advice Is a .life domain worth it?

[sameem701]

Hello everyone. I recently found a two word .life domain that is currently registered in 71 TLDs and have 21 websites developed on its name. Is it worth it to register this domain?

 

[Kyle Tully]

Hello everyone. I recently found a two word .life domain that is currently registered in 71 TLDs and have 21 websites developed on its name. Is it worth it to register this domain?

What is your plan with the name?

 

[sameem701]

What is your plan with the name?

My obvious plan is to flip it. But that is where I believe my lack of experience in this business kicks in. What should be the best approach for this? Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Kyle Tully]

My obvious plan is to flip it. But that is where I believe my lack of experience in this business kicks in. What should be the best approach for this? Any advice is appreciated.

How many sales does namebio show for 2-word .info domains?

 

[SixFigures.ltd]

two word .life

Absolutely not, not worth it, good luck.

 

[HotKey]

Are those 21 "websites" sales pages? Are the 71 TLDs taken because there happens to be a dot-com that's using it? Does the name fit well with the extension? dot-life has been around for years now, why is such a spectacular name still avail? Does it seem a good upgrade from an entity using something far worse?

Maybe you found something, maybe not. But if looking for reassurance based on simple relatives will just make your domain TLD #72.

 

[Silentptnr]

I wouldn't do it. Especially since you mentioned wanting to flip it. Much better off with a solid two word .com for flipping.

.life reported sales aren't very strong right now either. (Golf .life just sold for $137)

I'd pass. But if you do, best of luck!

 

[enterscope]

.life doesn't seem too bad as an extension but 2-word is a no go, and it must make sense across the dot (i.e. pro.life, thug.life, after.life, good.life, etc... I'd imagine all those sayings are taken at this point.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I think @HotKey summarizes the key things to consider:

Are those 21 "websites" sales pages? Are the 71 TLDs taken because there happens to be a dot-com that's using it? Does the name fit well with the extension? dot-life has been around for years now, why is such a spectacular name still avail? Does it seem a good upgrade from an entity using something far worse?

As others mention, in general, with new extensions one normally sticks to single words. The exceptions are mainly where two words together define one concept, like 'New York' or 'Air Conditioner'. So if the two words are one idea, AND that idea is highly in demand, AND if that idea makes logical sense with life, then MAYBE it is worth considering. Here is a list of two-word sales with the .life extension, although I don't regard the highest-value sale as really 2-word: https://namebio.com/?s==MTN3UDO1YDN The 2018 sale of RealEstate.life is the kind of term that clearly checks the boxes, but I presume terms like that are now registry premium.

A couple of tests I do are:

• See how many Google search results there are (using quotation marks for exact search, then press the Tools button) for "word1 word2 life". That gives some sense of how natural life fits with the two words.
• Use dotDB to see how many TLDs are registered for Word1Word2Life.com. Whether it is 0, developed (or possibly even TMed) or registered in numerous TLDs will be instructive to know.

Keep in mind, assuming this is a hand registration, that the reduced price for .life is only year one, so if you plan to hold multiple years, it will be $25 to $35 per year for those years.

-Bob

 

[nicenic]

Hello everyone. I recently found a two word .life domain that is currently registered in 71 TLDs and have 21 websites developed on its name. Is it worth it to register this domain?

Hello, sameem701. Whether or not it's worth signing up depends largely on your needs. The “.life” domain name is suitable for a variety of life-related websites, such as personal blogs, health and lifestyle websites. The price of .life domain name registration is relatively low, making it more affordable for individual users or small businesses.