Long Spanish domain names

[john_karr]

I know a lot of you guys dont like long domain names but what about long spanish domain names? Spanish words tend to be longer the english words. How do you feel about a generic spanish domain name even if its long, is it worth registering?

 

[Seabass]

I know a lot of you guys dont like long domain names but what about long spanish domain names? Spanish words tend to be longer the english words. How do you feel about a generic spanish domain name even if its long, is it worth registering?

You must know a little about Spanish b/c most people would not have noticed that Spanish words in general are longer than English .

I have plenty of really long three word Spanish domains and some of them make $5 or more a day. It's just a matter of getting the hot combos. Usually if you get some Spanish domains with traffic from Spain, you can do better than Central/South America, but there are still some hot ones to be had in those markets too. I even have some Portuguese ones that make $1,000 or more a year parked, mostly targeting the Brazilian market, and some are really long domains.

It's tricky though. It helps to speak the languages b/c the word translators will have you thinking a domain is hot and cause you to bid $800 or something ridiculous only to find out that the translation was not correct. I've seen folks make these mistakes on TDNAM and elsewhere buying relatively worthless domains. I know b/c I speak both languages.... yet even I still make mistakes myself sometimes. If you are not born and raised in one of the countries, you never totally understand all the nuances of the language/culture.

However... don't be scared. There are rewards there others are missing.

BTW - Yahoo is getting ready to support many new foreign countries so there might be an earnings uptick coming soon in the Latin domain markets.

 

[john_karr]

You must know a little about Spanish b/c most people would not have noticed that Spanish words in general are longer than English .

I have plenty of really long three word Spanish domains and some of them make $5 or more a day. It's just a matter of getting the hot combos. Usually if you get some Spanish domains with traffic from Spain, you can do better than Central/South America, but there are still some hot ones to be had in those markets too. I even have some Portuguese ones that make $1,000 or more a year parked, mostly targeting the Brazilian market, and some are really long domains.

It's tricky though. It helps to speak the languages b/c the word translators will have you thinking a domain is hot and cause you to bid $800 or something ridiculous only to find out that the translation was not correct. I've seen folks make these mistakes on TDNAM and elsewhere buying relatively worthless domains. I know b/c I speak both languages.... yet even I still make mistakes myself sometimes. If you are not born and raised in one of the countries, you never totally understand all the nuances of the language/culture.

However... don't be scared. There are rewards there others are missing.

BTW - Yahoo is getting ready to support many new foreign countries so there might be an earnings uptick coming soon in the Latin domain markets.

I have a lot of spanish domain names not spain domain names. DN from the spanish caribbean and mexico consider this spanish is the largest minority group in the good old USA. I have a couple of domain names that can be use in the american market, Im just holding them to the right enduser come along

 

[TCK]

We have La Guia Hispana .com

Three words but a very common combination as many major markets in the States and Canada have Spanish communities and the Spanish yellow pages are often referred to as La Guia Hispana. In fact, in Toronto we have a few of them.

So if you are registering a combination or single word that is common then it is definitely a good investment. The "keyword" here is "common". If it's a popular combination even though it is lengthy then it is a good grab.

 

[Seabass]

It also true that many Spanish domains get clicks from within the U.S....... and those pay U.S. prices.

 

[jorgemar]

I am from Spain. Traffic for Spanish domain names is OK, but it can do better in the future. Nowaday Pay-per-Click for Spanish words is much lower that for English, but we should have into account that it exists a big set of words that have the same spelling for portuguese and spanish. These kind of words are very valuable. There are 600 millions of people than can type them.

 

[Seabass]

I am from Spain. Traffic for Spanish domain names is OK, but it can do better in the future. Nowaday Pay-per-Click for Spanish words is much lower that for English, but we should have into account that it exists a big set of words that have the same spelling for portuguese and spanish. These kind of words are very valuable. There are 600 millions of people than can type them.

I do really good with Spain's traffic. I have one domain that has to do with apartments in Salamanca..... it makes about $8 a day. I have many others that do $4 to $6 a day.... for me it's comparable to U.S. traffic when looking at the payouts.

I realize Spain has some economic problems right now, just like the U.S., but the PPC is still stronger for Spain than it is for Brazil, Colombia, Panama, etc....... I get $1 and $2 clicks all the time, that does not happen as much with Central and S. American traffic .

 

[teatime]

Seabass and jorgemar,
Very interesting. We sometimes see very long 3-word Spanish strings that have alot of search volume. Often the phrase has "de" or "para" in the middle.
But hesitate to register because they're soooo loooong.
Can you suggest a good place to get an opinion as to a spanish .com's value?
For example,
I have
PreciosDePasajes.com
CineDeArte.com
SerDJ.com - - (spanglish)
EquipoDJ.com

& would appreciate any input/ opinions on their value and ideas for ways to market or monetize them.

thanks,
- teatime

 

[Seabass]

Seabass and jorgemar,
Very interesting. We sometimes see very long 3-word Spanish strings that have alot of search volume. Often the phrase has "de" or "para" in the middle.
But hesitate to register because they're soooo loooong.
Can you suggest a good place to get an opinion as to a spanish .com's value?
For example,
I have
PreciosDePasajes.com
CineDeArte.com
SerDJ.com - - (spanglish)
EquipoDJ.com

& would appreciate any input/ opinions on their value and ideas for ways to market or monetize them.

thanks,
- teatime

Yes..... that is very true about the "de" or "para".... some of those are the best ones.

In terms of Spanish domain's value...... there was a thread awhile back about how to value them and I estimated that the selling price was about 10-15 percent of the English equivalent, then someone did some research and provided many sales examples showing that it was in that range.

Personally, I believe they are worth more than that..... and time will prove this. Conversions are not as good as English traffic, and I believe many folks are thinking that the traffic is sub-par, but it is just that in many respects the Latin markets are where the U.S. markets were in 1998. Give the Latin markets ten more years and those markets will be much more vibrant than today. They are sleeping monsters for now.

Monetization does best at Parked I have found....... Sedo and others just don't compare. Parked is a Yahoo feed and 12 new foreign markets are getting ready to be supported by Yahoo..... so we may see an increase in earnings..... especially Central and South American traffic as many of those countries will be added to the list of countries supported.

 

[jorgemar]

I have no domain names with prepositions "para", por", and so on. So I cannot give you an accurate opinion about it. Maybe, in hot topics are a good idea, but I prefer single words.

In relation to pay-per-click, my experience is that revenue for spanish words is much lower than for english words. In fact, my english names are worst than my spanish domains and I make more money with english names. Best parking company is Parked for english names imho, but for spanish names I think is NameDrive, because it allows a wider range of keywords.

Finally, in relation to prices, spanish names have a greater revalorization capacity (imho). I do not usually think on the European Spanish (only 45 millions of native people) but International Spanish is better (near 350 millions) or what is better, words for the same spelling for Spanish and Portuguese (near 600 millions).

@teatime, from your domains I like serDJ.com the most. Do not worry, DJ is a common word for spanish too.

Best regards

 

[Seabass]

............... Best parking company is Parked for english names imho, but for spanish names I think is NameDrive, because it allows a wider range of keywords.

Did you put the English translation into the keyword field at Parked? Parked does not recognize many Spanish words, so you often need to put the English translation into the keyword field and then it translates it back into Spanish when a viewer from a Spanish speaking country views it. I'm not sure why this has not been fixed.... but it works well for me.

I'll have to give NameDrive a shot with international traffic..... they paid out so poorly for English traffic that I never got around to trying any international traffic with them. Thanks for the info. on that.

I have some really nice one word Spanish domains I regged in 1996 when nobody was thinking about registering Spanish domains. I sold two back in 2000..... I wish I never had. :lol:

 

[john_karr]

Yes..... that is very true about the "de" or "para".... some of those are the best ones.

In terms of Spanish domain's value...... there was a thread awhile back about how to value them and I estimated that the selling price was about 10-15 percent of the English equivalent, then someone did some research and provided many sales examples showing that it was in that range.

Personally, I believe they are worth more than that..... and time will prove this. Conversions are not as good as English traffic, and I believe many folks are thinking that the traffic is sub-par, but it is just that in many respects the Latin markets are where the U.S. markets were in 1998. Give the Latin markets ten more years and those markets will be much more vibrant than today. They are sleeping monsters for now.

Monetization does best at Parked I have found....... Sedo and others just don't compare. Parked is a Yahoo feed and 12 new foreign markets are getting ready to be supported by Yahoo..... so we may see an increase in earnings..... especially Central and South American traffic as many of those countries will be added to the list of countries supported.

I have a lot of de and para spanish domain name that I think will have a lot of value in the near future. What are some names you have? What about .net spanish domain names?

 

[Seabass]

I have a lot of de and para spanish domain name that I think will have a lot of value in the near future. What are some names you have? What about .net spanish domain names?

I've had fair success overall with .net, but nothing to brag about. I don't go out of the way for them as there are greener pastuers to be had still. Great one word .net's can be good..... but even then it can be tricky. So tricky in fact it is more like gambling. I prefer less gambling ; the less I gamble the more I make.

 

[john_karr]

I've had fair success overall with .net, but nothing to brag about. I don't go out of the way for them as there are greener pastuers to be had still. Great one word .net's can be good..... but even then it can be tricky. So tricky in fact it is more like gambling. I prefer less gambling ; the less I gamble the more I make.

So .com is the way to go with spanish domain names?

 

[Seabass]

So .com is the way to go with spanish domain names?

Well....there is still country extensions and .info's, both of which can be hit or miss depending what country and what subject the domain is about, the population of the target country, all of which can be tricky. For example, buying traffic targeting Paraguay is a tough job b/c of a limited market/population.

Overall, though, I have done best with .com. I think the tide may turn though for country code extensions over the years as people think more local.

I like .com.br because of Brazil's size and population, but getting those are still tricky. Much of it is still an undeveloped market that is still in early development stages. I'm still working on getting a Brazilian CPF to be able to buy domains as a Brazilian citizen.

A lot of buying these domains is hit and miss, but then again, prices for playing in this market is cheaper. I actually find it more fun to search these than English domains

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