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I've read some threads here mentioning hand-regs vs name drop, and many of these suggest that expiring names are more valuable than hand reg. But on the other hand, wouldn't it be fair to say that all a name drop means is that at least one person liked the name? Which is not necessarily a big advantage over a hand-reg?
Whether you agree or disagree, I'd love to hear your point of view. I'm just here trying to learn from those who are more experienced.
I have an actual case study in mind here to back up my viewpoint: When I set up my first blog several years ago, I hand-regged a domain name for it - an 8-letter 2-word .com. It was something generic, not related to the topic of the blog. I don't want to say what the domain was because it's currently for sale in a domaining company's portfolio, and I don't want to muddy the waters. Anyhow, the domain name was something along the lines of 2 unrelated words (e.g. Purple Bananas .com - although that wasn't it). I blogged for nearly a year, but I got too busy to keep it up, and that particular blog wasn't really earning much, so I lost interest. So when it came time to renew the domain, I decided to let it expire. One of the things I'd eventually come to dislike about it was that it failed the radio test, due to alternative spellings/meanings of one of the words.
Anyhow, a few months after I let it expire, I did a whois on the domain and I noticed someone had bought it. I was eager to see if they had set up a blog or company with the name, but no. The domain was registered in the name of a domaining company, and had a $x,xxx price tag to it. This was a few years ago. It's still registered with them, still with a $x,xxx price tag. I think it's over-valued, but that's just my personal opinion - I wouldn't hand-reg it again for reg fee because of the radio test issue.
So, in that situation, wouldn't it be fair to say that name drops are not necessarily better than hand-regs? It might have been registered for a reason, sure, but (mine at least) also got dropped for a reason.
Any guidance or input on my reasoning please? I'm not necessarily looking to be agreed with - if there are holes in my reasoning I'd like them to be pointed out. I'm simply wanting to learn from those who are more experienced, and getting multiple points of view here helps me a lot.
Whether you agree or disagree, I'd love to hear your point of view. I'm just here trying to learn from those who are more experienced.
I have an actual case study in mind here to back up my viewpoint: When I set up my first blog several years ago, I hand-regged a domain name for it - an 8-letter 2-word .com. It was something generic, not related to the topic of the blog. I don't want to say what the domain was because it's currently for sale in a domaining company's portfolio, and I don't want to muddy the waters. Anyhow, the domain name was something along the lines of 2 unrelated words (e.g. Purple Bananas .com - although that wasn't it). I blogged for nearly a year, but I got too busy to keep it up, and that particular blog wasn't really earning much, so I lost interest. So when it came time to renew the domain, I decided to let it expire. One of the things I'd eventually come to dislike about it was that it failed the radio test, due to alternative spellings/meanings of one of the words.
Anyhow, a few months after I let it expire, I did a whois on the domain and I noticed someone had bought it. I was eager to see if they had set up a blog or company with the name, but no. The domain was registered in the name of a domaining company, and had a $x,xxx price tag to it. This was a few years ago. It's still registered with them, still with a $x,xxx price tag. I think it's over-valued, but that's just my personal opinion - I wouldn't hand-reg it again for reg fee because of the radio test issue.
So, in that situation, wouldn't it be fair to say that name drops are not necessarily better than hand-regs? It might have been registered for a reason, sure, but (mine at least) also got dropped for a reason.
Any guidance or input on my reasoning please? I'm not necessarily looking to be agreed with - if there are holes in my reasoning I'd like them to be pointed out. I'm simply wanting to learn from those who are more experienced, and getting multiple points of view here helps me a lot.