If you've been reading my threads on the name.com problem you ought to notice that I'm cancelling a lot of backorders. A few people have asked me why so I thought I would explain here.
Basically I no longer have any faith or hope that speculating in .tv will provide the kind of decent gain over the long haul that a domainer should expect. The occasional "big sale" isnt going to be enough to reverse the many small losses on acquiring and maintaining the reg on the likely number of names it will take to make that one big one possible. Its pretty clear, to me at least, that for making decent money going after good .com's is the way to go.
I belive it is still obvious that they are useful names for branding but I dont feel this is enough to justify continued participation in hopes of short term gains. I still have my project names and may someday do something with those, but thats not what succesful domaining is about.
Most everyone here will disagree with my assesment, so be it. Most everyone here is also looking to flip their names as quick as they can, some within days or even minutes of catching them. Others may take a longer view, maybe willing to wait a couple of years. While the .tv market experiences sporadic periods of heat I for one dont think it will ever get hot enough. But good luck!
If you still think .tv is the s*** then know that so far I've let go of over 100 backorders and I'll be letting another 100 or so go just as soon as they get the problems fixed. Now may be your chance to jump on name.com to get a handle on that special name you've always had your eye on. Give it a shot and, once again, good luck!
Basically I no longer have any faith or hope that speculating in .tv will provide the kind of decent gain over the long haul that a domainer should expect. The occasional "big sale" isnt going to be enough to reverse the many small losses on acquiring and maintaining the reg on the likely number of names it will take to make that one big one possible. Its pretty clear, to me at least, that for making decent money going after good .com's is the way to go.
I belive it is still obvious that they are useful names for branding but I dont feel this is enough to justify continued participation in hopes of short term gains. I still have my project names and may someday do something with those, but thats not what succesful domaining is about.
Most everyone here will disagree with my assesment, so be it. Most everyone here is also looking to flip their names as quick as they can, some within days or even minutes of catching them. Others may take a longer view, maybe willing to wait a couple of years. While the .tv market experiences sporadic periods of heat I for one dont think it will ever get hot enough. But good luck!
If you still think .tv is the s*** then know that so far I've let go of over 100 backorders and I'll be letting another 100 or so go just as soon as they get the problems fixed. Now may be your chance to jump on name.com to get a handle on that special name you've always had your eye on. Give it a shot and, once again, good luck!
