domain penisland.net (not adult)

[PenIsland]

Domain is penisland.net for Pen Island Pens. Taking up a too much of my time to run the pen business and I'm looking to sell.

Currently using a Google ad banner with over 210,000 ad impressions (per Google) last month.

Linked from many many websites including snopes and several magazines and newspapers. 40k+ results from google with at least first 50 pages I checked linked directly to the site from a blog or other site.

New to the domain/website selling business. Not sure how to value the site since searching for domains with similar names isn't that useful in describing this particular one as it is already well-established.

 

[dgridley]

Generally the formula for value for a developed domain is 12 x monthly revenue, plus 50 - 100%...

 

[Archangel]

I'm not sure about the quality of traffic... do ppl go to your site, reading it as PENISland or do they know it's a pen website? Your domain looks valuable because of traffic but how valuable depends on the quality of traffic.

 

[PenIsland]

It's a mix. I'm sure the majority of visitors found the site linked off other sites that proclaim it "one of the worst company names". However, I do fulfill many pen orders and get several requests daily for custom made pens.

 

[dgridley]

Actually, this is one of those serendipitous domains that with a little humor and planning could make a great branded name. I can easily see a TShirt for this in light of the success of the "Big Johnson" tshirt line. I personally would love it myself and wouldn't sell it.

TShirt featuring pens arranged like the heads on Easter Island (kinda phallic, eh?) with the logo, "Visit Pen Island"

Snazz up the design on that site and you've got a winner!

I'm sure the majority of visitors found the site linked off other sites that proclaim it "one of the worst company names".

 

[ekal]

Must have a lot of incoming links after being featured in so many "top 10 funny domain lists"

http://independentsources.com/2006/07/12/worst-company-urls/

The more I think about it, the more that name comes to seem like brilliant SEO! People must pay $10,000s to get so many links....

 

[dnb8]

TShirt featuring pens arranged like the heads on Easter Island (kinda phallic, eh?) with the logo, "Visit Pen Island"

hehe You should think about working as ad designer


This domain is one of the funniest company names I have ever seen

If I will be on Your pleace I will not sell this business but I will change profile to produce many pens, not only custom, I think that Your mark "Pen Island" is well known on the world so You can use it

 

[Archangel]

Must have a lot of incoming links after being featured in so many "top 10 funny domain lists"

The name has been on this forum in such lists -- well, the .com or .net... can't recall

 

[khuldun]

LOL, i found out about this domain some while back under the headin the worlds worst domain names. but when its making money, who cares? Anyways, you might be getting alot of type ins on this one, true?

 

[dgridley]

Something like these might help you brand your domain as a "signature" product:

http://www.floaty.com/newstore/images/TikiGal964.jpg

 

[zachary0611]

great name! and any press is good press for your website because it gets your name out there

 

[holyroller]

I love the slogon

Your Pen Is
Our Business

This is a great domain name.

 

[0lgi]

This is a great domain name as it can be used with two meanings ! Its price may be higher if it is well-developed!

Olgi

 

[Ronald Regging]

i dont know why you would want to sell. just get out of the pen business and use the traffic for revenue. or find some other pen business that has an affiliate program, sell their pens on your site and collect revenue from adsense...

or hire me and i'll fulfill the orders for you

 

[deleted984054565403]

With all the links to your site and the popularity that seems to be around it, you could most likely see up to low-mid $x,xxx for it. Perhaps on the lower side because of the .net.

If it wasn't for the trafic, it would most likely be a near reg-fee domain.

 

[iNod]

No matter how much you think about it.. People will always assume this to be adult. You are almost guarenteed to get tons of traffic. It won't be traffic looking to buy pens either.

I suggest you market this as an adult otherwise you will almost be guarenteed to lose around XXXX.. PenIsLand is only worth about $8 as a pen selling company. It is worth about XXXX as an adult domain.

- Steve

 

[deleted984054565403]

No matter how much you think about it.. People will always assume this to be adult. You are almost guarenteed to get tons of traffic. It won't be traffic looking to buy pens either.

I suggest you market this as an adult otherwise you will almost be guarenteed to lose around XXXX.. PenIsLand is only worth about $8 as a pen selling company. It is worth about XXXX as an adult domain.

- Steve

That's kind of sad when you think about it. :lol: