discuss Long Tail Domains

[DnEbook]

I am starting to see some longtail domains being reported as sales on dnjournal

I did read somewhere that fromragstoriches/com was sold for $26k

I wonder what your thoughts are and do you have any ??

At the risk of being shot down here are two that i have

madefromnaturalingedients.com
+
madewithnaturalingredients.com

Let's see some longtail domain names

 

[DU]

Not a big fan of long tailed domains at all.

Apparently long tail domain name forum userids are cool :lol:

 

[opalxx]

ah yes, i forgot my favourite for a mature dating site perhaps?

TakeOutYourTeethAndHaveSomeFun/com

One has to add a little humour into the dreariness of domaining even if the name is worthless.

 

[Domainace]

How about two hyphens between three words?
Like
Mega-Tv-Online.com (Exact Monthly Search 201000 & CPC $ 2.41)
Daily-Mail-Uk.com (Exact Monthly Search 135000 & CPC $ 1.32)
Blue-Letter-Bible.com (Exact Monthly Search 74000 & CPC $ 1.34)

Those are all squatter's names. Aside from the legal risk, a double hyphenated name is not going to steal traffic from anywhere, which is the whole point of trademark squatting.

Double hyphens are on the edge of respectability. If you use premium keywords (not trademarks), they have value, but are worth a fraction of the non-hyphenated version.

 

[Kate]

There is value in slogan and call to action domain names when they are brandable, memorable, easy to spell and pass the radio test.
But just one hyphen will put the domain back to square "SEO-only" imo.
Clearly not all long tail domains are equal.

 

[gpmgroup]

Here in the UK WeBuyAnyCar"dot"com advertise quite a lot on the TV.

Last seasons advert
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXiJBp7HK5o"]We Buy Any Car - New 2010 TV Commercial - webuyanycar.com - YouTube[/ame]

One of this seasons
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqztJXXOXE&feature=related"]webuyanycar.com Advert - Little Dancers - YouTube[/ame]

 

[DnEbook]

I register a lot of keyword long tail domains . I have been able to make some good money flipping them as well. I like registering a lot of howto names and info type site a lot of times those keywords have a very low competition so ive been able to get a lot of these longtail domains ranked too

I imagine the 'howto' name would do well, people love to learn

I think when a slogan like the english example is played often the length is not a concern for most

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I don't have many, but I recently picked up GunsKillPeople (dot) com, a full sentence.

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[carob]

Here in the UK WeBuyAnyCar"dot"com advertise quite a lot on the TV.

Yes they now have imitators with "any" in them too. Definitely a trend, but not one I'm putting money into.

Coop group use "goodwithfood.co.uk" and "goodwithmoney.co.uk" and have audio loops in the shops mentioning them.

One point to bear in mind is these could be really good for voice activated search on mobile, but the longer you make it probably the greater the chance of error in speech recognition. But also the more unique it becomes and in that sense easier to get to top of a search results page.

So actually I can see some attention being paid to how error prone a name is for speech recognition, just as domains with double consonants, hyphens and homophones can be weaker in written use.

Not sure if I'd call these long-tail domains or "call to action" domains. Lots of *me.com and verb.me domains seem to sell and get developed.

 

[equity78]

I think they are two different kind, slogans or call to action like SDS mentioned and longtail keyword names.

I have sold a few slogan/call to action and unless they are great you are not going to make a fortune but like you said evirtual it will be a profit.

I own:
TakeMoreChances.com that has received two low offers $100 and $200
HowDoIgetoutofhere.com
EatAhealthybreakfast.com which has gotten a few offers, I regged for a blog which I had up and then took it down.

 

[equity78]

Here is a new sale on Sedo highlighting the topic of this tread.

howtogetridofstinkbugs.com (1,500 USD)

 

[Domainace]

This thread is mixing up "long tail" and just "long" domain names. Long tail refers to the search prospects for a name. If ereaders is the keyword, maybe "kindle ereader discount" would be a long tail search term. Long tail is a way of targeting very refined pockets of search.

With that out of the way, longtail keyword domains, are very good at targeting small pockets of search, but not good for building out a large site.

Long domains, on the other hand, I think can be very good. I think length is less of an issue than memorability, and many long phrases are highly memorable as they are.

I had a buyer come back about eatingtoloseweight.com with an objection about length. That makes no sense to me. It's easy to remember, and by that flawed logic, etlw.com would be a better name.

I even wonder if there are disadvantages when speaking the name into search. If I mispronounce "lose" for example, the search engine may return words such as loose, ruse, lew's, lowe's, rose or any number of completely unrelated searches.
On the other hand, if I mispronounce part of "eating to lose weight," the search engine still have enough there to make sense of what I might be trying to say. The longer phrase provides context.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Recently picked up ImOnADiet [dot] com, 12 years old.

Seems like just about everyone is on a diet these days.



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[equity78]

I am not complaining evirtual that's fine, I just think new domainers want to know the difference I know you know.

Nice name Ms Domainer and age to go with the name. Best of luck.

 

[subjot]

Just got:
FreeSearchEngineOptimisation.com

Regards,
Vitaliy

 

[DnEbook]

Just got:
FreeSearchEngineOptimisation.com

Regards,
Vitaliy

That's a good one, i grabbed medicalnegligencesettlement yesterday

 

[DnEbook]

here is an example of a good sale for long hyphen name

http://www.DNT/said-hyphens-worth-nothing-t4964.html

 

[DnEbook]

Post-Office-Travel-Insurance.com
monthly exact search 33100 and cpc 6.43
still a free domain. do you think is a good domain to register?

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I don't think anyone would recommend a name with so many hyphens

 

[Obosh]

I don't think anyone would recommend a name with so many hyphens

How about two hyphens between three words?
Like
Mega-Tv-Online.com (Exact Monthly Search 201000 & CPC $ 2.41)
Daily-Mail-Uk.com (Exact Monthly Search 135000 & CPC $ 1.32)
Blue-Letter-Bible.com (Exact Monthly Search 74000 & CPC $ 1.34)
All above names are still unregistered and I can find this kind of names if guys are interested. Or you can yourself find this kind of names using our domain tools.

 

[- me -]

The sedo sales report is out and this one is looooong tail.

alongtimeagoinagalaxyfarfaraway.com $1,500

Let's see, 10 words that's $150 per

 

[enterscope]

The longest domain name I have is
AllInclusiveVacationGetaways.com which surprisingly gets 1,300 Google searches per month

 

[Eric Lyon]

To contribute a bit more on-topic, I still own a long-tail, but it's been a developed asset since 2010.

LocalAutoSalvageYards.com

Do you still own any long-tails?

 

[biggie]

Do you still own any long-tails?

I keep some in the vault, here's a few


homeloanapplication.com
motorcycleinsurancecoverage.com
seniorinsurancecompany.com
inhomestaffing.com
mobiletrailerservice.com
centralheatingsystems.com

imo...

 

[opalxx]

There is a great one in Melbourne:-

MyDaddyFixesComputers/com.au. Redirects to MyDaddyFixes/com i think.

 

[DnEbook]

There is a great one in Melbourne:-

MyDaddyFixesComputers/com.au. Redirects to MyDaddyFixes/com i think.

I spotted something simular except it was for 'hubby' only the other day in balaclava/melbourne