Generics for the sake of generics. Overkill?

[sashas]

Generic .coms seem to be high on everybody's wishlist. All semi-decent dictionary words have been regged.

But really, are most of them actually worth anything? What application can a name like Precarious.com, Pander.com have? Would you base a business on a domain name such as Preoccupied.com?

Dictionary .coms are really an overkill. Unless they're brandable, or have a cleraly defined business purpose, I see no value in them, much like the poorest quality LLL.coms that are traded just for the sake of being traded.

 

[carlton]

There is a difference between "dictionary" words and generics in the popular sense. Generics are definitely not overblown and typically refer to a well known marketable product (cars, homes), service (repair, accounting), interest (jobs, sports, music), or location (Miami, Hawaii).

Dictionary words like the examples you provide (precarious, pander, preoccupied) are much lower quality domains. Just try typing any of those three in Google. Not one advertiser because they have no business appeal and are not connected to anything marketable or revenue producing.

 

[sashas]

thats what my point is.

There's a very limited number of dictionary words that are actually relevant to development/PPC

Sit.com is on auction at the moment with a high bid of $124k. I can't think of one decent applicaiton for this name (yes, a website for chairs seems to be a very lame idea). Its got no OVT w/e, so obviously, despite being a generic .com, its not got a lot of people searching for it. Would you really spend 150k and base your business around such a name if you were selling chairs?

 

[Dale Hubbard]

Sit.com - "sitcom". Yes, there are thousands of dictionary (ergo generic) domains that are worth nothing. I just think the meaning has been missed here. Mind you, I wouldn't pay that money for sit.com but I know how its worth is derived. They won't be selling chairs.

 

[Devil Dog]

Don't forget memorability, marketing, rarity and many other factors.

How many people in the world can say they own a 3 letter pronouncable 'real word' .com domain? Therin lies the value in my opinion.

thats what my point is.

There's a very limited number of dictionary words that are actually relevant to development/PPC

Sit.com is on auction at the moment with a high bid of $124k. I can't think of one decent applicaiton for this name (yes, a website for chairs seems to be a very lame idea). Its got no OVT w/e, so obviously, despite being a generic .com, its not got a lot of people searching for it. Would you really spend 150k and base your business around such a name if you were selling chairs?

 

[CyrusL]

Yeah I think the last two posters nailed it. Sashas is spot on for difficult dictionary words like "Precarious.com" but I believe SIT.com is a different story because of brandability and acronym potential.

 

[sashas]

Don't forget memorability, marketing, rarity and many other factors.

How many people in the world can say they own a 3 letter pronouncable 'real word' .com domain? Therin lies the value in my opinion.

I understand that part. Thats why I believe names such as Opportunity.com are AMAZING when it comes to development.

But then again, these are just a few relevant names.

The rarity factor can work well for a collector, but is it really important for an investor/developer? Does anyone buy stocks based on rarity? Rarity does tend to push values up, but then again, this rarity does not really work when it comes to a development point of view. You can't market a website just because it happens to be on a rare domain.

 

[Theo]

"The right buyer comes to those willing to wait it out."
~Confucius

 

[Dale Hubbard]

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The Master replied: "How about 'shu': never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself?"
~Wiki

 

[HomerJ]

if i had a bet on sit.com i'd say its going to an IT co. (as in S_____ Information Technology)
just my guess

 

[petrosc]

you are wrong about the OVT... it does have a score, it's low nevertheless.

Jan/Feb/Mar scores(W/ext): sit.com 48/67/43

and with alexa rank of 2,500,000 it must get very decent traffic

 

[accent]

Sit dot com is surely memorable - half the battle. And there are many things people do while sitting. Be a great p0rn site!

I picked up munificently(dot)com recently. Looked it up, it means lavishly, generously. Was going to pass until I realized = catering. Even with the -ly it works, in my opinion. So we will see what the market decides. Sometimes there are good uses that are not obvious. Bluebird.com need not be a site selling birds - it is a great brandable for lots of things.

Generally speaking, not everybody can afford the top domains, and there is a long tail of increasingly obscure and lower priced domains that will meet people's needs.

 

[Keynes]

Sit.com is on auction at the moment with a high bid of $124k. I can't think of one decent applicaiton for this name (yes, a website for chairs seems to be a very lame idea). Its got no OVT w/e, so obviously, despite being a generic .com, its not got a lot of people searching for it.

You're still in a PPC/parking mindset - this name should be developed, and, "lame" factor aside, chairs can be quite high margin items.

 

[sashas]

You're still in a PPC/parking mindset - this name should be developed, and, "lame" factor aside, chairs can be quite high margin items.

Thats besides the point.
Sit.com is not a good example, but I guess you get my drift.

Think of a name like Innocent.com or Naive.com. What possible applications can you think of, developed or otherwise?

Not every generic is conducive to development. Would anyone here really want his company to be named as "Innocent LLC" or "Naive LLC"?

 

[sji2671]

I agree with the sentiments Sashas but just on the word innocent ;

innocent Drinks is a UK based company founded in 1999 whose primary business is producing smoothies and flavoured spring water, sold in supermarkets, coffee shops and various other outlets nationally as well as in the Republic of Ireland, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels and Copenhagen. Innocent has a 71% share of the £169m UK smoothie market and the company sells two million smoothies per week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_Drinks

There may yet be buyer for those with less attractive generics.

 

[dcristo]

Thats besides the point.
Sit.com is not a good example, but I guess you get my drift.

Think of a name like Innocent.com or Naive.com. What possible applications can you think of, developed or otherwise?

Not every generic is conducive to development. Would anyone here really want his company to be named as "Innocent LLC" or "Naive LLC"?

I don't think there very good examples either, they would make awesome adult sites, but I do get your point.

 

[sunja]

sit.com - dog training?

 

[dcristo]

Keep in mind sit.com doesn't have to be a generic, it can be an acronym for a company.

 

[sunja]

I think the idea is just that the more generic you go, the more potential buyers there'll be.

Example:
sports.com is worth more than
collegesports.com, which is worth more than
collegesoccer.com, which is worth more than
5asidesoccer.com and so on

likewise, the closer you get to a "root" word, the better, for example, I just registered photosharers.com. I think it's good because it's a non-hypenated relevant two word dot com, but it's bad because I'm two steps away from the root in the second word:

good: photosharers.com
better: photosharer.com
best: photoshare.com

 

[Theo]

Think of a name like Innocent.com or Naive.com. What possible applications can you think of, developed or otherwise?

Innocent.com // fashion, political, porn
Naive.com // fashion, television, porn

Hey, porn goes with everything