domain What do you think about my new gTLD domain? Advice thread.

[Brands.International]

In this thread, I will give you my opinion about your submitted new gTLD domain name.

I will focus not only on its numerical appraisal, but also will take other factors into consideration (mainly renewal fee and what you do with the name, where it is presented, etc), to debate whether it is a good investment choice (in my opinion). Just because I am a new gTLD investor it does not mean that I will give good opinion on crappy names - so I will tell you when I see no value or potential. To see examples of new gTLD domain names I personally invest in, you can check my website www.brands.international.

Rules:
1. Only 1 new gTLD domain name can be submitted daily per 1 Namepros user.
2. This thread is related to new gTLD domain names only - I can not give you my opinion about .com, .net, org or ccTLD names like .de or .co.uk names, as I do not have enough direct experience with them.
3. I am not responsible for any damages related to my advice - it is only my personal opinion, although I will really try my best to give reasonable, and well-balanced opinion.
4. You can submit only domain name you personally own.
5. For security and privacy purposes, all names submitted and discussed in replies must be in
keyword(s) / gTLD extension format (for example royal / estate, or bestgames / online)
6. Comments/opinions/appraisals from other members on any name submitted here are very welcome ​

 

[Florian Haase]

cryptocash / ventures

Interesting thread.
Looking forward to know what you are thinking.

 

[Vatsal Patel]

Token / bio

 

[italsat]

foto.market and biometric.camera

 

[Brands.International]

Great to know you thoughts! Thanks for taking the time.

You are welcome

 

[Brands.International]

topup / cards

thanks

It seems like nice combo. The name is for standard renewal (25 - 30 at most registrars)

It has also interesting history: first it was registered by someone in June 2014, so at what we can consider an "early gTLD times". Then it was dropped afer 1 year, then it stayed 3 years unregistered (I am not 100% sure about this, but it seems like), and then it was recently registered by OP a month ago.

Now, when I think about value of new gTLD names, I also care about when it was first registered (good names usually are first to be taken when particular gTLD extension goes live). So an early registration is usually a good sign. The fact that it was then dropped does not mean much (it is for standard renewal, so maybe clever student with intention of flipping regged it, and because aftermarket was not formed yet, flipping was not an option and he dropped it - this is a case for tons of names, sometimes very good names)

What I find on negative side is that then next 3 years no one registered the name. Names with high value are usually immediately taken as new gTLD investors, including me, are following literally hundreds of combos (particularly with standard renewals), and we immediately reg if such combo is dropped, or try to drop-catch it even before dropping. This was not the case here.

I think it is because there will be no easy use of it in business - it sounds good, but topup cards are always just one item in telecom stores, I think it has only limited pool of end users, who in additional would need to have very clever idea how to utilize the name. I can see it as 5k - 12k name for ideal end user, maybe more, but probability of resale in any given year for this price is very low (considering also that 3 years gap when he name was not registered while it is for low reg fee). I would definitely advise to present the name to ideal end users, in which case this can become very profitable investment. If the approach is passive, it will be so-so investment, but the name will probably at least pay for itself. Nice name.

 

[Brands.International]

Website.Name

(Age: 11 Yrs)

Thanks in Advance.

I think it can be perfect name for a registrar, it is very nice. Or for a domain investor who takes his business seriously and want to have a great internet address. The name is memorable, and authoritative. Cool one

The renewal is standard, so easy to hold and wait for good offers.

I have visited the site, and I think actually the price you try to sell it at the moment of writing this is very reasonable, maybe I would increase it a bit. I know from this forum that you know well what you are doing, but it is good to remember that it is less work to make 1 larger sale, then 20 small ones. I understand though that some prefer steady cashflow, which is not steady at all if you aim for larger amounts. So everyone needs to make their decisions. The name is imo around 5k for ideal end user (registrar), and should be easily 1,5-2k for more serious domain investor Good luck!.

 

[Steven McEvoy]

Arabica Dot club

 

[Brands.International]

bitcoin / republican

All of bitcoin TLD and gTLD are taken

Thanks

The only chances to have some profit with this name is to flip it to another domain investor, who thinks the only chance to have some profit with this name is to flip it to another domain investor, who thinks ...this is the destiny of this type of names, imo.

Reason behind your registration is totally understandable, I also beat my head into a wall that I siply did not have vision just few year ago to register names with keyword "bitcoin", as would I do that in some new gTLD extensions, it would be amazing. I am sure that those who registered MEANINGFUL combos (in extensions like .network, .world, .ventures, .fund - you get the idea) will be laughing happily, sooner or later, all the way to their bank.

But it does not make sense with .republican - so try to flip with another domainer for low XXX, imo.
Btw, the name has interesting history, it seems that 2 other investors tried that since 2014::

 

[strugar]

You are very welcome friend!

There are number of domains available as very close alternatives for reg fee to the domain oddschecker / live at the time of writing my response. For example:

If you want to go social, you can reg oddschecker / social for 1,99
If you want to be cool, you can reg oddschecker / ninja for 4,99
if you want to reg some really good combination, you can go for oddschecker / software for 4,99.
I can show another 20 examples, but I think this shows the picture

Problem with analyzed domain is that there is really nothing special going on between .live and keyword "oddschecker". Because there is no special connection, your domain can be easily replaced by end user with above close alternatives which are available for reg fee. Because of that, I feel basically 0 potential for any resale profit for this domain.

Hope you don't mind if I disagree on this one. In gambling world, it is of crucial importance to have latest odds available... so, odds not to be 1 hour old, not even 1 minute old, but... live! Thus, I see these two words as a perfect connection for a service that checks odds in real time. Now, different question is the demand - there is a ton of services that provide live odds, so you cannot expect many newcomers in that area; but if one appears, they'll hardly find more suitable name. As for the existing ones, main players are on .com or co.uk, and I don't think they're dying to switch to ngtld.

You might want to try your luck of finding end user at forum at GPWA dot org.

 

[yjann]

MyCasino.online

Thanks for this thread btw!

 

[Sumeeth]

Block-Chain.Ventures

 

[eurorealtor]

Boston / media

Thanks in advance.

 

[Brands.International]

Hope you don't mind if I disagree on this one. In gambling world, it is of crucial importance to have latest odds available... so, odds not to be 1 hour old, not even 1 minute old, but... live! Thus, I see these two words as a perfect connection for a service that checks odds in real time. Now, different question is the demand - there is a ton of services that provide live odds, so you cannot expect many newcomers in that area; but if one appears, they'll hardly find more suitable name. As for the existing ones, main players are on .com or co.uk, and I don't think they're dying to switch to ngtld.

You might want to try your luck of finding end user at forum at GPWA dot org.

Thank you, it is an very good insight! I was not aware of that much, so that definitely pushes value of domain upwards comparing to my original thoughts, as it weakens my previous argument about lot of available alternatives in other new gTLD extensions.

Also it is helpful for many of us to know where end users for such domains are hanging out, I have just bookmarked that place and I am sure @JanO will find that useful as well, and do some nice sale

 

[JanO]

@strugar My thoughts exactly. And thanks a bunch for the useful link!

 

[Brands.International]

Hi guys/girls,

after you receive an appraisal, I would appreciate if you not only use Like or Thank you buttons (or even Dislike of course), but write a short reply to me as a feedback, like "thanks, I appreciate it" or even a negative comment of you feel like it.

Main reason is that it will BUMP this thread and give it some traction so it will attract more people who are interested in new gTLDs, and other NP members will also see it better, and get their appraisals.
Thanks

 

[Josytal]

Yup/club

 

[Mary Muse]

This is great. First off, thanks..

Brokerage / app

I know it's a brand spankin' new gTLD, but what are your thoughts regarding this name's estimated value, and also the short-term and long-term outlook for the .app extension.

Thanks again for this gnarly service @lolwarrior

 

[Steven McEvoy]

@lolwarrior still waitimg

 

[Mary Muse]

Arabica Dot club

@lolwarrior still waitimg

It's only been 5 hours..

Give @lolwarrior a little bit of appreciation for this FREE service haha!

 

[Brands.International]

agriculture / mortgage

Cheers....

Agriculture mortgage: the mortgage designed to help farmers buy farmland, farm buildings or improve your existing farm properties

So lets start with the facts : renewal fee for this name is standard, around 35 at many registrars.

You are the first one who registered this name, although .mortgage is live (in general availability) since November 2014 - this means this combo stayed unregistered for 3,5 years - generally not great sign, as obviously valuable mainstream names get registered almost immediately when they are for standard renewal. But this one can be an exception - agriculture mortgages seem to be pretty niche in finance.

The name can be imo very valuable for someone who is providing this type of mortgage and can properly develop it, so it ranks high on Google search. If that happens, it can be used as "leads collector" - there can be button "contact us" on that very informative site and people who are searching for agriculture mortgages and get to that site will be probably proned to press that button, which can lead to tons of high quality leads for the end user who will build this site up.

But - you might face major obstacles with selling that domain:

a) you need to get in touch with someone in banks (your end users)
b) and to be able to explain potential benefits of this domain name to their marketing team (ot really helps when the SVP of that team is new gTLD fan, lol).
c) It is also ideal to understand how valuable (in dollar terms) is one qualified lead for the bank (easy stuff), then estimate number of leads when the site is developed (not easy at all), and from there you can estimate the worth of the domain to end user.

If you prepare such professional presentation for end users, contact them, explain them, chances are very good to make really hefty profit. If you just park the name and wait, probabilities are still such that it will probably pay for itself, but imo do not expect nothing special out from it.

As for amount, I would need to know parameters oulined in c) to tell you what price is justified for end users. It can be 5k, it can be 25k or more... but I think that name will require some work to sell.
Good name.