discuss Your biggest regret in your domaining career?

[Arpit131]

We all have regrets.
As a domainer, here is one of my biggest regret :

While deals come and go and I recently blew a $900 deal, which is not a big one, but considering that it was a hand reg and the ROI was close to 45000% it was definitely a regret.

But the biggest one was letting CommercialGain.com expire. While some may not see it as a great name, I saw this name going in 5-figure or more over a period of time. I was careless enough to postpone its renewal and later it expired.

What's your biggest regret in domaining?

 

[MackieMesser]

My biggest regret: That I didn't start earlier with this (including developing websites).

I thought about it as a student when I had the time, but was too lazy and too greedy to try it on a very, very small scale.

 

[WatchDogue]

An expensive, collective regret!

Late 1990s / Early 2000s :

Rejecting a number of valid and substantive four figure purchase offers - $$$$. - while holding out for never to arrive greed - based five figure purchase offers - $$,$$$ - for a dozen plus EMD names.

 

[Gary Moore]

I was connecting PC to PC with Commador 64's in the early 80's. I was online from the moment it because available, but as a teen (since my father and grandfather were in the programing and computer world) my way of rebelling was to leave tech behind. I really regret not learning enough to realize the future of domains. I missed picking up names, making websites, everything from the very beginning. By the time I got back into tech, I had missed all the really big opportunities.
Could be driving a Lamborghini now instead of a Ford.

 

[Casey L]

I think everyone can agree that not starting sooner is the big one

 

[Nappy Bunch]

Reinvesting into more domain names rather than investing more in developing a chosen few.

 

[ch_dom]

My biggest regret: That I didn't start earlier with this (including developing websites).

I thought about it as a student when I had the time, but was too lazy and too greedy to try it on a very, very small scale.

What do you mean by "very, very small scale" ?

Reinvesting into more domain names rather than investing more in developing a chosen few.

The way I read it your comment can be intercepted both ways.

 

[Nappy Bunch]

I regret... Reinvesting into more domain names rather than investing more in developing a chosen few.

 

[MackieMesser]

What do you mean by "very, very small scale" ?

Use for example 100 € - 150 € to develop a website for maybe 1-2 domains and maybe buy/register 1-2 other. Thus getting a first glimpse on the topic a few years earlier.

 

[DnFolk]

I had got into domaining in college days 2011 earned great amount from 2 domains i sold and then i just forgot and got involved in other things only to get back in 2016,i only realized how huge opportunities i lost as i had the knowledge. it will always be my regret to not pay attention earlier even as a part time.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Great thread. All valid comments. I should have started sooner!

 

[daica85]

I missed an auction that nearly at the end, it's about 5 minutes - 2 minutes remain to close the auction. But I don't follow then another guys win that auction.

 

[tomcarl]

Selling off a bunch of weed related domains on eBay a few years ago that I handreg'd as a noobie. (years before marijuana legalization) They weren't the best but they were OK for handregs... stuff like BudBrownie.com.

 

[briguy]

Buying tons of "info" domain when at a cheap price..renewal ttim wasnt cheap.

Lesson learned..no more binge buying and stick to my budget.

 

[Jv1999]

An expensive, collective regret!

Late 1990s / Early 2000s :

Rejecting a number of valid and substantive four figure purchase offers - $$$$. - while holding out for never to arrive greed - based five figure purchase offers - $$,$$$ - for a dozen plus EMD names.

yeah that's really hard now that EMD doesn't influence SEO anymore...

 

[Traveler]

yeah that's really hard now that EMD doesn't influence SEO anymore...

It still does, just not like it used to.

 

[Raymond C]

Bought a lot on.mobi

 

[Nazz]

Investing heavily into the Chinese market when it was peak.

 

[rahul page]

Still to encounter

 

[Silentptnr]

Reading this thread....it's makin me sad.

 

[MapleDots]

I once let almost 200 domains drop because I did not want to pay so many renewal fees. Most of them ended up at hugedomains. Only a small fraction actually dropped and even those are gone now.

That was a moment

 

[ValleyRock]

Learning the hardway that; just as there will always be another girl. There will always be another domain name.

Dont spend 5usd on domain A to make 500usd, when 2usd on domain B will make 300usd

Whenever, you have to choose between domains when restocking concentrate on staying liquid. Don't spend it all to acquire a single name. Then five minutes later, 2 more names appear that offer the same profit margin show up for 1/3 of the price you paid for the first domain.

As always you need to become an information and statistics nerd to out fox the big boys in this business.

 

[italsat]

i have dropped 24 chips 4l.com in 2012

 

[ValleyRock]

i have dropped 24 chips 4l.com in 2012

 

[frostify]

I let Rediscuss.com expire and now it's on HugeDomains.
Overall, my wins way outweigh my losses though and you must always look forward.