When Were the Bulk of LLL .COMs, .NETs and .ORGs Registered?

[knobleman]

When Were the Bulk of LLL .COMs, .NETs and .ORGs Registered?

In other words, what years were people registering LLL .COMs, .NETs and .ORGs and is this opportunity to reg these names over?

In other words, which years was the LLL .COM, .NET and .ORG boom?

Thank you.

Help me with this please

 

[theparamount]

Before you were born sir... just joking

LLL.com's have been gone since before 2004 ish I believe.

 

[knobleman]

Which one of the LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL and NNL .COMs are most and least valuable (can they be sold above reg price here)?

Are LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL .NETs and .ORGs valuable? (can they be sold above reg price here)?

Are all the LLL .ORGs and .NETs taken?

Are all the LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL .COMs taken?

 

[zestydomains*com]

The last reg fee LLL.com was in the early part of 2000 (early to mid Jan).

LLL.net's were around early 2001 and LLL.org's were late 2001.

Do remember that these buyouts were right at the height of the .com bust, so these speculators were really visionary in a market that seemed to have pointed otherwise. I didn't get into LLL domains until after the LLL.com buyout, but they've been a powerhouse domain niche and their success has spurned the LLL buyouts in .info, .biz, .us, .eu, .ca, .de, .co.uk, .mobi, etc in the years since.

- zesty

Which one of the LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL and NNL .COMs are most and least valuable (can they be sold above reg price here)?

Are LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL .NETs and .ORGs valuable? (can they be sold above reg price here)?

Are all the LLL .ORGs and .NETs taken?

Are all the LNN, NLN, LLN, NLL .COMs taken?

I'll knock out your questions knobleman...

LLN.com tend to be the strongest among the CCC.com domains (though there are strong combos in all categories).

3 character .net and .org domains do have value. For the .net's, the value is between reg fee and a little higher on the low-end wholesale market. For .org, stronger CCC.org combos do have some value, but most are reg fee.

All the LLL.orgs and .nets are taken.

All the CCC.com's and CCC.net's are taken.

- zesty

 

[knobleman]

I looked at your website Zesty domains and was surprised to learn that you had sold many LLL and CCC .COMs, .NETs, .US, .ORGs and I am wondering how you got your hands on these premium short names after the buyout? Did you just purchase them from a reseller at wholesale prices a year or two after the buyout of 2000/2001?

Zesty, you seem to know a lot about domaining so my second question is: I am a new player in the domaining game in 2008. Which strategy or business model is profitable to new players who don't have $1000s to spend but still want to profit from the domain industry:

Strategy 1: Hand reg available 3 letter generic names like RestaurantAndBar .COM/ .NET/ .ORG and resell it for profit in the domain after-market.

Strategy 2: Hand reg domains and park them to see if they receive any type in traffic (In other words Domain Tasting)

Strategy 3: Hand reg domains and develop them into niche websites to resell for profit in the domain after-market

Strategy 4: Buy Expired Names for Traffic and to Resell them at a profit

Zesty, is the future of domaining in buying and selling domains in the after-market? If it is, what do buyers look in a domain? Do they look for 3 Word Generic Domains? I don't know what to do and hoping you will give me another well- thought out response.

 

[Spade]

Knobleman,

I would personally focus on Expired domain names with some search relevancy. Focus on domains that are specific to something, not overly descriptive or what I call a brand name. The more generic the term for that industry (even if its niche) the better the domain. Great deals can still be had if you go out and look for them.

Dont bother too much with hand-regs unless you want to try to flip to resellers for a few dollars profit here and there. I would focus also on development as thats the way the entire industry is heading. Parking is a dying horse as it seems, and development is the key to creating residual revenue.

Justin

 

[knobleman]

Thanks Justin, I am currently hand regging two word generic terms that are misspelled eg. auotinsurance.com

My questions is even if the misspelled generic two word domain doesn't get any traffic (type -ins) can it still be re-sold above reg fee on the merit of it's generic misspelling alone even for less popular niches than auot insurance?

another example but a less popular niche: wterbottle.com (this one is AVAIL)

 

[Spade]

Well, lemme put it this way. Why would anyone want a typo that doesn't generate revenue? Quite frankly thats the only reason you would want one. This is a poor strategy in terms of domaining.

 

[knobleman]

Spade, ahving thought it over, I agree with you. No one buys a typo if it doesn't get traffic.

Now my question is what is the market for correctly spelled 3 word generic domains. For example,

PlasticLawnFurnitures.com vs. PlasticLawnFurniture.com

Is PlasticLawnFurnitures.com with 's' at the end worth more than Reg fee and anything near singular PlasticLawnFurniture.com

 

[knobleman]

unbelievable

 

[jafardrone]

how did you acquire all those LLL.coms, aren't they expensive? Did you buy those 3 or 4 years ago and what did they cost back then?

 

[zestydomains*com]

Hello knobleman and all,

I was buying in bulk mostly between 2002 and 2004. I paid fair market prices at the times when I bought them, but they been great investments over the years since.

If I were a buyer right now and my desire was to be a moderate domain investor, I'd consider a balanced portfolio:

One LLL.com as the anchor.
I'd then consider a mix of LLL.org, LLLL.com and then maybe LLL.us and LLL.net.

The key is to buy wisely. You'll probably spend $7k to $8k to get an LLL.com and then you'll want to get the best combos you can for the others. An all-premium LLLL.com, LLL.org or LLL.us is a great buy if the price is right - as there appears to be growing demand for those.

Many have wondered over the years if they've missed the boat on these short domain investments...and yet over and over again those who took the plunge to invest wisely have often done well for themselves.

Also - one of the best ways to win at short domain investing is to be a buy and hold investor. Many do well flipping short domains, but they're great long-term winners. Market prices today will likely seem like incredible bargains as the years go by. And one never knows when an end-user needs your short domain.

Good luck in your investing!
- zesty