What is the average value of dictionary and two word phrase .info domains

[HomerJ]

Yep, but that's because .info has a purpose, and that's not for branding.

right but i only used that example because that was the example given by the OP. but i completely agree with you

 

[nametrader]

My personal take on it is this...

.edu and .gov have a specific purpose and designation and use. But they are restricted.

.mobi has a specific use and designation to represent the mobile internet.

.org's "perceived" intent was to designate organizations.

.info "perceived" intent was to provide information.

Domainers have a habit of grabbing up and regging premium words and characters. Domainers have no intent except for the purpose of hording them, flipping them, monetizing them, and reselling.

I wonder how many domainers actually have a website for each of their domains? More importantly, use them as for their "perceived" intent.

I also feel that the internet is to the point of oversaturation with .com domains and websites. Look at the stuff in .com that is selling today. Many of us are still scratching out heads and asking WTF?

You will not find too many to argue that .com is king. But not every .com is king.

But, that is the domainer side of things.

That is where I think potential lies in the other extensions. At some point in time, .com is going to be outrageous in its primeness...in other words, I do not see before too long where any LLL.com will be on par for a minimum of $7500-$10,000. And any and every generic word in .com will command (not necessarily bring) high multiple digit prices.

So when does the consumer, not domainers say enough is enough? Sorry, but if I am a start up blogger or retailer of ice hockey supplies, I won't pay your $75,000.00 asking price for puck.info. If I sell education and study guides for bringing up testing scores and grades, I will not pay your asking price for aced.info.

Some domainers will price themselves out of the market that will in and by itself create new markets for other extensions. Who says that in order to have a successful internet presence, you must have a .com. I sure am seeing a lot of nice sites lately that are not .com.

I think any prime word or words are worth hanging onto and riding it out IF the word fits the extension and some words do not fit. And not all words carry an intrinsic value with them simply because it is a dictionary or generic word.

But it will ultimately be the end user, the consumer, that will dictate a fair market value. I think if many of us learn to separate the domainer in each of us from the consumer in each of us then we can perhaps see things clearer and not so one sided.

Great insight Gerry. Thank you. The point that immediately comes to my mind is when there are numerous one word .com's still parked demanding very high prices restricting the potential users from buying them and using them in reality, what would be the plight of dictionary .info's I now understand as long as the price to end user is affordable there will be more real world websites on these domains, otherwise they remain parked and be changing hands depending on the reseller market trend. Every now and then there will be a big sale, that is an end user with big budget buying a name!