.link sales report

[mobilespecialists]

I have not found it using the search option so I thought its time to start such a thread.
I'm a big fan of .LINK domains though I was very sceptical to the so called new TLDs.
The reason why I like .LINK though no fan of the new TLDs are:

• "link" has a natural universal relation to Internet. We use sentences like "send me the link". You can combine it with every keyword. And its logical - a link to the keyword.
  
• it's very easy to remember. Its also new so it sounds interesting. It's just sexy
  
• in my opinion it sounds better than "web" as long you are not some working in the web industry
• the word has got common in other languages. In Polish we also say link, in German too. Though for some languages it sounds better than others. For example in general german domains with a keyword and .link sound more natural and nicer than in Polish.

So far I have bought some. Maybe my best is notebooks.link. But jet sold none. Since the domain is at start I was interested in the sales. I really think .link will happen to be a big thing.

 

[JB Lions]

Pretty horrible extension. If I saw site.link, I would think it's just a redirect url or shortener, not a url a real site would ever be on.

 

[The New Guy]

Lets make a step toward a new experience of internet! Forget .com, its the past. People always want something fresh & hip. .LINK is the new craze!

Delusion seems to be new craze nowadays.

 

[equity78]

There are certainly companies that have used the word link in the branding of their company, Link is one of the most popular keywords by domain count. I think that is why Frank liked it, but I am not sure if the .link makes people think its is a link shortener. ProLink.com ok I understand that is your brand name and when the average person sees it no problem, they may see Pro.link and think what the heck ? Look .link was one I thought about but could not hit the register button, it just did not make sense to me for buying to resell for a profit, now that is just my opinion it may be a huge hit for you, and I hope it does work out to make you money.

Here are some .com regged

MyLink
GoLink
TheLink
WebLink
ProLink
NetLink
AllLink
SmartLink
FreeLink
EcoLink
DigitalLink
GreenLink
OnlineLink
GlobalLink
TechLink
SuperLink
NewLink
MrLink
EasyLink
LiveLink
ClickLink
TravelLink
JustLink
GetLink
MobileLink
TopLink
BestLink
LoveLink
ShopLink
CloudLink
InfoLink
BioLink
RealLink
AutoLink
SocialLink
MediaLink
WorldLink
OpenLink
DailyLink
ThinkLink
TeamLink
BigLink
BuyLink
YourLink
WeLink
QuickLink
OneLink
BlueLink
VideoLink
ReLink
HomeLink
AppLink
CityLink
GeoLink
LocalLink
FastLink
HotLink
LifeLink
StarLink
DesignLink
BusinessLink
CyberLink
YouLink
ProjectLink
RedLink
PowerLink
BlogLink
DrLink
CreativeLink
CoolLink
MegaLink
SearchLink
FirstLink
SunLink
DataLink
SimpleLink
OnLink
HostLink
ClubLink
FunLink
MaxLink
AirLink
NextLink
NewsLink
GreatLink
SiteLink
SkyLink
GoodLink
FindLink
StudioLink
PlanetLink
SolarLink
LinkLink
GoldLink
DreamLink
MicroLink
UrbanLink
HappyLink
MarketLink
HealthLink
VirtualLink
USALink
TrueLink
BrandLink
PureLink
MoneyLink
InterLink
OurLink
CoLink
WinLink
FlyLink
InternetLink
NeoLink
WikiLink
SoftLink
TradeLink
SportLink
PlayLink
SimplyLink
MagicLink
GroupLink
MiniLink
FutureLink
ZenLink
SilverLink
BitLink
TimeLink
ShareLink
FreshLink
UpLink
SpeedLink
MobiLink
FitLink
ImageLink
WorkLink
MarketingLink
UltraLink
TotalLink
MasterLink
NanoLink
ActiveLink

The question is how much will these names in .Link resell for, you are a salesman are there buyers for your product at a profit margin that justifies investment ?

 

[equity78]

@mobile the point you make is one that is exaggerated ModelCarsBest1.com is a lousy name and I think it was used to make the comparison better.

Now let me also say I believe there will be a number of people outside the domain industry, who do think starting a blog or website sounds good on a new gtld. If I was running a fashion site I would not mind Dress.Sexy but that is held back, it won't cost $19.99 so the lie of more choice goes out the window, its the same movie only being played out in many small community theaters instead of the big multiplex that .com is.

But again I believe people will say "Hey that sounds cool" They will not pay you a premium, they have so much choice that they won't buy your .link they will find another handreg.

Let's say I am buying into all the wonder of the new gtlds, I think I like .Link but uh oh, one of those damn domainers got there first, I email them and they want $5,000. $5,000 ? I now like .club or .site or maybe now I am a ninja, maybe I wait for .web or .website yes they are both coming out.I am never giving you $5,000 for a bus ride when 50,000 more buses are coming down the road at reg fee, the odd end user who thinks they are a visionary will buy one, it will be an outlier sale not the norm, it can happen, you can walk into a casino put 200 down on 21 and hit for $7,000 that can happen too.

I think if you want ModelCars.link for your website that makes sense, because like you say most can't afford ModelCars.com or its developed. So for your personal site its fine imo. Selling it for $5,000 is going to be very hard with so many other choices.

 

[bmugford]

Probably, New Guy, Frank did not hold any auctions or premium regs.

It was one of the many domains owned by North Sound Names, which is obviously a company directly tied to Frank Schilling. It is essentially just a sale of a domain owned by the registry.

Domain Name: crucial.link
WHOIS Server: whois.uniregistry.net
Creation Date: 2014-04-15T19:07:35.609Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2015-04-15T19:07:35.609Z
Sponsoring Registrar: Uniregistrar Corp
Admin Name: Domain Administrator
Admin Organization: North Sound Names
Admin Street: 30485 Seven Mile Beach
Admin City: Grand Cayman
Admin State/Province: GC
Admin Postal Code: KY11202
Admin Country: KY
Admin Phone: +1.3457475465
Admin Email: [email protected]

 

[DU]

This is, hands down, one of the weirdest threads on namepros.
The whole thing seems like a giant wind up with people not getting the satire.. but I'm not sure that it is a wind up.

 

[topdom]

.link, not too bad, better than .click, but investable ones are already premium with premium renewal.
Maybe good for the registry, but not for me.

 

[lock]

http://dnpric.es/?q=.link

Domain name	Date​	Price​	Broker​
eth.link​	September 2022​	$ 851,919.31 USD​	Dynadot​
app.link​	April 2016​	$ 30,000.00 USD​	Uniregistry​
cloud.link​	July 2016​	$ 18,500.00 USD​	Uniregistry​
secure.link​	August 2015​	$ 15,000.00 USD​	Uniregistry​
8.link​	January 2016​	$ 14,500.00 USD​	NameJet/NamesCon/RightoftheDot​
we.link​	January 2016​	$ 11,000.00 USD​	NameJet auction​
e.link​	January 2016​	$ 10,200.00 USD​	NameJet auction​
smart.link​	September 2015​	$ 10,000.00 USD​	Uniregistry​
z.link​	May 2016​	$ 10,000.00 USD​	Uniregistry​
one.link​	November 2020​	€ 8,000.00 EUR​	Sedo​
one.link​	November 2021​	€ 8,000.00 EUR​	Sedo​
i.link​	January 2016​	$ 8,250.00 USD​	NameJet/NamesCon/RightoftheDot​
hello.link​	July 2015​	$ 7,500.00 USD​	Uniregistry​

 

[The New Guy]

Please, lets fill the thread with the content it deserves - domain sales information for .LINK. It would be great if somebody can share some data here

Why don't you fill it?

Probably because you can't. Nobody can. In fact the first match for .link sales in google is...this thread.

That should tell you something.

 

[equity78]

To give you the answer you want, and in full disclosure Uniregistry is an advertiser on my blog, there are no reported .link sales.

Frank Schilling is very high on .Link, many .Link were registered by North Sound Domains who is handling outbound marketing for some of the Uniregistry strings,so like Brad said, no one is hand regging Cars.link.

If you are investing in new gtlds and again for full disclosure I own less than 10 and 0 are .link, you need to look at it you are planting a tree and a tree does not grow to be big and tall in one month or one year, these things may never take off, the bet is that kids will be the ones to make these things pop and they are not the ones buying domains, starting companies and building websites in the present. This is a long term play, sales data currently would be nothing more than an outlier here or there, and I am no hater, I believe some new gtlds will succeed, many more will languish while the registry still makes money. Look at Dot Luxury, Monica Kirchner is making money, I doubt a domain investor will ever make money in that extension, one could argue the extension is not for domain investors and they priced regs at $650 to $800 for that very reason.

 

[equity78]

Oh I agree at the point of 40,000 extensions, heck 2500, it really becomes confusing to the general public, we are probably already there with the confusion. The average person who thinks being tech savvy is they synced their Gmail across all devices and can use Vine will have no idea. So is that Pizza.Nyc or Nyc.pizza no Giovanni that's a NycPizza.com.

I am not sure what people will do, ICANN made a lot of mistakes, someone should have said no singular and plural, if you want to run .photo and someone else photography etc... look we are going to get all the participants in a drawing and then auction and one extension for a niche will be released by language. I mean is it .photo or photos or photography ? Some names on collision list in one but not another, premium reg vs standard its a complete cluster.

I was interested in .Media, KeywordMedia.com is a niche I focus on, so I regged a couple to protect names that have gotten multiple offers, even if we debate from the domaining community that a business should not build on a new gtld, I would rather have the set of both Roulettemedia.com which has received multiple offers along with Roulette.media. Even though I would think it foolish for someone to build their business on just Roulette.Media they might not care and avoid buying my RouletteMedia.com. So I figure remove one obstacle.

I also regged Fantasy.Media as I like it for a couple categories, entertainment, fantasy sports etc...

I did reg Puppy.pics as it was one of the higher exact match names in that category, and I love Dogs, so I figure I can do something with this name.

I regged one .sexy, a lot of Geo were held back or regged so I picked up SouthBeach.Sexy, certainly don't expect any big sale, but I figured at least there is a place where people tout the sexiness of their residents.

There were some others I looked at but really could not convince myself that it was the right move. Media I am interested in, puppies are great so I was fine with those and I did not go crazy 5 regs. The other extensions I thought I only care about reselling and I just don't know who is going to buy them for a mark up worth the risk. I am sure some people will make some sales but I think with endless supply of extensions its not worth risking real money to play a game that is first off rigged by ICANN and registries and has no liquidity. I will speculate a few hundred dollars but I am not interested in anything serious, I care about liquidity and selling nothing else. I am not interested in holding anything for 20 years, technology moves too fast imo.

 

[Kate]

Reminds me of the .tel thread.

 

[The New Guy]

OK,I've put the actual whois but it makes no sense now and is awaiting approval of moderator. Anyways. What counts is the fact that an independent buyer is ready to give 2500$ for a .LINK right?
I think this is just the start and soon there will be some $$$$$ figures.

What matters is that the names an independent buyer might be ready to give $2500 for are usually held back by the registrar or unavailable to everyday buyers for many of the new gTLD's.

One of the points you made earlier was that you couldn't get a premium .com now. Tell me - were you able to get crucial.link at launch and be the one to sell it for $2500?

 

[The New Guy]

I was able to get notebooks.link at reg fee. Think its no bad domain. Also got Smartest.link - but not for sale :D

And you may be able to sell it. But someone can also handreg notebooks.whatever in dozens of other new gTLD's now - and there will be more extensions coming online for a long time to come.

There is nothing making .link stand out more than any of the other extensions that are available for less money than you'd have to charge to make a profit on your .link registration.

The problem with .link and the others is that you're not making an investment - you're making a bet that may never pay off.

 

[Kate]

Finally an end user using a .link domain

http://domaingang.com/domain-news/brewski-brewski-domain-brokers-will-blow-mind/

 

[JB Lions]

should I now go to the LLLL.com sales thread and tell all the people how dumb .COM is?

If you want to be laughed at.

Please let us not get in a discussion like "PC is better than Apple" etc.

There is no such discussion here. .link isn't even in the conversation. It's not some "Prince", more like a court jester and not a very good one.

You're really trying hard to convince yourself it's good, too hard. If you believe in it, then buy more, a lot more. You haven't made any good arguments on this one, there isn't one to be made. I think it's going to be like .xyz in that prices will be in .cc territory, where you can get great single keywords for under $100. Good/great keywords doesn't mean good/great domains.

All you have at this point is belief. And it's not belief supported by any type of numbers, because they look bad. So you'll have to hang on to that for years? and hope. I can't imagine any big sites taking off on this extension or any decent sales, besides the normal exception here and there.

 

[The New Guy]

It seems .LINK is ignored from many domainers (not only on NP) because the owner of the company behind has reserved most of the cool names for himself through a third company? Or did I get something wrong? Well IMHO any interest conflicts are not good and should be avoided as far possible. But this does not change the fact that a concept for a new most generic new TLD can be good.

Read this again from the first page:

They indicated 18,000 ish .link domains have been registered. They also said that 90% of the names registered are those held back by the registry (Uniregistry) and that 30,000 are on the collision list.

Math:

10% of 18,000 names are publicly registered.
1800 names out there to be developed.
How many of those are domainers like yourself hoping for the big .link keyword lotto win?
That means many of those names won't be developed.
The other 90% will likely be parked as well.

Now let's be generous and say half of those 1,800 non holdback registrations are going to be developed. That's 900 web sites that will be the ambassadors for the .link extension.

Will anybody ever actually see them? Who is going to put money and effort into developing them? If they had money, why wouldn't go with .com, .net, .tv if it's video, their ccTLD or some other established extension?

These new gTLD's will all suffer from the same problem: Low development numbers will lead to low mindshare with the public, which makes your new keyword.whatever domain look like a typo on the screen or on a billboard instead of making people think it's a URL they should go to.

And yes, there will be sales - either the valuable domains that were held back or the random lotto ticket (like eat.club) which will be used by fans of each new gTLD to give them hope that they haven't wasted their money.

 

[JB Lions]

I totally disagree with this quote, JMO. It's like saying beeper's are fine who needs a cell phone, or call me by a land line I don't need e-mail and why do I need to upgrade my cell phone or computer. It's old school and the new extensions will prosper, maybe not all but many will.

So let me get this right:
.com = beepers
.link = cell phones

Horrible.

.link isn't some new technology, it's just another bad extension.

 

[4pm]

..the title says ".link sales report", 95 replies - clicked on it blaming myself for missing next big thing once again - smart guys had already regged/sold enough .links to fill up 4 pages with their success stories... read all 4 pages, 95 replies - not a single sale reported wtf ...instead of reports found about 100 smart guys telling each other why there will be no sales at all ..what a waste of time and what a relief - i did not miss dotlink gold rush at least, feel better now

 

[mobilespecialists]

Just a short info to cut the conspiracy statements: I'm not paid by anyone to promote .LINK. I'm not related in any way to the people behind .LINK,Uniregistry etc. etc. just a client like others. I simply like the domain and think its great and worth a moderate investment Time will show if it was a good investment.

 

[mobilespecialists]

Well so far after more than 1 year I must admit no big moves have happen. Seems You all were right. Here we see the good intuition of professional domainers prooves better than my diletantic choice. But personally i like .link quite much. Still did not sell any domain so far.

 

[mobilespecialists]

I did not sell a single. While sold some .online meanwhile much faster

 

[GoKaizen]

@equity78 had this sale.

https://tldinvestors.com/2020/03/sponsored-link.html

Also;

Shopify.link - $3,800
Finance.link - $5,635

 

[MadAboutDomains]

So you think "keywords" like link and linked are stupid do you? Do you have any idea why they're considered keywords

There was a time i thought we might be able to work together, but I'm glad it didn't happen

The keywords in their name are Linked and In. Nothing has served them well in the sense that you described. Therein lies the stupidity.

With all due respect I could never work with someone who deviates so far from the point that it is impossible to have a conversation that means anything just so that they can repeat the same inane points over and over again.