Invented word domains: worthwhile?

[godinu]

lots of companies use brandable invented words that sound nice:
febreze, abbreva, advair, Senseo, Sedo, etc. Have any of you sold some invented-word domains for at least $xxx? I know many people say "reg fee undeveloped" but obviously something with the right sound is going to be worthwhile to someone looking for a branding opportunity. Any luck? Are invented words worth registering?

thanks in advance.

 

[VURG]

No. but I have sold one invented word for $49

 

[yes]

hard to say if invented words are worth registering - i own a couple for developing

i'll tell you where some real overlooked opportunities lie that just might pan out --- and that's slang words

if you check the urban dictionary you can find some slang words unregistered
examples
x-heesy means totally awesome and it's available as is heesy
heezy is not available and is common slang for a number of things, but mostly home

witwords is another good resource
kewlage.com - available and means same as cool only better

 

[godinu]

i have a few slang terms myself, but there hasn't been much outside interest in them yet. For this thread I'm speaking of words that have absolutely no meaning when you reg them, like many product names before branding: Senseo, joomla, swiffer, etc.

 

[DNWizardX9]

lots of companies use brandable invented words that sound nice:
febreze, abbreva, advair, Senseo, Sedo, etc. Have any of you sold some invented-word domains for at least $xxx? I know many people say "reg fee undeveloped" but obviously something with the right sound is going to be worthwhile to someone looking for a branding opportunity. Any luck? Are invented words worth registering?

thanks in advance.

yes blogster sold for 100k

 

[khuldun]

blogster was sold for 100k, the whole website or the domain????

 

[ATL.tv]

i have had multiple $x,xxx offers for eyeme.com which i've owned for 5+ years

 

[Travis]

I sold heevo.com for $26, and yaxie.com for about $15, heh.

 

[slaughterbeck]

There is a track record with success for these names Google, Xanga, Flickr, and Expedia are the most outrageous examples.

Anyone want to buy Fuged.com? The word appears 91,300 times in Googles results and I haven’t developed a site for it yet! :hehe:

 

[Genialnames]

To reg an invented name it is mostly like to buy a lottery ticket. IMHO
But it is funny.
I own a few

 

[DropLister]

sedo is an acronym just to be clear, search engine of domain offers, and yahoo is an acronym aswell, so some of these domains that appear to be made up actually have meaning behind them

 

[seeker]

if you can invent it, so can your potential buyers.
unless it is extremelly catchy, they are useless.
However, if you price them low enough, you could get a buyer, but since it is an invented word, you are competing with a gigantic possibility of invented words.
I would seriously suggest not wasting time in inventing words. I know this may sound harsh, but it is realistic.
if you want the occasional few $xx here and there, fine, but the concept of invented words is marketing and making it brandable.
this can be done with almost anything.
almost....

 

[ApocComputing]

enless you are developing the site i doubt an invented word would be worth much to someone else. enless it is EXTREMELY catchy and rememberable.

 

[dgridley]

I invented the word "navicache" for my brother's website.. it was worthless than but now that the site is developed and PR6, it's worth a buck or two.. some even use it as an alternative to "geocache".

 

[slaughterbeck]

I invented the word "navicache" for my brother's website.. it was worthless than but now that the site is developed and PR6, it's worth a buck or two.. some even use it as an alternative to "geocache".

Very good Dave! A great example of a “word blend” to create a nice sounding domain name it reminds me of “SpamZilla” which sold for $35,000 and some domains that namepro member/staff Grrilla has had some success with.

 

[godinu]

thanks for all the input. I do see lots of "wordblend" domains being regged, or copycat-style domains (adding "ster" or "zilla" or "bay" onto another word.) Hey, ya never know. Half the fun is trying out different techniques and seeing what sticks.

 

[000]

I invented the name "Egnited" : Entertainment Ignited.

And people like it too

But no, I haven't sold it and I have no intention of that either (I've already spent $300 on a kickass layout...lol)

 

[godinu]

I invented the name "Egnited" : Entertainment Ignited.

And people like it too

But no, I haven't sold it and I have no intention of that either (I've already spent $300 on a kickass layout...lol)

cool. Best of luck with that.
I've been inventing words as long as I can remember but haven't really tried any domain name word inventions until recently. Haven't tried selling any yet.

 

[linker]

Word blends/made up words are the future for a lot of companies, I think ... A catchy Trademarkable name can be worth a lot if the business is successful enough...

Just see Web 2.0 - > here is a cool article: http://www.firewheeldesign.com/sparkplug/2005/December/four_concentric_circles_of_a_web_20_name.php

I have a few of these in my portfolio and hope to sell them or use them some day...

For my personal web design company I use elivate which is really a typo, but I try to play up the i and the t...

 

[slaughterbeck]

"Egnited"

Now that's a cool "word blend".









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