discuss LINKedin and .LINK

[ThatNameGuy]

Anyone else besides me know that according to Go Daddy link is a "keyword" valued at $1,898? We all know by now that .LINK is no worse than .xyz.

I'm still adding to my .LINK portfolio despite most of the really good single word domains being registered in the last 90 days still some nice two word domains have yet to be registered. Take FluShot.link for example. I don't own it as of now, but considering that FluShot.com is for sale at GD and Flushot.xyz is for sale @ Sedo for 24K it seems to me that FluShot.link is a steal at $2.19

While we don't have an official endorsement of .LINK by Linkedin, one might think marketing a portfolio of .link domains via Linkedin might spark some interest. Anyone else agree?

When I got to thinking of all the revenue potential from "Flu Shots", it absolutely boggles the mind

 

[bmugford]

While we don't have an official endorsement of .LINK by Linkedin, one might think marketing a portfolio of .link domains via Linkedin might spark some interest. Anyone else agree?

I don't think unsolicited spam has a high conversion rate on LinkedIn.

I guess you can give it a shot and see what happens.

Brad

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I don't think unsolicited spam has a high conversion rate on LinkedIn.

I guess you can give it a shot and see what happens.

Brad

Not talking about unsolicited spam, but rather straight up advertising combined with a great Linkedin business page. Plus I'm already connected to a few thousand Linkedin members.

 

[bmugford]

Not talking about unsolicited spam, but rather straight up advertising combined with a great Linkedin business page. Plus I'm already connected to a few thousand Linkedin members.

I guess it depends what you actually plan to do. That is rather broad.

Are you going to pay for advertising?
Are you going to post something or write an article?

I also have a few thousand people on LinkedIn.

I don't see a lot of domains selling via LinkedIn activity.

I don't think people on LinkedIn would be any more interested in .link domains than people on FaceBook would be interested in .face or .book domains.

Brad

 

[NickB]

I guess it depends what you actually plan to do. That is rather broad.

Are you going to pay for advertising?
Are you going to post something or write an article?

I also have a few thousand people on LinkedIn.

I don't see a lot of domains selling via LinkedIn activity.

I don't think people on LinkedIn would be any more interested in .link domains than people on FaceBook would be interested in .face or .book domains.

Brad

I tried it last year (or the year before? Was that bad I've forgotten off hand) - registered a handful of .realty domains (I know....) reached out to people on LinkedIn - small business owners, senior marketing people etc connected, then sent a message.......no bites

Don't think it's worth the time unless you have a really good domain that is an obvious upgrade and even then it's probably going to be hard work

 

[MediaCode]

I tried it last year (or the year before? Was that bad I've forgotten off hand) - registered a handful of .realty domains (I know....) reached out to people on LinkedIn - small business owners, senior marketing people etc connected, then sent a message.......no bites

Don't think it's worth the time unless you have a really good domain that is an obvious upgrade and even then it's probably going to be hard work

Even then, it's just spam to most LinkedIn users.

Plus, it puts any domain seller in a horrible negotiating position with potential buyers who are not even thinking about buying any domain name at the time the spam is unleashed on them.

A domain seller is in a far stronger negotiating position when an end user who is already in the market to buy a domain name approaches the seller, not the other way 'round.

Patience is key. And, you'll need the patience of Job in waiting for any corporate end user to approach you about one of your .link domain names in your portfolio. The probability is infinitesimal.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I guess it depends what you actually plan to do. That is rather broad.

Are you going to pay for advertising?
Are you going to post something or write an article?

I also have a few thousand people on LinkedIn.

I don't see a lot of domains selling via LinkedIn activity.

I don't think people on LinkedIn would be any more interested in .link domains than people on FaceBook would be interested in .face or .book domains.

Brad

So few "end users" know about this industry, .LINK should be 10X easier to sell than .xyz. The HYPE behind .xyz is just that, and 9 of 10 potential end users have never heard of the extensioin .xyz much less a TLD

Last i checked prerequisites for the so called "radio test", .xyz has three syllables rendering it a HUGE problem. You ever hear of the radio test Brad? For every negative you come up with I'll have 2 or 3 positives to counter.

I'm just a lead off batter for the new TLD .LINK. Any idea who's behind me and what the plan is?

 

[NickB]

Even then, it's just spam to most LinkedIn users.

Plus, it puts any domain seller in a horrible negotiating position with potential buyers who are not even thinking about buying any domain name at the time the spam is unleashed on them.

A domain seller is in a far stronger negotiating position when an end user who is already in the market to buy a domain name approaches the seller, not the other way 'round.

Patience is key. And, you'll need the patience of Job in waiting for any corporate end user to approach you about one of your .link domain names in your portfolio. The probability is infinitesimal.

Totally agree - tried outbound when I first started, thinking it would be a quick win, was a quick learning curve instead....

With the .realty domains the renewal fees where outrageous so thought I'd give it a whirl....

I use LinkedIn every day for work and it is a great tool for building connections, relationships, inviting to events, marketing etc etc - but not a good platform for domain sales or any type of hard sale really

 

[bmugford]

Uh

So few "end users" know about this industry, .LINK should be 10X easier to sell than .xyz. The HYPE behind .xyz is just that, and 9 of 10 potential end users have never heard of the extensioin .xyz much less a TLD

Last i checked prerequisites for the so called "radio test", .xyz has three syllables rendering it a HUGE problem. You ever hear of the radio test Brad? For every negative you come up with I'll have 2 or 3 positives to counter.

I'm just a lead off batter for the new TLD .LINK. Any idea who's behind me and what the plan is?

You basically went from a question about LinkedIn to a .link sales pitch.

I am no .XYZ fan but it is putting up results, while .link is not.

You can think it should be more valuable, but that is where the market is right now.
How are you going to change that?

You talk in broad terms, but your actual plans are always light on specifics.

I am old enough to remember when you were all in with .realty and .online.
What happened with those?

Brad

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Uh


You basically went from a question about LinkedIn to a .link sales pitch.

I am no .XYZ fan but it is putting up results, while .link is not.

You can think it should be more valuable, but that is where the market is right now.
How are you going to change that?

You talk in broad terms, but your actual plans are always light on specifics.

I am old enough to remember when you were all in with .realty and .online.
What happened with those?

Brad

i didn't have the backing needed with .realty and .online both good TLD's for their specific use. Have you ever had any experience with "User Groups" Brad? Do you know what they are? How they work? How about shared ownership? By that I mean, if I were to buy a Ford I'd also become part owner of Ford Motor Company. Do you understand the concept?

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Even then, it's just spam to most LinkedIn users.

Plus, it puts any domain seller in a horrible negotiating position with potential buyers who are not even thinking about buying any domain name at the time the spam is unleashed on them.

A domain seller is in a far stronger negotiating position when an end user who is already in the market to buy a domain name approaches the seller, not the other way 'round.

Patience is key. And, you'll need the patience of Job in waiting for any corporate end user to approach you about one of your .link domain names in your portfolio. The probability is infinitesimal.

Sure a domain seller is in a stronger negotiating position when an end user who is already in the market to buy a domain approaches him/her.......DUH!!! I suppose you think i was born yesterday Therein lies the problem and it's a pity you don't see it.

Take a name like Hollywood.link. This is one of the single word domains I own, and from what I've learned about this industry, it's more likely hell will freeze over before someone that has an idea regarding Hollywood movies, celebrities, diets, real estate etc. learns or knows about Hollywood.link.

Fortunately as a business consultant I've learned enough about the good, BAD and UGLY of the domain industry to intelligently and successfully outbound market domains to end users. No one ever said it's easy, but that's why I own domains like FluShots.link where the .com and .xyz aren't available to entrepreneurs like me to provide mobile Flu Shots to the hundreds of millions of people world wide that get a flu shot every year.

Sorry if this all went over your head, but i try to speak simplistically .

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Totally agree - tried outbound when I first started, thinking it would be a quick win, was a quick learning curve instead....

With the .realty domains the renewal fees where outrageous so thought I'd give it a whirl....

I use LinkedIn every day for work and it is a great tool for building connections, relationships, inviting to events, marketing etc etc - but not a good platform for domain sales or any type of hard sale really

NickB.....if you're a big supporter of .com over all other extensions, this should scare the hell out of you. Some time today I will register the following domains;

InvestinDot.link
InvestinDotLink.com

Why would i buy these two domains with different extensions? To PROVE the point that either of these domain extensions forward to the exact same website similar to either a Tesla or Hyundai taking you to the exact same destination. Are you following me Nick? Do you get it? Regardless of what you think, my outbound marketing goal is to show "end users" what a HOAX the domain industry truly is starting with Go Daddy....the biggest fraud of them all .......according to Verisign that is.

 

[MediaCode]

Sure a domain seller is in a stronger negotiating position when an end user who is already in the market to buy a domain approaches him/her.......DUH!!! I suppose you think i was born yesterday Therein lies the problem and it's a pity you don't see it.

Take a name like Hollywood.link. This is one of the single word domains I own, and from what I've learned about this industry, it's more likely hell will freeze over before someone that has an idea regarding Hollywood movies, celebrities, diets, real estate etc. learns or knows about Hollywood.link.

Fortunately as a business consultant I've learned enough about the good, BAD and UGLY of the domain industry to intelligently and successfully outbound market domains to end users. No one ever said it's easy, but that's why I own domains like FluShots.link where the .com and .xyz aren't available to entrepreneurs like me to provide mobile Flu Shots to the hundreds of millions of people world wide that get a flu shot every year.

Sorry if this all went over your head, but i try to speak simplistically .

By all means, feel free to share with all of us here on NamePros when you sell a .link domain name for a profit.

 

[NickB]

NickB.....if you're a big supporter of .com over all other extensions, this should scare the hell out of you. Some time today I will register the following domains;

InvestinDot.link
InvestinDotLink.com

Why would i buy these two domains with different extensions? To PROVE the point that either of these domain extensions forward to the exact same website similar to either a Tesla or Hyundai taking you to the exact same destination. Are you following me Nick? Do you get it? Regardless of what you think, my outbound marketing goal is to show "end users" what a HOAX the domain industry truly is starting with Go Daddy....the biggest fraud of them all .......according to Verisign that is.

I'm a big supporter of domains that have a good chance of selling, happy to take the occasional punt on an extension, trend or potential future tech as well......

There is a reason the majority (not all) of my domains are in .com - It has the most proven success

No if's, no but's, no grandiose ideas about fixing the wheel - just sticking to what works and diversifying when I think there is a good opportunity to do so.....

If your goal is show end users what a hoax the industry start a podcast, video series etc - probably money better well spent than on thousands of .realty | .online and now .link domains?

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I'm a big supporter of domains that have a good chance of selling, happy to take the occasional punt on an extension, trend or potential future tech as well......

There is a reason the majority (not all) of my domains are in .com - It has the most proven success

No if's, no but's, no grandiose ideas about fixing the wheel - just sticking to what works and diversifying when I think there is a good opportunity to do so.....

If your goal is show end users what a hoax the industry start a podcast, video series etc - probably money better well spent than on thousands of .realty | .online and now .link domains?

Nick....i'm not questioning your statement ".com - It has the most proven success". That's been my experience as well. However, due to the nature of this industry and .com in particular i see an opportunity that traditional domainers either don't see, or are in a state of denial.

I'm a business guy Nick who's started and yes named dozens of businesses since getting a degree in business and economics some 50+ years ago. The very first business i started while still in college in 1969 i named Credit Claims, Inc., and since starting that business I started another business in 1973 i named Credit Control, Inc. While the original Credit Control i started in 1973 is still in business today, you'll find the new owners use the domain CreditControl.net because CreditControl.com is already in use by another company. Nick, this is just one of tens of thousand examples of businesses where the .com is already in use, or absurdly overpriced. I could go on and on providing examples, but i think you get my point.

Nick, despite my venture into .realty and .online gTLD's, these registries are still in business. What I found with .realty was that the renewal rate of $199 was simply too high, and unfortunately I wasn't able to get the backing i needed for .online. This said however, .LINK is a different story. It's still early, but just yesterday the new owners of .LINK shared their vision of the future......you can check it out at Andrew Allemans Domain Name Wire.

Finally, via both Go Daddy and Verisign I have enough personal experience with this industry to share horror stories with potential "end users" that will only add to my credibility. I've always said I'm not a traditional domainer, nor do i intend to be. I may be old (75 next month), but i think young and thank God i feel young.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

By all means, feel free to share with all of us here on NamePros when you sell a .link domain name for a profit.

MediaCode.....i'm not going to indulge you with such nonsense. However if you read Andrew Allemann's interview with Yoni Belousov about his plans for .LINK, you'll see why I registered another 38 domains this am like;

Betlink.link
Casinoslink.xxxx
Cannalink.xxxx
Winelink.xxxx

Can you imagine clicking on winelink.link and it links you to all your favorite wineries. How about Casinoslink.link

So instead of worrying about my success or lack thereof I'd suggest you pay attention to your own business since there's nothing here for you.

 

[MediaCode]

there's nothing here for you.

On this we can both agree.

 

[Joe N]

Can you imagine clicking on winelink.link and it links you to all your favorite wineries.

Rich, there's a site called Google that already does that.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Rich, there's a site called Google that already does that.

Went over your head too

 

[Joe N]

Went over your head too

Possibly over everyone's head...

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Possibly over everyone's head...

i suppose my connection with Linkedin's 500+ Million members has nothing to do with the time of day either

 

[Shackleton]

Bet.link, Casinos.link and Wine.link are good names and would be worth a punt in my opinion, even at a premium price. But those names are long gone.

 

[bmugford]

i suppose my connection with Linkedin's 500+ Million members has nothing to do with the time of day either

What are you talking about?

You have just over 1,000 followers on LinkedIn. You act like you have a direct connection with 500+ million people.

That is like me opening up a FaceBook account and claiming to have a connection with 2.85B people.

Brad

 

[Recons.Com]

Uh


You basically went from a question about LinkedIn to a .link sales pitch.

I am no .XYZ fan but it is putting up results, while .link is not.

You can think it should be more valuable, but that is where the market is right now.
How are you going to change that?

You talk in broad terms, but your actual plans are always light on specifics.

I am old enough to remember when you were all in with .realty and .online.
What happened with those?

Brad

Well, I am surprised you doubt him. After the stellar proven track record with changing the market for .online, .realty, I wouldn't bet against him.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Bet.link, Casinos.link and Wine.link are good names and would be worth a punt in my opinion, even at a premium price. But those names are long gone.

The premium price of $116 wasn't too bad for these domains, and the $2 price for CasinoNews.link and WineNews.link isn't too bad either. About a third of my .LINK domains are single word (paid just $2 for many of them), and i have a little over a thousand two word .link names like you see here.

Good Luck Shack