I Only Buy .Com Because the Rest Suck

[Tia Wood]

I hate it when domain investors say that! And I hear it from some of the top domain investors..net .org .info .us are also good extensions (when used correctly) and have had high priced sales.

Here are a few from DNJournal:

RealEstate.net $300,000
Sportsbook.mobi $129,800
Office.de €38,200 = $50,540
Onyx.ch 55,000 CHF = $45,143
Maklare.se 275,000 SEK = $39,366
Hero.co.uk £20,000 = $39,232
CollegeScholarships.org $8,000
CRM.biz €6,000 = $7,796

Personally, I’m in love with .info. But you have to use the extensions the way they were meant in order to find a “good” domain.

So, why the prejudice over other extensions?

 

[Johnn]

Just personal preferences.

I am not in love with any extension - But I am in love with $$$

 

[PRED]

Just personal preferences.

I am not in love with any extension - But I am in love with $$$

:yes::yes::yes:

 

[BELLC1]

Just personal preferences.

I am not in love with any extension - But I am in love with $$$

I second that emotion and resemble that remark. But I've never used a type-in to find a .net or other extension and am not likely to do so.

 

[Johnn]

Marketing 101:

- Mistake #1: Fall in love with your product.

Take a look at the market and see what is the 'Demand & Supply'.

The price does not go up because 'you are in love' with the product.

 

[Tia Wood]

No, I'm not assuming the price will go up because I am 'in love with the product'. My point is, there is more to domain investing than natural type in traffic. You have other options: developing, selling to 3rd parties, etc. Other options than parking.....unexplored options because domain investors seem to be so stuck on PPC Parking.

What if the PPC Parking market crashes or changes? What will you do then? It's bound to happen.

 

[BELLC1]

Marketing 101:

- Mistake #1: Fall in love with your product.

I thought not believing in your product was sales mistake #1?

 

[Johnn]

Believe & Fall in love are two different things.
Believe: You are sure thet your client will be happy
Fall in love: Don't want to let it go.

 

[Tia Wood]

Also to add, just because PPC Parking works today, does not mean it will work five years from now.

There are many factors that go into the value of a domain name. Not just traffic or parking stats. If I'm wrong, then tell me why Office.de, Onyx.ch , Maklare.se, etc sold for so high?

 

[Theo]

If I'm wrong, then tell me why Office.de, Onyx.ch , Maklare.se, etc sold for so high?

Because Germans, Swiss and Swedish are rolling in the euro dough.

 

[typist]

soaring commodity prices, record U.S. budget deficit, record U.S. trade deficit, U.S. housing market bust,
inflation looming...

I'd say you're either risk-loving or narrow-minded if you put all your eggs in the USD .com basket.

 

[PRED]

...soaring commodity prices, a record U.S. budget deficit, record U.S. trade deficit, U.S. housing market set for bust and inflation looming...

I'd say you're either risk-loving or pretty narrow minded if you put all your eggs in the USD .com basket.

you forgot tumbling stock markets :smilewinkgrin:

 

[typist]

true, I forgot. I sold my remaining stock market investments last year and invested in traffic domains

 

[1901gt]

I'm only in love with the names that can make money. Not the extension. Lolx.

 

[GAMEFINEST]

i buy all extensions.....all depends on the name

 

[BELLC1]

you forgot tumbling stock markets :smilewinkgrin:

Didn't that tumble start because of the asian markets?

 

[Keynes]

soaring commodity prices, record U.S. budget deficit, record U.S. trade deficit, U.S. housing market bust,
inflation looming...

I'd say you're either risk-loving or narrow-minded if you put all your eggs in the USD .com basket.

Some good observations, but consider .com isn't only a US-centric extension, it's universal. These arguments you put forth suggest that the dollar is at risk, value-wise, which is true to some extent but consider that the USD is essentially's the world's base currency as it stands -- many economies rely upon stability in the dollar. So, while it is true that one should diversify their assets, investing in .com remains a competent, perhaps even contrarian, strategy in the wake of economic weakness in parts of the US economy.

 

[typist]

Some good observations, but consider .com isn't only a US-centric extension, it's universal.

Whether it's a universal extension or not doesn't affect the fact that transactions involving .com almost exclusively involve USD.

.jp .co.uk .ch or .se on the other hand are mainly traded in other currencies.

Investing in .com alone can obviously not be a contrarian strategy to itself. In order to mitigate exchange rate risks, only assets which are not primarily traded in USD can be part of a contrarian strategy.

 

[hugegrowth]

If you don't think .com is tops for domaining at this time then you are fooling yourself. .com is more in demand and more likely to get type in if you are looking at the big picture.

check out any 'domains wanted' section in domain forums, the majority always say '.com only', or list .com as one of the wanted extensions.

when doing fresh regging, how often is the .com available and the other extensions taken?

so a strategy where someone says 'I only buy .com' isn't necessarily bad. sure they may be leaving money on the table by neglecting other extensions, but acquiring only .com names (assuming they aren't crap or nonsense) has been proven to pay off.

I personally will buy almost any top level extension if I think the word(s) fits the extension. If there are any top domainers who aren't buying extensions other than .com, that is good for the rest of us who are!

But if someone says "I'd rather save up $5,000 and buy one good .com versus buying lots of .info .net or .us", that is a valid strategy too.

If I am checking terms for regging .ca or .info, and a term I want is available in the .com, I'll grab it first. I usually don't expect to see the .com available so when I do it's first priority.

 

[Gerry]

I am not in love with any extension - But I am in love with $$$

:first:

I personally will buy almost any top level extension if I think the word(s) fits the extension. If there are any top domainers who aren't buying extensions other than .com, that is good for the rest of us who are!
But if someone says "I'd rather save up $5,000 and buy one good .com versus buying lots of .info .net or .us", that is a valid strategy too.

If I am checking terms for regging .ca or .info, and a term I want is available in the .com, I'll grab it first. I usually don't expect to see the .com available so when I do it's first priority.

All of these comments deserve highlighting and worth repeating as these are very, very valid points.

It demonstrates strategy and awareness. Perhaps the most valid point is if the extension fits. Too often we see regging for the sake of regging but it just does not click or fit well.

Indeed very good post. :yes: