domain Six Letter Domain Name, eloops.com

[geistent]

Hello,

I was wondering what you all think my six letter .com domain name is worth? It has a Google PR4 and was registered in 2004. My domain name is eloops.com

Thanks!

 

[doubleU]

GREAT brand-name for a software/music sequencer or sampler, the kind of domain an enduser should be willing to hand over at least $x,xxx

 

[V Dogg]

Extraordinary domain there, and yeah it can definitely be used for music related stuff. Easy three figures, maybe four.

 

[Sparhawke]

Sorry, I just do not see it and heres why:

Ecoots
Eloots
Epoops
Eboobs

Shoving an E on the front of a word does not make it valuable, at the end of the day it is still just a fairly uncommon word used for music...

It may bring in a few hundred dollars but I would summise that it would be more fluke than anything else.

 

[doubleU]

Sorry, I just do not see it and heres why:

Ecoots
Eloots
Epoops
Eboobs

Shoving an E on the front of a word does not make it valuable, at the end of the day it is still just a fairly uncommon word used for music...

It may bring in a few hundred dollars but I would summise that it would be more fluke than anything else.

In short your reasoning is bordering on 'rubbish' however I will try to explain to you why:

You cant just put an E on the front of any word and expect it to be valuable .com - loops has special significance to musicians in modern music most of which has been revolutionised by electronics, the E stands for electronic as in electronic-mail or email.

While electronic-coots, electronic-loots, electronic-poops and electronic-boobs might be as far as your imagination could span for a brandable .com a more experienced and educated domainer can filter out this 'rubbish' and be left with a decent brandname like eloops which is short for electronic-loops.

 

[Sparhawke]

I'm sorry doubleU, but are you insulting me and my intelligence?

I seem to have somehow lost my way on the subtlety of your post.

Am I to understand that you are offering to buy his domain off him at the price you value it at, in other words willing to back up your claims?

If the domain was somehow valuable I would expect to see an offer on the table somewhere but none is forthcoming, and as this domain has been in his possession for a number of years it would also have some analytics data.

Now, if you look at Googles keyword search you will find that only 58 people searched for [eloops] this past month and you believe it to be worth thousands??!

Now, that tells me one thing; that people do not like this term, he has had it out there for 6 years and people still do not like it and that is not going to change even if someone buys it for thousands without the budget of a major company like Apple or EMI.

So the question remains, are you out of your f**king mind?

 

[gilescoley]

Sorry, dont see much value in this name, unless you find a end-user....which IMO is a long shot, you may get lucky though and find someone wanting to create a site as mentioned above by doublU and VDogg

Good luck though

 

[doubleU]

I'm sorry doubleU, but are you insulting me and my intelligence?

I seem to have somehow lost my way on the subtlety of your post.

Am I to understand that you are offering to buy his domain off him at the price you value it at, in other words willing to back up your claims?

If the domain was somehow valuable I would expect to see an offer on the table somewhere but none is forthcoming, and as this domain has been in his possession for a number of years it would also have some analytics data.

Now, if you look at Googles keyword search you will find that only 58 people searched for [eloops] this past month and you believe it to be worth thousands??!

Now, that tells me one thing; that people do not like this term, he has had it out there for 6 years and people still do not like it and that is not going to change even if someone buys it for thousands without the budget of a major company like Apple or EMI.

So the question remains, are you out of your f**king mind?

It's not like I'm tipping England to win the 2010 World Cup this domain actually is a GOOD domain.

It don't matter what you say at the end of the day it's still a GOOD domain - if you can't handle this fact my advice to you is to seek professional help !

Offers for this domain are NONE of your business !

 

[Sparhawke]

It may be a good domain or not, but the criteria of being "good" does not instantly make it worth $1k+

If anyone came to me asking what my offer was on it and they said they countered with $1000 in mind I would laugh in their face. And keep laughing while I slam my door into it.

The fact of the matter is that it has been out there for 6+ years, so it has had absolutely no interest in all that time, basically that screams to me that someone simply wants to get rid of it and make it my problem.

I am also betting that a lot of the searches for [eloops] were also made by the domain owner trying to find it in the SERPS (Which we all do from time to time)

I learnt a lot from reading the appraisals and comments of Johname, Bmugford, Spade, Dubdub, Snoop, Fancube, Glaxxon and Archangel amongst others...

They showed me that some domains are toxic, they are next to impossible to sell even if they look good and one that has been around for over 5 years and has virtually no interest should tell you something. The internet is choked up with domains of this type and they keep piling up, there is a reason for that.

 

[geistent]

@Sparhawke - while I do value your opinion, I think you are a little to emotional and too assuming! For example, "...I would laugh in their face. And keep laughing while I slam my door into it." is not very helpful. Also, you are assuming A LOT of things like, "so it has had absolutely no interest in all that time, basically that screams to me that someone simply wants to get rid of it and make it my problem." How do you know that? Did you ever stop to think that maybe I owned the domain and tried to build a business around it (see wayback machine)? Enough about that...

Let's please stay on topic... I do value everyone's opinion and do not wish for anyone's feelings to get hurt.

@doubleU - Thanks for your posts and your suggestion to contact endusers!

 

[Sparhawke]

Did you ever stop to think that maybe I owned the domain and tried to build a business around it

So you failed then? (which is exactly what I said in the first place)

Imagine a burger bar, someone pays $1k for the location each month, but it is a bad location and only brings in $500 a month in turnover. Now, you did try and that is admirable but you still failed to bring in the profit. No one in their right mind is ever going to pay you $1k to take over that spot, because no matter how much you want to pass it off to someone else some things are just not worth it.

You have had this domain 6+ years and it has not worked. No one wants it, no one searches for it, no one comes.

Anyone with any sense would simply close the door in your face and walk away.

I advise you to watch Dragons Den sometime, and watch what makes an attractive deal for someone and watch what people invest in. They do not invest in ideas that have been going for years and failed to bring in any profit (in your case, people looking for you or your keyword), ever. The reason why is blindingly obvious.

I understand you would prefer to hear doubleU telling you your domain is worth loads, but it really isn't without someone putting their money on the table and a serious reseller won't touch it for anywhere near that much and an enduser will be very difficult to find; one that is willing to pay that much and has a product ready to go.

 

[doubleU]

I think we are going round in eLoops :lol:


Is there anyone else who would like to add to this heated appraisal ?

 

[geistent]

@doubleU, V Dogg, gilescoley - thanks for your evaluations and motivational posts!

@Sparhawke - regarding "Imagine a burger bar, someone pays $1k for the location each month, but it is a bad location and only brings in $500 a month in turnover."
--YOUR OPINION says it is a bad location. Maybe a Starbucks buys the location and makes serious money. Anyway, I don't have to explain why the business failed to you. This is none of your business. But it certainly was not because of the domain name. Be realistic.

@Sparhawke - Also, I got the domain name to be a brandable domain. Do you really think I bought it believeing that it would automatically receive searches per month? Come on, man.

@Sparhawke - I am starting to find your posts a bit offensive! Could you be more productive and quit saying stuff like, "Anyone with any sense would simply close the door in your face and walk away." please? I understand that you think the domain has little value...you've already mentioned that! :td:

 

[jandermile]

I like the name, im not very good at appraisals though. I think this could be a good company name. Estibot says 540$

 

[Alex P]

Well domains are worth different amounts to different people, especially people who has ideas based around the potential this could achieve however not everyone pays for potential nor does everyone understand the terms electronic loops, to the right re seller I wouldn't think it would go for much, there's been brandables here go for low $xx though this ones quite catchy, if you say it out loud it goes, but to the end user and what doubleU said may be true, heck he sound like he knows more about the subject than me.

Good luck with it.

 

[malkee]

As someone who formerly worked in radio, I can verify the word "loops" does have special signifigance to musicians. And that's about all I can say.

 

[Tunein]

imho mid to high $X,X

 

[geistent]

imho mid to high $X,X

Hello all, would you Tunein or anyone please let me know what the USD amount of the appraisal above would be -- meaning, would that be $5.00 USD or $5,000.00 USD, for example?

Thanks!

 

[geistent]

I am going to assume that Tunein meant 5k to 10k unless I hear any posts stating otherwise!

Thanks!

 

[Ben42]

Is eBoobs for sale? I'd be interested.

Almost any keyword with an e in the front makes it brandable. If you dont believe that ask eTrade, eHarmony or eBay.

Sure, this name could go to the right end user for 1k+, I've seen worse names do it for more. The key is finding the right end user. A loop developer with his mind set on the name would pay way more.

Wholesale $10-$50

End User 1k+