.ca Dot CA Discussion, Sales, and Showcase

[whitebark]

Domains For Next MyID .ca Auction

These are the upcoming domains and reserve range for the next/current myid.ca auction:

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)
albertabyowner.ca ($251 - $500)
BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)
CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)
DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)
EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)
GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)
HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)
iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)
JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)
KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)
Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)
PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)
QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)
SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)
TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)
War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($50000)


I can see a number of these getting picked up - there a few others I'm surprised they accepted the high reserve and can't see selling because of it. What do you think?

 

[Spex]

I was just reading that on their site

https://www.cira.ca/newsroom/ca-dom...ivot-online-cira-sees-record-number-ca-domain

They highlight a few names that were recently registered and launched...conquercovid19.ca; thenextsip.ca; canadasews.ca; bestbacon.ca; artwrk.ca; neighbourhoodcoffee.ca; wiki.ourcanadian.ca

 

[aactive]

I was just reading that on their site

https://www.cira.ca/newsroom/ca-dom...ivot-online-cira-sees-record-number-ca-domain

They highlight a few names that were recently registered and launched...conquercovid19.ca; thenextsip.ca; canadasews.ca; bestbacon.ca; artwrk.ca; neighbourhoodcoffee.ca; wiki.ourcanadian.ca

I guess name quality wasn't important to them.

 

[DomainRecap]

I guess name quality wasn't important to them.

No joke.

 

[Spex]

BestBacon.ca was registered on April 1 2020. Wonder if they were in the Bacon.ca auction back in February

 

[aactive]

No joke.

That said, owning a great domain is nice but usually (not always) it has little to do with an online business's success.

 

[cabotower]

if my math is right that's 1700-1800 per day. that's insane. over that time my contribution has only been 2. and i'm not bragging about quality but they are satellitetelevision and saliva, (i saw that the gov was funding covid testing research).

 

[DomainRecap]

That said, owning a great domain is nice but usually (not always) it has little to do with an online business's success.

It depends on what you're trying to do - some small online hobby site it probably doesn't matter in the least, but if you want to actually create a startup with a significant investment, you really should have a high-end domain that properly represents your brand.

 

[DomainRecap]

Next week looks a LOT better than this one, and already we have some choice tidbits:

DMR.ca
DRA.ca
DARI.ca
MEWS.ca
CECILE.ca

 

[Spex]

This is getting me curious about the net numbers now. 108,000 over 2 months is 13,500 per week on average

@DomainRecap I know you haven't published your TBR picks in a while, but do you have the weekly drop #'s for April and May stashed anywhere?

 

[aactive]

It depends on what you're trying to do - some small online hobby site it probably doesn't matter in the least, but if you want to actually create a startup with a significant investment, you really should have a high-end domain that properly represents your brand.

This is where people on both sides of the discussion post their many examples of companies that are incredibly successful with or without high-end names.

 

[DomainRecap]

This is where people on both sides of the discussion post their many examples of companies that are incredibly successful with or without high-end names.

I don't know of any top-ranked companies with long+crappy domain names, like those listed above. Most, if not all, of them own their core brands.

If you're referring to "taste in brands" then that's an individual thing.

 

[aactive]

I don't know of any top-ranked companies with long+crappy domain names, like those listed above. Most, if not all, of them own their core brands.

If you're referring to "taste in brands" then that's an individual thing.

Most companies have made their domain a brand..it was usually an empty vessel before. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, GoDaddy, NetFlix, Samsung, Dell, Nvidia, PayPal, Cisco, Inuit, Verizon and hundreds more have each spend hundreds of millions or billions of dollars making and building their brands.

 

[DomainRecap]

Most companies have made their domain a brand..it was usually an empty vessel before. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, GoDaddy, NetFlix, Samsung, Dell, Nvidia, PayPal, Cisco, Inuit, Verizon and hundreds more have each spend hundreds of millions or billions of dollars making and building their brands.

Exactly but those are inherently brandable terms (with the possible exception of NetFlix, which I never liked), while none of the above .CA domains are even remotely brandable.

Sure, nothing was Google until Google used it, but do you really think Google would be the same company if they chose the brand name ReallyBigAssSearchEngine.com? No amount of money would save that poor choice.

NetFlix got away with a mediocre name because they had potentially the best commercial idea of the last 25 years.

 

[aactive]

Almost anything is brandable if you have enough money. As for Google, they could have used one of a million domains and it wouldn't have changed anything. In most cases, a great domain is overrated in deciding the success of an online business.IMHO.

 

[nafti]

It looks like Peter from eMall did it again. This time selling finances.ca for $34,500.

 

[Spex]

Nice sale.

DNJ is also reporting Cellbooster.ca went for $3,223 (usd?) at DNGear

https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2020/20200617.htm

 

[DomainRecap]

It looks like Peter from eMall did it again. This time selling finances.ca for $34,500.

Wow, that's a nice price for a plural.

 

[jaydub]

I think this is one where the plural works.
Financing would also work...

 

[nafti]

Wow, that's a nice price for a plural.

That’s a great sale regardless. Peter seems to get high prices for his domains. If you recall, he sold ticket.ca early this year for $100K.

 

[DomainRecap]

In most cases, a great domain is overrated in deciding the success of an online business.IMHO.

Of course, as it's a team game - you need good people, a great product or service, a viable infrastructure, proper funding, marketing research, etc., but if you match that with a low-end branding choice then you're taking a big risk.

It's like people believing that Tom Brady will automatically win a SB this year - without the best coach ever, without the best-run team ever, without being able to play defense, and while taking a huge salary at TB, rather than his usual "discount rate" in NE.

One guy can't win it all in the NFL, just like a top brand name alone can't magically support a lame-duck company, but put the Brady Brand on a real contender with all the other pieces in place, and you have a much better chance at success.