Comments on: Think All The Good Domains Are Taken? Think Again! http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/ Adventures in Domaining | Domain Name Investing Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Morgan http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3855 Morgan Sun, 23 May 2010 22:08:29 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-3855 @Soud - haha :) @Soud – haha :)

]]> By: Soud http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3854 Soud Sun, 23 May 2010 12:30:35 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-3854 @Zack "The best way to get cheap prices on some ccTLDs is become a citizen of that country. That is what I did." I wonder how many countries do you have to have a citizenship for :D @Zack “The best way to get cheap prices on some ccTLDs is become a citizen of that country. That is what I did.”
I wonder how many countries do you have to have a citizenship for :D

]]> By: whoknows http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 whoknows Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:17:00 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2075 Getting into the ccTLD business is important. America has only roughly 400 million people of the billion of people who live on this planet. India, Japan,,etc, are all markets that people should try to tap into. Getting into China will be tough with all of the stuff you need to get around to get into that market. Getting into the ccTLD business is important. America has only roughly 400 million people of the billion of people who live on this planet. India, Japan,,etc, are all markets that people should try to tap into. Getting into China will be tough with all of the stuff you need to get around to get into that market.

]]> By: bruce J tedeschi http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 bruce J tedeschi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:50:52 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2074 As someone who owns 1500 cctld domain names, they sell for big money. In the past 6-months I have sold more cctlds than .com names. I think it is okay if you are a doubter... without knowledge of the industry and how economies like Germany works you would be skeptical. The key is invest in domain names that have governments that don't interfere in the Internet and have broadband infrastructure. Extensions like .in domain names will take 3-4 years to mature. Billions of people but extremely poor telecom infrastructure. As someone who owns 1500 cctld domain names, they sell for big money. In the past 6-months I have sold more cctlds than .com names. I think it is okay if you are a doubter… without knowledge of the industry and how economies like Germany works you would be skeptical. The key is invest in domain names that have governments that don’t interfere in the Internet and have broadband infrastructure. Extensions like .in domain names will take 3-4 years to mature. Billions of people but extremely poor telecom infrastructure.

]]> By: Morgan http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Morgan Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:55:20 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2068 Thanks for the comment @whoknows - I appreciate you sharing your opinions. Yes there are definitely opportunities in .com, .net, and .org - I have found some great success in this space as have many others. Having started in the industry about 2.5 years ago I have seen the industry grow dramatically over a short period of time. ccTLD's represent an incredible opportunity to get-in at the very beginning of new trends. I particularly believe in the .in and .co.in space where you can still buy a strong one-word domain for under $1,000. I think this market has a TON of growth potential as India continues to flourish and add more Internet users. One thing is for sure - we are all lucky to be in the right place at the right time! Thanks for the comment @whoknows – I appreciate you sharing your opinions.

Yes there are definitely opportunities in .com, .net, and .org – I have found some great success in this space as have many others. Having started in the industry about 2.5 years ago I have seen the industry grow dramatically over a short period of time.

ccTLD’s represent an incredible opportunity to get-in at the very beginning of new trends. I particularly believe in the .in and .co.in space where you can still buy a strong one-word domain for under $1,000. I think this market has a TON of growth potential as India continues to flourish and add more Internet users.

One thing is for sure – we are all lucky to be in the right place at the right time!

]]> By: Morgan http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Morgan Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:48:13 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2066 Thanks for the comment @Rashid! Thanks for the comment @Rashid!

]]> By: whoknows http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 whoknows Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:00:34 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2065 It isn't so much about all of the good domain names for .com, .org, etc, are taken, it has more to do with learning the craft of the profession. The parent domainers were the ones that did this work when the Internet was new. They are the foundation of the profession. Therefore, I would include people who worked in this profession from around 1995 to 2008/9 the parents of domaining. For the next decade I think we can call new domainors the children of the founders. The new domainors that complain about all of the good names taken are not thinkers. Sorry for being harsh, but that is the truth. The parents of the profession set the standards and basically depicted how the profession operates. It is up to the new domainors to evolve the profession from what it is today to what it will be at the end of the next decade. I am speaking from the mouth of a new domaninor. Do I care that some person/company owns business.com, ad,com, etc, etc, etc? I'm not even spending a split second in caring about that. Why on Earth would a person want to go into this profession to just own a name? It isn't the name, IMO, that is the value in this profession. I look at the domaining profession through the eyes of e-Commerce and business. I feel that the people who do the whole "buy and sell" strategy don't bring any value to the profession since all they do is push a dollar to this and that. I have many ideas that will shake up the world of the domaining profession. I will be speaking with Morgan this week for the first round of major changes coming to this profession. As far as ccTLD's go, the Internet is expanding so everyone has access. The stars are the limit, IMO. It isn’t so much about all of the good domain names for .com, .org, etc, are taken, it has more to do with learning the craft of the profession.

The parent domainers were the ones that did this work when the Internet was new. They are the foundation of the profession. Therefore, I would include people who worked in this profession from around 1995 to 2008/9 the parents of domaining. For the next decade I think we can call new domainors the children of the founders.

The new domainors that complain about all of the good names taken are not thinkers. Sorry for being harsh, but that is the truth. The parents of the profession set the standards and basically depicted how the profession operates. It is up to the new domainors to evolve the profession from what it is today to what it will be at the end of the next decade.

I am speaking from the mouth of a new domaninor. Do I care that some person/company owns business.com, ad,com, etc, etc, etc? I’m not even spending a split second in caring about that. Why on Earth would a person want to go into this profession to just own a name? It isn’t the name, IMO, that is the value in this profession. I look at the domaining profession through the eyes of e-Commerce and business. I feel that the people who do the whole “buy and sell” strategy don’t bring any value to the profession since all they do is push a dollar to this and that.

I have many ideas that will shake up the world of the domaining profession. I will be speaking with Morgan this week for the first round of major changes coming to this profession.

As far as ccTLD’s go, the Internet is expanding so everyone has access. The stars are the limit, IMO.

]]> By: bruce J tedeschi http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 bruce J tedeschi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:06:24 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2063 If you need some help, email me... I own and run www.genericcctlds.com so I can give you a lot of info so you don't have to search for it. If you need some help, email me… I own and run http://www.genericcctlds.com so I can give you a lot of info so you don’t have to search for it.

]]> By: Rashid Mahmood http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2061 Rashid Mahmood Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:34:34 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2061 Great article and very important point! I’ve heard many people use the “Billboard Test” – if your domain was posted on a billboard and you only had a few seconds to view it – would you remember it? I do think this is where brandable ccTLD’s like .me and .co could present solid opportunities for businesses that might not have the killer .com Great article and very important point! I’ve heard many people use the “Billboard Test” – if your domain was posted on a billboard and you only had a few seconds to view it – would you remember it?
I do think this is where brandable ccTLD’s like .me and .co could present solid opportunities for businesses that might not have the killer .com

]]> By: Morgan http://morganlinton.com/think-all-the-good-domains-are-taken-think-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 Morgan Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:30:43 +0000 http://morganlinton.com/?p=1532#comment-2060 Excellent point @Leonard! I would suggest that anyone getting-into the space do their research first. Both CCTLDs.com and Inforum.in are great places to ask questions and learn from people investing in the space. There are also some ccTLD's like .us and .me that are inexpensive to get started with and can be great for monetization. My first domain to make over $500/month was a .us domain pretty early-into my domaining career and the total cost was $4.99 thanks to a Go Daddy special :) Also with .de you can register one-month at a time so pay less than a dollar for a domain and actually do some domain tasting! As with anything in the Domaining world it's always best to start-out slow and learn from people that are making money in the space - that's what ccTLDInvestors.com is all about - bringing the experts together to share their advice! Excellent point @Leonard! I would suggest that anyone getting-into the space do their research first. Both CCTLDs.com and Inforum.in are great places to ask questions and learn from people investing in the space.

There are also some ccTLD’s like .us and .me that are inexpensive to get started with and can be great for monetization. My first domain to make over $500/month was a .us domain pretty early-into my domaining career and the total cost was $4.99 thanks to a Go Daddy special :)

Also with .de you can register one-month at a time so pay less than a dollar for a domain and actually do some domain tasting!

As with anything in the Domaining world it’s always best to start-out slow and learn from people that are making money in the space – that’s what ccTLDInvestors.com is all about – bringing the experts together to share their advice!

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