discuss Well hasn't this year been...

[DanBingham]

a slow one don't you think?

Yes, admitably we have made sales and in profit but this is extremely disappointing considering where we were this time last year. Domaining is very unpredictable as we all know, and I suppose it's all too greedy to expect sales to remain consistent year on year.

Looking forward to seeing what 2018 brings now that we have added some quality names to our portfolio..

 

[drsheraz]

Yes, too slow for me especially after June.
But some may have good sales this year.

 

[DanBingham]

But some may have good sales this year.

Agree, but wonder if they compare well to 2016?

 

[biggie]

each year has 12 months

just as every day, has 24 hours

and the time between the ticks of seconds that pass,
do not fluctuate.

therefore, speed of time, remains constant

if only, i could slow it down



imo....

 

[Beezy]

What has changed?

I'm sure the cd manufacturers were sure saying "boy, slow year" after napster came out, too.

 

[bluebox]

a slow one don't you think?

2017 was pretty great for me - September was my best month so far (if you disregard the 2015/2016 Chinese bonanza).

 

[Al Cohol]

2017 for sure has changed my approach. Will be looking at other investment opportunities in 2018.

I am not convinced this is just a blip.

 

[pokainc]

This year definitely has been a roller coaster from some very slow months to some of the best months I've had.

One thing that's tough is to convince myself to accept decent offers that are way below expectations. If I had done that, on average all my months would've been very decent to much better (dealing with brandables in my case).

1-2 months of great sales doesn't a third one will definitely follow that trajectory.

 

[DanBingham]

One thing that's tough is to convince myself to accept decent offers that are way below expectations

An all too common mistake that a lot of us on here would agree.

 

[xynames]

I don't take low offers, and so far, someone has stepped up to pay what is fair enough times a month to keep things going strong.

 

[BionicMan]

Are you guys doing 14+ gTLD's or .com?

 

[DanBingham]

.com & .co.uk only

 

[.NJ]

Its called....

Crypto Currencies

 

[ksusha64]

This year has been amazing for me. I think if u buy good names every year is a good year. If u speculate on new gtlds and chinese crap then you will need lots of luck not to go broke. Good luck guys!!! Have nice Holidays!!

 

[xynames]

The best names, the ones that are selling from my portfolio, and the ones I get offers on every day are dot coms (which almost all of my domains are dot coms) that are one or two words, even three words, real words, and especially EMDs. Also my four letters and five letters getting good action, but especially the ones that contain a real word.

 

[Optimal Names]

Not a good year at all. In fact, the worst year since 2002. Will have to evaluate what my 2018 plans are. Mostly .com and some ccTLD make up 95% of my names. The rest are new gTLD experiments.

 

[bonin]

This is my third year in domaining and not a good year at all, today just finished my accounting ( from 1/04/2016 till 31/03/2017 ) my turnover from domaining is £15954, money spent on domains and renewals £11560, so profit £4394... before the corporation tax

Portfolio downsized to 80 domain names, sold some domains for cents, bought some cheap names and some expensive hope, next 5-6 months will be better.

 

[imadoer]

The beginning of the year i was killing it I was also doing this full time. I took a little time away and now im doing it part time. I definitely notice things are a lot slower. As nj said in a post. I thinm the crypto market is definitely taking a toll on domains. But I think there are going to be good buying opportunities becuase of this. Domains are never going out of style as long as theres the internet

 

[bonin]

.com & .co.uk only

Me too

 

[DanBingham]

How many of you guys are doing outbound?