Even a blind chicken can find a great domain!

[MapleDots]

On namePros most of us are familiar with a famous domainer that spent an entire night hand registering domains only to see them sell for millions of dollars. The domainer continues his streak and today is one of the most successful domainers on the planet.

Seems to me some businesses like Huge Domains are very much copying this process by registering millions of domains and hoping a percentage of them will resell at a profit. The difference here being that Huge Domains mostly registered dropped domains figuring eventually someone else will want them.

In German there is an expression.....

"Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn."

Loosely translated to english it means....

"Even a blind chicken sometimes finds a piece of corn"

The question here is can this be repeated in 2019?

So if someone decided to randomly sit 10 people down and hand register any combination of two word .com's could one conceivably have a successful business?

My opinion on this is that one probably could as long as the selling price of the domains stayed in the 2-4k range. Two word .com's are still very much in demand and chances of success are probably pretty good.

So what do my fellow domainers think?

Any successful blind chickens out there?

 

[NYJimbo]

So if someone decided to randomly sit 10 people down and hand register any combination of two word

I think 99% of the domains they thought up, that made any sense, would be already registered, which would cause them to register nonsensical names that are worth nothing.

 

[Wali Dahot]

I think 99% of the domains they thought up, that made any sense, would be already registered, which would cause them to register nonsensical names that are worth nothing.

Thats exactly what happened to me as I started up. Whatever I thought or madeup was already regd and I ended up with few garbage names which I deleted later out of embarrassment.!

 

[MapleDots]

Thats exactly what happened to me as I started up. Whatever I thought or madeup was already regd and I ended up with few garbage names which I deleted later out of embarrassment.!

Then there are the ones who know how to pick the names - the other side of the coin so to speak.

https://domaingang.com/domain-news/...d-made-almost-forty-grand-with-these-domains/

 

[NYJimbo]

Then there are the ones who know how to pick the names - the other side of the coin so to speak.

Yes, thats where "investing" replaces the term "buying" in this business. Anyone can buy a domain, it takes knowledge and skill to invest in domains. I learn more about that every day.

 

[lock]

And Miracle Mike lived without a head for18 months about the same time as it takes to realise first 6 months of your renewal suck lol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken

 

[Wali Dahot]

Then there are the ones who know how to pick the names - the other side of the coin so to speak.

https://domaingang.com/domain-news/...d-made-almost-forty-grand-with-these-domains/

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Well in the domaining Industry, Mike Mann is an exception not the norm.

 

[mAd MaX]

Since op reads a Great Domain, what do you mean?

 

[MapleDots]

Since op reads a Great Domain, what do you mean?

A great domain is anything that sells

Well.... at least by my definition anyways

 

[NYJimbo]

A great domain is anything that sells

Well.... at least by my definition anyways

But what does it mean if an idiot buys a terrible domain and sells it to another idiot ?

 

[MapleDots]

But what does it mean if an idiot buys a terrible domain and sells it to another idiot ?

If the domain sells it can never be an idiotic domain.

A sale is a sale

 

[NYJimbo]

If the domain sells it can never be an idiotic domain.

A sale is a sale

So the money cancels out the stupidity. I learned something today.

Perhaps it's more complicated...

1) idiot1 buys terrible domain hamsterwrench.icu
2) idiot2 buys hamsterwrench.icu from idiot1 for $500. Domain becomes temporarily great.
3) idiot2 tries to sell hamsterwrench.icu for $1000, nobody offers even $1, ever. Domain becomes terrible again.

I guess its really quite a fluid thing when it comes to idiots buying domains.

 

[MapleDots]

So the money cancels out the stupidity. I learned something today.

Perhaps it's more complicated...

1) idiot1 buys terrible domain hamsterwrench.icu
2) idiot2 buys hamsterwrench.icu from idiot1 for $500. Domain becomes temporarily great.
3) idiot2 tries to sell hamsterwrench.icu for $1000, nobody offers even $1, ever. Domain becomes terrible again.

I guess its really quite a fluid thing when it comes to idiots buying domains.

Remember I am talking first hand reg.

If it sells it was a great hand reg.

PS. Also talking .com

 

[NYJimbo]

Remember I am talking first hand reg.

If it sells it was a great hand reg.

PS. Also talking .com

I hope you realize I am joking, right ?

 

[Ategy]

Pok Pok Pok !?

 

[Furquan]

Here is another great domainer,

 

[Dandelion]

So the money cancels out the stupidity. I learned something today.

Perhaps it's more complicated...

1) idiot1 buys terrible domain hamsterwrench.icu
2) idiot2 buys hamsterwrench.icu from idiot1 for $500. Domain becomes temporarily great.
3) idiot2 tries to sell hamsterwrench.icu for $1000, nobody offers even $1, ever. Domain becomes terrible again.

I guess its really quite a fluid thing when it comes to idiots buying domains.

Hahahaha... this is a terrible scenario. Idiot Domainer selling idiot domains to another Idiot Domainer.

 

[MapleDots]

Hahahaha... this is a terrible scenario. Idiot Domainer selling idiot domains to another Idiot Domainer.

True it is funny

Just one issue...

I would love to have the money from all the domain sales that were thought to be idiotic.

 

[Dandelion]

True it is funny

Just one issue...

I would love to have the money from all the domain sales that were thought to be idiotic.

Start from AsSeenOnTV.com $5.1 million

My commission is 1% only

 

[SuperBrander]

With handregging, ultimately it's all a matter of quantity and buying domains that have a chance to sell. Most won't sell even if you're great at picking them, but some will. The more you have the more will sell if you have some understanding on what you're doing. Even better- some will sell for a lot because well... sometimes somebody who wants your domain has deep pockets and will be willing to pay a lot in order to get it. It's a matter of numbers and statistics. Like lottery tickets, in a way. The more you buy, the better your chances are to get a winner. Only here you can also use knowledge to increase your chances.

Whenever you see someone selling a handreg for $XX,XXX, naturally it's impressive and means that they know what they're doing, but make sure to also look at the rest of their portfolio. If there are a lot of other handregged domains there... think about their cost and the cost of their renewal each year. Don't just think about the sale. Think about all the ones that didn't sell and won't sell. The individual sale is still impressive but it puts things in perspective. It's easy to see only the big sale and not the big picture.