closed Markets.com

[jquail]

Just picked up a name which is probably one of the best in my portfolio (branding-wise anyway, not revenue) - www.markets.com.

Just wondering what direction you guys think it would be best to go with this to maximise its revenue?

At the minute i'm thinking along the lines of an application to keep track of world markets and stock portfolios. Another option is the grocery-type markets.

Also, even though the domain would be cool developed, what would you value it as a stand-alone name. Haven't has a chance to test traffic yet, but I would like to think end-user potential on this one would be high regardless. What do you guys think?

 

[rentdn]

Great name , Try aff. programs of ebay , amazon and ect and of course adsence

 

[mkx]

You should build it into a world wide stock market directory where day traders can invest online and have access to several resources such as graphs, top investments, etc. Might cost a lot to build and market correctly.

I'd say the domain is worth $X,XXX or $XXX,XXX if you get lucky. How much did you buy it for ?

 

[clemzonguy]

Underwood.com previous owner maybe?

The name is possibly too broad.

 

[GeorgeKGeorgeK is verified member.]

Nice grab for the finance field. $50K+++

 

[jquail]

Thanks for the feedback so far guys, keep it coming!

I paid quite a bit for the name, but would prefer to keep specifics confidential.

And yes, the dns must not have resolved yet.

 

[JEsports]

Great pickup jq ... all kinds of potential "markets" to market with this domain. Way too many to list, just do a google ... I would speculate to say that a financial type domain would be the most lucrative for you. I'd appraise at $15K for the domain alone.

Good luck

 

[jumpbug]

I'd say about 10k

 

[Joe]

$10K-$50K

It's really too generic in my opinion. But, with the right buyer (perhaps CNBC), the domain could easily go for $25K+.

Good buy, and good luck.

-Joe

 

[Ed30]

$50-75K. It does amuse me when people say names are too generic or too broad - in my opinion generic rules. If it wasn't too broad they'd say it was too narrow - sometimes you just can't win.
Great name. Good luck with it.

 

[jquail]

Again keep the feedback coming! All opinions welcome - even bad ones.

I take the point of too generic, but then again, look at the highest reported domain sale to date - business.com (granted, it was during the boom). Anyways, I guess there could be worse bad points than 'too generic'.

IMHO markets.com is one of, if not the leading name in a high profit niche (world/commodity/stock markets). But hey, I'm not going to say anything bad about my name . I'm sure we all get too personal with names from time to time.

The more I say the name to myself, the more I can't wait to develop it into a world markets website.

Anyways, enough of my ranting. I really appreciate the feedback so far!

 

[Ed30]

I'm thinking a site bringing exports, importers and manufacturers together in a global online market place where markets.com acts as the middleman. Taking a cut of any deals struck would be virtually impossible, so instead charge a high yearly fee for membership.

 

[wiwineguy]

Just picked up a name which is probably one of the best in my portfolio (branding-wise anyway, not revenue) - www.markets.com.

Just wondering what direction you guys think it would be best to go with this to maximise its revenue?

At the minute i'm thinking along the lines of an application to keep track of world markets and stock portfolios. Another option is the grocery-type markets.

Also, even though the domain would be cool developed, what would you value it as a stand-alone name. Haven't has a chance to test traffic yet, but I would like to think end-user potential on this one would be high regardless. What do you guys think?

I am a little surprised at the the low appraisals on this board even though they mean so little in the real world. What I see in Markets.com is a domain with thousands of subdomains equally valuable, i.e. Diamond.Markets.com, Oil.Markets.com, Petroleum.Markets.com, Gold.Markets.com, Platinum.Markets.com, ETC, ETC.. Why doesn't anyone ever mention subdomains in an appraisal. Just curious.

Markets.com $x,xxx,xxx to the right guy.

Cheers!

WineGuy

 

[GiantDomains]

Too generic? nope. stockmarket would be targeted.. markets covers them all...

Nice one!

 

[diverge]

Ideal for intermediary (B2B) use. Surely there are existing companies already offering 7 figures for this domain (if not, they will once the economy comes back around). Don't take anything less than $750k for this one.

 

[jquail]

Appreciate all the feedback guys.

It looks like I'll be going the development way with this one. Probably similar to bigcharts.com.

Any idea where I can get a data feed of the major world markets?

 

[namewaiter]

business.com is also pretty vauge, but what's that worth? ... i'd say markets.com is a six figure domain... nice buy!

 

[Jeffreyw]

100,000 K. Nice catch.

 

[Fadez]

$100k

 

[Domagon]

Make darn sure you have a detailed history of the domain - when I see a domain like that, warning bells go off ... be sure it's not been hijacked; sold without authorization (stolen).

Assuming you own the domain free and clear, 6-figures FOR SURE! Where in that range, that's another matter...

Much traffic? Lots of type-in? Lots of links-in? Having a nice proportion of both is typically better.

If traffic is relatively high (say at least 1000 uniques per day) and appears to be from a diverse number of legitimate sources, then mid-6 figures seems a reasonable starting point.

If traffic is around several thousand+ uniques per day, then 7-figure range is definitely where you likely want to be negotiating from for that type of domain; you may not get that, but start there.

With all that said, there are some downsides on this one ... the singular version, market.com seems to be unutilized - that surprises me; the too generic comments may have some merit.

Best potential use for such a domain, at least initially, is for a "free" stock portfolio tracking service utilizing PPC for income. Subdomains could be useful on this one for b2b purposes.

To maximize sale price, develop the domain, wait like 6 months, and then shop it around.

Good luck

Ron