Everything You Know About Domains is Wrong

[RevenueDomains]

It's True,

If you think you need a good domain to make money online , then you don't know $#@#23,
it's been proven time and time again that you don't.

All the BS you have read and been taught is just that BS, a bucket that doesn't hold any water.

Have you ever wondered why is it that most domainers have such crappy domains for their own blogs, on which they write about how you need a category killer domain name to be successful etc.. hypocrisy at its finest, it's like a fat personal trainer teaching you how to loose weight, it doesn't make any sense or credibility.


here is a domain that will make more money then all of your generics put together ever will,
and its 30 characters long haha, it's an insult to everyone in the domain industry, a spit in the face that says i don't need to buy your crappy domain name to make money online

The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online.com

So how do you respond to that?

 

[snoop]

Have you ever wondered why is it that most domainers have such crappy domains for their own blogs, on which they write about how you need a category killer domain name to be successful etc.. hypocrisy at its finest, it's like a fat personal trainer teaching you how to loose weight, it doesn't make any sense.

I challenege you to find even one example of someone making that statement. This post is an example of very simplistic generalization. You have taken what you think people are saying (not what they are really saying, which I suspect is not the broad brushstrokes you are suggesting here) and dumbed it down the the point where you are making no point.

Like I said.....Even one example.

 

[wot]

Wow, you must be really smart.

It's an hono/ur to have you here on the forum to share your vast knowledge.

 

[mjbenterprises]

You don't NEED a great domain name to be successful, that is true, but a good name helps with SEO, brand recognition, and a host of other criteria.. A good name is not just a "vanity" thing, it has real and measured benefits...

 

[gazzip]

So how do you respond to that?

Sure, you can build a website on any domain and any extension but if you can afford a domain that delivers a continual stream of wanting/expecting visitors even before developed then why not take advantage of that ?


ps, nice looking website in your siggy, some luvely business card examples too :tu:



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[Jaco]

So how do you respond to that?

You COMPLETELY don't understand the underpinnings that make up the value of a domain name, if you sincerely believe what you wrote.

I had typed out a long and thoughtful reply- about the value of clicks at present versus what they will be in the future, the expectations advertisers have and the current state of PPC flux we're in, the monumental sea changes that will occur over time, as traditional media finds confluence with online media, and the absolute nessacity of having a name that is cogent and memorable, but I won't bother.

In 5 years, that "revenue" you, mud-hut dwellers in the 3rd world and other losers are making from meaningless, trash development on garbage domain platforms will totally cease to exist. The funny thing is, you don't see it... and why? Well, I won't say. I'll just laugh when it happens.

Show me someone why typed what you just did and I'll show you someone who has a domain portfolio full of garbage no one else wants and is desperately trying to rationalize a way in their minds to keep from having to face the fact that they're priced out of the market.

 

[copper]

So...
Why do you use "premium businesscards dot org"?
Why don't you use "PremiumDomainsDontMeanShit.com" for that site?

 

[RevenueDomains]

I challenege you to find even one example of someone making that statement. This post is an example of very simplistic generalization. You have taken what you think people are saying (not what they are really saying, which I suspect is not the broad brushstrokes you are suggesting here) and dumbed it down the the point where you are making no point.

Like I said.....Even one example.

Hi Snoop, this will not really be a challenge because one does not need to look far, there are literally thousands of examples out there, and here on NP, yourself included, just look at everyone's signature domain links, they are all uniformly making that statement.

 

[Jaco]

Are you just feeling a bit jilted because your no one would vote your domains onto bido?

http://www.conceptualist.com/2009/07/18/bido-calling-all-domain-communities/#comment-13165

 

[bmugford]

Amusing.

Brad

Are you just feeling a bit jilted because your no one would vote your domains onto bido?

http://www.conceptualist.com/2009/07/18/bido-calling-all-domain-communities/#comment-13165

 

[Jaco]

Amusing.

Brad

My favorite part is this.

would love to spread the word around about BIDO outside the regular domaining circle. At the same time this would show support and reinforce the belief in value of a generic keyword rich domain.

:lol::lol:

 

[bmugford]

Yeah, that sure seems to contradict what he said in the first post.

Brad

My favorite part is this.

:lol::lol:

 

[Spade]

To be in business, and not just the online business, you need an identity (thats your brand). In the real world if your brand is ThehottestBlowDryerEver.com" you probably wont be in business very long.

Do you need a great domain to make money online? Not necessarily. It is possible, however not many businesses operate in a model where domain names are irrelevant. Sorry bud, you clearly dont know how wrong you are.

Justin

 

[shane mac]

Great generic domain names work for one good reason.They don't need you to spent thousands on advertising to make people aware of your business.

For instance. Comparethemarket.com
No-one would ever type that in,its not too easy to remember (unless you heard it vocally 5 times).It had to have £xxx.xxx to brand the domain.So the cost of the reg fee,which would have been reg fee + £xxx.xxx to brand it,all to drive traffic to the site.

If they owned a generic name,type in traffic,easy to remember,they may have paid $xx.xxx for it.Saving themselves hundreds of thousands of pounds.So the "value" of a domain has to take in to account the cost to brand the name.If it won't need a lot of branding and is a well known term anyways it will always be more valuable.

Just my $0.02

 

[Kate]

Actually long tail domains can be valuable but hey, don't overdo it.
However branding is a whole different thing, you just can't do any branding with names like mycrappybusinessonline.org

 

[deleted984054565403]

Content > Domain.

The domain will get you the first visit, but the content keeps them coming back.

 

[WordWalker]

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I reg'd these about two years ago in anticipation of creating a few domaining sites for domain info, tips and strategies:


NumberOneWay.com
Number1Way.com

NumberOneWayToMakeMoney.com
Number1WayToMakeMoney.com


However, first on my list is earning enough to establish a little credibility. For the time being, that's keeping me pretty darn busy. In the meantime, I suggest you read THIS POST. Follow the link on that page for one view of domaining in a nutshell. Good luck!

 

[tristanperry]

I can sort of see what you are getting at (and I'll take a stab at what you may have been thinking), but you don't back-up your views and then go into a rant, which just provokes... well, the responses you've been getting.

Anywhoo, here is what I think you may have been thinking/getting at, before going off on one:

You don't need a category killing name to be successful. ".com is king", yes, but for development the more important rule is:

... get ready...

"content is king"

It's obvious that you don't need a category killer, but expanding on this slightly statement provides some more insight.

Facebook.com has 8 letters (pre-TLD). It even includes... wait for it... a non-'premium' letter (K)! Shock horror :hehe:

But... that really doesn't matter. Since it's the content and service provided that matters.

Having a domain which is longer than 3/4 letters, and even if it contains a number (many of the most popular Chinese websites contains numbers), is fine. As long as you have good content.

Here's a question with (hopefully) an easy answer:

Would a one-page website with the domain of Toys.com, or a 100-page website with good SEO with the domain BuyAwesomeToysHere.org be ranked higher by Google et al?

Of course it'll be the latter

I'm not saying that owning a generic/good domain is pointless - far from it. As shane mac points out, a generic domain saves the owner quite a bit in building brand loyalty and getting in traffic.

All I'm saying is that having a domain which isn't seen as 'good' in a reselling domainer context doesn't mean you can't build a website on that domain. All it means is that you cannot resell it to domainers for a nice ROI.

I'm also not saying to go out and register really crap domains (i.e. 14+ characters long, containing multiple numbers and hyphens etc), I'm just saying that development is a heck of a more about the content than the domain.

 

[zoogo]

It's True,

If you think you need a good domain to make money online , then you don't know $#@#23,
it's been proven time and time again that you don't.

All the BS you have read and been taught is just that BS, a bucket that doesn't hold any water.

Have you ever wondered why is it that most domainers have such crappy domains for their own blogs, on which they write about how you need a category killer domain name to be successful etc.. hypocrisy at its finest, it's like a fat personal trainer teaching you how to loose weight, it doesn't make any sense or credibility.


here is a domain that will make more money then all of your generics put together ever will,
and its 30 characters long haha, it's an insult to everyone in the domain industry, a spit in the face that says i don't need to buy your crappy domain name to make money online

The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online.com

So how do you respond to that?

This is a lot like my first post here.......

And how I respond to your thoughts that your domain "will" make more money than all of ours, is that I think all our domains "will" make more money than yours. What makes my intuition stronger? The truth is that statement would be just as ludicrous as yours, except that you are putting your money on 1 domain while we put our money on tens of thousands collectively.

 

[labrocca]

hypocrisy at its finest

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