discuss What's your best domain worth?

[Arpit131]

Hi guys...

Let's play a small game. There are 3 questions each of us answer:

1) What is your best domain?
2) How much do you think it is worth?
3) Why do you think it would fetch you that amount?

The idea here is to remove the biases that we all have towards the domain name that we own.
I have been overly optimistic about many of the domain names that I owned, and that gives a false picture when we approach an end user or an end user approaches us. Ultimately, we end up losing a sale which could have fetched up, say mid xxx to low xxxx or maybe more.

So yeah, lets go ahead! Be a sport! Participate! And let's learn together!

 

[Elad n]

Not sure about best but like AiAssistant in com

As of now mid xx,xxx and up

It's a category killer ,that is the Essence of Ai

 

[slader23]

Not sure about best but like AiAssistant in com

As of now mid xx,xxx and up

It's a category killer ,that is the Essence of Ai

Absolute Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Domain Name!

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

Wow! What an incredible domain name! Useful in so many types of branding: agriculture, educational, investments, personal development, business consulting, etc. not to mention all the acronym possibilities. This could be a yearly chart topper in my opinion.

Congrats.

Bob

Many thanks Bob! Much appreciated your feedback.

Best wishes!

 

[Kingslayer]

Probably:-

It’s its own industry, where contracts are dealt with in the billions of $. Can represent other industries such as automotive. Other than cars dot com (most expensive domain) and ‘auto’ (also owned by cars dot com), can’t think of any other single word dictionary domain better than the above to represent the automotive industry.

Can also represent transport/travel/logistics/retail, many end-user possibilities in monster industries.

I’m looking for big money for it.

Also own:-

.com

Those 2 are my highest potential.

 

[Truespin Domains]

in .com

Picked this up a few months back. Just thought it was a catchy and memorable, common one word .com. Not actually sure whether I want to sell it, as I have a project it would be perfect for. That said, I've popped it on Brandpa and will probably leave for a few months. If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't I'll use it

 

[Want2learn]

I really like ProJoints dot com or DenyLies dot com

PJ can be the back joints or cannabis joints!
DL I see as a great name for an attorney or reputation fixer!

I think their value could reach low XXXX with a lot of bounces going my way!

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Hi guys...

Let's play a small game. There are 3 questions each of us answer:

1) What is your best domain?
2) How much do you think it is worth?
3) Why do you think it would fetch you that amount?

The idea here is to remove the biases that we all have towards the domain name that we own.
I have been overly optimistic about many of the domain names that I owned, and that gives a false picture when we approach an end user or an end user approaches us. Ultimately, we end up losing a sale which could have fetched up, say mid xxx to low xxxx or maybe more.

So yeah, lets go ahead! Be a sport! Participate! And let's learn together!

#1
toptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptop.top
- highest possible number (21) of "top" in a domain (without the TLD)
- highest possible number of characters (63) in a domain (without the TLD)
- highest possible TLD (".top")

#2
It worths more than any other domain name and more than all other domain names togetherrr
- more than ttt... ...tttop.top / tooo... ...ooop.top / toppp... ...ppp.top
- more than google.com / amazon.com / apple.com / microsoft.com / facebook.com /... / abc.xyz
- more than all these and all other domain names together

#3
Because it has this valueee
- it is untoppable (it is only "toppable" with subdomains - but to reach the highest possible number of "top" in a domain name that includes subdomains, you need this domain name)
- UHNWIs are permanently searching for ways how they can spend / invest their wealth
- it is the highest art / virtual status symbol and it is only created to (try to) buy it / own it sell it

 

[johnnie018]

Even when the obvious is in your face you deny it and try to convince yourself otherwise. Lenovo is calling the product the Lenovo Smart Clock, Just like they call their flagship laptop the Lenovo ThinkPad, Brand+Product Name. Where does ThinkPad.com resolve? You should check.

Irregardless of that, it's a generic product domain. They don't even have to brand with the name with it for it to be useful to them.

• 1800Contacts – ContactLenses.com, Contacts.com, EyeCare.com, Glasses.com
• 1800Flowers – Flowers.com
• 1800Wheelchair – Wheelchair.com
• 21st Century Insurance – 21st.com
• A&E Television Networks – History.com
• A&W Concentrate Company – RootBeer.com
• Abbott Labs – InfantFormula.com, RA.com
• ACH Food Companies – Tones.com
• Adobe – Director.com, ESignature.com, Flash.com
• Alcoa – Aluminum.com
• Allianz – Fusion.com
• Amazon – Clothing.com, Endless.com, Triangulate.com
• American City Business Journals – Portfolio.com
• American Express – Open.com, Serve.com
• American Woodmark Corp. – Cabinetry.com
• Anderson Rentals – Potty.com

and like 100 more examples.

Thinkpad is the name of a product, and they just call it that, it is their brand. "smart clock" is a generic category, like "digital watch" or "blue shoes" or "smart washing machine".

Their product is called "Lenovo Smart Clock", they always use Lenovo at the front because it they tell people it is called "Smart Clock" and someone searches for that they could get any brand's version of a smart clock. They aren't likely to be interested in smartclock.com just like they aren't interested in laptop.com. It has no brand value.

 

[johnnie018]

Not sure about best but like AiAssistant in com

As of now mid xx,xxx and up

It's a category killer ,that is the Essence of Ai

In what category?

 

[ThatDomainGuy]

Another nice thread @Arpit131

GRO in king
Low 7 figs.
It can be used for any and many purposes. Like Cannabis, sports, education, data, banking, gardening, bio, etc.

NIce dude ! ENDLESS possibilities for that one, across the board , across the World. Congrats and best of luck with her.

I feel lucky to have hooked WorldGro . c o m
A reasonably 5 figurex .

Cheers

 

[slader23]

Thinkpad is the name of a product, and they just call it that, it is their brand. "smart clock" is a generic category, like "digital watch" or "blue shoes" or "smart washing machine".

Their product is called "Lenovo Smart Clock", they always use Lenovo at the front because it they tell people it is called "Smart Clock" and someone searches for that they could get any brand's version of a smart clock. They aren't likely to be interested in smartclock.com just like they aren't interested in laptop.com. It has no brand value.

Oh.....wait a second....so you have the qualifications to speak on their behalf? I'm honestly almost falling out of my chair right now.


You've basically answered one of the most basic reasons why large companies buy premium generic domain names in the first place.


Take a moment read what you said out loud to yourself and check out this post from DomainSherpa.com.



https://www.domainsherpa.com/large-companies-that-own-generic-domain-names/


One more thing. It's wrong compare a Smart Clock to something like Blue Shoes. Even within their own niches they are categorically different in connotation. Blue is a color, but, the word Smart expresses an entirely different meaning when paired with a noun. It's widely used as a descriptor for enhancement, especially for commercial products.

Blue Clock is comparable in meaning to Blue Shoes, Blue TV, Blue Car, Blue PC and Blue Phone

Smart Clock is comparable in meaning to Smart Shoes, Smart TV, Smart Car, Smart PC and Smart Phone.

 

[johnnie018]

Oh.....wait a second....so you have the qualifications to speak on their behalf? I'm honestly almost falling out of my chair right now.

Does that mean you disagree with my comment the product is called "Thinkpad", another product is "Lenovo Smart Clock". Are you saying this is wrong?

You've basically answered one of the most basic reasons why large companies buy generic domain names in the first place.

Take a moment read what you said out loud to yourself and check out this post from DomainSherpa.com.

They rarely but these names any more because the benefits are greatly diminished compared to 20 years ago for product names. Mostly these products will be sold by large brand retailers and by Lenovo on their own site.

 

[slader23]

Does that mean you disagree with my comment the product is called "Thinkpad", another product is "Lenovo Smart Clock". Are you saying this is wrong?



They rarely but these names any more because the benefits are greatly diminished compared to 20 years ago for product names. Mostly these products will be sold by large brand retailers and by Lenovo on their own site.

I didn't even bother to assess that statement because it's quite obvious that the naming of each product is dissimilar. ThinkPad is a brandable name, the Lenovo Smart Clock is not, they are using a category descriptor to brand their product. You're are essentially asking me to refute the obvious, so that you can then use that to argue that your own conclusions are valid LMFAO, how laughable.


As per your second statement.

It's quite simple. If you want to own a category online. You buy the category killer domain. It doesn't need to be used as your customer facing brand. Large companies purchase premium generic domains brand protection, to avoid confusion and to drive traffic to their products. It's a proven model that's not going anywhere. Why on earth would Kraft foods keep a hold of Bologna.com, Dessert.com, Dinners.com, EatHealthy.com, EatingHealthy.com, HotCereal.com, Jello.com, LowFat.com, Mayonnaise.com, Pickles.com, Puddings.com, Beverages.com, CreamCheese.com, Sauces.com otherwise? They own their category online... just like they own it offline... their intention is to dominate.

 

[johnnie018]

It's quite simple. If you want to own a category online. You buy the category killer domain. It doesn't need to be used as your customer facing brand. Large companies purchase premium generic domains brand protection, to avoid confusion and to drive traffic to their products. It's a proven model that's not going anywhere. Why on earth would Kraft foods keep a hold of Bologna.com, Dessert.com, Dinners.com, EatHealthy.com, EatingHealthy.com, HotCereal.com, Jello.com, LowFat.com, Mayonnaise.com, Pickles.com, Puddings.com, Beverages.com, CreamCheese.com, Sauces.com otherwise? They own their category online... just like they own it offline... their intention is to dominate.

You’ve been drinking the industry kool-aid, Amazon owns most ecommerce category’s and doesn’t own such names. Wayfair is trying to sell their “category killers”. These models aren’t “proven” they are failing as companies switch from these SEO names to brands.

Your thinking is 20 years out of date, ever considered going on the Sherpa show? They’d like you for sure.

 

[slader23]

In what category?

AI assistance is the category.

Have you ever heard of Google Assistant? Alexa? Cortana?

Those are all Ai Assistants. Many, many others are joining the fray as it's a rapidly developing niche.

 

[Fadi H]

Vps.io ( Virtual private servers )

Worth : I think at least High $x,xxx and up to mid 5 figures for the right buyer.

Why ? I believe it's a professional domain, VPS fits perfectly with .io , a very good niche and a clear purpose name.

 

[Yusupbabay]

ismy.com
$100,000 end user value

 

[johnnie018]

AI assistance is the category.

Have you ever heard of Google Assistant? Alexa? Cortana?

Those are all Ai Assistants. Many, many others are joining the fray as it's a rapidly developing niche.

Well I don't think this name is a "category killer" because I've never heard of the category "ai assistance". These services are always named after first names or short catchy names. The category killer names are probably John.com or Mary.com, not AIAssistant.com.

 

[johnnie018]

Vps.io ( Virtual private servers )

Worth : I think at least High $x,xxx and up to mid 5 figures for the right buyer.

Why ? I believe it's a professional domain, VPS fits perfectly with .io , a very good niche and a clear purpose name.

hosting.io maybe, but vps.io is very pigeon holed.

 

[johnnie018]

ismy.com
$100,000 end user value

Is a good name but at 100k you'll put buyers off completely, they could get a one word .com for that. Suggest 5k-10k enduser.