closed Has the domain market bottomed out yet?

[IPatlas]

OKay, I suppose I should introduce the subject.

One-word dot coms for less that reg?
Fewer inquiries for your domain names listed for sale?
Their offers are borderline insulting to your intelligence?
Massive deletions of short (3-4 char) domains daily?
Doman reg' prices lower and lower?
Money spent on then valuable domain names that are now renewal-questionable?
Turning to .biz and .info for speculation?
[feel free to add to the list.....]


Any of these sound familiar?
Signs of a slowdown? How low can we get?

Taketh the poll if you wish

If you are undecided, err ..do not vote?

 

[Bob]

In the past six weeks, I have seen a VERY sharp increase in domain name interest. I have received on average, about 2 inquiries per day about names I own. Normally, I would get about two per week.

Additionally, I have made about 10 sales in the last 6 weeks. People have paid my asking price with no bickering or negotiating. VERY intersting. I have started to raise my prices a little bit and am becoming a little more firm instead of wheeling and dealing.

I am not sure how long this will last or whether it was the bottom, but there is definitely an upturn right now. Lets hope it keeps going back up.

The intersest I have seen is for short strong one word names in .NET and .ORG. Interest has accordingly picked up in average .coms.

-Bob

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by Bob
In the past six weeks, I have seen a VERY sharp increase in domain name interest. I have received on average, about 2 inquiries per day about names I own. Normally, I would get about two per week.

Additionally, I have made about 10 sales in the last 6 weeks. People have paid my asking price with no bickering or negotiating. VERY intersting. I have started to raise my prices a little bit and am becoming a little more firm instead of wheeling and dealing.

I am not sure how long this will last or whether it was the bottom, but there is definitely an upturn right now. Lets hope it keeps going back up.

The intersest I have seen is for short strong one word names in .NET and .ORG. Interest has accordingly picked up in average .coms.

-Bob

This would confirm the cover story in the October issue of Home Business magazine that says internet business creation is on the upswing again. I think the article was titled "Dot Bust to Dot Boom?". They cited some very convincing statistics to make their case.

 

[Bob]

Originally posted by Duke of Earl


This would confirm the cover story in the October issue of Home Business magazine that says internet business creation is on the upswing again. I think the article was titled "Dot Bust to Dot Boom?". They cited some very convincing statistics to make their case.

I believe the story 100% :yes:

-Bob

 

[Duke]

I can also confirm it in at least one case. I just took a job as director of communications (media, public and charity relations) for a major new internet startup company (millions of dollars invested) that just went online last month. Unlike the pie in the sky operations that went bust when the bubble burst, this one - like most of today's internet startups, has a solid business plan that is perfectly suited to the internet.

I think the companies that are launching now, with the lessons learned from recent history, have a much better chance for longevity.

 

[O.C.]

Originally posted by Duke of Earl
This would confirm the cover story in the October issue of Home Business magazine that says internet business creation is on the upswing again. I think the article was titled "Dot Bust to Dot Boom?". They cited some very convincing statistics to make their case.

I saw that in Publix today. I didn't pick it up because the cover looked like it was one of those junky "Entrepreneur Magazine" types filled to the brim with get rich quick schemes, franchise opportunities, and "Badge-A-Minit" machines.


I still agree with the viewpoint. A lot of online businesses have solid business plans now.


Sadly, I read gushing articles praising dot com stupidity in The Palm Beach Post almost monthly. An example is NewsMax.com, losing millions annually to publish right-wing news online. Their only revenue comes from from NewsMax.com t-shirt sales and affiliate links to Bill O'Reilly books. Why did they ever get funding? And who on earth is stupid enough to continue to pay their bills? And why is the writer praising them?

1999 called, [insert something funny here]

 

[izopod]

My prediction is that the "tech" sector will make its rebound in the 1st quarter in 2003. Tech seems to drive the domain market. So my guess is that is when things will be on the upswing.

When should somone buy? Right now. Very good domain names are practically being given away.

What should you be buying? Of course any good dot com's that relate to a particular product or industry. The "Where.com" type names I think are over. Get specific. I am also into very generic ".biz" names (not for sale, but development) and logical dot "us" names, i.e www.buy.us or www.email.us.

izopod