.mobi Future of dot Mobi?

[DNBro]

What you guys think about the future of dot mobi?

Putting this question only because i noticed so many low rate sales in the last few months on Sedo/Afternic etc.

Anyways I’m renewing most of my domains

 

[Kate]

Well you haven't been reading dnjournal
.mobi is often in the top spot
Of course having premium keywords would increase the odds of a sale

 

[Keith]

What you guys think about the future of dot mobi?

Putting this question only because i noticed so many low rate sales in the last few months on Sedo/Afternic etc.

Anyways I’m renewing most of my domains

Lots of names are selling cheap because of renewal time. People
are dumping what they do not wish to keep for the long haul.

There have been some nice sales lately.

 

[Vghost]

I think it depends on your .mobi name and value to the end user.A TV news regarding rim and sales and profits and it was extremely high sales.And it was predicted that more people will be on internet via blackberry and smart phones in a short time as compared to desktops because of cost of all in one and active lifestyles today.

 

[DNBro]

I think it depends on your .mobi name and value to the end user.A TV news regarding rim and sales and profits and it was extremely high sales.And it was predicted that more people will be on internet via blackberry and smart phones in a short time as compared to desktops because of cost of all in one and active lifestyles today.

It will happen anyways in the future; pda devices will replace or do the same jobs of laptops, mainly due to the convenience.

Question here is, how long does it will take, few peoples comments dot mobi is a flop but I can’t really agree with that.

I haven’t seen hardly any dot mobi sale on forums these days. Also as per 3character price guide, current average price for a LLL mobi is $170.00, it was around $300.00 few months back.

http://3character.com/priceguide.html

Even go through sedo sales records, you can find so many quality domains sold on $xxx mid range.

 

[Traveler]

Even go through sedo sales records, you can find so many quality domains sold on $xxx mid range.

The prices listed on 3 character.com are not the average price but the lowest price one could hope to get a domain for.

 

[acc]

It will happen anyways in the future; pda devices will replace or do the same jobs of laptops, mainly due to the convenience.

Question here is, how long does it will take, few peoples comments dot mobi is a flop but I can’t really agree with that.

I haven’t seen hardly any dot mobi sale on forums these days. Also as per 3character price guide, current average price for a LLL mobi is $170.00, it was around $300.00 few months back.

http://3character.com/priceguide.html

Even go through sedo sales records, you can find so many quality domains sold on $xxx mid range.

Handhelds are the future. ... and ... the future is already started.

Allow your mind to not just think of handhelds as being for "on the go" - but think of handhelds as being for "ANYWHERE a few steps away from the PC or laptop." Anywhere in the future that you will be sitting, standing, talking, watching, etc, - you will have the internet at your fingertips. Talk about a walking encyclopedia and online store!

Being an integral part of that is the potential power of .mobi names. Dot mobi was designed and introduced to build content for the handheld space.

Naysayers spend a lot of energy to try to discount any positive news about the steady adoption of .mobi by the corporate world and to attempt to discourage he steadfast belief in the extension by many domainers. There are some naybobs who are borderline pathologically psychotic about "dot mobi" (note correct spelling for said persons' benefits), others who are just lashing out because of all the attention dot mobi has gotten, some who have missed out on the potential domainer cash flow going to their pockets that was redirected into dot mobi extension names starting in fall 2006, and some who may see .mobi sites as competition for "eyeball" revenue down the road.

But dot mobi marches along.

There have been and currently are some interesting .mobi sales to end users whether naybobs want to admit it or not. I am aware of one nice LLL nearing the end of its escrow/transfer process at SEDO which should be out this coming week. But it won't be noted at the often quoted "3 character" because they focus and report on the LOWEST sales figures for non-premium LLL names, not on the average LLL sale, and surely not the above average LLL sale ... which happen ... well ... about 50% of the time.

Again - Please note the title of their report - Current Observed Minimum Wholesale Price (regardless of letter combo) ... BTW, even as .mobi is only less than 2 years old it is consistently bringing in better pricing than the much older .biz, .info, and .us LLL names.

Some have been successful at flipping LLLL, LLLLL or CVCVCV names to other domainers and yes some of those will eventually end up with end users for nice paydays. But LLL names are obviously much rarer, applicable and more useable to a wider audience. There are bargains to be had on LLL .mobi, .mobi, and many other names these days.

For ANY extension - - - Unless you plan on developing and brand-building a domain name yourself, I think that it is sound advice to hand register or buy names on the aftermarket that only would make sense to a large group of potential end users.

If you look at a name you own (in any extension) and would not register it again today, then let it drop or sell it cheaply on the forums. However, if you have nice useable generic .mobi names and/or have development ideas for your "brandable" names, they should be worth the $10 renewal fees for a quite a number of years.

One other point that should be mentioned also is that there are sales that do not get reported, whether it is .mobi or any other extension. You are not seeing all the quality names that are transacted outside the domainer sales reporting sites.

And dot mobi marches along.
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[Dimester]

I bought about 20 quality mobi names and I plan on waiting 4-5 years before selling any of them. After this time there will be many more phones with web and more people will know about the mobile web. I plan to develop about 5 names but the rest will be sold. Even at a wholesale price, I expect to realize a profit on the names much greater than any bank CD or mutual stock fund. I think it is a good investment even if mobi doesn't take off super and the names value shoot up like winning a lottery. When compared to an other type of investment, I am confident this is a good investment. When the money I invest more than doubles in value every year, where else can I get this this kind of return? And this is selling the names at a very low price which will guarantee they sell. Even if mobi doesn't take off with high prices. I will make money with my investment. It would be real nice to win real big but nay sayers can't deny quality mobi names are a good investment.

 

[Steven]

I've sold my share of .mobis for a profit (not much because I came late in the game).
At the moment, I have one quality .mobi that I'm receiving offers on.

 

[Work In Progress]

Good post acc...repped

I, for one, do not plan on selling any more unless I get an offer I can't refuse. It's a repressed market all around, not just in mobi sales. By the time things pick up (about another year, IMHO), I'll consider looking at selling some. But I'll continue to hold the majority. And developing others. :bingo:

 

[Pred]

Good post acc...repped

I, for one, do not plan on selling any more unless I get an offer I can't refuse. It's a repressed market all around, not just in mobi sales. By the time things pick up (about another year, IMHO), I'll consider looking at selling some. But I'll continue to hold the majority. And developing others. :bingo:

:bingo: :kickass:

 

[DomainTalker]

Nice post, acc...Says it for me.

Repped...

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[DNBro]

Thanks for the reply;

I agreeing with Mark, there are some repression in market also most of the domainers diverted their investment into short names mainly for easy flip and better returns.

Dot mobi is mainly for better browsing experience, but none know that, upcoming phones will have the features like it will have option to access websites more conveniently on mobile browsers.

Anyways looking forward to see a _\|/_ for dot mobi