domain Mortgage(.)US and a few others

[oldtimer]

I am thinking about selling some of my super premium and premium .US domains to end-users in their perspective markets, I am not that much interested in the liquid (wholesale) value, but rather like to know where they fall as far as their ultimate end-user value in the current market and also their long term potentials.


Airline(.)US

Church(.)US

Mortgage(.)US

Depression(.)US



ForSale(.)US

Posture(.)US

OnlineGames(.)US

Oath(.)US

Rifle(.)US

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[DotUSDomains]

onlinecasinos.us is at $2800 with 16 bids, so thats a good start for your onlinegames.us

some nice names, which should fetch some good $$$$$ buti'd still hold on to them for as long ass possible, unless you need to sell,i'd keep those good names for a few more years.

 

[DomainBroker5]

OnlineGames and Mortgage are solid names, I would guess low $XXXX. I agree with DotUSDomains that you should hang on to them for a while and wait for the right offer.

 

[Jaco]

Mortgage is a preeminent name.

It's impossible for anyone to pluck a number out of the air and tell you what it's 'worth' to a prospective end-user, but it's in the top handful of possible keywords to have; the top players in that space spend hundreds of thousands per day on clicks... Obviously, it isn't like it was years ago, but it's still one of the most lucrative spaces out there.

 

[Vito]

Depression is a HUGE domain too.

Unfortunately with the state of our Economy today (Foreclosures, Unemployment, Divorce, etc.), Depression is probably more relevant today than it has been in our life time.

The EndUser possibilities are incredible, (Therapists, Doctors, Drug Companies, etc.)

I believe the .TV just sold for $500

Great names,
Good luck,
Vito

 

[bmugford]

Some amazing names on this list. Mortgage.us is clearly the best. It is in the top handful of potential keywords in any extension.

Depression.us is also a name with a lot of potential.

Both are easily in the $X,XXX range. Mortgage.us is worth at least mid $X,XXX reseller with $XX,XXX+ end user potential.

Brad

 

[oldtimer]

Thanks for everyone’s opinions,

I am trying to figure out whether I’ll be better off in the long run by selling some of my premium .US domains or if it’s better to develop them myself. I have kept these undeveloped for the past few years in the hopes that someday they might become very valuable (six figures perhaps ), but now I am beginning to think that maybe I’ll be better off if I did some serious development with these domains myself, although I still need to sell a few domains in order to fund my development project, but I rather keep the ones that have the most potential for development and sell some of the less valuable ones. I have put these domains on Sedo and off course my development plans can change if I got some high offers from end-users.


PS: I have had a few inquiries from other domainers here, I am willing to look at all reasonable offers sent through Sedo, but please keep in mind that I don’t want to sell my top domains at wholesale prices neither do I want to trade them for other names.

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[stingrae]

Mortgage.us is worth low $xx,xxx to a reseller EASY and is ultimately worth $50,000+. I put this on par with Business.us, which was unofficially reporteded as north of $50k in a private sale.

The others are also really good but I don't see $xx,xxx for any others except maybe Depression and OnlineGames.us.

 

[navigator72]

Nice domains, definitley some serious money there.

 

[Albert]

Have you ever receive offer for the above domains?

 

[oldtimer]

Have you ever receive offer for the above domains?

I have received a few offers on some of them from other domainers, but as I said I don't want to sell the best ones at wholesale prices, I am trying to figure out if I'll be better off by marketing them to end-users or whether its better to develop them into full-fledged websites myself.

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[oldtimer]

Hi Adrian, as I have mentioned on this thread I am not really interested in trading names for my top domains and I certainly don’t want to give them away at wholesale prices, I either will develop church dot US myself into some kind of a directory of U.S. based churches or I will find a suitable end-user with the right resources who can do some good with this domain. Most people here would probably agree that this particular domain has certain importance beyond its commercial value and so I am going to make sure that it finds a good home incase I decide to sell it. I haven’t done any marketing for this domain yet, but I am sure that there are hundreds of churches that would probably like to buy a category-defining domain like this once they find out about the .US extension.


Lets get back to the original topic.

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As you know I'm one of those which sent an offer, more than fair imo, to trade for Church. Besides having a very large search volume, I really don't know what the value is. For some megachurch, maybe it would be of interest. For a small church it could be priceless. I openly ask you to reconsider. Maybe get feedback from some of our more experienced peers to evaluate my proposal?

This is important to me. It may also be something that I grossly overvalue and I would also appreciate others acknowledging this name and giving a value. I believe this is in line with what the OP has requested.

Thank you,

Adrian

 

[oldtimer]

Adrian I responded to your first post on this thread out of courtesy, but I don’t want this thread to be derailed any further.

I am on topic, your topic, and I'd like to get an appraisal for the name as you have requested as well. The home I proposed is as good as any imo. What do you think it is worth then? What do you want?

 

[Vito]

I see a need for some more advice/appraisal on Church,
So I looked up some numbers on it.

2K would be fair for a quick sale.
3K would be pushing the envelope. IMO.

End User sales are the diamond in the rough, and happen too infrequently so If you are just creating this thread as a promotional tool to drum up awareness for your domains, then you wont like any actual dollar amount appraisal given to you cuz you will always want and/or push for more.

Good Luck,
Vito

 

[Jaco]

Thanks for everyone’s opinions,

I am trying to figure out whether I’ll be better off in the long run by selling some of my premium .US domains or if it’s better to develop them myself.

Well, you would be a helluva test case as to just how important a domain name is when it comes to SERP.

"Mortgage" and it's various keyword verticals are probably the most colossally competitive space out there. I've always surmised that if someone took a name just like yours- in one of the top competitive spaces- and tried to develop it, it would take a substantial up front SEO budget to get it earning a decent return. Who knows, though. Perhaps the domainers are right. If you throw up some light development and find yourself in the first couple pages of G for "mortgage" or desirable geo+mortgage targeted phrases, you can settle the debate once and for all.

Please do keep us all advised with what you do here. You and Mortgage.us are the 'best case scenario' as far as testing the theory that the domain name really is important for ranking. exact match keyword + ccTLD + dev virgin name + monumentally competitive keyword space = the answer to the nagging question...

If you do decide to sell the name, though, plan your strategy down to the nuts and bolts. I do believe Mortgage.us may be worth a house if it's marketed properly.

 

[oldtimer]

...I am not that much interested in the liquid (wholesale) value, but rather like to know where they fall as far as their ultimate end-user value in the current market and also their long term potentials.-

Vito, this is what I said at the beginning of this thread. Although I appreciate you giving a reseller (wholesale) appraisal for this domain, but that doesn't mean that I am going to sell it for that. What I wanted to discuss here was the choices between looking for end-users or developing these domains myself. Thanks anyways.

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[Vito]

This is what I said at the beginning of this thread. Although I appreciate you giving a reseller (wholesale) appraisal for this domain, but that doesn't mean that I am going to sell it for that. What I wanted to discuss here was the choices between looking for end-users or developing these domains myself. Thanks anyways.

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Well, Out of all of the portfolios I have seen here recently you have the best shot at both.

Look at Jaco's comment - you have the best test-case development scenario w/Mortgage.

Look at Amenzl's Comment - This guy is dying to buy and develop Church - as an end-user himself.

You can really accomplish both of your ideas with the 10 or so .US domains you listed here very easily.

Either way, I would be very interested in seeing any of these developed, and seeing the results if you cared to share them.

Depression, and Mortgage are MONSTROUS right now.
I hope you develop, but either way I wish you the best of luck OldTimer.

Vito

 

[oldtimer]

Jaco, you are right about this dilemma about these type of domains, that’s exactly what I am trying to figure out, before spending a few grand on making a full fledged website on my top domains. So basically my question is am I better off looking for end-users or should I invest in developing these category killer domains.

Well, you would be a helluva test case as to just how important a domain name is when it comes to SERP.

"Mortgage" and it's various keyword verticals are probably the most colossally competitive space out there. I've always surmised that if someone took a name just like yours- in one of the top competitive spaces- and tried to develop it, it would take a substantial up front SEO budget to get it earning a decent return. Who knows, though. Perhaps the domainers are right. If you throw up some light development and find yourself in the first couple pages of G for "mortgage" or desirable geo+mortgage targeted phrases, you can settle the debate once and for all.

Please do keep us all advised with what you do here. You and Mortgage.us are the 'best case scenario' as far as testing the theory that the domain name really is important for ranking. exact match keyword + ccTLD + dev virgin name + monumentally competitive keyword space = the answer to the nagging question...

If you do decide to sell the name, though, plan your strategy down to the nuts and bolts. I do believe Mortgage.us may be worth a house if it's marketed properly.

 

[Jaco]

I think 'a couple thousand' is a substantial underestimation of what it will cost to make this name earn, if only because US based mortgage operations have entire divisions filled with smart people dedicated to managing their online presence. Hell, eLoan pioneered the concept of hard-skill cpc ROI analysis before anyone had even woken up to that idea.

Oddly enough, the 'awesomeness' of this name is a barrier in itself; because it is such a significant keyword, there is massive competition in that space. How much of an advantage will the bullseye domain + ccTLD boost give? Is it enough to actually surmount full-time, round-the-clock SEO and e-Marketing efforts made by the online mortgage brokers?

No telling- there are very few opportunities to find that question out, you would be one of them. One things for sure, though. If you do put the whip to this name and wind up cracking the 'mortgage' SERP nut, you will earn a passive income that will set you for life.

This domain may be a bigger deal than even you think. Be very, very careful and do not sell it unless it's to an end-user and then, for a significant sum of money.

 

[oldtimer]

This domain may be a bigger deal than even you think. Be very, very careful and do not sell it unless it's to an end-user and then, for a significant sum of money.

That’s also the way I feel about my other category defining domains, I have divided my original list into two categories:

Super premium domains:

Airline(.)US

Church(.)US

Mortgage(.)US

Depression(.)US

ForSale(.)US

OnlineGames(.)US



And premium domains:

Posture(.)US

Oath(.)US

Rifle(.)US


I am going to use different strategies for each category.

For my super premium domains I am going to explore their end-user potentials in order to get an idea of where they stand in the current market, if I don’t get high enough offers that are acceptable to me then I will seriously consider developing them myself.

For my premium domains I will probably put up a minisite, I will explore their end-user potentials too, but I will probably be a lot more flexible with my price expectations for the domains in this category.

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