Kevin Ham - Vancouver.com

[DomainsInc]

Hello
Their are lots of good domains that businesses want to purchase and can be developed. Think about all the possibles..... All the Geo domains that are available around the world..WORLD. YOU are on the frontier of a Global Market. You all have an inside track. You are way ahead of the curve .........Imagen the potabilities and prosper @ 1K at a time;-)

Sure but the bottom line is you are going to have to have more and more money to buy names in this business as time goes on. Where are you going to get that money from? Parking? Revenue made from developing? Well i hope you have a second job because you gotta live somehow too. While there money to be made, no doubt many many more will fail than succeed. Not everyone can be an internet millionaire.

BT, don't worry what others think, a few of us realise that domains are generally undervalued and realise that a big swing upward is about to take place.

We are seeing the beginning of the domaining industry growing up and understanding the financial principles involved in domaining and website development and internet marketing. Up till now we belonged to a type of Gentlemans Club (and Ladies club of course) where values were generally set by artificial agreement between the members, now the real world is starting to take effect upon the market. In the real world where could you purchase a business for 1 - 3 years annual profit?

By the way this is not another DotCom bubble as many would have you think (especially those ignorant of the facts), this time it is based on cold hard cash advertising revenue!

By the way Artichoke.com was a fair price paid, but not excessive as long as you have plans for it (definately please do something, anything, just so long as you do not just park it).

PalmBeach - Well said.

Well i hope you have all your generics already as this upward swing that might make the names you have currently more valuable, is also going to cost you more to buy new ones.

[Tom K.]

This is very interesting read indeed.

It shows how out in left field is paying "monthly revenue times X months or years" is.

Plus, doesn't increase in sales for 1 word .com generics also increase value across the board for 1 word in other extensions and 2 (or even 3) keyword .com generics? So it's good news for all, isn't it?

On a related note: I think that petrosc mentioned that prices for 1 word generics are out of reach for the average or new domainer. So building a strong portfolio is that much tougher today. I couldn't agree more. However, I think that the average domainer still can get hold on marketable domains, even invented names, and create revenue via development. Think Travelocity.com, Expedia.com, and others.

Think, too, how long did it take for a domain reg'd in 1996 to make strong revenue. I don't know for sure, but I imagine a few years. So there are no short-cuts.

IMHO

[GT Web]

Paying X years revenue only works with typo/traffic domains that have otherwise little value. Of course, paying anything more than 5 years revenue for a domain name is INSANE since Microsoft and Google are probably already scheming how to make domains less popular and their search engines more popular.

[Tom K.]

Paying X years revenue only works with typo/traffic domains that have otherwise little value. Of course, paying anything more than 5 years revenue for a domain name is INSANE since Microsoft and Google are probably already scheming how to make domains less popular and their search engines more popular.

Yes, investing in typo's is risky unless it is alternative spelling. I've seen this pricing structure used by sellers of non-typo's as well.

[URLtrader]

I think that the average domainer still can get hold on marketable domains.

IMHO

That is true. It needs patience and hard work. This week I registered InfertilityHospital.com . So go out and look for gems. You will find them.

URLtrader

[FormerDnForumer]

Keep in mind, the entire world will be looking up Vancouver in a few years with the upcoming winter Olympics.... I'm sure this was a big factor in the decision to purchase...

Bingo. Amongst other reasons. Vancouver is an amazing city, and continues to experience huge growth. The Olympics will just add to it all.

Remember that TorStar paid in the Million $ range for Toronto.com a few years ago, and that domain would easily be worth $5M today.