclusively on .com's, the ones I'm interested in almost always turn out to be previously owned ones, too.

 

[Dandelion]

Hand Registration is the easiest way to burn money. Don't make it a hobby

 

[Name Trader]

I answered #2 I prefer aftermarket but hand reg sometimes.

My thoughts about hand-reg is that this only occurs when you search for a domain and find it has not been registered, and you register it. I would not call DropCatching handreg. You are paying more than regfee to drop-catch a domain. But if you are calling waiting for a domain to drop, and then hand-regging it, I would call those hand regs because you are only paying regfee.

I think the majority of my bidding on expiring auctions, like at GoDaddy/DropCatch, are not hand-regs. I'm not often paying full reseller prices on the open market either. But I do pick up some bargains, sometimes. I probably never buy any domains at full retail pricing either. But I have done that on occasions, if the domain has been for my use.

Sometimes, I might get inspired by a domain, and see if I can reg a similar domain. Which I will usually hand-reg. But it's not something I do on a regular or repeating basis.

IMHO. Aftermarket domains, although more expensive than hand regs, do have some pluses over hand-reg. Because at least somebody else has seen something of value in the domain, other than me. But both can go wrong or right. But I do feel some validation, if the domain is already registered over unregistered.

 

[johnnie018]

Voted D, hand reg is bad.

 

[Henry Y]

Hand regs can be hugely profitable if investing in something that is not popular now but will be hot in the future. But it needs great investment sense, extensive research and several years of holding period.

 

[briguy]

@stub why are you a “pro”??

Check this out for information about badges

https://www.namepros.com/pages/member-badges/

 

[Arpit131]

Any more views on this one?

I’m a firm believer in hand-registration. But you have to really know what you’re doing.

After nearly a decade of hand-registration, I have developed a methodology that is profitable, based on research and experience.

Share some insights into it if you can! I think there could be a lot to learn from a decade long experience!
What are your sweet sale spot? Mid xxx?

When it comes to names I invest in, new gTLDs, hand reg is ok for me, but usually only when it was already previously owned by someone.

So it is more of drop-catching really

How is it going thus far? Any significant sale?

Hand Registration is the easiest way to burn money. Don't make it a hobby

You are either a big player or doing it wrong! There is tons of money to be made!!

Hand regs can be hugely profitable if investing in something that is not popular now but will be hot in the future. But it needs great investment sense, extensive research and several years of holding period.

This is also there! I know people who made a killing in hand registration in the Chinese rush. Any particular niche that you target(VR, crypto, AI, IOT etc)?

 

[DomainCrystal]

My reg day
freecann>com *
etc....

 

[EbookLover]

The OP wrote an e-book on Geo-domaining (linked in his sig), so of course he will be biased toward hand-regging since there are a lot of profitable geo-domains left to be hand-regged and are profitable if you know what to do with them and are able to do what needs to be done.

Generally speaking, while I do believe that hand-regging isn't that profitable, there are folks, like @infosec3 that claim otherwise and I tend to believe them even if they don't give specifics. Only 2 types of people give out specifics about money-making endeavors...

- fools.
- those that have a get-rich-yesterday "system" to sell you.

The rest keep their mouths shut tight.

 

[Henry Y]

This is also there! I know people who made a killing in hand registration in the Chinese rush. Any particular niche that you target(VR, crypto, AI, IOT etc)?

I target AI, 5G, VR and crypto. Among them I mainly focus on AI and 5G. No rush to sell these kinds of domain names now as I believe they will be worth more as they are futuristic names.

 

[EbookLover]

That could also backfire. As an example, as VR technology gets perfected and evolves, the term "Virtual Reality" could become an antiquated term. BOOM, there goes your VR portfolio.

This is what happened to e-cig industry. After a while, term e-cig became a bad word and most vapers and sellers adopted the word "vape" instead. Some still use the term ecig, but not quite as many that used to.