closed Gesturing.com

[BostonDomainer]

Purchased Gesturing.com recently. Would appreciate any appraisals, thoughts, etc on it.
Thanks in advance.
James

 

[WhoDatDog]

This is the type of name that has very little value, but enough people will fall for it because they know that Gesture is a word, and Gesturing is a form of Gesture. It really doesn't make sense as far as names go. It would have to A) Get a lot of traffic, or B) Make for a good website. I don't see either happening, and I think that if you had this name for 40 years and didn't publicize it, that you would get zero email inquiries looking to buy it.

In my world it is worth zero (unless there is traffic that converts to $$$). I am sure others will think it is worth something, perhaps even something in the XXX range, but I wouldn't register it if I had the opportunity, because I have seen way too many of these names that almost make sense, but really offer no value proposition for PPC or future use as a website/business.

I understand all of the possibilites and I know what a gesture is, but even though I obviously recognize that it is a word, it still looks odd to see Gesturing.com. This name will cost you money before all is said and done because you will think about it, start threads about it, and otherwise wonder what the possibilities are, but as far as I am concerned this is a dud.

I am sure there will be higher appraisals than my ZERO, and there have definitely been worse names up for appraisal lately, so in that respect maybe this name has to have some sort of value, if only because there may be people who will at least pay something for a word, but I am sticking to my guns.

 

[BostonDomainer]

Similar thing was said about the word "texting" many years ago. So far it's made $2.47 cents parked at Sedo for 3 days. Do a quick google of "gesturing", give some due diligence and perhaps ZERO may change. None the less, I do appreciate you taking the time to reply and welcome more thoughts.

 

[Sarcle]

This is a keeper.

Gesture Technology, right now, is just starting to make it's way into consumer products. They are predicting Gesture Tvs, games, computers, and laptops to hit the market by early to mid 2011.

Microsoft's Xbox kinect will be a hit. I already have mine on pre-order.

As far as value. It will be be determined by the market and how popular this technology will be. I'm guessing it's going to be huge.

 

[WhoDatDog]

Similar thing was said about the word "texting" many years ago. So far it's made $2.47 cents parked at Sedo for 3 days. Do a quick google of "gesturing", give some due diligence and perhaps ZERO may change. None the less, I do appreciate you taking the time to reply and welcome more thoughts.

Gesturing.com is not a valuable name right now. It is not in the same planet as texting. I said that others would find it more valuable than me, but that I would not register it. It is an awkward name and I have a very hard time imagining it ever being turned into a big-time business, so that takes the end-user buyer out of the equation.

You never mentioned the PPC earnings. Obviously, if something makes just under $1 per day it is worth more than zero, and is definitely worth registering. I still think these types of names can cost you more money than they are worth. I bet you will put in multiple hours this year thinking about the name, putting up threads about the name, trying to sell the name, etc. Most people totally forget to include this time in their analysis. If you get to 15 or more hours your will wipe out your PPC earnings on time spent alone.

That is why some of the terrible names are worth less than zero, because everything adds up. I have yet to see one person talk add up the time spent on names and factor it into their estimation of the name's worth (except myself).

If you never spent another second thinking about this name it looks like you might make a few hundred dolars per year on it. That is pretty darn good, but how much did you spend for the name? And how much time and effort have you put into it (counting the negotiations, too).

If all you did was press a button to get the name then you are way ahead, but there are lots of other things involved that take time and money (including daydreaming about possibilities). Add up the purchase price, the time spent on it, and the brain time thinking about it, and you will soon find that it isn't so great of name.

 

[james2002]

Reseller xxx range . But end user-> Who knows?

 

[Vincent]

i picture this name a good one for public speaking and acting that focus on hand gesture, facial gesture, verbal gesture. Maybe good for body lanugage site, a little stretching on this one.

As far as price, im not the expert. I do wonder.