discuss Who says long domains have no value?

[Michael M]

SmartManagement(.)com just sold at GD Expired Auction for $3,800 (making it the 11th highest sale at at GD Expired Auctions in the last 7 days.)

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[atinc]

SmartManagement(.)com just sold at GD Expired Auction for $3,800 (making it the 11th highest sale at at GD Expired Auctions in the last 7 days.)

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There is an extension called .management, smart keyword is also registered with this tld. Not sure if it is the same owner.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

At any rate, SmartManagement is a great name. I've sold a few 15+ character and 3+ word domains myself. There's definitely demand if you find relevant names.

That's exactly my point. Quality exists, but don't rapid-fire-register a ton hoping for one sale.

You need to have a buyer in mind, and a fiscal plan as well.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

It's the highest form of domaining, not suitable / recommended for everyone.
Only very focused / patient people will step into it.

I want to be the first one to know when you make a sale. It would be awesome if you proved me wrong.

 

[Josytal]

There is an Exception to every rule

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Prefixed smart, my, e, i are widely used in branding...
So nothing special here.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

I want to be the first one to know when you make a sale. It would be awesome if you proved me wrong.

I do not intend to prove to you that you are wrong.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

Because they are aware of the fact that there are people on this planet who have so deep pockets that they simply don't know what to do with all their moneyyy
They have a lot of houses / villas / castles with luxury bunkers, they have any car they want, they have private jets / helicopters, mega yachts, high amounts of gold, luxury watches, jewlery, super expensive artworks…

...so to think that there is no possibility that they will also consider to buy such highest domains, is crazyyy

It's called reality. You can't drive a useless 63 char domain. You can't fly it. You can't even use it in conversation with the pedigree of sorts that you refer to without appearing insane. Believe me.

Feel free to prove me wrong. I'd really love it if you did. But, I'm a realist and that day will never come.

I'd advise you to invest in real value domains, but i know you'll never exit your realm of insanity just because i said so... You're officially a lost cause.

But i do hope that somehow, a crack in reality allows for such an abnormality to take form and all of your wildest dreams form into realness

But it will never, ever, ever, be the norm.

 

[Casey L]

What is the average length?
No wise cracks, please.

Not sure, but my girlfriend could probably tell you what the below average length is.

I am currently working on a xxxx for 6 word domain of mine, so I don’t think length matters as much as the stigma says, as long as the domain is a good one

 

[wayne wooldridge]

I do not intend to prove to you that you are wrong.

So you don't intend to make any sales?

You're even crazier than i first suspected, then...

What do you expect to get out of all this???

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

It's called reality. You can't drive a useless 63 char domain. You can't fly it. You can't even use it in conversation with the pedigree of sorts that you refer to without appearing insane. Believe me.

Feel free to prove me wrong. I'd really love it if you did. But, I'm a realist and that day will never come.

I'd advise you to invest in real value domains, but i know you'll never exit your realm of insanity just because i said so... You're officially a lost cause.

But i do hope that somehow, a crack in reality allows for such an abnormality to take form and all of your wildest dreams form into realness

But it will never, ever, ever, be the norm.

Yes, it's called reality - but remember, you simply told me your realityyy
Every being has its own realityyy

Please be also advised that I only invest in real value domains.
Maybe you own useless domains, I only own usefull domains.

Also, don't forget, that the use of domains is not always the same.
Some (most) people use their domains as web addresses for their websites, of course that's the origin reason why domains were "invented".
But some (few) people use domains just to add them to their virtual assets - collection, either as an investment or simply for their own pleasure (like art).
Believe me, these kind of domains have realest (virtual) value.

Although such (at least my of such) domains worth more than houses / cars / boats / planes / helicopteres / jewlery / watches / classic artwork, it's even easier to cary them than to cary these mentioned "real" assets - because they are "virtual".

Unfortuantelyyy you have not realized the point that you can of course live, drive, swim, fly with these domains, you can enjoy them at any time - you simply have to reserve them a place in your brain and they will be with you, wherever you go and whatever you do.

I never said, that they will become the (general) norm and of course I don't think that...
...but they have the potential to become the "norm" under UHNWIs.
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[Joe N]

Yes, it's called reality - but remember, you simply told me your realityyy
Every being has its own realityyy

Please be also advised that I only invest in real value domains.
Maybe you own useless domains, I only own usefull domains.

Also, don't forget, that the use of domains is not always the same.
Some (most) people use their domains as web addresses for their websites, of course that's the origin reason why domains were "invented".
But some (few) people use domains just to add them to their virtual assets - collection, either as an investment or simply for their own pleasure (like art).
Believe me, these kind of domains have realest (virtual) value.

Although they worth more than houses / cars / boats / planes / helicopteres / jewlery / watches / classic artwork, it's even easier to cary them than to cary these mentioned "real" assets - because they are "virtual".

Unfortuantelyyy you have not realized the point that you can of course live, drive, swim, fly with these domains, you can enjoy them at any time - you simply have to reserve them a place in your brain and they will be with you, wherever you go and whatever you do.

I never said, that they will become the (general) norm and of course I don't think that...
...but they have the potential to become the "norm" under UHNWIs.
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Who collects domains just for the sake of the collection? Do you have some examples?

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

So you don't intend to make any sales?

You're even crazier than i first suspected, then...

What do you expect to get out of all this???

At the end, I don't care if I sell them or not.
It's in every sense an ultimate experience - no matter if you buy / own / sell them.
Like moneyyy - you can also just get / own / spend it - that's why I believe in the possibility that I can get richer than rich with these long, "highest" domains.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Who collects domains just for the sake of the collection? Do you have some examples?

Imagine, there are beings who do that - even with pleasure. Yes.

 

[Joe N]

Imagine, there are beings who do that - even with pleasure. Yes.

Besides yourself...? What other examples are there?

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Besides yourself...? What other examples are there?

Every domain which is not in (classic) use and not for sale is obviously a "collected" domain.

 

[Joe N]

Every domain which is not in (classic) use and not for sale is obviously a "collected" domain.

There's an important (and very large) difference between "investment" and "collection".

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

There's an important (and very large) difference between "investment" and "collection".

Of course, yes (I never said that this is the same, that's why I used both terms).

In this context, a thought regarding "investment":
There is not only the financial "investment" - an "investment" can also be of physical / mental / social nature ("investment" in your health / knowledge / integration).

 

[PHILIPPE RAVEL]

Maybe I could sell

SmartBrainstorming.com

 

[hawkeye]

I'm just saying, for new people in the game, that this doesn't mean that suddenly it's a good idea to register 2 or 3 word domains and expect the same results!

This answer is somewhat perplexing. Your reply alludes that you are suggesting that new people in the game shouldn't register 2-3 words domains, thus, I guess, they only should register 1 word domains if they were to want a $3800 sale? (Which is not that great of a sale overall, and on a platform of cheap domainer buyers.) VikingExploration.com (17 letters) sold for $19,888 recently. I'm sure you'll come back with a "I meant don't expect that amount of a sale for new reg". But there have been many newly regged domains that have sold that were longer, and some for more. And many more long 2-3 word domains have sold for good amounts prior. So new regs depend on the 'quality' of the domain, not the length. Sorry, but imo, I think your reply is misleading advice to 'newer people in the game'.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Maybe I could sell

SmartBrainstorming.com

Why not?
If a domain "makes sense" = means if it "mediates something", then principallyyy it has value.
If it is made of well known words (like your posted one, for example), it is easy to understand its "message" (meaning).
But of course a meaningfull domain can also have an "abstract soul"- for example just a repeated ("pureness") term / digit or a combination of a / some certain ("code") terms / digits - the advantage of such "abstract" domains is that they give a broader range of interpretation = broader usabilitiyyy