I could go on for days about how many trends I missed and blew huge opportunities to make big money. By the time I completely “got” generics and which domains to buy they had gotten expensive. I knew CVCV dot coms were going to have great value but didn’t buy enough and wasn’t greedy enough on sales. But 5 letter dot coms I hit. They are simple, short, and perfect for the short attention span of today’s Internet surfers. Many ask me why I preach when all it does is increase the value? It’s because I have a pretty good portfolio and two, most people still don’t know what constitutes a great 5L.com. You would think going through the monthly sales chart would help identify which 5 letters sell the best but it actually confusing because there really is no rhyme or reason why certain names sell for such high prices. As usual it comes down to how bad the buyer wants it and how motivated the seller is. Here’s a look at some of the 5 letter dot coms that have sold over the past month or so.
Boote.com $13,700
Wakoo.com $10,412
Elate.com $10,000
ESlip.com $5000
NVibe.com $9500
Windu.com $10,000
Besan.com $4500
Maxxo.com $4200
Neeed.com $2466
Botou.com $4200
Eburo.com $2788
Hubme.com $2588
Yezzz.com $2177
Vyral.com $2000
Tangu.com $3000
It’s hard to take much from the numbers other than the fact that the names(for the most part) can be pronounced easily. What always surprised me is the price people are willing to pay good money for misspelled words. But you aren’t going to get viral.com very cheap so spending $2000 on vyral.com probably not so bad.
Some nice sales, i have just bought a couple of 5L pronouncable myself, hopefully i can get a nice price for them down the line, thanks for the info Shane.
I have several good ones in my opinion.
Whipd.com
Obeyu.com
Sooob.com
But…
They seem to be very hard to market.
Any suggestions Shane?
Short brandable domains in general are in high demand right now, mostly thanks to social media and the VC-backed companies commonly getting them for their brands.
It’s tough when you see a trend like that forming because brandable domains are harder to sell than generics – more often than not, you need the buyers to come to you. That said, we’ve definitely seen a lot of growth in our own sales of these names and expect it to continue, even to the point where resellers will be paying fairly good prices for them compared to the past couple years.
Donald…pay Shane to list your name. I think he provide that service for a fee.
Once listed..if don’t sell…you will always have a reference to his blog post to market your name.
Don’t know how much he charge…but spend some money to make money. (if you have it)…otherwise, sit tight and wait for the magic.
On these names, did you have a price already attached to them, or did they make you an offer?
Melo,
Not priced, all offers and then negotiating
How much should I ask for Gekow.com, Dubiy.com, Diyon.com or Ainle.com?
Thanks Shane
Christian