domain Links.com

[richrf]

Hi guys,

I'm still working on some ideas for Links.com. My developer got ill, but hopefully I will have something up and going soon. In the meantime, what would be a current appraisal for the domain. Is the market for premium domains still strong, or has it suffered from the worldwide economic malaise? Thanks, as always, for your insights.

Rich

 

[richrf]

I've seen this thread a few times now and even
though it makes sense to be "Links" internet related...

My first thought was what a great name for fences.... :red:
Which opens up another end-user target

Thanks for the recommendation. Since I get visitors from all over the world, I wonder whether fences would be too limiting? Appreciate the feedback.

Rich

I have to say that anyone appraising this domain for lower than Mid $XXX,XXX range has something to learn about premium domains like this.

I have seen some appraisals for Mid $XX,XXX which is so low it is ridiculous.

Basket.com sold recently for $88K. Many people were saying how much of a steal that was for the buyer. This is in a completely different league than that.

Brad

Thanks for your insights Brad. Do you find the market right now is softer for premium domains. That would be my guess. Usually, all asset values ebb and flow with the economy. In this case, it is a worldwide downdraft which may be temporarily (say for one or two years), causing some weakness.

Thanks again.

Rich

Great potential for development in relation to Links golf courses.
I live just a few miles away from the most famous one of all

$xxx,xxx

Thanks Kev. Something to consider for sure.

Rich

 

[kev]

Something to add in relation to the golf idea.

Many people book golfing holidays and play all the links courses around here such as St. Andrews, Carnoustie (my local), Kingsbarns and pay $xxx per round. A lot of holidaymakers pay mid $xxxx each for a holiday like this so you can potentially go into this market offering these types of holidays for a company in return for maybe 10% commission.

Also, a lot of holidaymakers come for The Open, which is normally played at one of Scotland's links courses. This is big big business. 100,000 spectators over four days each paying about $120 a day just to get on the course. So when The Open comes around, you can sell accomodation and tickets etc...

And look at some of the prices people are willing to pay for hospitality...

http://www.opengolfofficialhospitality.com/package_details.htm

A lot of Americans come over for this. I know because my neighbour rented their house for 4 days for £2000 when the Open was held at Carnoustie last year.

Its a rich mans paradise so id certainly consider something like this :tu:

 

[richrf]

Something to add in relation to the golf idea.

Many people book golfing holidays and play all the links courses around here such as St. Andrews, Carnoustie (my local), Kingsbarns and pay $xxx per round. A lot of holidaymakers pay mid $xxxx each for a holiday like this so you can potentially go into this market offering these types of holidays for a company in return for maybe 10% commission.

Also, a lot of holidaymakers come for The Open, which is normally played at one of Scotland's links courses. This is big big business. 100,000 spectators over four days each paying about $120 a day just to get on the course. So when The Open comes around, you can sell accomodation and tickets etc...

And look at some of the prices people are willing to pay for hospitality...

http://www.opengolfofficialhospitality.com/package_details.htm

A lot of Americans come over for this. I know because my neighbour rented their house for 4 days for £2000 when the Open was held at Carnoustie last year.

Its a rich mans paradise so id certainly consider something like this :tu:

Thanks for the additional ideas Kev and something I will consider. Golf is a very good market, if I can figure out a niche that would provide some added value, since the competition in this domain space is fierce.

Rich

 

[nicedomains]

Perhaps you can monetize this site in more than one "theme" using sub domains. People will buy adspace on sub domains of links.com for sure. I imagine ads on this space would be more effective/higher performing.

golf.links.com
web.links.com
sausage.links.com
chain.links.com

list could go on and on...

 

[npcomplete]

I have to say that anyone appraising this domain for lower than Mid $XXX,XXX range has something to learn about premium domains like this.

I have seen some appraisals for Mid $XX,XXX which is so low it is ridiculous.

Basket.com sold recently for $88K. Many people were saying how much of a steal that was for the buyer. This is in a completely different league than that.

Brad

OK. Just to make Brad happy, I will refine my estimate. Wonderful name but a crappy economy. I hereby refine my previous low-mid xxx,xxx value to $337,395 , which is of course low-mid xxx,xxx. :lol: Just kidding Brad.

 

[bmugford]

Well, it is true that a bad economy has an effect across the board on every product from houses, to cars, to domain names. But at the same point this is the quality of domain name that will always find a buyer.

Even in the worst economy rich people still buy Ferraris. It is the same principal. The domains that are going to suffer the most were ones that were in a bubble. This quality of domain is pretty well insulated from that.

Brad

Thanks for your insights Brad. Do you find the market right now is softer for premium domains. That would be my guess. Usually, all asset values ebb and flow with the economy. In this case, it is a worldwide downdraft which may be temporarily (say for one or two years), causing some weakness.

Thanks again.

Rich

 

[richrf]

Perhaps you can monetize this site in more than one "theme" using sub domains. People will buy adspace on sub domains of links.com for sure. I imagine ads on this space would be more effective/higher performing.

golf.links.com
web.links.com
sausage.links.com
chain.links.com

list could go on and on...

Interesting thought, but I wonder whether a conglomerate works well on the Internet, as opposed to focused content. Does anyone have any examples of a conglomerate, with different products, working? Off hand I cannot think of one, though one can make a case that Yahoo and Google are in a sense a conglomerate of different subject matter. Can I compete though?

Well, it is true that a bad economy has an effect across the board on every product from houses, to cars, to domain names. But at the same point this is the quality of domain name that will always find a buyer.

Even in the worst economy rich people still buy Ferraris. It is the same principal. The domains that are going to suffer the most were ones that were in a bubble. This quality of domain is pretty well insulated from that.

Brad

Appreciate the insights Brad. Yes, I agree, valuable property is valuable property no matter what, though every kind of property will witness some devaluation when all asset classes are deflating. My experience is to sell in good times and buy in bad times (when prices are cheaper), which is what I am applying to the stock market at this time.

 

[whoeveryouare]

hard to estimate but i agree mid $xxx.xxx

 

[Ross860]

eLink.com sold for $14,162, last week

 

[richrf]

eLink.com sold for $14,162, last week

Thanks for the info. Are there comparables for other sales of an eXXXXX vs. a XXXXX? Is one considered more desirable than another by end-users?

 

[Jake]

eLink.com sold for $14,162, last week

Thanks for the info. Are there comparables for other sales of an eXXXXX vs. a XXXXX? Is one considered more desirable than another by end-users?

I don't think eLink.com and Links.com are comparable.

As (almost) everyone in this thread has said, I wouldn't let it go for less than $200,000+

You have a gem on your hands

I would suggest a social bookmarking site. But thats just me :p

 

[richrf]

I don't think eLink.com and Links.com are comparable.

As (almost) everyone in this thread has said, I wouldn't let it go for less than $200,000+

You have a gem on your hands

I would suggest a social bookmarking site. But thats just me :p

Hi,

Thanks for the additional info. Yes, I am headed in the direction of social bookmarking. It seems to be the most plausible approach for the domain at this time, but I am always on the lookout for better ideas.

Rich

 

[comicbookguy]

Agree with all $200K or more. terriffic name.

 

[richrf]

Agree with all $200K or more. terriffic name.

Thanks. Reps given to everyone for their helpful advice and assistance. Much appreciated.

Rich

 

[jdenwar]

low-mid $xxx,xxx
Can go high to an enduser... :imho:

Good LucK!

 

[richrf]

low-mid $xxx,xxx
Can go high to an enduser... :imho:

Good LucK!

Thanks. Are there particular comps that are being used for the appraisals? I am thinking better than Tell.com ($400,000) and Floor.com ($275,000) but not as good as Invest.com ($1,015,000). Of course, everything is in the eyes of the beholder and those sales were completed during better economic times. Does this seem like a good way to look at it?

Rich