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[Michael Ehrhardt]

Want my advice ? Be smart - don,t buy domains - register them !

Why ?

Simple :

there are thousands of good domains still available to register

example :

SmartAeromobil.com
SmartAutoDrone.com
SmartCarDrone.com
SmartFlyingCars.com
SmartFlyingDrone.com
SmartQuantumComputer.com

and many many more

Stand 10 December 2016 - no Guarantee

even .com,s for 1 GBP

so why buy domains ( for big bucks ) and waste time ?

just kidding

some domains might be good for investing ,
but still there are many many good domains available to register...

do your homework

Want my full list ?

i recently bought :

Hackathon.Online ( @ Namecheap for 1 $ )

What is Hackathon ?

A hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest or codefest) is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers, project managers, and others, often including subject-matter-experts, collaborate intensively on software projects.[1] Occasionally, there is a hardware component as well. Hackathons typically last between a day and a week. Some hackathons are intended simply for educational or social purposes, although in many cases the goal is to create usable software. Hackathons tend to have a specific focus, which can include the programming language used, the operating system, an application, an API, or the subject and the demographic group of the programmers. In other cases, there is no restriction on the type of software being created.

The word "hackathon" is a portmanteau of the words "hack" and "marathon", where "hack" is used in the sense of exploratory programming, not its alternate meaning as a reference to computer crime. The term seems to have been created independently by both the developers of OpenBSD and the marketing team of Sun; these usages both first happened in 1999[citation needed].

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon

Why .ONLINE ?

For the online world, there may be no new TLD more fitting than .ONLINE,
because it offers a broadly defined, generic term for open registration.

.ONLINE is perfect for any brick and mortar store trying to establish an online presence – yourstore.ONLINE, for example – or for any publication,

band, artist, or writer that offers a print product as well as an online version.

.ONLINE isn’t restricted to these examples, however, and can be used by any individual or organization for any reason.

 

[Tarabasa Domains Ltd]

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Nice philosophy

Pre reg is the golden ticket.

Elaborate please

 

[Nerevar]

The idea is to buy low and sell high. However, the first part of this phrase is useless without the second part. Some people are good at handregs that sell, some are not. Also, you need to take into account the renewal fees cost structure: lower quality domains tend to become a weight on the portfolio. I have sold $xx,xxx worth of handregs to end-users during this year, so there is some potential there, but I do not really consider them to be significantly more profitable than carefully chosen other categories of domains.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

The idea is to buy low and sell high. However, the first part of this phrase is useless without the second part. Some people are good at handregs that sell, some are not. Also, you need to take into account the renewal fees cost structure: lower quality domains tend to become a weight on the portfolio. I have sold $xx,xxx worth of handregs to end-users during this year, so there is some potential there, but I do not really consider them to be significantly more profitable than carefully chosen other categories of domains.

that,s a good keyword : carefully

The 3 laws of chess : carefully carefully carefully

Congrats on your sales

 

[fatter]

I hand reg everything, What has worked for me is keeping a small portfolio, 30-50 names, for those who have the time to research more I think there portfolios could be much bigger and profitable, but I see a ton of people who register thousands of names most not worth reg fee,

So my advice would be keep your portfolio as big as you can manage the research on each domain, and evaluate can you hold a domain long enough for the industry to mature. It may take years in some cases'
Joe T

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I hand reg everything, What has worked for me is keeping a small portfolio, 30-50 names, for those who have the time to research more I think there portfolios could be much bigger and profitable, but I see a ton of people who register thousands of names most not worth reg fee,

So my advice would be keep your portfolio as big as you can manage the research on each domain, and evaluate can you hold a domain long enough for the industry to mature. It may take years in some cases'
Joe T

Smart️

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Want my Advice ?
don,t buy domains register them - for free

here you get a .Shop domain for 1 year free
( i just registered MyUSA.Shop for 1 year free )
special promotion ( not for premium domains )

https://www.domaindiscount24.com/de/shop-domain

limited till 23 December

it is a little bit complicated but it is worth it
if you need help pls get back to me or post your question here

 

[Kamaz]

Pmed u @Michael Ehrhardt

 

[Fuadiansyah]

Want my Advice ?
don,t buy domains register them - for free

here you get a .Shop domain for 1 year free
( i just registered MyUSA.Shop for 1 year free )
special promotion ( not for premium domains )

https://www.domaindiscount24.com/de/shop-domain

limited till 23 December

it is a little bit complicated but it is worth it
if you need help pls get back to me or post your question here

Thanks for the info..
I've got Aquamarine.Shop
For free!

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Thanks for the info..
I've got Aquamarine.Shop
For free!

wow...
i will share at Linkedin ( 5000+ )

 

[Kamaz]

Guys, is there someone who can help me activate my account on DomainLore.uk

They didn't accept my phone number

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Guys, is there someone who can help me activate my account on DomainLore.uk

They didn't accept my phone number

i guess you should post a thread
there are some good people around here to help

 

[Kamaz]

i guess you should post a thread
there are some good people around here to help

Yeah, Good idea, I will post it tomorrow and hopefully someone can help me resolve this!

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

And here it comes

.Shop domain also free @ Moniker

pls share

https://www.moniker.com

 

[garptrader]

Most domain acquisitions do not result in quick sales at desirable price points. It costs just as much to renew a domain which will never sell as it does to renew one which will eventually sell for five figures. Low-quality names are more difficult to sell and can result in time losses when one spends time on outbound marketing with no results.

On the other hand there have been cases of people taking a six-figure loss on a domain they overpaid for or were unprepared to wait for an ideal buyer.

 

[zurc.net]

I agree for the most part, but pick and choose your battles. I bought a domain for $150 from a domainer, two months later sold it for $12,500 to an end user. I got really lucky tho I will admit.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I agree for the most part, but pick and choose your battles. I bought a domain for $150 from a domainer, two months later sold it for $12,500 to an end user. I got really lucky tho I will admit.

i like that

there is no Luck but there is the Universe

it should be smart to get a mix and be open

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

 

[Domainace]

Always nice to give anecdotes of successful flips. The problem is they can be misleading. It's like the gambler who tells me he won $10,000 at the casino last week, but neglects to tell me he has lost $30,000 over the course of a year.

Domaining is a numbers game. Selling a $10 freshly registered domain for $2000 is nice, no doubt about it. But almost nobody does that by registering just one name. Or 10 names. A lot of names have to be registered.

At $10 yearly renewal, that $2000 for one domain turns into a loss when more than 200 domains are registered. (Actually, well before that if you factor in time, effort and opportunity costs.)

If you only register 100 names and get that sale, great! (Again assuming not too much time is involved.) For the first year you doubled your money!

But the comes renewal time. If you want to stay in the game, you can't stop buying domains. You'll have to add another 100 or so. Each year multiplies the renewal costs. Before you know it, you have 1000 domains and $10,000 a year in renewal fees. The occasional $2000 sale is no longer so exciting. You'll need 5 or 6 a year just to break even.

Sure, you can drop domains. But if you are dropping too many names after only one year of registration, you are either giving up too soon or picking the wrong names.

My point?

The cheapest entry isn't always cheap in the long run. Plan for the long run and buy accordingly. And don't give too much credit to sales success stories unless the person gives all the details of their purchases and total ROI.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Always nice to give anecdotes of successful flips. The problem is they can be misleading. It's like the gambler who tells me he won $10,000 at the casino last week, but neglects to tell me he has lost $30,000 over the course of a year.

Domaining is a numbers game. Selling a $10 freshly registered domain for $2000 is nice, no doubt about it. But almost nobody does that by registering just one name. Or 10 names. A lot of names have to be registered.

At $10 yearly renewal, that $2000 for one domain turns into a loss when more than 200 domains are registered. (Actually, well before that if you factor in time, effort and opportunity costs.)

If you only register 100 names and get that sale, great! (Again assuming not too much time is involved.) For the first year you doubled your money!

But the comes renewal time. If you want to stay in the game, you can't stop buying domains. You'll have to add another 100 or so. Each year multiplies the renewal costs. Before you know it, you have 1000 domains and $10,000 a year in renewal fees. The occasional $2000 sale is no longer so exciting. You'll need 5 or 6 a year just to break even.

Sure, you can drop domains. But if you are dropping too many names after only one year of registration, you are either giving up too soon or picking the wrong names.

My point?

The cheapest entry isn't always cheap in the long run. Plan for the long run and buy accordingly. And don't give too much credit to sales success stories unless the person gives all the details of their purchases and total ROI.

My point ?

I get you

It,s not about the cheapest way
It,s about the smartest way

You can buy ( auction or whatever ) domains
You can register domains

A mix of both is smart

 

[zurc.net]

I've spent around $8,000 buying names and registering domains and renewals. I've made probably close to $60,000 in sales. I've was never a hard core domainer, it was just always a side gig, was more into web development before all these auto systems came into play. Sometimes domaining is luck. Sometimes if you are successful it's because you did the research.

I would never say you can't make money off fresh regs and I would never say you couldn't make money buying domains domains from other people. I never had a big bankroll to deal with so maybe on that end is why I was so picky with my purchases and registrations and why they turned out well. But than again, I missed out on some great opportunities because I didn't have the funds to invest or I sold domains too cheap, or sooner than I should of...

Gotta take every situation into perspective.

 

[imadoer]

I really don't want to be another part of one of your threads. But I wanted to answer the question for others .There's people who make living off handregs and there's people who make a living from buying domains from the aftermarket. I think the best idea is to do both. Training the brain on what to put you money into is key. If it's a hand reg or a purchase

 

[JudgeMind]

tried and tested time and time again by hundreds of domainers. 90% of your hand regs will not sell in the first year and odds are you will let them drop because you didn't make enough return on the other 10% that did sell to pay renewals. This game doesn't need to be so tough to make a sale, the recipe is simple, buy really good quality names and sell for really good return.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

tried and tested time and time again by hundreds of domainers. 90% of your hand regs will not sell in the first year and odds are you will let them drop because you didn't make enough return on the other 10% that did sell. This game doesn't need to be so tough to make a sale, the recipe is simple, buy really good quality names and sell for really good return.

What is a really good quality name
Who is the measure of all things

Your turn

 

[JudgeMind]

What is a really good quality name
Who is the measure of all things

Your turn

Quite simple really, when your thinking of buying a name think to yourself "would I call my business this?" if the answer is no or probably not then its pigeon shit. Here's an example of a few names I have purchased in the $xxx range and sold for mid-high $x,xxx

Carpool.net
TopTwenty.com
Airline.net

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

tried and tested time and time again by hundreds of domainers. 90% of your hand regs will not sell in the first year and odds are you will let them drop because you didn't make enough return on the other 10% that did sell to pay renewals. This game doesn't need to be so tough to make a sale, the recipe is simple, buy really good quality names and sell for really good return.

tried and tested time and time again by hundreds of domainers. 90% of your hand regs will not sell in the first year and odds are you will let them drop because you didn't make enough return on the other 10% that did sell to pay renewals. This game doesn't need to be so tough to make a sale, the recipe is simple, buy really good quality names and sell for really good return.

Is

Hackathon.Online ( 0.88 $ at Namecheap )

a good quality name

is

HackMarathon.com ( 1£ at Fasthosts )

a good quality name

What the heck is Hackathon