Great read?

[patches]

I found this article very interesting.
www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/10/emw296182.htm

 

[martialtiger]

Yes. Great read. Thanks for the info!

 

[equity78]

A typical .commie

Mr. Dao states, “Domains are like real estate goldmines, once registered, they’re gone forever. That’s why we have to take this route in order to get the names we want. Off course, it’s costly to obtain a URL, but a great name will ultimately save us millions in branding if the URL is catchy and memorable.”

As more people use the internet and start their online businesses, there will be less and less good names available. And don’t even bother with .net, .org, .info, .biz, or .tv extensions, a ‘dot com’ will always stay in people’s minds. People’s fingers are so used to typing ‘.com’ that the ‘dot com’ domains will forever be greatly sought after. If you currently have a .net URL, Mr. Dao recommends to get rid of it. You will lose traffic to the person who owns the ‘dot com’ extension of your website. All your online marketing efforts and expenses will be benefited by them.

So, if you have a great URL that you’ve bought but haven’t had the chance to implement, then here’s your chance to sell it and make a small profit. How much can you get for your name? Well, here’s a sample of the most recent purchases for 2005: ShoppingCart.com for $285,000, Photographer.com for $133,000, Website.com for $750,000, and Property.com for $1,000,000. As you can see, these domains are hidden gems that corporations have purchased because of their intrinsic keyword traffic and branding value.

Not good at fact checking either $750,000 for Property.com not $1,000,000

 

[Kate]

I don't agree with everything. A .net name is not necessarily worthless provided you have a good keyword.
Actually the article sounds like self-advertising but I don't feel these guys are any smarter than us :imho: :lol:

 

[domainprince]

Interesting article. Thanks for sharing! :tu:

 

[kraam]

interest but a bot confusing, if you know what i mean?