Easy to criticize (flops), but where then is it better to put the money? -Solutions

[satsdifference.com]

..easy to criticize (flops), but where then is it better to put the money?(solutions)

All extensions have issues that can be criticized; but, the real issue is where then instead do you suggest people to put their money (since criticizers often say they are just honestly trying to help people)..

What do you think (then we can relate our criticized solution to your solution criticized and see better which is better?

= UPSIDE





Kind Regards,

Yelo

 

[Jeff]

Big potential upside!

I agree ... please see my recent posts and ensuing lively discussions regarding the opportunites that I believe exist in the highly localized niche(s) of the developed geo .COM space, IMHO. :lala: :talk:

Best of Luck, and good to see all's well Yelo.
Through and through!
-Jeff

 

[Sam]

Why would I ever tell people to invest in something, if i know i can make money by doing it myself?

Thats the real question. Why are we caring so much who invests in what? Let them feel the pain of losing $$$, self-help = the best help.

 

[satsdifference.com]

..a key to domaining is to capture a name, first, before the Trend

post #3 - Is that it that type of human thinking that are root causes of the world's biggest problems, today? (OIL)

post#2 - Also domaining since January 1999, I have to agree that specialized niches (.com), developed, and localized geos are great. That has been the case, safe to say, since then..

Although it is now 2008, and without other extension support manifested yet, can we really say that domaining has grown as a commodity out of its infancy?

For the masses, who can't afford a sound .com investment, another solution is needed that can offer big hope to get out of the 9-5 as well..

I am hoping in domaining with the mobile internet revolution because it has yet to arrive.. once and only..

..and I'd like for anyone to have a chance to get out of the 9-5 (a new culture)





Kind Regards,

Yelo

 

[Sam]

post #3 - Is that it that type of human thinking that are root causes of the world's biggest problems, today? (OIL)

Yes, and eventually, the world's population cannot handle the price of oil and they WILL cutback. Until then, we wait and wait... I bet the smart oil investors would never have told their competition what they were doing.... and now making $$$.

 

[Jeff]

post#2 - Also domaining since January 1999, I have to agree that specialized niches (.com), developed, and localized geos are great. That has been the case, safe to say, since then..

Thanks (I think).

Although it is now 2008, and without other extension support manifested yet, can we really say that domaining has grown as a commodity out of its infancy?

I don't understand your question? :red:

For the masses, who can't afford a sound .com investment, another solution is needed that can offer big hope to get out of the 9-5 as well..

Depends on whether or not they can find sound .COM investments for niche development purposes, IMHO.

I am hoping in domaining with the mobile internet revolution because it has yet to arrive.. once and only..

You're right ... the full Mobile Web™ has yet to arrive, but this will not necessarily be the panacea - particularly when pidgeonholed in one very limiting extension - that many believe, IMHO.

Time to think outside the box, develop useful content for the ultimate users, and ... tighten those belts! :imho:
-Jeff

 

[SonnyCooL]

for me invest in any extension is good ...... as long u know what and why u buy ...
Some one able to sell .TK for a good price but most complaint abt it, it just abt ur selling skill, nothing wrong with the extension .....

Don't treat investing domain name like buying lottery, understand the game, rule and u will make some buck out of it ......
i spend around 2k for domain last week (on dot my extension), i recover with small profit (60%) + i still own a few and small percent of share from those domain i sold ....

 

[DnEbook]

hey dont forget .tv !!!!!!!! (the future) ????

 

[accent]

Well after all the mobi-love Mr Jeff has provided us I have to say his recommendation of niche geos is underwhelming.

Beyond the obvious limited market (how many potential customers are there for DallasTires .com?) there is the Snowe bill. The thinking behind the bill (part of it) is that geo names belong to the government, and since the government makes the laws .....

(Hopefully they will do it a lot better than Snowe, but they do make the laws and so "taking back" Geos is a real possibility.)

 

[raredn.com]

IF YOU ARE A .ASIA HAND REGISTERING COWBOY, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING, IT IS GUIDANCE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE DONE THAT IN THERE NOOB DAYS AND ALSO A WARNING ON A VISCIOUS CYCLE AND TRAP THAT THE .ASIA HAND REGGERS ARE FALLING INTO. FROM YOUR FRIEND IN DOMAINING 'RAREDN'

NOW WHAT I RECOMMEND TO REGISTER:

Short high quality variety 5 letter .com domain names with smooth pronounceation, great for mobile devices because they are short, so that covers the future and funky 5 letter names are selling out very fast

[HIGHLIGHT]THE VERY REAL DANGERS OF .ASIA... WHY? SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS ALMOST AN UNLIMITED QUANTITY OF NAMES AVAILABLE TO REGISITER AND MANY VARIATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE ENDUSER ON SUPPOSED 'NICHE NAMES'. IN TURN THIS LOWERS THE VALUE OF ALL HAND REGS, SORRY BUT IT'S TRUE: [/HIGHLIGHT]

People go and regisiter something like hotelpeople.asia, thinking they hit the jackpot, then hotelsplus.asia, dreamhotel.asia, maxhotels.asia and million other names similar to your original hotelpeople.asia, give the enduser far too much choice, meaning another hand regging .asia victim trying to pretend .asia is .COM ALL OVER AGAIN, LIKE THE INTERNET HAS STARTED A NEW

With 5 letter.coms there are still some gems if you search hard free to hand register. The fact that lots of good ones are alredy gone adds value to your 5 letter.com. Trying to find hand registration .asia names when all the good ones have gone to auction is madness (don't kid yourself that there are good one word generics left to hand reg)

I see some dizzy headed .asia pushers, have said things like the .com guys are fighting over 3 and 4 word .coms and are trying to register the 80 millionth .com. This kind of highly dillusional thinking is very dangerous and if this is all you have to support your .aisa hand regging madness, I pitty you. The reality is there are still plenty of two key word.coms that can be hand regged because thousands of names drop every day, plus I already mentioned there are nice 5 letters for the persistant and hardworking searcher to find and free regsiter already with instant profit value

This is why the .asia scenerio reeks of people who refuse to learn, make up their own delusional theories to justify their worthless .asia handregs and feed a viscious cycle. Sorry if I am not all 'lovey dovey' in the way I said this, but I have to speak the truth, respect to all you all as people though

Also don't believe the advertising propaganda regsitrars are pushing on .Asia and .Mobi, they are only trying to take money out of your pocket and put it in their pocket, they don't care about 'you', they just care about persuading you to part with your money by saying .mobi is the future or .asia is cool. Don't be a sucker to a greedy fat money making marketing beast, where .Asia/.Mobi hand regsitering domainers are just puppets to feed the greater good of the regsitrars. Nothing more nothing less. Go 'high quality variety' 5 letter.com, you will be happy you did and the mobile devices of the future will be happy you did too!
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[soggyindo]

well, people have said it plenty before - but with developing your names your success is only limited by your imagination...

 

[Krossat]

.net, .org + develop

 

[onewordonly]

good quality 4 letter .nets

 

[Jeff]

Good comments, nice thread ... thanks again, Yelo! :tu:

Beyond the obvious limited market (how many potential customers are there for DallasTires .com?) there is the Snowe bill. The thinking behind the bill (part of it) is that geo names belong to the government, and since the government makes the laws .....

(Hopefully they will do it a lot better than Snowe, but they do make the laws and so "taking back" Geos is a real possibility.)

I've never provided input here for "xxxxxTires.com", IMHO (though those folks probably do alright for themselves - locally - as I just replaced eight, myself, in the last few weeks)! How'd you come up the local "Tire" angle, anyway? :blink:

The Snowe Bill is a consideration for all of us, no doubt ... but so are 6-month mandated development requirements for some extensions (or risk forfeiting the undeveloped, generic domains!) and that clock it ticking louder and LOUDER each passing day! :o
Tick Tock.

I also concur with those above who mentioned the .ORG upside ... it's the extension that has made me the most money in the aftermarket in the past several months, IMHO.
Just my two sense.
-Jeff

 

[Work In Progress]

Personally, I believe the biggest opportunities for newer domainers on a working mans budget lie in the mobile web space. Go figure, huh! Whether or not you believe in a specific domain to take you there, the opportunity exists, and those who choose to ignore this fact will be left behind in the dust of trailblazers :tri:

I really don't see the big deal about localized geos in any extension. Not saying they're worthless, but they certainly have a small cap to their worth and appeal. For the same dollar, I would rather work with a global audience that has limited appeal than be stuck with the limitations a local audience will provide (major metro areas excluded..). Would you rather broadcast your news via a local independent station or a CNN? Since the mobile web is still so open (vs the full blown PC web), anyone can jump in and get the future GLOBAL audience for the same price as a LOCAL audience for reg fee. You'll be hard pressed to do that in dot com.

As stated before in this thread, you can still find some decent 2 word dot coms that could bode well, but you'll have to work long and hard and have a little luck to un-earth them. There are more and more people getting into this "game" mistakenly thinking it's an easy money maker. Reg some "cool" names, park 'em and wait for the $$$ and offers to roll in...Making decent money parking new regs is like finding a needle in a haystack. Developing (even a simple site with adsense) is certainly the best bet, for any extension, :imho:

 

[Kate]

If you are the conservative type stick to extensions that are known to work.
Look at dnjournal and see what types of names and extensions do sell.

Stay away from domain hacks and exotic extensions.
I agree that .org is overlooked. It may be less liquid but great for development.
Certain large ccTLDs still offer many opportunities but don't waste your time and money on .ws .vg etc

Last but not least the aftermarket is where most gems are to be found. Purchasing one solid name for good money will usually be more rewarding than 100 hand regs.

 

[Ross]

I would never tell people what to invest in because that is peoples choice on what to do with their money. Now i will tell people how to find a good domain name and evaluate it. I will also let people know what I (IMHO) think is not a good investment. Of course those are my opinions and most other people have opinions for themselves.

Now i think the biggest gold mine is to see other peoples opinions on certain things like .mobi or certain ccTLDs. Now if you compile all the criticism and examin what people say and apply it to your own opinions, that should tell you what to invest in. That alone i think is the best piece of information i can give to someone because everyones opinions are different. To hear and understand what someone else has to say, negetive or positive, is a great quality that will only help you in your stuggles as a domainer.

There is still money in hand regging!

 

[hawkeye]

If you are the conservative type stick to extensions that are known to work.
Look at dnjournal and see what types of names and extensions do sell.

Stay away from domain hacks and exotic extensions.
I agree that .org is overlooked. It may be less liquid but great for development.
Certain large ccTLDs still offer many opportunities but don't waste your time and money on .ws .vg etc

Last but not least the aftermarket is where most gems are to be found. Purchasing one solid name for good money will usually be more rewarding than 100 hand regs.

Very nice observations, and advice. Rep.

Look at dnjournal and see what types of names and extensions do sell.

..and that is the 'reality' of extension worth!!! (not opinions!)

 

[Ross]

..and that is the 'reality' of extension worth!!! (not opinions!)

That is what is working now, but what will be working 5 years from now? Those people with the opinions (.mobi fans and other speculators) could be sitting on gold mines. The domain game can change at any given moment so being prepared with a diverse portfolio is actually more reality than just picking up domains that are selling now. We all know what works now (.com) but that may not be the reality in the coming years, with more and more countries turning the their ccTLDs.

 

[hawkeye]

That is what is working now, but what will be working 5 years from now? ...

That is called 'speculation'!!

And for some reason, there are those that need to criticize those that wish to speculate!