Seanboy's .Mobi Experiment

[seanboy]

Since premium names will cost way more than I can afford, and all of the NNN.mobis and most of the LLL.mobis are gone, I decided to register the numerical equivalent of some premium names. IMO these are easier to type into a keypad (QUERTYS being the exception) than the actual names themselves:

8255.mobi (talk.mobi)
72346.mobi (radio.mobi)
872835.mobi (travel.mobi)
786257.mobi (stocks.mobi)
843367.mobi (videos.mobi)
668437.mobi (movies.mobi)
62228.mobi (macau.mobi....macau is actually on the reserved name list)

There are still quite a bit of these left. Was this a good decision on my part? I guess time will tell. If not, oh well, it didn't cost too much to reg these names anyway. I'm a newbie and at least I had the chance to experience a new TLD landrush. What are your opinions?

Thanks,

seanboy

[floES]

Did you actually TRY to type in either "talk" or "8255" ?

I don't know your cell phone, but I have to press the 8 one time to get a "t" and 4 times to get an "8" while typing in an url.

[PRED]

Hi,
yeah those pretend phones on the website are ok, but bertter off trying real phones! LOL
On my phone (motorola razor) you go into the browser & it is automatically set up for words/letters. Seems obvious, what i've been saying all along. People want words primarily! However! You only need to press the hash key normally & then it changes to numbers. Then tapping numbers in is a piece of cake. Some firms will definitely go for some catchy number addresses. But peoples surfing habits will always be words/ subjects of interest. Overture proves that. Good point though.
Pred

[seanboy]

Did you actually TRY to type in either "talk" or "8255" ?

I don't know your cell phone, but I have to press the 8 one time to get a "t" and 4 times to get an "8" while typing in an url.

What kind of phone do you have?

[seanboy]

Hi,
yeah those pretend phones on the website are ok, but bertter off trying real phones! LOL
On my phone (motorola razor) you go into the browser & it is automatically set up for words/letters. Seems obvious, what i've been saying all along. People want words primarily! However! You only need to press the hash key normally & then it changes to numbers. Then tapping numbers in is a piece of cake. Some firms will definitely go for some catchy number addresses. But peoples surfing habits will always be words/ subjects of interest. Overture proves that. Good point though.
Pred

I have a razr too. All you have to do is hold down the buttun for a second, and it switches to numbers...After that, the setting is on numbers until you change it back.

Honestly, this was just an experiment. It didn't cost me much money, and I think it was more worthwhile than regging stuff like "SearchForMortageLoanRatesInOhio.mobi" :greencool:

I probably should I have stated that when I did this, I was thinking of the nomal phones, and not smartphones.

In case I was wrong, I did reg some decent names and a few LLL's:

esupport.mobi
StandBy.mobi
osu.mobi

I guess the beauty of this is that none of us knows for sure what will actually happen with .mobi.

Thanks for the feedback! Keep your thoughts coming in!

[seanboy]

What I didn't understand...If you look at the premium and reserve name list, there are a few numbers on that list, but I can't make out what they stand for or why they're on the list. Does anyone have any ideas?

[PeterMan]

How much did these cost to reg?

Personally, I think these are a better approach than trying to cash in on good generic two word combos, like CheapVacations.mobi or something.

My reasoning is this:

1) the numbers are easy to type in, and most people who are going to start using the internet on their phones in the coming years should have an easier time relating to numbers. Think 1-800-the-word telephone numbers, they always display the actual number after. This leads to point 2...

2) It is quite possible that the owners of the premium words that match up to those numbers will want to secure the numeric equivalent to the name once they develop their sites, and this could mean a nice sale...

just my $0.02

[seanboy]

elivate, I regged them on wed, when the general registrations began. I went through moniker, so it didn't cost that much. I had noticed that someone had been doing this with other premium names (call was already gone), so I figured "what the heck" :greenyes:

[9888]

Call = 2255 so it a premium number regardless of what it spells.
I would stick to 4 or 5 number combinations personally, especially 5 numbers which in the US are text short codes, as it is quite likely the short code owner will want the .mobi version of their short code.

[PRED]

words, numbers.....either way if they're good they'll always get the money back. let's kick back & see what happens.
whatever happens 9888, you got 888 & were shrewd enough to tm it.
unlike Lloyd Christmas, i reckon you'll get your payday & the bus full of Hawaiian Tropic Girls to oil you up on the beach!
After all, isn't that why we're all in this game!!! LOL
Best of Luck
Predator

[topgun999]

Interesting discussion. Also see the posts at this thread.

http://www.dnforum.com/f325/mobi-numeric-domains-thread-179957.html

[seanboy]

Yeah, I wanted 2255 also, but someone got it already :greensighw:

[mjnels]

topgun, i see from using mobi's whois a million times for NNNN that you own a couple NNNN too..

[PRED]

anyone had any good offers yet?
Pred

[topgun999]

Yes Mjnels, I have some NNNN's.

I think numbers will be very special for the .mobi.

1. Numbers are a natural choice for anyone using a phone.
2. They are language independent.
3. Easy to type on a keypad.

It may develop similar to the shorcuts used in sms messaging,
common short code (CSC).

See:http://www.usshortcodes.com/csc_faq_csc.html

The best generic equivalents were registered very quickly.
I got some, but missed many.