Hello all, I'm kind of new to domain purchase and resell biz. I DON'T however consider myself new to web design. I have a few projects that I'm working on by myself but not enough time to work on them all. I have a few domains that I've bought that I plan to develop quickly "possibly" for resell in the future. I'm interested in seeing what you'll think of them. I do realize that single words are BIG HITS but I tend to think that made up words or phrases can also be successful IF they're catchy and are marketed properly.. Here are a few Frappulatte.com "Steamy Hot coffee served with plenty of ice" I have a concept for the site but I don't know EXACTLY how I want to implement it....I pretty much came up with the name one day while cracking a joke and actually confusing on one of the employees @ my local starbucks. I was thinking of doing a forum but I'm kind of shying away from the forum idea because of the time required to build the community. What do you think? JohnMccainsDisease.com "Why voting for John Mccain might actually kill you..." <no comment> <edit- I just added this one for evaluation> WithOutHealthcare.com Once again, I was thinking a forum. That seems like it would be the easiest solution. But recently I thought a blog or portal/forum might be the best idea. Once again.. Time Consuming... However this would be something that I would really be interested in since I work in the medical field. The idea is to bascially expose some of the insurance companies as well as hospital/doctor offices that have practices that I don't agree with. I currently have it parked. What do you think? I have probably about 8 domains total 4 sites I'm currently working on... An these are the newest purchases... What do you think? Resell, Revenue, Potential? Any help is appreciated honesty is appreciated.
'potential' in the domain world is a load of crap. Any domain ever could be developed into a million or billion dollar company. So in essence, their potential value is limitless depending on time, effort and money poured into them. Though many domains will probably scale up faster with the same amounts of aforementioned inputs. That being said, youre basically looking for an appraisal. Frap name may be trademark infringement, not sure, i definitely wouldnt touch it personally. johnmccain... eh, political blogs are hot right now if you put in time withouthealthcare, seems like a decent enough phrase but cant image it gets too much use, best of the lot and i could see it picking up low $xx.
Hmmm. Interesting... I appreciate you posting but why wouldn't you touch frappulatte again? It may be trademark infringement based on what companys name, site or product? As far as I know I made it up; it's an oxymoron... I don't think you can have a Frappulatte can you? Thats like you going into a restaurant and asking for a "Hot Iced Tea" or registering 'hoticedtea.com' Now I did mention that I was in Starbucks when I first thought about it, but surely your not implying that they can get me for a trademark violation based on something that doesn't exist are you???? I'm not arguing, I'm just trying to understand. "Frappe" by the way is Greek/French and dates back to the 1800s
LOL I must be sleepy again. I looked at that name and thought you were going to claim that such a disease exists... Well, the Healthcare name can be used in conjunction with one or two of the various health insurance affiliate programs. A blog would probably be fruitful, IMO. I too think that this one is the best of the lot. .
Ahhh why people just run around domain name potential? there isnt much in the name u got, the only thing matters is " how you develope it. like is their any word in dictionary "google"???? still they are on top. so its all about branding and development.
GA: the fact you even thought about it in starbucks would weaken your claim imo. Frap used in a drink context. I am not sure of the genericness of the term. Ice Tea or something is a generic product, I think frappacino has a TM (im not sure and im a bit lazy to look up now). That is just me, im not a lawyer. If you yourself think its an oxymoron and makes no sense... buying it probably didnt make much sense either.
Thanks for posting... I'm not really trying to gear up for a legal battle. I think starting sites can be fun, plus I enjoy designing and writing. I checked and you were right, Frappuccino does have a trade mark and a very specific logo. However Starbucks does not and has never owned the word "Frappe", "Cappuccino" or "Latte" I think I may start on the healthcare site first... Any other opinions are welcomed It does...
im glad you enjoy developing, i do to. i just try and let people know when i see some legal risk... these forums in particular are just filled with misinformation about TMs and potential risk of them.