advice Some things new domainers should consider

[JudgeMind]

Before hand registering any domain names you should ask yourself these questions:

1. Would I name my business or product this

2. Am I confident enough in the quality of this name to pay the renewal fee or to purchase a transfer to another registrar

3. Are there similar domains that have sold

4. If I spend an extra $10-$20 could I get a better name than this one

5. Are there any registered trademarks that registering this domain name would infringe upon.

follow this model when starting out and you will be ahead of the game.

cheers

JM

p.s - feel free to add to this list. Make your own list and follow it strictly. Once you discover the strategy that works best for you fine tune it and you will be successful

 

[brianviktor67]

nice piece, thanks

 

[Knup]

Good suggestions. Honestly about the exact steps I use each and every time. Thanks

 

[darb]

Kind of ties in with #1, but:

6.) Ensure that you are 100% sure that you understand what you are registering.

Things get lost in translation, cultural differences, esoteric acronyms or letter/number combinations, etc.

 

[awwalmb]

Thanks for the awesome tips.

 

[Josytal]

7.) Buying and Selling goes hand-in-hand. Easy to buy, hard to sell. Do I have necessary knowledge and patience to sell profitably?

 

[Wesley S]

Is it a 4L.com, if not then why isn't it?

 

[Sinbad]

8) Will I renew this domain if I couldn't sell in a year.?

 

[YairDD]

Don't register impulsively

 

[PeakDots]

Is this automated appraisal correct?

Just because an automated valuation tool spits out a value doesn't mean your hand reg is worth that number.

It may be above or below. Much more research is to be done by you

 

[gtldomainer]

Before hand registering any domain names you should ask yourself these questions:

1. Would I name my business or product this

2. Am I confident enough in the quality of this name to pay the renewal fee or to purchase a transfer to another registrar

3. Are there similar domains that have sold

4. If I spend an extra $10-$20 could I get a better name than this one

5. Are there any registered trademarks that registering this domain name would infringe upon.

follow this model when starting out and you will be ahead of the game.

cheers

JM

p.s - feel free to add to this list. Make your own list and follow it strictly. Once you discover the strategy that works best for you fine tune it and you will be successful

Very useful indeed. thanks for sharing. Just want to add, ponder at least 5 minutes on why this name hasn't been taken already by all veteran domain investors before you and it will make more sense.

 

[JudgeMind]

biggest mistake new domainers make is called "handreg" lol

 

[xynames]

Too many domainers cringe at the prospect of paying say $200 for one quality domain but throw eagerly 1 - 9 dollars per handreg times 100 crappy domains.

Another phenomenon is a domainer’s willingness to pay .99 cents for a handreg but not $9. Why? Is the domain so crappy it’s not even worth spending the extra eight bucks? If so, why even pick it up.

 

[gtldomainer]

Too many domainers cringe at the prospect of paying say $200 for one quality domain but throw eagerly 1 - 10 dollars per handreg times 100 crappy domains.

Agree somewhat but I think, its more about egg and chicken issue here. As a new domainer, I wanted to register a good domain but I didn't know what a good domain is, in the first place. The ones I could bet were priced at thousands (straight one worders or generic two worders), if not millions. So, I had to gain experience for which I tested my knowledge with hand regs as well as buying cheaper expired/auction names. It got better over time and now I believe, I can bet at least a few grands on a name, without too much risk.

HTH,

 

[OhYeah]

I do not agree with 1'st & 3'rd.

As for 1'st: I've taken some names that I wouldn't use for my own business, but different clients have different tastes & many of them got sold. As for example I've sold a handful of "playful" style names that personally I don't like. However, there are many clients who love that.

As for the 3'rd: I've sold a lot of makeup related domain names couple years ago, but now I'm struggling to sell anything makeup related. These things changes. One day crypto is nothing for example, next day it's TOP1 thing in the news, everything has trends, tipping points & so on.

 

[JudgeMind]

I do not agree with 1'st & 3'rd.

As for 1'st: I've taken some names that I wouldn't use for my own business, but different clients have different tastes & many of them got sold. As for example I've sold a handful of "playful" style names that personally I don't like. However, there are many clients who love that.

As for the 3'rd: I've sold a lot of makeup related domain names couple years ago, but now I'm struggling to sell anything makeup related. These things changes. One day crypto is nothing for example, next day it's TOP1 thing in the news, everything has trends, tipping points & so on.

you have been active since at least 2011, so you have had the opportunity to fine tune this and eye proper quality. This is directed towards new domainers, a baseline for them to start from. Thank you for your input.

 

[OhYeah]

True that too. Sorry, didn't notice first that this was posted in beginners section.

And yes, I've been into domaining since ~2007 I believe. My first tries were back then, when I was 17 yo.

 

[twiki]

As for the 3'rd: I've sold a lot of makeup related domain names couple years ago, but now I'm struggling to sell anything makeup related.

I have a similar issue, and I believe I figured out why. Generational change.

Millenials invest far less in anything appearance-related, far less than previous generations. They really don't spend too much on clothing, makeup and the sorts. Today a pair of trousers and sneakers are the norm. Furthermore, there is a ton of such products that you can order from Amazon and other places for cheap. Even directly from China (Aliexpress), if you're really cheap and agree to wait.

Therefore many of these vendors have far less cash to invest. Not worth it.

However, travels, adventure, outdoor are going pretty well and that's what I am moving to lately. Again, millennials focus on experience, so it makes sense. Older generations have kids, mortgages, paying for tuition etc = their money is used somewhere else. I wonder if the steep decline of US malls that I've read of (I'm in EU) isn't related to the same thing, it could be.

Edit: My jewelry-related domains are equally suffering. They won't sell, unless I price them dirt cheap. Think I might liquidate the stock and move on.

 

[lock]

1) Can I think of a buyer.

 

[Prince. JOSEPH OWOR]

A very important must see Post for we beginners. If rightly followed newbies like myself wouldn't miss out on this sector. Thanks