Value of Domain Hacks

[xman]

Here's my question..what is the value of domain hack? I've seen some good domain hack and i was wondering about the value of it. I myself own one and i'm not sure whether or not i should get more. I haven't seen any sale of domain hack. Why do we register domain hack? Is it because the domain looks cool or because there's a potential end user who's willing to buy such domain?

 

[DnEbook]

Yes that'd be a great hack but I don't like those 3rd level hacks...

@.tv - How much were you able to sell vir us com for?

It"s the worlds most popular intrument .....many would love it

 

[jenna323]

GoldPric.es

This is a good example of a 'hack' not to get....

For me, the plural diminishes the value of the (promotable) reference anyway, but it's also important to remember that the price of Gold is published FOR FREE absolutely everywhere; on news sites, trading and financial sites, business sites, 'daily' sites and so on...

And so, developing a hack like this would be pointless in my opinion...

Could you try to sell Gold on the site? Maybe, but the site name is hardly in 'sync' with that idea and there is no money to be made from trying to sell 'gold price' info.

 

[Toni]

Good luck with the auction Toni, some great 'hacks' you
have there!

Thanks Jenna, hoping for some last minute bids, the auctions are going slow so far..

 

[jenna323]

Thanks Jenna, hoping for some last minute bids, the auctions are going slow so far..

Toni, did you put a $100 dollar reserve on the ciga.rs/fu.rs auction then?!

If so, this is a ridiculously low amount to sell for... On its own, fu.rs should be selling for at least $2,000, and much much more to an end user. Ciga.rs is also an excellent name, which, to an end user, is worth some decent money (think about "marketing"!).

I was offered mid five figures for ri.sk last year, and turned it down and I would never sell the kind of hacks that you have for pennies like that.

It looks like, as a venue, Flippa is even worse than Ebay. lol.

Good luck with your auctions, I hope you get some good money in the end!

 

[Toni]

Toni, did you put a $100 dollar reserve on the ciga.rs/fu.rs auction then?!

If so, this is a ridiculously low amount to sell for... On its own, fu.rs should be selling for at least $2,000, and much much more to an end user. Ciga.rs is also an excellent name, which, to an end user, is worth some decent money (think about "marketing"!).

I was offered mid five figures for ri.sk last year, and turned it down and I would never sell the kind of hacks that you have for pennies like that.

It looks like, as a venue, Flippa is even worse than Ebay. lol.

Good luck with your auctions, I hope you get some good money in the end!

Thanks Jenna - yes I lowered my reserve because I want the domains to sell - whatever I get for them I am ok with it (not saying happy lol), I am planning to move into a different kind of biz outside domaining and want to clean up because it is distracting me tbh, for sure those enduser prices are possible and I have sold plenty hacks for that and more but the right offer might never come and having some potentially valuable domains somewhere is just not for me anymore, I am sure whoever picks them up now will make good monies with them in the future if he has the patience - wouldn't be the first time I see a name I sold for xxx resell for xxxx-xxxxx lol, mind you, for every hack I sold for a great price i probably dropped or resold to resellers 10-15 hacks, I had a very good run with hacks and made some good $$s and just want to keep a handful of domains I am planning to develop in the future. I would never turn down mid 5 figures for ri.sk tho, that's crazy IMO, I had once turned down $10k for a hack and was kicking myself in the gut for months, but luckily another buyer was ready to pay the exact same amount lol - had a 2nd chance ...

 

[jenna323]

I would never turn down mid 5 figures for ri.sk tho, that's crazy IMO, I had once turned down $10k for a hack and was kicking myself in the gut for months, but luckily another buyer was ready to pay the exact same amount lol - had a 2nd chance ...

Yep, it's a buyers or sellers market, depending on how you view the names that you have. I'm not a seller, but do enjoy looking in on this thread from time to time, and seeing what folks are talking about.

My prediction for this year is that Rick Schwartz will become a big domain hack fan, and will decry '.com' in favour of hacks... Hehe

 

[Toni]

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My prediction for this year is that Rick Schwartz will become a big domain hack fan, and will decry '.com' in favour of hacks... Hehe

lol, let's see..

 

[the_poet]

A few weeks ago I found Pho.ne unregistered but passed on it because of its high regfee ($350, btw it's no longer available). Did anyone of you take it?

 

[.tv]

Yes that'd be a great hack but I don't like those 3rd level hacks...

@.tv - How much were you able to sell vir us com for?

I sold it for $750

 

[jenna323]

A few weeks ago I found Pho.ne unregistered but passed on it because of its high regfee ($350, btw it's no longer available). Did anyone of you take it?

$350p.a. is cheap compared to most African registries...

 

[the_poet]

$350p.a. is cheap compared to most African registries...

Yes, but it's still too much IMO.

 

[Kate]

There is not even a working registry website, so you have to be really motivated.
Last time I checked there were fewer than 100 regs in .ne I think... but there are other African TLDs that are faring as poorly.
Another TLD on autopilot with nobody at the wheel.

 

[the_poet]

There is not even a working registry website, so you have to be really motivated.
Last time I checked there were fewer than 100 regs in .ne I think... but there are other African TLDs that are faring as poorly.
Another TLD on autopilot with nobody at the wheel.

Exactly. Apart from the reg fee, it seems to be a ghost extension, without a registry. I'm baffled as to who manages that bunch of registrations.

 

[jenna323]

Exactly. Apart from the reg fee, it seems to be a ghost extension, without a registry. I'm baffled as to who manages that bunch of registrations.

When looking at a domain hack valuation we need to consider two things: (1) The strength of the overall word/phrase, which, of course, includes the TLD and (2) The TLD itself, as a separate indicator.

If we only needed to consider value indicator (1), in order to assess a domain's "worth", then Kevin's "n.et" hack could, in my opinion, instantly be declared the best hack in the world and one of the best domains in the world overall.

I admire the ingenuity of folks who manage to get a great hack, featuring some exotic TLD, but the truth is that many of the registries (for these countries) are as sketchy as heck... Some don't have websites, or their site is only up intermittently throughout the year, and others will reply to correspondence whenever they feel like it... if, indeed, they ever feel like it (my record is a response I received 3 months later).

The problem for me is that ICANN does not appear to regulate these TLD's in any way, and yet they should be doing that, and forcing them to adhere to certain levels of (credible) conduct.

And if registries can't do that, then their licence to sell/offer domains, in their own TLD, should be revoked...

 

[.tv]

Recent addition to my portfolio:

South .Africa.Com :zzz:

 

[jenna323]

Recent addition to my portfolio:

South .Africa.Com :zzz:

Hi, a creative hack for sure!

Re: your ".as" domains... Are you able to sell these domains then? I ask that because i've had a look as the ".as" policies, and they appear to only allow registrant's to "use" domains, i.e. to develop them out in some way.

So they won't allow you to sell them then, or will they?

 

[.tv]

Hi, a creative hack for sure!

Thanks!

So they won't allow you to sell them then, or will they?

Of course, they will.

 

[Catch.Center]

Adfla.me - AD Flame

a no_url_shorteners like domain hack.

 

[DnEbook]

Recent addition to my portfolio:

South .Africa.Com :zzz:

sub domain or double hack?

 

[.tv]

sub domain or double hack?

Sub-domain hack