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The domain name world is definitely changing and the opportunities are expanding. Even if you "missed out" on the "easy money" from .COM domains there is now a chance to see a return on smart investing in new gTLD's.
I recently broke the $25K mark in domain sales and those sales have all been from premium gTLD domain sales in the last 12 months and from a sales effort that has only been part-time.
I'm not interested in getting into arguments with .COM only domainers, about the merits of gTLD domains. All I can tell you is, based on my own first-hand experience, there is absolutely a market for gTLD's that make intuitive sense.
I can't comment on all the specifics of my sales, but I can share the following:
Earth.Works = $11,250
---------.city = $3,000
---------.city = $3,000
---------.city = $3,000
[4 pro sports teams] .news = $3500
---------- .directory = $5000
Three of these deals were monthly installment plans. The others are paid. The deals have been an equal mix of outbound and inbound sales.
Again, this has happened in the past 12 months. I wonder how many "new" .com domainers have made $25K in the past 12 months by selling just names that they purchased during the past year.
Now, I totally and completely agree with the argument that the majority of gTLD's (just like the majority of .COM domains) are not worth investing in, but my first-hand experience is evidence that there is money in the gTLD's that are logical, make intuitive sense and have reasonable renewal cost (typically less than $100 and never more than $500).
I recently broke the $25K mark in domain sales and those sales have all been from premium gTLD domain sales in the last 12 months and from a sales effort that has only been part-time.
I'm not interested in getting into arguments with .COM only domainers, about the merits of gTLD domains. All I can tell you is, based on my own first-hand experience, there is absolutely a market for gTLD's that make intuitive sense.
I can't comment on all the specifics of my sales, but I can share the following:
Earth.Works = $11,250
---------.city = $3,000
---------.city = $3,000
---------.city = $3,000
[4 pro sports teams] .news = $3500
---------- .directory = $5000
Three of these deals were monthly installment plans. The others are paid. The deals have been an equal mix of outbound and inbound sales.
Again, this has happened in the past 12 months. I wonder how many "new" .com domainers have made $25K in the past 12 months by selling just names that they purchased during the past year.
Now, I totally and completely agree with the argument that the majority of gTLD's (just like the majority of .COM domains) are not worth investing in, but my first-hand experience is evidence that there is money in the gTLD's that are logical, make intuitive sense and have reasonable renewal cost (typically less than $100 and never more than $500).