First Name domains worth it?

[HumDog]

Hi everyone....

I got a quick question... Are first name domains worth much?

Such as:
peter.com
sally.com
courtney.com, etc...

I have the chance to buy a first name domain name but not really
sure if they are a good investment???

Any opinions appreciated!

thanks,

HumDog

 

[doggyowner]

I say go for it if you think its a good buy. I would love to have any of the first person dot com names you mention in your example. First names are memorable and gets a lot of searches (Peter gets 1639 searches a day according to Wordtracker, http://estibot.com/results.php?domain=peter.com)

Got to be a heaps of Peter's who would pay anything to get Peter.com! How much would you pay to have it Peter?

Cheers

 

[HumDog]

I am not that interested in peter.com because I already own
my full first and last name.com and am working on getting
just my last name .com..

but your answser did help me to decide...

I am going to try and get one of the first names..

If I am successfull I will post back and let you know which one
i got..

Thanks!

Peter

Well you gotta watch out for scammers on ebay! Of course you guys already know this I'm sure....

I was going to buy courtney.com but then I realized that it's spelled with
a "zero" instead of an "o"...

Of course the seller failed to point this out in the auction, imagine that.. :-O

So I emailed her and told her if I won the auction, (hopefully someone will
put in a bid above mine) that I was not going to buy it...

Oh well live and learn!

HumDog

 

[SimpleDomaining]

here is an example. my husband owned his_name.net for years. It is not a common name at all. He accidentally dropped it and was really sad about it. When i tried to buy it back the new owner, domainer, asked for $1000 for it. So go for it. Anyway it worth more than reg fee.

 

[italiandragon]

here is an example. my husband owned his_name.net for years. It is not a common name at all. He accidentally dropped it and was really sad about it. When i tried to buy it back the new owner, domainer, asked for $1000 for it. So go for it. Anyway it worth more than reg fee.

what a nice "domainer wife"

Did you get it at the end or is it still in someone else hands?

 

[SimpleDomaining]

no i did not . collecting my $1000 to try to get it till Christmas.

 

[TheBaldOne]

Have a look around the ccTLD's, I am sure your husband would love his personal domain name in any of them, and it would be a lot cheaper!

 

[johname]

i saw mike.com for sale on ebay, it was 5k the last time i looked at it. goodluck getting a basic first name lol

 

[Coopey]

I'd be prepared to pay a lot for my firstname.com, if only it were available

 

[stanswx]

I'd love to have stan.com, but I'll stick with my firstlastname.com that I already have.

 

[ssamriga]

Yeah, my first name is some restaurant in Australia
Luckily I have my first+lastname.com, although my Lastname.com also is free, because it is very rare, infact all by this name are my relatives

 

[deet]

Yeah, my first name is some restaurant in Australia
Luckily I have my first+lastname.com, although my Lastname.com also is free, because it is very rare, infact all by this name are my relatives

you may want to reg that domain because nowdays even the weirdist of domains are being regd and quick. you wont know how much you miss it till its gone!!

Anyway, I have 2 first name very common names that are dot cc
hopefully one day they will bring a nice offer.

so yes if you can get the dot com, Get it!!

 

[johname]

you may want to reg that domain because nowdays even the weirdist of domains are being regd and quick. you wont know how much you miss it till its gone!!

Totally Agree !!

 

[Mike]

Unless i hit the jackpot of the lottery that i never play, i think my chances to get Mike.com or Michael.com or any nickname deriving thereof, are practically non existing.
I just went with my last name in .com version. It's a rather rare name, however I'm rather save than sorry.

IB