Is ther any value in domains with missing "e" in "er"

[opalxx]

What are your thoughts on domains with the missing "e" in the last two letters "er" like clickr, flickr, kickr etc? Any value as a brandable etc?

 

[alien51]

What are your thoughts on domains with the missing "e" in the last two letters "er" like clickr, flickr, kickr etc? Any value as a brandable etc?

All brandables that don't make any sense, are highly speculative.

 

[Name Trader]

I agree with alien51. Very hard to sell due to their speculative aspect.

 

[Ronald Regging]

It's been used successfully in the past, but this has more to do with the amount of effort/money expended by the owners to grow the brand than any intrinsic value of the domain. I'm thinking most of the successful examples were hand regs or acquired very cheaply, so the companies could focus their limited funds on advertising/branding rather than blowing a huge chunk on a domain name. A brandable domain like that really comes with no inherent benefits by itself. It probably won't have any traffic, etc, so it's a liability from the start, not an asset.

Since there have been successful examples in the past, this may add some value to short domains of this type that make sense, but overall, like alien51 said, I think it's highly speculative.

 

[opalxx]

Thanks for your input folks. I saw one drop that was snapped up quite quickly which raised my interest and going through a short list of a few doz or so "r's" most seem taken.

 

[Ronald Regging]

If you look at the names dropping on a daily basis, the fact that someone registered a domain, doesn't really say anything at all about it's possible value.

I look through the list of dropping names and wonder where all these people get so much money to throw away on crap in the first place!

 

[alien51]

Thanks for your input folks. I saw one drop that was snapped up quite quickly which raised my interest and going through a short list of a few doz or so "r's" most seem taken.

I have monitored many drops in the past, just seeing it getting passed from one domainer to another for reg fee. Until the domain ends up with 7 drops in its whois. Then it stops getting picked up by domainers, because 7 drops look nasty already. It's like the domain has already been repeatedly abused.

 

[zoomactive.com]

Not unless you have built a solid brand and it's attached to a business which you are selling. Just buying domains like hopper but it's hoppr. It is very rare to get a good deal.

Good luck!