What type of domains are hot now?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by gorilla_bob, Jun 1, 2007.

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    Just got into domaineering. Looks pretty crazy. So what is hot not and what should be a good investment. Any gurus please help a noobie out.

    - Bob
     
    gorilla_bob, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  2. lkj

    lkj Peon

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    #2
    Dude, sorry to tell you but you are atleast 5 years too late. Expired domain names are still hot (not as much gems left as used to be...), but there are guys with deep pockets... some of them spending well over $100,000 a month...
     
    lkj, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  3. Zerosleep

    Zerosleep Established User

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    #3
    Brandable .coms are hot now a days ;)
     
    Zerosleep, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    Nick_Mayhem Notable Member

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    #4
    3 letter domains are hottest if you can get one for a descent amount from someone.

    4 letters are seeing some growth.

    Dictionary domains with good marketability are evergreen.

    Brandables along with pronounceable are also good. :)
     
    Nick_Mayhem, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  5. ReadyToGo

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    #5
    As far as new extensions go, .mobi seems pretty hot.
     
    ReadyToGo, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  6. Aaron111

    Aaron111 Well-Known Member

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    I dis agree 18 letter domains are getting popular and some are even longer?
     
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    Aaron111 Well-Known Member

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    #7
    exlain that term domaineering?
     
    Aaron111, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  8. champ_rock

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    #8
    3 letters are hot

    secondly old domains registered prior to 2000 are hotty ones because they are pretty rare and considered safe investment
     
    champ_rock, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  9. digitalpower

    digitalpower Banned

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    3 letters, and 4 letters .com domains are hot.
     
    digitalpower, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  10. inworx

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    #10
    2 letters .info are hot:D

    3 letter and 4 letter are also going at reasonable price since they are rare....grab one while you're late:D
     
    inworx, Jun 2, 2007 IP
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    Hello,
    In my opinion, the unique good domains are .COM :)
     
    jakomo, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  12. domnom

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    #12
    Anything that is rare and unique is good
    From this fact alone get their price all the 3 LLL
    There is no meaning to a name like this : jkx.com but still people will buy it
     
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    Aaron111 Well-Known Member

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    I agree but the 18 letter domains are doing excellent plus you really dont have a choice know days":cool:
     
    Aaron111, Jun 3, 2007 IP
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    18 letter domains? sorry but could not understand what u meant
     
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    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    #15
    It's actually called domaining & the people who do it are called domainers
     
    htmlindex, Jun 3, 2007 IP
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    #16
    Some domainers believe that Google and Yahoo are looking at giving some love to ccTLD's.

    You'll start to see single word and generic term .us, es, eu, de, in, co.uk, ca, and a few others go up in value fairly quick IMO.

    Another sector is *city*+term.com (ex. MiamiPlumber.com) names will soon show some good value.

    *Also almost anything over 6 years old has value these days*

    Here is a good read http://frankschilling.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/06/the_great_domai.html take it with a grain of salt as I'm sure Frank has his own agenda :)
     
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  17. spin

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    #17
    first I heard of that..interesting
     
    spin, Jun 3, 2007 IP
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    Aaron111 Well-Known Member

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    well as domainers post their opinion then we get closer to the hart of the problem the soft ware seems to get it done to" most arent aware of the technology online toady it is more relevant to test the waters";) atleast take a peak at it:eek:
     
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    #19
    Maybe it's short for Domain Engineering. :rolleyes:
     
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    #20
    3chars are probably the best investment in my opinoin. You can't go wrong with those (perticularly LLL's or NNN's)..Also if you can grab some good typo domains you may be able to bring in type-in traffic from them.
     
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