What's one thing about domains you wish someone had told you earlier?

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

Looking back, there's always that one thing you only understand after using domains for a while.
What's something you wish you had known earlier before your first few registrations?
Curious to hear lessons from both beginners and long-time users.

 

[Ricado]

Looking back, there's always that one thing you only understand after using domains for a while.
What's something you wish you had known earlier before your first few registrations?
Curious to hear lessons from both beginners and long-time users.

The following reflects my personal experience over more than twenty years in domains, shared for reference only.

The domain market is an investment market, not an art collection.
A domain only has real value when someone is actually willing to use it.

The domain industry itself is not a scam, even though it does attract its share of hype and bad actors.

In the end, domain investing is less about what you choose to buy, and more about knowing when to say no.

 

[leonidleonid is verified member.]

I’ve written this many times already, but I wish someone had told me back in 2009 that it wasn’t too late to start domaining.

I missed that train, even though over 15 years ago I was already collecting domain names.

 

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

The following reflects my personal experience over more than twenty years in domains, shared for reference only.

The domain market is an investment market, not an art collection.
A domain only has real value when someone is actually willing to use it.

The domain industry itself is not a scam, even though it does attract its share of hype and bad actors.

In the end, domain investing is less about what you choose to buy, and more about knowing when to say no.

And discipline, more than taste, is what keeps people in the game long enough to win.

I’ve written this many times already, but I wish someone had told me back in 2009 that it wasn’t too late to start domaining.

I missed that train, even though over 15 years ago I was already collecting domain names.

Yeah, but while we were focused on the station we thought mattered at the time, the tracks were already shifting.

 

[Ricado]

And discipline, more than taste, is what keeps people in the game long enough to win.

Yes, discipline is a great word.
Discipline, for me, is mostly about what I choose not to register.

I only register domains I clearly understand and know who they’re for.
I set a maximum cost per domain and walk away once it’s exceeded.
I also limit my registrations to no more than three per day.