Why 4 letter .com's?

[NPKJB]

It seems like everyone wants to own a four letter .com. Why is this so valuable to everyone?

I can see the value of a three letter .com but not four. Obviously, I'm not talking about actual four letter words. I see people registering stuff like duyt, xyha, hywu etc. Makes no sense to me.

Please explain. Thanks!!

 

[mosilager]

Well since all 2 letters and 3 letters are registered, there is a thought that in the very near future, 4 letters (which are getting registered quickly) will somehow have the same value as 2 and 3 letters. (or so I understand it to be)...

 

[neroux]

Why can you see the value in a three letter domain?

Why should xyh.com be valuable and xyha.com not?

 

[NPKJB]

Why can you see the value in a three letter domain?

Why should xyh.com valuable and xyha.com not?

Because three letters thrown together can acutally represent someones initials. I don't know anyone with initials xyha. Do you?

 

[neroux]

Because three letters thrown together can acutally represent someones initials. I don't know anyone with initials xyha. Do you?

Initials are usually two letters.

But the value of three letter domains is not based on potentially being initials but rather on their rarity and their length.

 

[bro]

Just stay away from LLLL instead of calling it madness


:wave:

 

[NPKJB]

Initials are usually two letters.

But the value of three letter domains is not based on potentially being initials but rather on their rarity and their length.

Many people have a middle name so three letter initials are possible. Mine is KJB and I saw it on a Sedo auction last week for 12,100!

 

[mhdoc]

There is a LOT of speculation going on by people who don't actually develop sites

 

[neroux]

Many people have a middle name so three letter initials are possible.

That applies to the US, in other countries (most of the Europeans) middle names are rather uncommon.

But generally, a four, five, six or seven letter domain could also stand for initials.

 

[.X.]

I my self, do not know what all the fuss is about, when it comes to low - mid level LLLL.coms, Here is why, If they do not have a true dictionary acronym meaning, If they are not are not of generic nature, Then i believe they are not worth even registering, They can be flipped from domainer to domainer, and small profits can be made, But they are still worth less, Imo... The VCCV and ect, will play no factor to an end user, Only to domainers, If a person where to approach an end user, and say i have VCCV's and CVCV and ect, The end user would be like ... So all the VCCV and other crap, Is domainer language, End Users do not know domainer language, Nor do they engage in what is a trend. And that is what LLLL.coms are right now, Merely a trend, Just like the LLN.com was and ect, Great resale to other domainers, Not so great for end user sales.

 

[Alex]

What does XYH stand for? I checked Acronymfinder and found 0 results.
Still if XYH.com would go on auction at Sedo, it would fetch $5.000. Why? Speculation. Memorability.

Because three letters thrown together can acutally represent someones initials. I don't know anyone with initials xyha. Do you?

Same thing with 4 letter domains. While I agree with X who says that for an end user it doesn't matter if the 4 letter domain is consisted out of crappy letters or is a CVCV, I see the value in LLLL.com 's because I already found end users.

Memorability is a great factor. A domain must be easy to type. Look at MYYP.com (it fetched 11k on an auction). It stands for My Yellow Pages. A company wanted to pay that $$ for it.

LLLL's may not produce the biggest ROI but it is a safe bet. I sold already dozens of LLLL's for a decent profit (a very good one), and I entered domaining this year.

While I am convinced that there are many other profitable niches (expired domains), I think LLLL's will gain in value, just like acronyms did in the past.

 

[bricio]

Why 4 letter .com's?

read this and this as well... it can seem they r long but they aren so long as they seem to be

besudes these explanations here in this thread, these posts r great for u find out why

hope this help

 

[peaches017]

The thought is that because LL / LLL are worth money, so are LLLL. While that is generally true for premium lettered LLLL (lots of acronym uses) and CVCV (easy to pronounce usually) the average XZYK.com is not worth any money in my opinion.

Peter

 

[.X.]

read this and this as well... it can seem they r long but they aren so long as they seem to be

besudes these explanations here in this thread, these posts r great for u find out why

hope this help

The thing is this, Simply, Take a 3 letter generic word, add a two letter generic word, and you have a 5L generic, In most cases very brandable dot com, Although they are a tough find these days, I enjoyed registering all them i possibly could.

Ok..... When i first started registering 5L.coms, I thought, Hmm. Catchy, I want it to sound like a generic name..Then i was thinking, Why make it sound like a name, When i can put two generic words in 5 letters, I know, This is about 4L.coms, And i am getting to the point now.

A great example, Right in your signiture ..bricio ...Don't take this wrong, and i will elaborate on it, In just a second. You have "QIYZ.com" and beside it ,You have the word "Kiss" ....You have "VYIB" and "Vibe next to it, Ok...neither of those 4 letter names, Sound as what you have them to , sound like.

I found this out while searching 5 Letter .coms, After looking at them for a very long time, They actually do start to look as you want them to sound, I know, Sounds funny, But it is true. At least it was in my case, I would spend two straight hours looking at different 5 letter .com's, And alot the 5 letters, i started making into, what i wanted them to be. That is when i said, What am i doing here? I am making up things, that do not exist, So...I went with one generic word, added a second 2 letter generic word, and i came up with a generic .com in 5 letters, Example: I own "Teeoz.com", Now, If i opted for the 4 letter domain , It would be " Teeo.com" That is not a word, Ad the z to the end of it, It is Teeoz, That is two generic words, Highly brandable, And a two word generic name, in only 5 letters, Tee , meaning T-Shirt, Oz has several dictionary meanings, One being magical "The land of Oz and ect.

I said in a thread, a good while back, pertaining to 4 letter .coms, Add a letter and you can have your self a real domain name.

People that have vested deeply in 4 letter .coms, are going to stand their ground firmly, on their investments, after all, they have alot invested in them, and want them to sell at the most premuim possible. And as i said, They are a good quick flip, to make a few dollars per name off of, I very rarely sell any of my names, so i don't mess with quick flipping, or pushing to sell domains. I my self, do have around 20 4 letter .coms that are , mid to high dictionary acronyms, and two generic 4 letter .coms, The rest i sold off, they didn't have any use, so i got rid of them.

I have found through mistake, That jumping on domainer trends can be costly,
domainer trends, are exactly that, A trend that just spreads from one domainer, to another, I see the majority of 4 letter .coms, fitting perfectly into that category, they are great salers from one domainer, to a another domainer, very few draw end user interest. The vast majority of 4 letter .coms, have no real use, i see alot of people making up names for each of the four letters, To justify a meaning for their 4 letter .coms, So in my opinion, They have no real use, When the 4 letter domain trend , VCCV,CVCV and ect, dwindles down, They will be worthless, and many thousands will drop each day.

 

[italiandragon]

The thing is this, Simply, Take a 3 letter generic word, add a two letter generic word, and you have a 5L generic, In most cases very brandable dot com, Although they are a tough find these days, I enjoyed registering all them i possibly could.

Ok..... When i first started registering 5L.coms, I thought, Hmm. Catchy, I want it to sound like a generic name..Then i was thinking, Why make it sound like a name, When i can put two generic words in 5 letters, I know, This is about 4L.coms, And i am getting to the point now.

A great example, Right in your signiture ..bricio ...Don't take this wrong, and i will elaborate on it, In just a second. You have "QIYZ.com" and beside it ,You have the word "Kiss" ....You have "VYIB" and "Vibe next to it, Ok...neither of those 4 letter names, Sound as what you have them to , sound like.

I found this out while searching 5 Letter .coms, After looking at them for a very long time, They actually do start to look as you want them to sound, I know, Sounds funny, But it is true. At least it was in my case, I would spend two straight hours looking at different 5 letter .com's, And alot the 5 letters, i started making into, what i wanted them to be. That is when i said, What am i doing here? I am making up things, that do not exist, So...I went with one generic word, added a second 2 letter generic word, and i came up with a generic .com in 5 letters, Example: I own "Teeoz.com", Now, If i opted for the 4 letter domain , It would be " Teeo.com" That is not a word, Ad the z to the end of it, It is Teeoz, That is two generic words, Highly brandable, And a two word generic name, in only 5 letters, Tee , meaning T-Shirt, Oz has several dictionary meanings, One being magical "The land of Oz and ect.

I said in a thread, a good while back, pertaining to 4 letter .coms, Add a letter and you can have your self a real domain name.

People that have vested deeply in 4 letter .coms, are going to stand their ground firmly, on their investments, after all, they have alot invested in them, and want them to sell at the most premuim possible. And as i said, They are a good quick flip, to make a few dollars per name off of, I very rarely sell any of my names, so i don't mess with quick flipping, or pushing to sell domains. I my self, do have around 20 4 letter .coms that are , mid to high dictionary acronyms, and two generic 4 letter .coms, The rest i sold off, they didn't have any use, so i got rid of them.

I have found through mistake, That jumping on domainer trends can be costly,
domainer trends, are exactly that, A trend that just spreads from one domainer, to another, I see the majority of 4 letter .coms, fitting perfectly into that category, they are great salers from one domainer, to a another domainer, very few draw end user interest. The vast majority of 4 letter .coms, have no real use, i see alot of people making up names for each of the four letters, To justify a meaning for their 4 letter .coms, So in my opinion, They have no real use, When the 4 letter domain trend , VCCV,CVCV and ect, dwindles down, They will be worthless, and many thousands will drop each day.

that`s a nice picture for my collection

Surely we see how many LLL.com or 3 chars .com are dropping these days.....years after their buyout.....and most importantly are "worthless"...

 

[mis_chiff]

I have 2 middle names!
they make a nice dictionary everyday word (w.a.r.m.)
Think it'll ever be available

5L.com's seem to "pronounce" better without a
struggle than the 4's do,
so better start regging the good ones guys...

on your marks - get set - GO!

:lol:

 

[-MGS-]

Well since all 2 letters and 3 letters are registered, there is a thought that in the very near future, 4 letters (which are getting registered quickly) will somehow have the same value as 2 and 3 letters. (or so I understand it to be)...

Also easy to remember and some of these 4 llll's are very catchy

 

[GlobalDomainer]

start quote: I have found through mistake, That jumping on domainer trends can be costly, domainer trends, are exactly that, A trend that just spreads from one domainer end quote

Do I see the start of a trend here, jumping from one domainer to another? In that case, keep your LLLL guys :yell:

 

[.X.]

that`s a nice picture for my collection

Surely we see how many LLL.com or 3 chars .com are dropping these days.....years after their buyout.....and most importantly are "worthless"...

Comparing 4 Letter .coms, To 3 Letter .coms , Not even close, and never will be, You have 17,576 total 3 letter .coms, They were all bought up in months, There is still 4 Letter .coms available today, I remember about 3 years ago, A friend of mine here NP, and my self going through lists of thousands, 4 letter .coms, VCCV, you name it, it was available, and there are still 4 Letter .coms available to register right now, Not to count the amount that drop every day.


Don't kid yourself, when you want to compare 4 letter .coms -VS- 3 Letter.coms, Because that is exactly what you are doing.

3Char.coms ..... I owned many of them, I sold them to other domainers, this a couple of years ago, They are a domainer to domainer, Hot selling novelty, There are some very useable 3Char.coms out there, But most are LNN.com, Imo R26.com and ect.

start quote: I have found through mistake, That jumping on domainer trends can be costly, domainer trends, are exactly that, A trend that just spreads from one domainer end quote

Do I see the start of a trend here, jumping from one domainer to another? In that case, keep your LLLL guys :yell:

LMAO...definatly keep them, and keep selling them to domainers who love 4 Letter.coms , Because unless you have premuim to high mid , 4 letter.coms, That is exactly what you will be doing, Selling them to other domainers, who will sell to other domainers, Who knows, One 4L.com alone, could change hands here To 15 different domainers, And that here just at NPs, figure the forums in, and the possibilities are endless.

 

[italiandragon]

Comparing 4 Letter .coms, To 3 Letter .coms , Not even close, and never will be, You have 17,576 total 3 letter .coms, They were all bought up in months, There is still 4 Letter .coms available today, I remember about 3 years ago, A friend of mine here NP, and my self going through lists of thousands, 4 letter .coms, VCCV, you name it, it was available, and there are still 4 Letter .coms available to register right now, Not to count the amount that drop every day.


Don't kid yourself, when you want to compare 4 letter .coms -VS- 3 Letter.coms, Because that is exactly what you are doing.

3Char.coms ..... I owned many of them, I sold them to other domainers, this a couple of years ago, They are a domainer to domainer, Hot selling novelty, There are some very useable 3Char.coms out there, But most are LNN.com, Imo R26.com and ect.



LMAO...definatly keep them, and keep selling them to domainers who love 4 Letter.coms , Because unless you have premuim to high mid , 4 letter.coms, That is exactly what you will be doing, Selling them to other domainers, who will sell to other domainers, Who knows, One 4L.com alone, could change hands here To 15 different domainers, And that here just at NPs, figure the forums in, and the possibilities are endless.

I respect your point of view but there are some things that need to be said:

I remember about 3 years ago, A friend of mine here NP, and my self going through lists of thousands, 4 letter .coms,

you are a member here for less than 3 years so I think you don`t remember well....possibly?

Comparing 4 Letter .coms, To 3 Letter .coms , Not even close, and never will be, You have 17,576 total 3 letter .coms

well......it`s a bit strange that you dislike the 4L.com which are 456,976 but you like the 5L.com which are 11,881,376 !!!

They are a domainer to domainer, Hot selling novelty, There are some very useable 3Char.coms out there, But most are LNN.com, Imo R26.com and ect.

Still all the 3 chars .com sell pretty nicely. I sold my only one here for $130 few months ago.

Selling them to other domainers, who will sell to other domainers, Who knows, One 4L.com alone, could change hands here To 15 different domainers, And that here just at NPs, figure the forums in, and the possibilities are endless.

I don`t know what you are laughting about, since I could say that 90 % of NP sales are to other domainers regardless of being 4L.com or 3L.com or other kind of domains, so you are not making sense here.