information .LINK...building a portfolio...now what?

[ThatNameGuy]

it's been almost 10 months since i started building a portfolio of .LINK domains, and as of today my portfolio consists of 1,700 domains with 50% being "single word" and the rest consisting of "two words"

Something that may be of interest is that 50% of the .link names I've registered, while having a .com equivalent, are either for sale, don't execute, or in a number of cases land at an unsuspecting website? For example; Fruit.com takes you to "Fruit of the Loom" underwear, Dollar.com leads to "Dollar Rent a Car" and Retirement.com leads to "Prudential". I share this because I believe it not only "adds value" to my .com equivalent .link, but it expands the field of potential buyers for my portfolio of .link domains.

To recap, i've invested a little over 10K to accumulate a portfolio that would be valued at well over 10 Million dollars "if" the domains were .com's. However, i luv to quote a friend of mine who likes to remind me, "IF" my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle

The other thing I'd like to share is that Namebio shows 2,360 domains sold that use the keyword "link". Why is this significant? I'll let you be the judge, but it's for the very same reason I plan to use the name Linkedin with it's 744+ Million Members to help promote .link worldwide.

Finally, with ".LINK being no worse than .XYZ", it's a foregone conclusion that .link domains will be the hottest gTLD by year end.

ps. no sales to report YET, but one pending that will pay for over a thousand renewals by this time next year.

 

[JB Lions]

Stop spamming. Why not bump one of the other .LINK threads you started, instead of constantly making new ones. Pick one of the other 8 .link threads you started - https://www.namepros.com/search/402328/?q=LINK&c[title_only]=1&c[users]=ThatNameGuy&o=date

 

[bmugford]

The other thing I'd like to share is that Namebio shows 2,360 domains sold that use the keyword "link". Why is this significant? I'll let you be the judge, but it's for the very same reason I plan to use the name Linkedin with it's 744+ Million Members to help promote .link worldwide.

Here are the NameBio stats for .LINK sales, which are obviously far more relevant that .COM sales.

In the last (2) years .LINK has 54 total sales for $98,900.
In the last (1) year .LINK has 21 total sales for $10,700.

It seems like the sales numbers are heading the wrong direction.

Top tier terms sell for peanuts -

food.link	281 USD	2022-10-06	Dynadot
audio.link	123 USD	2022-09-28	Dynadot

movie.link	100 USD	2022-08-03	Sedo
host.link	123 USD	2022-05-28	Dynadot

 

[henry93]

HODL my friend.

Also, you'll need another $ 170,000.

 

[alcy]

stop link now
its joke for sales

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Here are the NameBio stats for .LINK sales, which are obviously far more relevant that .COM sales.

In the last (2) years .LINK has 54 total sales for $98,900.
In the last (1) year .LINK has 21 total sales for $10,700.

It seems like the sales numbers are heading the wrong direction.

Top tier terms sell for peanuts -

food.link	281 USD	2022-10-06
audio.link	123 USD	2022-09-28	Dynadot

movie.link	100 USD	2022-08-03	Sedo
host.link	123 USD	2022-05-28	Dynadot

Why do you think I'm here? I'm a bottom feeder or as some may call it, a "turnaround" specialist. Seriously....i'm not looking to sell names like retirement.link or fruit.link to you or any other domainer. Traditional marketing of domain names is a total waste of time No one outside this industry even knows that .LINK exists. However, with a little creativity and a lot of hard work anything is possible I know you're pulling for me Brad.....God Bless You!

 

[ThatNameGuy]

HODL my friend.

Also, you'll need another $ 170,000.

HODL my friend.

Also, you'll need another $ 170,000.

henry.....i actually have another 170K, but how do you figure I'll need it? I'm a survivor my friend

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Stop spamming. Why not bump one of the other .LINK threads you started, instead of constantly making new ones. Pick one of the other 8 .link threads you started

Anything constructive or nice to say JB? It can't hurt

 

[NickB]

Now What?.......

As long as you have them all listed for sale it's a waiting game......in the case of .link it could be a long one....

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Now What?.......

As long as you have them all listed for sale it's a waiting game......in the case of .link it could be a long one....

Nick....i have most of them listed for sale and I agree the wait might be long. However I'm not one to sit back and let the buyers come to me. Like I've said, if it's to be, it's up to me......and what do I mean by that? As an example, i happen to own the domain bicycle.link. Wouldn't you think someone in the bicycle business might be interested especially considering the bicycle industry has been on a role of late. As luck/fate would have it, a good buddy of mine is the CEO, attorney and partner for ConteBikes.com that has 21 bike stores from Massachusetts to Florida. How well do i know this guy? Well enough that he was my lawyer in 1990 when he sold a business of mine Credit Control Corporation that I'd started in 1973, and ironically that business is still in business today.

Nick, sometimes in business it's as much about who you know as what you know. I don't know a damn thing about bicycles, but I happen to know a little about starting a business, naming a business and actually running a business, and my buddy knows it/me first hand. Is any of this making sense?

Here's another example Nick.......ever hear of DollarTree.com? Well, i happen to own the domain Dollar.link where Dollar.com happens to belong to and forward to "Dollar Rent a Car". Dollar Tree is ranked #137 on the Fortune 500 making it one of the largest companies in the world. So what does this have to do with the time of day? It just so happens, I know the original founders of Dollar Tree, Doug Perry and Macon Brock. Might they be interested in Dollar.link? My business? Me? I don't know yet, but I intend to find out.

Oh, i have other examples Nick but traditional domaining, ie. the "waiting game" isn't for me. I'm 75 years young and I plan on making it happen now. Wish me luck

 

[henry93]

henry.....i actually have another 170K, but how do you figure I'll need it? I'm a survivor my friend

= No. Of domains x Annual Renewal x Years to HODL.

= 1700 x 10 x 10 = 170K

 

[ThatNameGuy]

= No. Of domains x Annual Renewal x Years to HODL.

= 1700 x 10 x 10 = 170K

Oh i see.....you like "to hold domains forever" That's not my style henry.....i just registered Divorce.link yesterday at a cost of $206.50 and i plan to sell it to a divorce lawyer with deep pockets long before "forever" Ask me how many rich divorce lawyers exist in the world?

 

[alcy]

Oh i see.....you like "to hold domains forever" That's not my style henry.....i just registered Divorce.link yesterday at a cost of $206.50 and i plan to sell it to a divorce lawyer with deep pockets long before "forever" Ask me how many rich divorce lawyers exist in the world?

u will never sell it.
link is dead.

 

[bmugford]

Oh i see.....you like "to hold domains forever" That's not my style henry.....i just registered Divorce.link yesterday at a cost of $206.50 and i plan to sell it to a divorce lawyer with deep pockets long before "forever" Ask me how many rich divorce lawyers exist in the world?

No one likes to hold domains forever, but there is no substitute for time when it comes to maximizing value.

The other option is what you are doing now jumping from extension to exenstion be it .online, .realty, or the newest shiny object .link.

Since you are making limited sales you are either going to hold them forever, or drop them like you did with many of the others.

Or you could actually try to reinvent the wheel, but that requires more than just talking about plans for years. You actually have to do something to make it happen.

Good luck.

Brad

 

[GoKaizen]

Nobody wants to pay premium renewals.

.link domains go through NameCheap Auctions with zero bids.

Here are the NameBio stats for .LINK sales, which are obviously far more relevant that .COM sales.

In the last (2) years .LINK has 54 total sales for $98,900.
In the last (1) year .LINK has 21 total sales for $10,700.

It seems like the sales numbers are heading the wrong direction.

Top tier terms sell for peanuts -

food.link	281 USD	2022-10-06	Dynadot
audio.link	123 USD	2022-09-28	Dynadot

movie.link	100 USD	2022-08-03	Sedo
host.link	123 USD	2022-05-28	Dynadot

 

[ThatNameGuy]

u will never sell it.
link is dead.

You don't discourage me alcy....you obviously don't know me. Negativity is my motivation

 

[ThatNameGuy]

No one likes to hold domains forever, but there is no substitute for time when it comes to maximizing value.

The other option is what you are doing now jumping from extension to exenstion be it .online, .realty, or the newest shiny object .link.

Since you are making limited sales you are either going to hold them forever, or drop them like you did with many of the others.

Or you could actually try to reinvent the wheel, but that requires more than just talking about plans for years. You actually have to do something to make it happen.

Good luck.

Brad

Your words are encouraging Brad. And you're right, talk is cheap. You know as well as i the world is paved with good intentions, but you'll never meet anyone as positive as me.

At least most of my .link domains are now listed with DAN and the next project is for me to develop a brokerage website featuring my .LINK domains. I'll be doing an approximate two minute video via youtube where I'll be speaking to "end users" about the domain industry and my past experience starting, operating and yes, naming businesses.

Just to let you know I did something similar to this in 2010 for a company I started and named Inquisitor Investigations, and it was well received.

One last thing.....it's single words like these regardless of the extension that have BIG money behind them;

Retirement.xxxx
Hollywood.xxx
Fruit.xxx
Dollar.xxxx
Nurses.xxxx
Bicycle.xxx
Resorts.xxxx
Chocolate.xxxx
Computers.xxx
Divorce.xxx

and the list goes on. I'm hoping my business background and experience will "add value" to these names...... only time will tell

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Nobody wants to pay premium renewals.

.link domains go through NameCheap Auctions with zero bids.

Premium renewals for .link are pretty reasonable imo. They range from a low of $8.59 for a name like Capitalism.link and Merlot.link to as high as $118 for Hollywood.link and Nurses.link to $406.50 for Retirement.link and Divorce.link.

btw....i don't doubt .link domains go through NameCheap Auctions with zero bids, but that's the way it is before the likes of Nova Registry and yours truly light the .link fire🔥

 

[alcy]

You don't discourage me alcy....you obviously don't know me. Negativity is my motivation

it's about link and has nothing to do with knowing u

 

[ThatNameGuy]

it's about link and has nothing to do with knowing u

Oh alcy, it has everything to do with the guy who turns water into wine As an fyi, the following water was just registered;

TakeCharge.xxxx - a premium domain registered for $20.65
Affordable.xxxx - a one word premium registered for $79.65

Let the wine making begin

 

[ThatNameGuy]

it's about link and has nothing to do with knowing u

Do you mean this link?

Link
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noun

• 1.a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one thing affects the other: