question Have I really failed?

[bekind]

Been trying to sell a long held 5-letter brandable name: Truho.com.
It is a surname in the United States.
I tried all sort of price range. Nothing worked for me.
It was a distress sale.
It was a huge failure.
So it goes.

 

[NameGroove]

13 people have this surname
it reads very poorly outside exact match surname usage.

Either outbound to the 13 people - or drop it

 

[NameGroove]

I myself showed tremendous talent for wasting loads of cash on low quality names

Lack of hubris. A requirement to learn and grow.

 

[bekind]

13 people have this surname
it reads very poorly outside exact match surname usage.

Either outbound to the 13 people - or drop it

Show attachment 292081

Thank you for this. Just got this domain in 2016 for a project that didn't pan out as I had planned. Am not a domain investor. I just wanted $250-350 to make some urgent payment, that's all.

 

[Rashidgilani]

Been trying to sell a long held 5-letter brandable name: Truho.com.
It is a surname in the United States.
I tried all sort of price range. Nothing worked for me.
It was a distress sale.
It was a huge failure.
So it goes.

It happens. Not every good name finds the right buyer at the right time.

 

[CashproofAi]

Been trying to sell a long held 5-letter brandable name: Truho.com.
It is a surname in the United States.
I tried all sort of price range. Nothing worked for me.
It was a distress sale.
It was a huge failure.
So it goes.

Thanks a lot for disclosing about the distress domain sale. That does not mean a failure. It happen in every field. Not isolated to domaining. Failure and success is a part of human life. Accept it open heartedly and move forward. One day you will be a successful domainer. Never forget to write me at that time. Best of luck again.

 

[bekind]

Thanks a lot for disclosing about the distress domain sale. That does not mean a failure. It happen in every field. Not isolated to domaining. Failure and success is a part of human life. Accept it open heartedly and move forward. One day you will be a successful domainer. Never forget to write me at that time. Best of luck again.

Thank you for your kind words. Take care.

 

[Nargil]

Besides the already mentioned "fail again, fail better":

Stoics have this technique called "Compare downward", which basically means that ther are millions of people now who have it much worse than you and they are enduring. So why shouldn't you?

Or as Seneca said: “When you see many ahead of you, think how many are behind!”

Regret is such a pointless feeling.

 

[bekind]

Besides the already mentioned "fail again, fail better":

Stoics have this technique called "Compare downward", which basically means that ther are millions of people now who have it much worse than you and they are enduring. So why shouldn't you?

Or as Seneca said: “When you see many ahead of you, think how many are behind!”

Regret is such a pointless feeling.

Well said. Gandhi said something similar: "...think of the poorest..."

 

[Future Sensors]

Regret is such a pointless feeling.

Well, regret is actually one of the emotions most strongly linked to learning. People often change habits or make better decisions because regret nudged them to rethink something. But yes, it stops being useful when it turns into rumination and replaying scenarios you cannot change.

 

[bekind]

Well, regret is actually one of the emotions most strongly linked to learning. People often change habits or make better decisions because regret nudged them to rethink something. But yes, it stops being useful when it turns into rumination and replaying scenarios you cannot change.

I am reminded of the concept of 'Hagakure' - Decide something within seven breaths...move on... Something like this.

 

[Impactful.id]

Been trying to sell a long held 5-letter brandable name: Truho.com.
It is a surname in the United States.
I tried all sort of price range. Nothing worked for me.
It was a distress sale.
It was a huge failure.
So it goes.

Don't forget that even those who have been in the domain business for years and have thousands of domain names in their portfolios likely own domain names that others wouldn't even consider worth $1. I recently came across a domain name (6 letters, 2 syllables) owned by a domainer with over 1,000 domain names in his portfolio and a steady monthly income. This domain was listed for a high four figures. I'm very familiar with the term, and I don't think there's a niche market for it. Whether he realizes it or not, he clearly renews it every year.

 

[point2021]

You can’t expect that just by owning a domain, it will necessarily sell within a year.

 

[bekind]

You can’t expect that just by owning a domain, it will necessarily sell within a year.

This thread is still alive. Wow!

 

[Mkt Sales Leads]

Another thing worth adding is that the conventional wisdom of copying what successful people do ignores the glaring facts:

1. 'Successful' people do things differently to one another and this applies to domaining as much as anything else.

2. Circumstances matter. Spending what money / time you have at auctions because a successful domainer wins top tier names might not be sustainable if you don’t have their level of bankroll, risk tolerance or time flexibility.

In copycatting a successful person, your choices might negatively impact/infringe on other areas of your life. This is why starting small, and with modest, realistic expectations is good advice.

If (for example) being as rich as a software entrepreneur meant studying hard, going to a good Uni, then spending every spare hour coding on that big idea, there'd be far more millionaires/billionaires, (or none if everyone did the same thing).

As they say, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

 

[bekind]

Another thing worth adding is that the conventional wisdom of copying what successful people do ignores the glaring facts:

1. 'Successful' people do things differently to one another and this applies to domaining as much as anything else.

2. Circumstances matter. Spending what money / time you have at auctions because a successful domainer wins top tier names might not be sustainable if you don’t have their level of bankroll, risk tolerance or time flexibility.

In copycatting a successful person, your choices might negatively impact/infringe on other areas of your life. This is why starting small, and with modest, realistic expectations is good advice.

If (for example) being as rich as a software entrepreneur meant studying hard, going to a good Uni, then spending every spare hour coding on that big idea, there'd be far more millionaires/billionaires, (or none if everyone did the same thing).

As they say, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.

Survivor bias is a thing.

 

[CashproofAi]

Don't forget that even those who have been in the domain business for years and have thousands of domain names in their portfolios likely own domain names that others wouldn't even consider worth $1. I recently came across a domain name (6 letters, 2 syllables) owned by a domainer with over 1,000 domain names in his portfolio and a steady monthly income. This domain was listed for a high four figures. I'm very familiar with the term, and I don't think there's a niche market for it. Whether he realizes it or not, he clearly renews it every year.

Renew or not renew largely depends on own conviction. Take the example of PRIVATELLM.COM. The owner of this domain prior to May 9th 2024 dropped it without renewal. One great domainer @silentg of this greatest domain platform acquired it @25 on May 9th, 2024 from GD and sold it @250000 on February 25th, 2026 .

https://www.namepros.com/threads/privatellm-com-sold-for-250-000-at-afternic.1378910/
https://x.com/HampOldshue

 

[Ali Mustafa]

Been trying to sell a long held 5-letter brandable name: Truho.com.
It is a surname in the United States.
I tried all sort of price range. Nothing worked for me.
It was a distress sale.
It was a huge failure.
So it goes.

Not a failure just a reminder that liquidity and brandability are not the same thing. Well, Appreciate the insights shared here.

 

[CashproofAi]

Not a failure just a reminder that liquidity and brandability are not the same thing. Well, Appreciate the insights shared here.

Well said. Both are different. But just one buyer (Privatellm.com) can turn the luck of a novice domain investor forever.