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?

 

[AlokDomain]

BitcoinPrice.in
BitcoinPrice.in/usd
BitcoinPrice.in/Japan

 

[Pierre Barnard]

I think Satoshi.es is pretty cool.

 

[CJ6]

Undeveloped is having a domain hack auction.
https://undeveloped.com/domain-name-auction/premium-domain-hack-auction

 

[TheBaldOne]

That auction will be interesting to see if anything comes from it

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Following names to be added:

AirDron.es
Audibl.es
Penthous.es
Tangerin.es
Satoshi.es
Gymclass.es

 

[Templr]

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[TheBaldOne]

Just enquired whether it was too late to include a couple of my domains in the auction, now just have to wait and see.

Also there does seem to be some new domains added, I see the following added:

Beatl.es

Fish.es

SelfDrive.by

All the above still at $1.

 

[TheBaldOne]

Just had two of my names admitted to the auction.

There are also several other great domain hacks that have been added by others. I think it is time to dust off the cobwebs from the old wallet.

 

[Keukatodd]

I have Purs.es

 

[Jonny4]

pain.is

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Seems like a domain hack was sold last week at a decent price?

 

[usernamex]

Thanks to @TheBaldOne for starting a dedicated thread for the undeveloped auction, visit here:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/anybody-else-watching-the-undeveloped-domain-hack-auction.1045474/

 

[bluemeteor]

The one I have in my portfolio, "electric.al" has 2 keywords in one "electric" and "electrical". How cool is that?

Guess I could say the same to my banner.men. Also it has practical use too, which is banner design service.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Clash.es --> Thinking of pitching it to Supercell.

 

[HotKey]

The one I have in my portfolio, "electric.al" has 2 keywords in one "electric" and "electrical". How cool is that?

Super cool. 2 for 1 deal with those, makes them extra special.

I wish the .al extension wasn't so ugly, I'd be more keen on them.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I think some really great domain hacks have obvious value. Things like wi.fi that sold this year for $22k at Sedo. There clearly are not a lot of those around to be picked up though!

I personally don't see a much value in a generic term that is made up with a domain hack. I think the general public is not knowledgeable enough with the new gTLDs and general use cc TLDs that (as others have said) they will not remember it right, and it seems to me that the hack does not work at all for SEO. As with most rules, there are exceptions to this though, and occasionally a hack that creates a highly sought after word would be worthwhile.

Still there have been some decent sales. For example mur.al at $10k in 2012 or loc.al at 6k this year.

I do see a role for hacks in startups, where essentially a brandable name is made through a hack. Some of the cc extensions work well with this, and things like .io, .co, .ly, .ai, al work well for some words.

One example I encountered through support for a math app (Math Studio) that I own is their website is mathstud.io. This is pretty clever to me, as it exactly spells their product name, and the domain part MathStud also has a meaning that is congruent with their product).

Another example I like a lot is aud.io that sold for 6.8k back in 2011.

I guess what I am saying is that to me yes some domain hacks are very valuable, but many domain hacks to me have little or no value.

I'd write more but I am trying to find some domain name hacks on Cyber Monday sales - haha

 

[.tv]

New one added to my wallet: Fremont St, goes well with Vegas.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Anyone in or near Finland, or maybe knows someone at Supercell?

I need your help in pitching Clash.es to them.

PM me.

 

[Vinod soni]

Walletbit.co.in
CoinWallet.co.in

 

[hxp]

Just got this email from Sedo:

Good day xxxxxxx.


My name is xxxxxxx from Sedo.com and I am contacting you regarding the “xxxxxxx” domain you currently have listed on our portal s for sale.


Sedo is organising a “DomainHack” auction for which your domain would qualify.


What is a Domain hack?: A domain hack is a domain name that suggests a word, phrase, or name when concatenating two adjacent levels of that domain

Example: c.at or ma.de


If you would like your domain listed in this auction (April 26th to May 3rd) and take advantage of the exposure it will get with this first of a kind event, please let me know.


Please also keep in mind all domains will be checked and approved before the auction based on the domain name and its reserve price provided to us.


I look forward to hearing from you.


Best regards,


xxxxxxx

Anyone else?

And, does anyone have previous experience with this sort of thing?