domain Waterward.com

[gromovnik]

Please appraise my first domain.

 

[todaygold]

$0. I can't see any real value to this...waterward doesn't really make sense in a domain name.

 

[mattG]

Waterward= to the water. This is a decent name. I could see it being used in the tourism niche; boat tours, cruises, beach vacations, or anything else that takes you to the water. The hardest part is finding the right user for it.

If, in a year or two, it sold for mid to high $XXX, I would not be shocked. Nice name.

 

[todaygold]

Waterward= to the water.

Maybe so, but I don't think most people would understand it or know/remember how to spell it. Heck, even typing it here, it keeps getting flagged with the red underlining saying it's spelt wrong. It's definitely not a common word or one most people would use. Even a Google search of 'waterward' turns up nothing about water or tourism or cruises...the first page is mostly definitions of it.

 

[-Matthew-]

'If, in a year or two, it sold for mid to high $XXX, I would not be shocked. Nice name.'

That's all you'll ever get for an awesome name like this on some third rate peasant outfit like NameJet, which is basically the equivalant of a Trailer Park riddled with crystal-meth labs.

Nokta puts a $4,462 price tag on this one, undeveloped.

Gromovnik, stay away from estibot and namejet and put some effort into discovering real life buyers who are Starting Up with real capital and you won't loose this name for a pittance.

Regards.matt

 

[Micklepickle]

Agree with Matt and Mathew. This domain name has decent value, and the right buyer would pay for it.

Develop the site and the potential is there to significantly increase its selling price.

The fact that a Google search pulls up dictionary meanings as their top results is exactly the point.

Good job.

 

[todaygold]

The fact that a Google search pulls up dictionary meanings as their top results is exactly the point.

Umm, not exactly sure how that is a good thing? The fact that the top results are dictionaries tells me 2 things: 1. That no other site uses this word in any way. And 2. That anybody that does search the term is searching it because they have no clue what it means and they want the definition.
Personally, neither of those are good. It means no one uses this word and no one knows what it means. I can come up with a ton of obscure words, but that doesn't mean I should use them as a domain name.

 

[gromovnik]

Listed on Sedo, 'make offer' option. I will do research and try to contact potential end user.

 

[Margou]

Umm, not exactly sure how that is a good thing? The fact that the top results are dictionaries tells me 2 things: 1. That no other site uses this word in any way. And 2. That anybody that does search the term is searching it because they have no clue what it means and they want the definition.
Personally, neither of those are good. It means no one uses this word and no one knows what it means. I can come up with a ton of obscure words, but that doesn't mean I should use them as a domain name.

I'm not sure if you're here to let domainers feel down about their domain purchases, or your doing this for fun. You're not even a beginner in this industry , you've joined this forum no longer than a half-month ago and you're acting like you got the wisdom of domaining.

Almost all the replies you post to domain appraisals are negative, I'd say keep your mouth shut if making people feel down is your habit.

 

[todaygold]

I'm not sure if you're here to let domainers feel down about their domain purchases, or your doing this for fun. You're not even a beginner in this industry , you've joined this forum no longer than a half-month ago and you're acting like you got the wisdom of domaining.

Almost all the replies you post to domain appraisals are negative, I'd say keep your mouth shut if making people feel down is your habit.

How do you know how long I've been in the domain industry? I joined the forum recently because I'm no longer working full-time and have more time to devote to stuff like this. And sorry, but I call it as I see it. Sorry if 90% of the domains posted in the appraisal section are terrible. I don't think letting people know they bought junk is a bad thing...it helps them save money by not buying more bad names or spending a ton on renewing them. If they want to ask for people's opinions, then they need to be mature enough to handle the answers...whether those answers be what they wanted to hear or not.

 

[mr-x]

Better then many of the domains listed for sale here. My humble opinion, around $400.

Might be a good brand name for ocean front realty.

 

[Micklepickle]

How do you know how long I've been in the domain industry? I joined the forum recently because I'm no longer working full-time and have more time to devote to stuff like this. And sorry, but I call it as I see it. Sorry if 90% of the domains posted in the appraisal section are terrible. I don't think letting people know they bought junk is a bad thing...it helps them save money by not buying more bad names or spending a ton on renewing them. If they want to ask for people's opinions, then they need to be mature enough to handle the answers...whether those answers be what they wanted to hear or not.

Out of curiosity, did getting into the domain market influence your leaving FT employment? What sort of work did you do?

I agree with you what you said, I think they need to add a section in the Appraisal section...for Development, since some domain names are great for personal development project and not so much to market separately.

Good luck with your new career choice. Money can and is made.

 

[todaygold]

Out of curiosity, did getting into the domain market influence your leaving FT employment? What sort of work did you do?

I worked in finance for a large company. I simply was at a point where I could take an early retirement and did so...domaining had nothing to do with it. I've always had an interest in domain names and websites, but for me it's more of a hobby...I don't need to earn anything from this, I just enjoy it.

 

[N-A]

Out of curiosity, did getting into the domain market influence your leaving FT employment? What sort of work did you do?

I agree with you what you said, I think they need to add a section in the Appraisal section...for Development, since some domain names are great for personal development project and not so much to market separately.

Good luck with your new career choice. Money can and is made.

No, I don't believe they do.

Base your appraisal on categories such as $x reseller and $x end user. A developer, whether they have the budget to afford a name or not, is still an end user. What would an end user as a developer pay for this name? Don't make thing more complex than they have to be.

I 100% agree with @todaygold on the aspect of domainers requesting appraisals. If one not prepared to hear that they're holding a pigeon shit name, as Domain King Rick Schwartz would classify most as, then opt out of using the forum, rely on Estibot solely, and ultimately fail in domaing.

That's what's going to happen: You will fail at domaining, and possibly a lot of other aspects in life, because you can't handle critical feedback without it being politically correct to not hurt your feelings.

Just my 2c

 

[Micklepickle]

No, I don't believe they do.

Base your appraisal on categories such as $x reseller and $x end user. A developer, whether they have the budget to afford a name or not, is still an end user. What would an end user as a developer pay for this name? Don't make thing more complex than they have to be.

I 100% agree with @todaygold on the aspect of domainers requesting appraisals. If one not prepared to hear that they're holding a pigeon sh*t name, as Domain King Rick Schwartz would classify most as, then opt out of using the forum, rely on Estibot solely, and ultimately fail in domaing.

That's what's going to happen: You will fail at domaining, and possibly a lot of other aspects in life, because you can't handle critical feedback without it being politically correct to not hurt your feelings.

huh, interesting perspective. Some aspects of what you say I completely agree, others considering the market this forum caters to, I respectfully disagree. There are many domain name example on this site which wouldn't sell for their registration, yet for the person to develop them, the opportunity is there to monetize.

But what do I know.
My 2c.

 

[N-A]

huh, interesting perspective. Some aspects of what you say I completely agree, others considering the market this forum caters to, I respectfully disagree. There are many domain name example on this site which wouldn't sell for their registration, yet for the person to develop them, the opportunity is there to monetize.

But what do I know.
My 2c.

Sure, there's the potential to develop igiasgdiysagi.xyz into being profitable (depending on your classification of profitable: a living wage vs. a millionaire) as well. Your point? What is the value of this name as it stands to a reseller and end user?

What does the market of this forum have to do with this name, or anything for that matter? Are you agreeing with the notion that 90% of the names in this section are pigeon shit because people never read the appraisals and learn from them prior to registering a name? I don't get it.

 

[Micklepickle]

hahaha wow that's an extreme example for a poor domain name.

I agree that 90% of the domains aren't worth anything. haha.

 

[Margou]

I or any other ambitious domainers have no problem with critical feedback, in fact it's what makes us go forward as you guys have described, the problem here, is the stupid useless critical feedback such as ( Your domain name is bull***), ( well, I don't see why people would buy it) who cares about an opinion like this one?

useful critical feedback would be like saying that it's not worth it and explain the reason why exactly, and if there's a possibility of enhancing that domain or use it in any other way, say it, not like a bunch of guys who are sitting in front of the computer waiting for a beginner to post a domain for appraisal just to type ( Reg fee, or Go throw that away), or any stupid opinion that is useless.

I feel like those guys have failed in this industry and they're somehow hopelessly trying to make other fail and make them feel down.

Appraisal means giving it a value and clarify why is that value was giving whether it was negative or positive.

Compare mattg and matthew's reply to todaygold's and you'll notice what I'm talking about.

 

[todaygold]

I or any other ambitious domainers have no problem with critical feedback, in fact it's what makes us go forward as you guys have described, the problem here, is the stupid useless critical feedback such as ( Your domain name is bull***), ( well, I don't see why people would buy it) who cares about an opinion like this one?

useful critical feedback would be like saying that it's not worth it and explain the reason why exactly, and if there's a possibility of enhancing that domain or use it in any other way, say it, not like a bunch of guys who are sitting in front of the computer waiting for a beginner to post a domain for appraisal just to type ( Reg fee, or Go throw that away), or any stupid opinion that is useless.

I feel like those guys have failed in this industry and they're somehow hopelessly trying to make other fail and make them feel down.

Appraisal means giving it a value and clarify why is that value was giving whether it was negative or positive.

Compare mattg and matthew's reply to todaygold's and you'll notice what I'm talking about.

Seriously? Yes, Matthew's replies are always the polar opposite of mine...and most peoples. Even when 5 people say 'reg fee', Matthew chimes in with '$5,000'...which we know darn well isn't going to sell at auction for that price. I have no idea where Matthew gets his numbers from, but personally, I think they are unrealistic...and that's far worse than being negative, because a new domainer will think they are striking gold and will keep buying more domains that won't sell for much, if anything at auction. 90%+ of the domains in the appraisal section are ridiculous and there is nothing more to 'add'...it is pretty much apparent why they are worthless if the person posting just takes 5 seconds to think about it. Registering a 4-word, 20+ character domain in the .Space extension is obviously not going to bring much money at auction...if they thought first 'Who would buy something like this?' or 'What market would this name have?' instead of rushing to register it, it should be apparent to them why it doesn't have much value. If they can't take 5 seconds to figure out what should be COMMON SENSE, then no amount of advice or discussion we give them is going to help.

 

[N-A]

I have no idea where Matthew gets his numbers from, but personally, I think they are unrealistic...

Watching too much of the "Sherpas" (one, in general)