debate What is the difference between a good domain name and a bad name?

[xynames]

I'm not referring to the stellar, obviously good ones, like x.com sex.com beer.com aaaa.com etc. that may be considered money in the bank, that people will fight over to buy at any given moment. The stellar ones might be different things at different times, for example btc.com ethereum.com today, versus years ago. But I'm not talking about these types of instant cash domains.


I just mean "good" versus "bad."

I think that a good domain, if held on to long enough, will sell for a decent price, when the right buyer who needs it comes along,

while a bad domain, no matter how long held, will rarely sell for much of anything. (Unless it is lucky enough to come into fashion as some new trend, such as for example, a new cryptocurrency etc.)

That's the key difference. That time, and the right buyer, equal a cha-ching! of a good sale.

By implication, even a good domain doesn't necessarily translate to instant money in the bank. It takes the time and patience to wait for the right buyer.

But your crappy names, no matter how long you wait, the chances of someone wanting them enough to pay much of anything for them, are slim.


See also:
Which kind of domainer are you?
https://www.namepros.com/threads/which-kind-of-domainer-are-you.1053017/

 

[namelancer]

That’s subjective. Its “quality.”

Objective is whether or not it sells for a good price.

But what is it that makes a domain fly off the shelves for a good price ? It is that which is the consequence of some antecedent quality of which a consummated possibility of selling is a function.

Hint: Could it be VALUE ?

 

[xynames]

<<You asked, what is the difference between a "good" / "bad" domain.>>

It was a rhetorical question with my answer already posted.

Anyway, what I wanted to get at was something objective.

 

[namelancer]

I didn't ask.

What does a question posted in a thread ask ?