Okay...I'll 'fess up to buying
M.biz...
Actually, initially, I wasn't going to bid on these.....But, I changed my mind....Here's my thinking re buying it for 15k:
I agree, of course, single-letter .biz has NO prospects for parking revenue...Nor, likely to have much prospect in terms of domainer reseller profit value (tho, who knows, eventually?) etc etc...ie the easier avenues for a ROI...
So, to leverage them, they HAVE to be branded. Not everyone's cup of tea......But, imo, some (eg e.biz) - but, not all - of these single letter domains offer huge opportunity.
For me,
M.biz, was one that has good possibilities...:
* Its a gTLD
* 5 MILLION
exact Google Keyword Search Tool results for the term, "M", per month....So, people search for the term, in huge numbers
* Over 3 BILLION Google returns for the term, "M"....So, possible end user sale.
* The term could represent any number of vast lucrative markets:
- Mobile
- Money
- Music
- Movies
- Marketing
- Management/Managers
- Marriage
- Motorsport
etc etc
Google doesn't care what the extension is, if you develop a domain...And, in this case, the 'biz' potentially works for it, imo....If one is considering a brandable, then
M.biz is as good an opportunity as any, imo.
I guess, in the end, I reckoned it was worth paying 15k for this opportunity - rather than what, say, $15k might buy me in .com, or any other gTLD.
Here's an example of an outfit, for example, that brands itself as
'M.Net' (for 'Mobile) - and, is on the front page of Google, in Australia - tho, its url is 'mnetcorporation':
Home | m.Net Corporation.com
I know not everyone agrees this is a good investment....But, I'll see if I can make something of the opportunity it affords...
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