discuss What is wrong about handreg

[AboGamil]

hello everyone
why people here don't like handreg domains
especially buyers what is wrong about handreg names

 

[AboGamil]

99% of good names are taken. Nothing wrong to handregister, but you not going to get anything great.

i try

 

[karmaco]

The key to hand registrations is to be on top of current news, technology and developments and also have a reasonable understanding of those fields so you can pick a winner when it presents itself as a viable investment.

It's not rocket science

You would think its rocket science if you take into consideration the amount of garbage domains that are peddled here on a daily basis. I especially like the threads that last for 3 months and above with no takers and still a daily bump

 

[CraigD]

You would think its rocket science if you take into consideration the amount of garbage domains that are peddled here on a daily basis. I especially like the threads that last for 3 months and above with no takers and still a daily bump

Some names may be garbage, while some better names have prices set too high for resale here to domainers (I'm guilty of that). Each to his own I guess.

It's interesting that every now and then it is reported here that a weird name has sold for a crazily high price, but then someone figures it out and the penny drops.

 

[domainsterr]

I hand reg most of my domain names and if you follow technology closely you will see that some terms did not exist ten, or even five years ago. Some tech innovations are emerging as you are reading this! If you do your research well and triple check the spelling, you can uncover gems. I did, continue doing so, and it has paid well... A savvy buyer puts his or her ego aside and makes a respectable offer for a domain name that defines an emerging category, no matter when the name was registered.

 

[CraigD]

I hand reg most of my domain names and if you follow technology closely you will see that some terms did not exist ten, or even five years ago. Some tech innovations are emerging as you are reading this! If you do your research well and triple check the spelling, you can uncover gems. I did, continue doing so, and it has paid well... A savvy buyer puts his or her ego aside and makes a respectable offer for a domain name that defines an emerging category, no matter when the name was registered.

I wholeheartedly agree, but I don't think that speculating on emerging trend names is a game for those without a good grasp of the english language. It's important to get grammar and phraseology correct - the most common mistakes I see are singular vs plural or words ordered incorrectly.

 

[AboGamil]

I wholeheartedly agree, but I don't think that speculating on emerging trend names is a game for those without a good grasp of the english language. It's important to get grammar and phraseology correct - the most common mistakes I see are singular vs plural or words ordered incorrectly.

i am not good enough in english 6/10 or 7 but i use google and some stuff to check words
every time i go better in English because of this

 

[domainsterr]

I wholeheartedly agree, but I don't think that speculating on emerging trend names is a game for those without a good grasp of the english language. It's important to get grammar and phraseology correct - the most common mistakes I see are singular vs plural or words ordered incorrectly.

True, people who are native speakers have a distinct advantage for coming up with the right words and/or phrases over those for whom English is a second language. Still, just checking how many times each word or phrase appears in search engines can help narrow the focus and eliminate wrong choices. It is not for everyone but being a wordsmith is an acquired skill. Just needs concentration, discipline and a refined filtering system that evolves over time.

 

[CraigD]

True, people who are native speakers have a distinct advantage for coming up with the right words and/or phrases over those for whom English is a second language. Still, just checking how many times each word or phrase appears in search engines can help narrow the focus and eliminate wrong choices. It is not for everyone but being a wordsmith is an acquired skill. Just needs concentration, discipline and a refined filtering system that evolves over time.

I should know better, but I still catch myself saying "ATM machine"

 

[domainsterr]

I should know better, but I still catch myself saying "ATM machine"

Don't feel bad... That is very common. Just search online for 'ATM machine' and there are 1000's of listings, even from the manufacturers and sellers of the machines.

 

[DNPush]

Just sold a handred domain yesterday for $1k, reg in March.

 

[sharastar]

Just sold a handred domain yesterday for $1k, reg in March.

Wow..Awesome and Congrats on your Sales of a wonderful Hand Reg Domain @DNPush

 

[Way3]

hello everyone
why people here don't like handreg domains
especially buyers what is wrong about handreg names

You are referring primarily to domain (wholesale) buyers. The average business or end user wouldn't even know what the term means.

If you have a good name that you think has a good use, buy it, put it on the market, and hold it for as long as you can. A great name won't go unsold just because it's handreg'd imo. Just need the right buyer to come along.

And, btw, this is true for older domains as well - after all, that's why they end up being held in domain investors stock for so long.

 

[gold lover]

Thanks for the sharing

 

[NameYourself]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with handregs in my opinion. If you had asked me several years ago, my answer would have been completely different. The types of names people bought and why they bought them were completely different. There are many more options available now, new tlds, same way of valuing names (brandables now vs only EMD aged names) etc.. are all completely different. So it really depends on the buyer. Most endusers, unless they are extremely knowledgeable in SEO will probably not place much weight on its age. Domainers selling wholesale to other domainers is another story, probably because so many people just dabble in the business or are relatively new to it, so most domainer-to-domainer handregs will be of extremely low quality, probably 500 to 1.

But handregs especially in brand new industries and for brand new terms that stick can be extremely lucrative. I've had some very big offers on recent handregs. It's not common though, and it needs to be an industry that you get in early on and then that industry takes off and then sticks. If you study a new niche well, read lots of articles, and really master that new market, there can be some huge upside. This does apply to already established markets too but much less likely to make big gains. You have to think, the same names that have been bought, sold, and then dropped several times over for the last couple decades were all traded and dropped over and over again for a reason. But as @bmugford already mentioned in his post, you really do have to understand that emerging niche very well to make key regs, and that usually comes from alot of very careful study and a bit of imagination. Happy hunting!

 

[BoGoKing]

I am very excited about what i am hand registering right now.

lock...i like your "referral" hand regs as well. In the last 60 days I've had more fun hand registering 800 plus new gTLD's with the extension .Realty. To add to the fun, I actually have a plan for how to best monetize my portfolio, and if past experience is any indicator of future performance, "outbound" will replace the old buy and hoard hold and pray strategy

 

[trap3]

People generally here dislike buying recently hand regged domains.

My reasoning is, it's much to with that they were bought for reg fee, and then domainers hate having to pay a premium.

It's also aggravates them, because they feel like they missed out hand regging it themselves, reninforcing why they dont want to pay that premium.

Of course at the right price, that shouldn't get in the way and recently hand regged or not,
a good domain is a good domain.

 

[GreatBrand.in]

I love hand registering (original not re-registering from the deleted lot) and it gives immense creative satisfaction. More than 35% of my portfolio are hand registered. You can check my website same as user name and find many there.

Those who say all words are taken are the same people who believe and compare the domain industry with the real estate industry. However, unlike limited land, the world of words is ever-expanding and every year hundreds and thousands of new words are including in dictionary in all languages.

The fact is domain sector is like universe ever-expanding and a growing galaxy full of stars some are known but maximum are still unknown and untapped due to our limited knowledge, ability and lifetime.

After achieving my portfolio size, I stopped hand registering not because I don't like them or do not have a new idea but simply because I do not want to give birth to a new name if I am not able to protect or nurture them. So sometimes it's a blackhole where it sucks your creative energy and you won't realise whether you are at zero or infinity. Also in search of unknown gain (sale and profit) creating unsustainable and confirm liability in the form of annual renew fee is not a good idea.

In fact, if we really have good domains and if we knew its real worth, we may not be able to sale 100 good domains to end user in our lifetime. Thank you!

 

[Joe N]

People generally here dislike buying recently hand regged domains.

My reasoning is, it's much to with that they were bought for reg fee, and then domainers hate having to pay a premium.

It's also aggravates them, because they feel like they missed out hand regging it themselves, reninforcing why they dont want to pay that premium.

Of course at the right price, that shouldn't get in the way and recently hand regged or not,
a good domain is a good domain.

Personally, that's not the reason I wouldn't pay another domainer extra money for a recently hand regged domain.

The reason they aren't worth a premium is because there's no demand for them. If there was, they would be registered. So even if I buy one from you that I like, which you just registered, I know it's still a long shot to sell anytime soon (or I'm going to have to do a lot of leg work to actively find a buyer).

I've given other domainers $20 for names they recently discovered/registered, as kind of a finders' fee, but that's the most I would ever give for a brand new reg.

 

[HotKey]

A handreg is a bit like giving yourself a hand job. If it ever leads to more than instant gratification then someone else is more of jerk off than you.

Disclosure, I do handreg once in a while.

There's even an exhibitionist thread for this very behavior, due to popular demand.

 

[AboGamil]

Just sold a handred domain yesterday for $1k, reg in March.

gratz for your sale