domain ForexForecast.net - Please Appraise

[Mail4Kafi]

Please Appraise My Domain Name

ForexForecast.net

Niche - Forex
Exact Global Search - 18,100
Exact USA Search - 2,400
CPC - 5.13 Dollar

Registrar History: 4 registrars with 2 drops.
Whois History: 40 records have been archived since 2004-04-05.

All other TLDs like .com, .org, .info, .biz are taken
Major ccTLDs like .us, .ca, .de, .co.uk, .com.au are also taken

Esibot appraisal - 630 Dollar (though automatic appraisal are valueless)

forexgrowth.net was sold - $1,679 (2012-02-09 @ Sido)
forexclub.net was sold - $2,100 (2011-02-21 @ Sido)

what do you think this domain name worth? i really need to know how much i can tag this domain name for Sedo or Godaddy.

thank you guys in advance.

 

[Obosh]

I am not an expert and not very good at appraisal….so don’t take my opinion seriously….

Usually I appraise a domain name from developing point of view. And personally I like your domain name. great niche, great search volume and good cpc…amazing domain name to develop. But personally I will not go to develop it because it’s a very competitive niche and keyword and would be very difficult to rank. In fact would be very difficult to rank in top 50 I believe.

I even checked your keyword in google contextual targeting tool and great Suggested bid….forex forecast - - forex news, fx, forex course, foreign exchange trading, fxcm – 2.37…in fact second highest in the group….very high IMO…..

Only problem with that “.net”…..and another minor problem i think is the registration date….it’s a newly registered domain (though has previous whois history)

Considering all those issue and your provided information (esp. recent auction results) I believe it would be around 2k-3k….or maybe lower xxxx….but bro this is totally my personal opinion and appraisal…..others may guide you better than me….

 

[iowadawg]

Dropped twice?
Could be a reason for that.

Check the other tld's that are taken.
All parked pages!
Should tell you something.

I would put it up for sedo just to see what happens.
But I would go no reserve.

If lucky, you might break even.

Oh, forex market right now is not that hot of a deal.
So forex domains not that hot of a deal.

 

[GiftedDomains]

I would contact endusers (don't spam everyone with cheap emails, read the enduser threads here first) with lower quality domains and offer it to them for low xxxx.

You pretty much gave the right appraisal yourself.
Though, remember you have only a handful of sold forex domains with .net extension since 2007. Add these two (WeatherForecast.net 1051$, PoliticalForecast.net 1651$) as another point of view. Though WeatherForecast has over 1.8 million searches, low competition though, but that was 2006.
So it is not easy and not guarantied that you can sell it for that amount. You could end up selling it for xx in a forum.
But i personally would keep this for 2 years. First i would contact endusers, second i would let it sleep at Sedo for another year and see if someone knocks at my door.

 

[Apex Domains]

My appraisal is for today's market, based on today's realistic prices. I value this domain (for you to sell to an end-user today) at: Mid $5XX-$7XX prices. You have the highest probability of selling this domain in this range, today.

However, I also believe, though very unlikely, you can find an end-user willing to pay high $XXX - Low $1,XXX. As I mentioned, the probability of hitting this range is significantly lower than reaching a target of Mid $XXX. You may never find a buyer even though this price is still reasonable.

Yes, forexgrowth.net sold.
Now, undeveloped. No content.

Yes, forexclub.net sold.
Now, redirected.

Most taken extensions are parked. But you have the .net, which is better than the rest of the lesser valued .org/.info/.biz etc...

Just FYI, people often misspell forecast by typing: forcast. In fact, there are 18,100 exact global monthly searches for forcast alone. Please note that this observation does not mean that those typing forcast meant to type in forecast. Forcast is used extensively to describe other things.

ForexForcast.com is developed. Forexforcast.net, the misspelling of your site, is also taken (potentially stealing some of your traffic). But ForexForcast.net is undeveloped, so you should not worry too much.


According to NameBio, there have only been 5 sales to date (2012 - present) , with the term 'forex'.

referforex.com
robotforex.com
forexspread.com
forex.me
forexgrowth.net


Personally, ForexForecast.net is most similar to ForexGrowth.net. However, this observation does not mean the prices should be similar.

Ultimately, you should reach out to as many end-users as you can find to see if a high $XXX price is attractive, and eventually bump down to Mid $XXX if they begin to bargain with you.

Do not sell lower than Mid $XXX.

Good luck.

 

[Lakshan]

Good keyword, Good CPC, Good exact search, but not the best extension for a forex site. There are several extensions registered with the same name. But all of them parked.

Best think is to develop it as a forex monitor or a blog about forex. Then you can flip it for a reasonable amount through Flippa.

Undeveloped - Low to Mid XXX
Developed - High XXX to Low XXXX

PS: I might not be correct, just my 2 cent opinion

 

[Obosh]

Check the other tld's that are taken.
All parked pages!
Should tell you something.

Oh, forex market right now is not that hot of a deal.
So forex domains not that hot of a deal.

all other TLDs are parked probably because of the competition....too difficult to rank….when you search with the keyword “forex forecast” you will find top 10 websites’ average PageRank is 3.5 which is very good…so no doubt it’s a very tough keyword to rank….you have to work hard to get good SERP….plus this is a very smart niche and visitors usually know how adsense or affiliation work….so reword is not that good compare to your work…and i think other tlds owners know these facts and just parked their domains.....

But I don’t agree forex is not a good or hot niche….personally I believe forex is a good niche…..and a big amount of money/trust/faith shifted to forex from stock marktet after 2008….

 

[Mail4Kafi]

Thank you Obosh, iowadawg, GiftedDomains, Speaker & BladeMaster for your great appraisals. I am really very very thankful to you guys for taking your time to visit my thread and analyze my domain name. really grateful to all of you guys.

I like to hear from others also. everybody's view and appraisal is important as all are very experienced and better than me.

---------- Post added at 12:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:52 PM ----------

Oh, forex market right now is not that hot of a deal.
So forex domains not that hot of a deal.

hi iowadawg,
really!!!!
forex is not a hot market anymore!!!!???
i thought forex is one of the best market for domain names because of cpc and now i think i am/was wrong.

 

[holyroller]

I have been interested in Forex and trading for years now and think that this isn't a bad .net domain. As it currently stands I would think that low $xxx is a good starting point to aim for, potentially it could get upto mid $xxx but think you will struggle to get more than that.

Good luck and nice name.

 

[Mail4Kafi]

thank you holyroller,
i think i will develop the domain. that's the best way to get better price.
thank you guys for your great appraisals.

 

[namemarket]

A dot-net name with no chance to get typein visits due to its dubious value .net extension would have no value at all so I would let it drop but that's juts me. What with 1,900 new extensions (and tens of 1000s more projected in a few years) it will likely cause .net (along with .biz .info and .us) to get lost in the diluted sea of extensions.

 

[GiftedDomains]

.net extension - dubios and no value?

.net geting lost in the diluted sea of new extenions?

Astonished to read these from a long time member.

.net is in no way comparable with any of the upcoming crap extensions.
.net is known to almost anybody in the world and is not "dubios" at all.
its not .com , but it has and will have its value

 

[namemarket]

Sorry, I stand by what I said about .net, including .info .biz and .us who will all suffer from major dilution. Only .com and .org (in categories where .org does well like health for example) are likely to do OK and survive, imo.

After a few years of the public seeing 1000's of extensions they may not even recognize .net

P.S. I meant dubious current "typein" value.

.net
extension - dubios and no value?

.net geting lost in the diluted sea of new extenions?

Astonished to read these from a long time member.

.net is in no way comparable with any of the upcoming crap extensions.
.net is known to almost anybody in the world and is not "dubios" at all.
its not .com , but it has and will have its value

 

[GiftedDomains]

There is no logic behind your comparison of .net with current extensions like .biz and the upcoming extension, etc. and no logic behind your prediction.

Looking both at the reseller market and the enduser market, extensions like .biz were almost never known to general public and reseller value was and is also extremely low.

.net is known to anybody since more than a decade just like .com

If anything, the value of .net and .org will not change at all or even go up after the bombardment of people with thousands of extensions nobody needs and nobody will remember. Everyone will stick to trustable old extensions they know (com, net, org).

Without a reasonable explanation why you made such a conclusion, one might think that you only say such things, probably because you have only .coms and are biased.

 

[Arief WN]

Sorry, I stand by what I said about .net, including .info .biz and .us who will all suffer from major dilution.

Only .com and .org (in categories where .org does well like health for example) are likely to do OK and survive, imo.

After a few years of the public seeing 1000's of extensions they may not even recognize .net

Hi David,

The list below shows pairwise price differences (in percent) for identical SLDs under the 10 most frequently traded TLDs:
1. .com (the most valuable TLD)
2. .de (-37% price vs .com)
3. .co.uk (-74% price vs .com)
4. .net (-75% price vs .com)
5. .eu (-81% price vs .com)
6. .org (-84% price vs .com)
7. .es (-86% price vs .com)
8. .info (-90% price vs .com)
9. .biz (-96% price vs .com)
10. .mobi (-97% price vs .com) --> it means that the .MOBI domains trade for 97% less than .COM domains (for identical SLDs)
Source:
- http://idnx.com/#tld (last updated: July 2011)

So, I don't think any new TLDs will be able to dilute any of those "too recognizable" TLDs easily, especially the .net! :imho:
For example:
- Has you seen .ME on that list?
- Even though this cool TLD was introduced 5 years ago (in 2007), .ME is still UNABLE to dilute any of those Top Ten TLDs!

Cheers!

 

[Obosh]

Sorry, I stand by what I said about .net, including .info .biz and .us who will all suffer from major dilution. Only .com and .org (in categories where .org does well like health for example) are likely to do OK and survive, imo.

After a few years of the public seeing 1000's of extensions they may not even recognize .net

P.S. I meant dubious current "typein" value.

shocked to see such a statement from an old member...shocked to read "I would let it drop" you would let "forexforecast.net" drop?
really? can you really drop a domain name like that just becoz of .net? i can't believe this....

so you would prefer forexforecast.org than forexforecast.net?

man you need to rethink and learn more about both about domain extensions as well as "Forex" or "Finance" or "Economics"....just kidding...:hehe: