Good news for .ca

[Tedgeman]

Checkout a sale I made a awhile ago, SOUNDBOARD.CA. Nevertheless, most domainers have their purse strings tied in a pretty tight knot. So, what we are seeing is the odd end users picking up stuff. This does not encourage me much, but we remain hopeful for the near future. The economy is struggling and we are really feeling the pinch in our market. Google and Yahoo have cut back costs, which means among other things, paying out about 75% less on PPC, that,s my guess. However, their earnings were in the plus, so maybe we too will see an improvement soon.

[hugegrowth]

The positive thing is that despite what the economy does, more business is being done online and people need a good domain for their website. I think that's a big reason why the domain market has still been active over the past year for all extensions.

[hugegrowth]

What was the second one?

[Adam Dicker]

Adam…what was on the domains before you sold them? Were they parked or did you have a for sale page up?

They were parked with a for sale that linked to an email to me.

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[Adam Dicker]

What was the second one?

cito.ca

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[TheLegendaryJP]

Well ppc and .ca have no direct links that would affect the market, you need traffic lol


The .ca market imo is not down at all, I have sold several 5 figure names the last 2 months, 2 here 2 private. It has always been my belief the market as a whole (.ca) was affordable and thus during a market wide down turn the .ca stays relatively steady as it hasnt anywhere to drop to that anyone would accept.

The most powerful keywords still demand 5 figures mid to high well generally good words/combos struggle at $XXX- low $XXXX.

It is my take on things and not a popular one that the worst enemy of the .ca reseller markets are the resellers.

We will see a rise in reseller prices when resellers smarten up.

[hugegrowth]

Since the fall it's been pretty quiet for me, in terms of being contacted out of the blue about a .ca domain, but I think 2010 will be a better year for .ca.

[whitebark]

I've had a few good months in a row on both ppc/adsense and .ca/website sales. Latest was carpediem for 1k. Lots of inquires too.

2010 should be much better.

[hugegrowth]

My email must be broken - lol - congrats on your sale though!

[burgerman]

They were parked with a for sale that linked to an email to me.

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Hi Adam. Thanks for sharing this information. Did you post a minimum price in the 'for sale' link? Or was it up to the potential buyer to make the first offer?

[raceway]

Thanks for sharing, it is nice to see the .ca market heating up.

5K is some nice pocket change.