What I've Learned From NamePros: i If a Domain Name is Available To Register at Registration Price Don't Register It. It's Worth Nothing Ever!

[Planet9]

What I've Learned From NamePros: If a Domain Name is Available To Register at Registration Price Don't Register It. It's Worth Nothing Ever! The beauty is they might be right. Who knows.

 

[Future Sensors]

You can still register good handregs, but it's certainly not easy in 2025, especially not for the inexperienced.

In general, domain investing is a calculated gamble on future trends, requiring you to strategically allocate your money to domains with the highest probability of increasing in value.

 

[bmugford]

I handreg domains from time to time, but it's tough for anything that good to slip under the radar.

It's a highly competitive field.

With new trending fields and technology though, anything is possible.

Brad

 

[Eric Lyon]

I wouldn't say that "All" fresh registrations are worthless. That would be locking oneself into an issolated "Present" bubble that never changes.

What about the future? Remember, the only thing truly consistent, is change!

As others said and eluded to, there is an inherent risk involved when you play the hand registration game, since it's highly speculative on future trends and developments that have not happened yet and may never happen.

It can also work if you're playing the rarity game (E.g. 1 to 3-letter or 1 to 2-number domains), where all the short combinations are taken in an extension and the door locks, making them a bit more rare and increasing value due to scarcity.

On the flip side of the bad predictions coin, when someone predicts the future and happens to own a domain asset in a niche that starts to trend 5 to 15 years later. The value can go from 0 to hero rather quickly.

In short, I disagree that all fresh registrations are worthless. The future can be very bright for some and dark for others.

But then, that's with just about anything speculative or a borderline gamble.

 

[DomainBFF]

Half of my 1k+ domain portfolio are handregs from over the years and I am doing just fine..I have an entire CSV of thousands of domains I see value in (I have python scripts running constantly) that I register one from every now and then after it runinates with me for a while.

If anything what I've learned and has really opened my eyes the most is there are so so so so so many available domains out there that you either have to pay a premium and buy objectively good words, or get a little out of that bubble and gamble on the hundreds of thousands of available combinations.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Lots of good names to hand register.
If you know where to look on namepros you can find mega lists that were good enough 15 years ago to register.
Look at drop lists from 10-15 years ago
Most were picked up. Not everything though.
Anything recently dropped at like expired domains is crap.

 

[DomainBFF]

Lots of good names to hand register.
If you know where to look on namepros you can find mega lists that were good enough 15 years ago to register.
Look at drop lists from 10-15 years ago
Most were picked up. Not everything though.
Anything recently dropped at like expired domains is crap.

Yep. Too many people use expireddomains incorrectly imo. It's a brilliant tool when you think outside of the box, but fighting for scraps with people is exhausting and just plain not worth it.

Here's another tip that I've used in the last month for gems (chatgpt deep research is a domainers best friend)
- I had it create me a script to identify domains that either had >1000 monthly traffic or 50+ backlinks and were taken in .ca, .es, .co.uk, .xyz, .io, .ai, etc etc but were NOT taken in .com - few extra prompts and 24 hours later I had a script that created me a csv with thousands of available .coms that are honestly quite good once you wade through the stuff not in English (my only language)

Just another exercise that blew my mind how many great names are still out there.

Get creative and you'll find good domains I promise. I've sold 3 names found solely by chatgpt, 20+ found by python, 2 that I created playing with namelix.com and then a good chunk from expireddomains - this is where you can really kill the inventory quality names at the 1,888-1,995 price point to keep you afloat and parlay into auction names.

 

[Planet9]

You can still register good handregs, but it's certainly not easy in 2025, especially not for the inexperienced.

In general, domain investing is a calculated gamble on future trends, requiring you to strategically allocate your money to domains with the highest probability of increasing in value.

Correct but many of us do not have the kind of money to buy domains from other people at high prices (over $500). It's like playing the lottery but you have better chances of winning the lottery than making money on a domain at standard registration price. If you don't play, you don't win. But most of us can only afford to get a domain at the minimum standard registration price.

 

[Future Sensors]

Correct but many of us do not have the kind of money to buy domains from other people at high prices (over $500). It's like playing the lottery but you have better chances of winning the lottery than making money on a domain at standard registration price. If you don't play, you don't win. But most of us can only afford to get a domain at the minimum standard registration price.

Your defense pertains to a matter I did not introduce in my posting.

 

[VadimK]

It's like playing the lottery but you have better chances of winning the lottery than making money on a domain at standard registration price

You have better chances if you know what you doing. You can hand reg, drop catch or buy from others - but you need to understand what the good names are.

 

[Reddstagg]

Here's a reality check for me, experienced domainers and beginners. Six years in. I have 560 domains. 99% hand regs. 98% dotcoms. Of the 24 domains I've sold, they cost a total of €557 for regging and renewals.

I've sold them for €9843 - a ROI of 17.67%. Not setting the world alight but starting to pay me back for all the time and effort I've put in. Every day, 7 days a week. 365 days a year. Usually 2- 4 hours per day - everyday! In essence, in US Dollar terms I've hit $10,000 in sales - not bad for a doof who hasn't really got a feckin clue what he's doing LOL!!!

These sales have so far paid back 25% of my total amount invested. I've yet to have a succession of sales month after month or a moonshot coming home, but I strongly believe in my particular strategy. No one helps me. I have no 'Ai' or robots. I'm from a non-technical finance/insurance background with a small regular monthly pension/income and I never spend more than I can afford to lose forever.

I use Expired Domains everyday. I don't necessarily use any specific metrics, but I guess I know a good domain when I see one. This partly due to life/experience/learning/trial and error.

I never once thought 'I can't or won't do this' I just jumped in with both feet and $200 in my back pocket.

If I can do it so can you. Believe.

Good luck for the future. It begins today and then everyday.

Redd

 

[Joe123]

Here's a reality check for me, experienced domainers and beginners. Six years in. I have 560 domains. 99% hand regs. 98% dotcoms. Of the 24 domains I've sold, they cost a total of €557 for regging and renewals.

I've sold them for €9843 - a ROI of 17.67%. Not setting the world alight but starting to pay me back for all the time and effort I've put in. Every day, 7 days a week. 365 days a year. Usually 2- 4 hours per day - everyday! In essence, in US Dollar terms I've hit $10,000 in sales - not bad for a doof who hasn't really got a feckin clue what he's doing LOL!!!

These sales have so far paid back 25% of my total amount invested. I've yet to have a succession of sales month after month or a moonshot coming home, but I strongly believe in my particular strategy. No one helps me. I have no 'Ai' or robots. I'm from a non-technical finance/insurance background with a small regular monthly pension/income and I never spend more than I can afford to lose forever.

I use Expired Domains everyday. I don't necessarily use any specific metrics, but I guess I know a good domain when I see one. This partly due to life/experience/learning/trial and error.

I never once thought 'I can't or won't do this' I just jumped in with both feet and $200 in my back pocket.

If I can do it so can you. Believe.

Good luck for the future. It begins today and then everyday.

Redd

I remember the rubbish domains you initially registered (we've almost all done that...I certainly did) and how you've improved with time - obviously with the experience and knowledge gained in the journey.

 

[Kyle Tully]

I've sold well over $100k of hand reg names over the past few years.

Hand regs aren't the problem. Registering crap names is the problem

 

[Blueleaf66]

What???? Been selling mostly handregs...

 

[Planet9]

You have better chances if you know what you doing. You can hand reg, drop catch or buy from others - but you need to understand what the good names are.

OK

 

[Planet9]

What???? Been selling mostly handregs...

Yada Yada Yada

 

[Blueleaf66]

Yada Yada Yada

Yeah. Yada Yada Yada.
Why start a completely useless thread?

 

[Reddstagg]

What???? Been selling mostly handregs...

I'm not as rich as you Mr Blue LOL!!!

 

[Reddstagg]

I remember the rubbish domains you initially registered (we've almost all done that...I certainly did) and how you've improved with time - obviously with the experience and knowledge gained in the journey.

Thanks Joe. Some would say they're still crap LOL!!!

 

[Reddstagg]

I've sold well over $100k of hand reg names over the past few years.

Hand regs aren't the problem. Registering crap names is the problem

Kyle, as I said to Joe - some would say they're still crap LOL!!!