no more Keyboard Cowboys, all i need is 1 Realist

[WinfieldBlack]

Im sick of selfish people Guiding me in wrong directions..
Assuring you that you are making the right decision by buying that Domain, Website, Script etc etc...
People with no knowledge that owns a keyboard and mouse trying to impress
his/hers forum buddies with the amount of posts, anyways this is not a attack on anyone here i think this website and users are great and very helpfull.

So can someone with 5+ Years of website and domaining please answer my questions, no offence to anyone else.

I have about 40 domains ill post some up, im clueless in what i should do with them. i have a few websites running but then what?


AUSREV.COM (PREMIUM)
BANKOFALBANIA.COM (PREMIUM, EVEN THE REAL BANK OF ALBANIA ONLY OWNS THE .ORG)
BF2143.BIZ
BF2143.CO
BF2143.INFO
BF2143.ORG (BATTLEFIELD 2143 NOT ANOUNCED YET)
BLINED.COM (PREMIUM)
D3RQ.COM (THE FREAK)
DQ2E.COM (THE CUTIE)
FISHLOADS.COM
IFISHLOADS.COM
GTAV.CC
I3RQ.COM (I FREAK)
IFISHLOADS.COM
INLINK.CO Website running
IREALOCATE.COM (I REAL LOCATE)
IRUCKUS.COM (PREMIUM)
NVS.CC (ENVIOUS OR NOVARTIS) Website running
QISSED.COM (KISSED)
SELFDRIVE.US
SOLEDRIVER.COM
SOLETRADES.COM
SPOILEDS.COM Website running
TO6C.COM (TO SEXY)
UQWO.COM (LLLL.COM)
USAREV.COM (PREMIUM)
TERZ.IM
IMGG.ORG (IMAGE) Website running
TUBEE.ORG (TUBE)
HIHI.CO (HIHI)
IEPLA.NET (IE PLANET) Website running
IEUPLOAD.COM (IE UPLOAD) Website running

Should i scrap some of the domains? (ifso which ones)
Should i build more websites with the domains i already own? (if so which ones)
Should i just age some of them so they are Search engine clean?
any other advise for me?

if there is skilled people out there that want to join me ill take you on board 50/50, i got a vpn so experimenting with different idead will be easy.

to the admins:
sorry if ive posted this in the wrong area, please move it if needed.

 

[Data Glasses]

I got the feeling you will need to scrape most of them, the only one i like is 'selfdrive' which would be a good campervan hire site ......the others don't do much for me, perhaps others here may see the value, good luck

 

[eBranding.com.au]

I don't see any value in these.

I'm going to be blunt, please don't take it personally:

• You need to spend some time learning about the domains that are actually worth investing in for resale or development. The domains in your list are mostly terrible - I recommend dropping the lot.
  
  
• Buy less, buy better domains. Look to buy one or two good domains for $xxx, rather than registering 20 crappy domains that will never sell. Take your time and find one good domain on the aftermarket that has solid potential for resale at a profit.
  
  
• You're far better of having a smaller portfolio of quality domains. You'll have a lower annual cost for reg fees, you're more likely to get offers on your domains, and hopefully - you'll actually sell some.
  
  
• I think you should narrow your focus to just .com. Investing in other extensions should only be done if it's top-tier terms and you have a very strong grasp on asset values so you can flip at a profit. Otherwise you're just wasting money on reg fees, because your chances of selling a crappy .us or .cc domain are incredibly low.
  
  
• Focus on commercial terms for now - a term or word which describes a product, service or business type / industry. To get you started, set some benchmarks or rules to ensure that you're getting quality domains, I suggest the following:
  
  > Only buy terms that have search volume of at least 1000 exact global monthly searches on GAKT. This shouldn't be seen as the ultimate solution - but it should help to lift the quality of your domains.
  > Only buy domains that contain two words or less. One word domains are excellent if you can get them.
  > Only buy domains with less than 16 characters. Businesses want short, snappy, memorable domains. Longer domains are typically harder to sell.
  > Only buy .com for now. .com domains are by far the easiest to sell - so make it easier for yourself.
  > Don't buy a domain that has just one potential buyer. If they're not interested, then you've just wasted your money on an asset that no one wants.
  > Don't buy domains that contain trademark terms, company names etc. These are not lottery tickets - they're liabilities and can land you in hot water.
  > Avoid buying lots of 'brandables' - I.e. a made up word which you think sounds like a 'cool name'.
  > Avoid buying lots of 'future trend' domains - odds are these will all be worthless. If you read about the next 'big thing' - you're already too late - all the good domains will be long gone.
  ​

 

[johno69]

I recommend dropping the lot.

I agree.

If you have to explain what a domain means as you have done with most of these then they are generally a waste of time & money.

 

[zhenjie]

Not a great domain portfolio. Only ones I would consider keeping are

qissed, selfdrive, soledriver, soletrader. They actually can be pronounced and make sense. Whether they are actually valuable or worth developing however is another story.

 

[Shane]

If they were mine I'd drop the lot.

My portfolio looked rubbish in my early days too. I thought I was a genius picking up all these hand regs that no one else had thought of, but you realise pretty quickly that they're not worth wasting time and money on.

Take johno69's advice on domains - if you have to explain their meaning, they're probably worthless.

 

[James]

My advice to too look at what is making money,if its not make your money back on the domain+ time involved in a year, I would not re new it, unless it was something which had high search volume and or has had offers in the past think seriously about it.

I have like 140+ domains, and over the next 12 months I want to cut them down to like 70 if possible, I agree its better to have a few good projects then many small projects.

 

[djuqa]

I don't see any value in these.

What he said.

 

[helloworld]

ieupload.com has some value with the website. Out of the lot I'd be looking for growth on this site. If you had large social media channels i.e. forums you could get a decent user base. Need to add more functionality like facebook/twitter login.

 

[koomel]

I don't see any value in these.

This is the best piece of advice I have seen to new Domainers on this site.

My only comment is that while exact matches are preferable do not rule out partial matches as long as they start with the exact match word or words.
My partial match theory is not proven so take this comment with caution!

 

[snoopy]

Reads like an expired list to me.

 

[koomel]

> Only buy terms that have search volume of at least 1000 exact global monthly searches on GAKT.

Did you mean global or should it be local.​

 

[snoopy]

1000 exact searches could be a domain worth $10k or $0. It isn't enough to just buy on the basis of searches.

 

[eBranding.com.au]

Did you mean global or should it be local.

Global. It's the floor metric - it sets the absolute minimum. It's just a guide and far from a perfect solution, but if all the points I listed were followed there would be a dramatic improvement in quality.

Exact search numbers is just one part of the equation, it's not the silver bullet. All the factors I mentioned need to be considered.

GAKT numbers are a helpful tool, but they're not the only determinent of domain value. As I mentioned on another thread recently, I've sold domains that had horrible search numbers, but they were still good domains.

 

[eBranding.com.au]

1000 exact searches could be a domain worth $10k or $0. It isn't enough to just buy on the basis of searches.

I agree, see my reply above. I mentioned a number of points in my post, search numbers was just one of those points - all the factors I mentioned should be considered.

 

[WinfieldBlack]

Hey thanks for the replies guys, i appreciate the honesty and will consider everything you said next time i am going to buy a domain. and i will definitely drop %90 of them.

But i refuse to spend more then a reg fee on any domain because i am afraid what the new gTLDs craze will do when they drop.

Years ago before i got married a saved some coin, which my wife doesn't know about (The Backup) instead of the money sitting there, i was shopping around domain auctions for a long term investment Couple months ago i came across a LN.com (1 letter 1 number . com) on the go daddy auctions which had a buy now price around $20,000. which was perfect for me as a hidden investment.
After a few days of thinking about it google`ling day and night to see if it was a good idea or a loss, i decided to go ahead with it. Then i came across the new gTlds iCANN selling off gtlds to large companies?? i was like wtf
I dont want to be an ass but what will this do to .com? i dont know, you dont know true? so i think im just going to wait and see till they drop before i invest large on .com
anyone disagree?

 

[Data Glasses]

Hey thanks for the replies guys, i appreciate the honesty and will consider everything you said next time i am going to buy a domain. and i will definitely drop %90 of them.

But i refuse to spend more then a reg fee on any domain because i am afraid what the new gTLDs craze will do when they drop.

Years ago before i got married a saved some coin, which my wife doesn't know about (The Backup) instead of the money sitting there, i was shopping around domain auctions for a long term investment Couple months ago i came across a LN.com (1 letter 1 number . com) on the go daddy auctions which had a buy now price around $20,000. which was perfect for me as a hidden investment.
After a few days of thinking about it google`ling day and night to see if it was a good idea or a loss, i decided to go ahead with it. Then i came across the new gTlds iCANN selling off gtlds to large companies?? i was like wtf
I dont want to be an ass but what will this do to .com? i dont know, you dont know true? so i think im just going to wait and see till they drop before i invest large on .com
anyone disagree?

Do you trust the .com.au brand as being local ????? ....... if so invest in the knowledge the australian public does too

The owners of xxx.com are delighted with the new extension .xxx sending traffic their way ........ .com will always be around

 

[Blue Wren]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkxMTC0DVU

Seriously though, I hear more people saying that gTLD's will flop more than people saying they'll succeed.
An analogy often used regarding this subject, is the Gold Rush one; the businesses selling the pick & shovel made more money than the miners. In others words; Registrars will be making lots of dough.

Now go watch that video and have a laugh.

 

[Data Glasses]

That video makes my head hurt