I just posted a graphic on X, from NameBio showing the steady decline in .tv aftermarket sales since 2012.
(sources: Private, Sedo, Atom, DaaZ, DomainMarket, Afternic)
I cannot find any recent threads on this ccTLD, so let's discuss: Do you think there is a case for .tv ever having a revival? Or will it continue to dwindle away to nothing?
There are still sales, but fewer and further between, now averaging less than one reported sale per month for the past year. That is dismal.
However, of the occasional random keywords that do sell, some can still reach into the high 4 and low 5 figures ($5k - $20k range). This can make for a high ROI and potential risk reward if such names can still be acquired cheaply, or if it is a highly targeted name that fits the extension well. However, from what I can see the sales are not limited to targeted keyword hacks like reality.tv or watch.tv, it can still be any solid keyword that might have a shot of selling.
On the other hand, with so few sales ocurring the STR may be too low to warrant continuing to hold a large number of names to where you might be able to sell at least one a year. I'm not sure if the maths will work.
Let's also leave aside the shenanigans of the .tv registry messing with prices which is an old conversation I don't believe is still relevant to dredge up here.
People still use the term TV, afaik. In that sense, being to the right of the dot it still makes sense, in the same way that .ai makes sense, albeit nowhere near it by the numbers. Either the .tv TLD is no longer deemed as desirable, or there may be other reasons contributing, like it not being a hot startup sector, or people today think more of streaming than of tv, or other related factors.
By the same token if you check Namebio for KeywordTV.com sales, the numbers are also relatively few, but the monthly sales volume in this case has remained flat since 2012, having always been that way.
Now, if we invert the source selection on Namebio to show only those venues where domainers buy at auction of expiring inventory, then we see that it appears .tv names are still being sold at a decent clip to investors. There have been already more than 100 such sales in the past 3.5 months. Which begs the question as to whether some are still making good enough end user sales to continue to reinvest. (Of course a few of those expiry sales may be due to SEO value, but it would be in the minority).
Would anyone care to share if they are still having luck with .tv? I personally still own 5 names, which is few, almost too few to care about at this point. Have not had a sale since 2019 but it was a decent sale - Rehab.tv for $9k which is reported in Namebio. Thus it seemed worthwhile to continue renewing my others. It even seems tempting to continue to invest some on strong keywords, but it's getting harder to justify with the dwindling volume in reported sales.
Let's here your thoughs on the future of .tv.
(sources: Private, Sedo, Atom, DaaZ, DomainMarket, Afternic)
I cannot find any recent threads on this ccTLD, so let's discuss: Do you think there is a case for .tv ever having a revival? Or will it continue to dwindle away to nothing?
There are still sales, but fewer and further between, now averaging less than one reported sale per month for the past year. That is dismal.
However, of the occasional random keywords that do sell, some can still reach into the high 4 and low 5 figures ($5k - $20k range). This can make for a high ROI and potential risk reward if such names can still be acquired cheaply, or if it is a highly targeted name that fits the extension well. However, from what I can see the sales are not limited to targeted keyword hacks like reality.tv or watch.tv, it can still be any solid keyword that might have a shot of selling.
On the other hand, with so few sales ocurring the STR may be too low to warrant continuing to hold a large number of names to where you might be able to sell at least one a year. I'm not sure if the maths will work.
Let's also leave aside the shenanigans of the .tv registry messing with prices which is an old conversation I don't believe is still relevant to dredge up here.
People still use the term TV, afaik. In that sense, being to the right of the dot it still makes sense, in the same way that .ai makes sense, albeit nowhere near it by the numbers. Either the .tv TLD is no longer deemed as desirable, or there may be other reasons contributing, like it not being a hot startup sector, or people today think more of streaming than of tv, or other related factors.
By the same token if you check Namebio for KeywordTV.com sales, the numbers are also relatively few, but the monthly sales volume in this case has remained flat since 2012, having always been that way.
Now, if we invert the source selection on Namebio to show only those venues where domainers buy at auction of expiring inventory, then we see that it appears .tv names are still being sold at a decent clip to investors. There have been already more than 100 such sales in the past 3.5 months. Which begs the question as to whether some are still making good enough end user sales to continue to reinvest. (Of course a few of those expiry sales may be due to SEO value, but it would be in the minority).
Would anyone care to share if they are still having luck with .tv? I personally still own 5 names, which is few, almost too few to care about at this point. Have not had a sale since 2019 but it was a decent sale - Rehab.tv for $9k which is reported in Namebio. Thus it seemed worthwhile to continue renewing my others. It even seems tempting to continue to invest some on strong keywords, but it's getting harder to justify with the dwindling volume in reported sales.
Let's here your thoughs on the future of .tv.
