I was one of the final two bidders in the Namejet swallow.com auction that ended 2 days ago. I was within $100 of the final price and it got to the point to where I didn’t like the price. Or at least getting uneasy with it. I wrote down 3 reasons why I liked the name and three concerns I had with the name. I called the guy that always gives me the best advice Mr. Rosener. Immediately he hit on 2 of the 3 concerns I had with the name. One being the immediate adult connotation, second was the return based on purchase price. He also gave me a list of 5 names that could be had for similar price. I ended my bidding.
The first thing you would say is “Aren’t you smart enough to figure all this stuff on your own?” The answer is yes. But I am like many. I need to hear someone else say it or agree with me for full confidence. Not always, but there are times. Even after 10 years of doing this every day I have daily doubts. It’s why I love having a second opinion a phone call away. You do things long enough and you meet some pretty smart people along the way. All I have to do is return the favor when the text or phone call comes my way. I could do it without them but I have made better decisions because I called them. Here are today’s names. Click for most recent price
Quote of the Day: ” “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.” —Anita Roddick”
Domain of the Day: 06360.com Anyone who likes balance should like this 5L.com No bids at press time
Namejet Auctions
VVR.com Virtual Reality took this from a bottom tier to this price
Prestin.com It’s getting hard to find first names at reasonable prices anymore. This is a last name as well
aJug.com Might get a good price because reserve is under $500 and not a lot of bidders
PersonalVault.com Keep your stuff secure. 7 bidders
Blamed.com 66 bidders can’t be blamed for bidding on this dictionary word
SafetyAudits.com Safety and OSHA audits are a company’s worst nightmare. Big business here
DSMB.com Great letters but then about you are one letter away from being DUMB
RawBar.com As seen on Sherpa. And we all agreed we liked it
AppWriting.com Online tutorial on how to write apps is what I see here. Or someone that already does looking for work
MindSwift.com Not a bad brand for $69. No bidders
EscrowNow.com One of the few escrow names that stands out to me. Better than payoneer (sorry Brandon)
CyclingWarehouse.com I think any big product + warehouse is a good buy for $69 right now
BetterHost.net The com is developed and its a heck of a name. No bidders
HoTrap.com I usually use a white male in a corvette or a drunk college student as bait. No value
BXXX.com One of only 26 triple X 4L.coms
BEF.com Got a ways to go to meet reserve….I think. Could be closer to left side of range
K9.tv Chinese are bidding on it because its short. Not because its a dog name.
Sedo Auctions
VRK.com Another VR LLL.com that has become much more valuable in the last few years
AcaiBerry.com Not quite the rage it was a few years ago but still a super fruit
Hotspot.com One of the best names up for auction in a while but not going to be cheap
Come.in Great use of the .in tld . Met reserve
Godaddy Domains That I Like With Multiple Bids
Blue-Eyes.com 21 years old and even the hypen can’t stop the bidding on this one
Callie.com Much better name than Prestin. Four figure bidders already arrived
FairwaysAndGreens.com 1998 registration. Golf all the way
KVMS.com Doing pretty well for a V name without a R next to it
OrchidCare.com One of the most asked questions is about orchid care. And venus fly traps
BitCoinClaimer.com Bitcoin anything
CharityWalk.com Hard to make money on charity names but this one isn’t too expensive yet
Zukov.com Nice 5L and surname
ClearReport.com And ClearReports.com Makes you feel like the information is going to be well organized
Pugsy.com One of four names you are evidently allowed to name your pug dog. Pugsly being nu
mber one
Sarso.com 5L.com with a few bids. 13 years old
EIOO.com All vowels. The exact opposite of a Chinese premium
SunriseYachts.com Can’t call it a yacht unless its expensive
BorderProtection.com Sell it to Trump
OffmarketRealEstate.com I didn’t even know what this was until recently and I found out from a real estate agent there was a whole list of homes that the owners would sell but didn’t want a for sale sign in the yard or have it listed
Mobiclean.com Mobile cleaning company
ConnectBase.com Makes me think blockchain for some reason
SideKits.com Sidekits are sides used on trucks that can be removed as you are unloading. I love the new accordion type. So easy to unload
TotalCRM.com Upgrade name for a few, good name for the rest
Domains That I Like With One or No Bids
cryptocoin.casino Bitcoin.casino sold for $28K in February so……
FootballMotivation.com Everyone is motivated by something
MotorDonor.com Call 1888 Cars for Kids. Or is it Kars . Motor donor is easier
BoozeBag.com People have been sneaking in alcohol for generations
TheDenverBroncos.com Get your free lawsuit with purchase right here
EasyStick.com Not sure what the stick is going to do but so glad it will be easy doing it
CavemanSolutions.com Paleo diet company
LondonVoice.com #fakenews
Yadava.com Lastname and ancient Indians
EyeBrite.com Brite and Bright are in demand brand keywords
DrunkDrivingLawyers.com A bit long but everyone caught needs a lawyer and its not cheap
AllYourJunk.com Describes California. Never seen so many people have their garages full of junk with their cars parked in the driveway and on the street
AudioBuff.com Had to double check this for a misspelling. Couldn’t believe it didn’t have a bidder at $10
WashAndVac.com Went to one today. Cost the same as this domain
RP11.com No bids. Should be worth more than 0$ with the double ones
885.xyz Put one of my NNN.xyz up for auction to see what happens. Will make a profit if it sells for more than $18
NN25.com We’ll see if the NN gives it any value. No bids
Other Godaddy Domains With Bids
0pig.com
ApuntesDeCocina.com
Azeroutjai.com
BarryKerr.com
BeuWeddings.com
BuyGadget.com
DEIWorksite.org
DHFest.org
DomeOfTheSky.com
EatingDisordersBlogs.com
ElectronicRecovery.com
EvadePolama.com
FAAHomeloans.com
Foxarc.com
GlenellynBackyardBBQ.com
Heritageradiott.com
HomemakersDaily.com
HowWeCreate.org
Humiba.org
ImbueSoftware.com
Ispaaac.com
JoshuaTreeRanch.com
KellyClarkNeedlepoint.com
LeftyElectricGuitar.net
LewisFertilityTesting.com
LisaBlack.com
locknloadgame.com
LQCR.net
LXAL.com
Maildeckapp.com
MaitriEngineering.com
MarathiQuotes.com
matras-ua.com
MRFF.net
MrWillshouseofThrills.com
MysteriousCastle.com
NewHotelUs.com
NoahsLostark.org
OGAEInternational.com
OrlandoAirportLimo.com
PippaSexTape.com
PKDR.com
PlatinumDentalCare.com
ProbasketballForum.com
RaiseInitiative.org
RedefiningHome.com
RescomInspections.com
RHouseInc.org
RockyFlatScoldWarMuseum.org
RotelliStateCollege.com
RoundsToday.com
Sbraga.com
SteelFabrications.com
stmartinsdayschool.org
StoryBin.com
SuckerPunchSallys.com
Sunpk.com
SweetMeAway.com
TheDailyGrowth.com
TheXFire.com
TopImplantDentist.com
TradeTransatlantic.com
TransportLondon.com
TruthRX.com
TZPA.com
UniversityOfArizona.net
UrgentLaw.com
WearableTechSummit.com
WeBuyUglyHotels.com
WhiskBakery.com
WifiPrinters.com
Flippa Names
AustinGuide.net VRPages.net and 98 other dot nets for $1
EatSoon.com LazyFind.com and 109 other dot coms for under $20
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Shane,
Regarding Swallow.com, it was very wise of you to bounce your concerns off Drew.
When I saw the Swallow.com auction the immediate connotation was porn. And it’s not even a good porn category name at that. Not that I’ve ever watched porn 😉
Aside from building a bad porn site, I can’t see any mainstream value given the “Adult” connotation.
At $16,301, your concern regarding your ROI was warranted because the connotation totally kills any mainstream branding potential.
At $16,301, the buyer had better an end-user building out a porn site because if they are a domainer they overpaid for a name that will ALWAYS and ONLY connote “Adult “.
The $67,000 EstiBot means nothing.
Yes, even though we can make decisions on our own, it’s alway good to have smart people to get advice from.
Very good advice from Mr.Rosener.
Shane,
I have lots of respect for you, however being in this industry for more than 17 years successfully I have to totally disagree with you regarding Swallow.com.
I was also participating in that auction but unfortunately it went over my available budget.
The first thing that came to my mind living in the UK is the bird Swallow and aside from that Swallow is a popular Surname in the UK.
Lots of companies specially lawfirms and apparel companies listed on Google using the name Swallow so the negative annotation that you mentioned has no base here.
Furthermore, I think that the association to the adult industry that you also mentioned gives the domain name even more value, online adult industry is a super huge market and decent names such as this one are hard to come by these days.
Lastly a simple check of the domain on Alexa returns a very respectable rank of just over 1 million in the US which indicates that the domain is getting good traffic.
All the above makes the $16,000 paid for the domain a very good price for the buyer if an investor and a true bargain if an end-user.
If the name was mine I wouldve never listed it in an auction site and wouldve just waited for an end-user to knock on my door for at least $75,000.
Anyhow, time will prove one of us wrong.
I would also like to thank you for you daily articles, I thoroughly enjoy reading all of them.
Thanks Xenax. I think it comes down to investment vs return. I think I can do better. But you are correct. Only time will tell
Shane
Next time ask Rick Schwartz for advice, he is still the KING!
Back on topic .. I often say pricing domains is the hardest thing in domaining .. but equally difficult often times is simply saying NO!
In the end it’s all about value .. that’s why the only negative about Sherpa reviews in my mind is the fact we don’t know the purchase prices. you can have the absolute best single word domains in the world .. but unless we know the purchase price to evaluate VALUE, the domain owner could be the worst domainer in the world if he bought the best domain in the world at a really bad price.
Often you see a domain in the expirations/auctions and fall in love .. but you really need to be disciplined enough to say NO once is gets past that value price-point!