Listening to the DNX show with Josh and Todd on X yesterday reminded me of discrepancies in bankroll and finances and the ability to buy and sell. I’ve told this story before but can’t remember if I shared it here.
We had a landscape architect who was also responsible for selling his plans and installations. He was an incredible designer but struggled to sell landscapes over $25K. Under that amount his close rate was excellent, but above it, almost zero. He blamed cost and thought most people couldn’t afford landscapes that high.
We got so busy we hired an extra salesperson to help sell while he focused on design. A salesperson was cheaper than a designer and easier to find. The new salesperson quickly closed a lot of $25K-plus jobs.
It turned out the designer had been a broke college student and was only slowly building his wealth. He couldn’t comprehend that people would spend $100K on a landscape when that was what he had paid for his house. He simply didn’t believe in the value.
Listening to people in the space, I can see the same mindset. Many believe in the value of good names but don’t have the cash or aren’t comfortable spending four or five figures on a domain and waiting for a non-guaranteed sale. They feel fine buying $100 names and waiting, because they don’t have much tied up. Yet I’d bet many own thirty of those names and could have purchased a $3K name instead.
It comes down to comfort level and mindset. Josh has more capital and feels comfortable, even excited, buying four-figure names because he thinks he can sell them for $50K—and he has. Those sales give him the data and confidence to keep going all in.
On the opposite side there is the Unstoppable $4 com sale they had a year and when you get something that cheap you can afford to tackle the low end of the market. The same people who feel comfortable at the high end feel comfortable taking the $4 and buying thousands and doing it at scale. Knowing that 100 names won’t prove your model. It takes thousands. At $10 most seasoned domain investors don’t feel there is much profit in that area. At $4 the risk drops significantly and the chance of profitability goes way up.
In short, its a mindset and a confidence of knowing what you are doing that allows you to chase the highest end of the market. Even when you’re not there yourself financially.
Quote of the Day: “The biggest investing errors come not from factors that are informational or analytical, but from those that are psychological.” –Howard Marks
Domain of the Day: PremiumTravel.com One of the best domains on the Godaddy Premium Auction going on now
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Dynadot
DAC.io Getting some bids. Love seeing .io resurging
Game-Developer.com I am not completely against hyphens. There are deals and as names get taken I think eventually they will increase in value for some combos
HoneySlug.com I would definitely drink a glass of this
Yoopu.com The kind of 5Ls I like to add to my port if the price is right
Ear.info Major keyword and could be used to sell a service like hearing aids. At $11
Heart.xyz Of course I’d rather have this one. Even with the $550 a year renewal
XVIX.com Vix is an acronym for volatility for those in the know
VisionAi.xyz Are we doing keywordAI.xyz now?
Namejet
RoofEstimate.com Fantastic marketing name for a Roofing company. Put it on billboards and trucks
SeeX.com As seen on Sherpa in the coming episode. We all liked the name but don’t think it gets as much type in traffic as you would think. Still at the top with most bidders
PAV.org Acronym or the delicious Indian bread
RiskReduction.com Another marketing name. It won’t be the name of your company but use it for leads
TutorJobs.com 1 on 1 tutoring has proven to be the best way to educate. Ai may not replace this…but probably will
DeAutos.com Great for many foreign languages and works well in English too
RedHands.com Easy logo and memorable. That’s a good start
ChefCreations.com Solid food brand name
AdventureRunning.com Its a thing now. Vacations to exotic places to run
Atom – Active Auctions
MUCI.com No reserve CVCV.com
AZEN.com A nice pronounceable 4L. The auction prices on these have gone up for the last 3 years
OODS.com Been up for auction before but maybe this time it will sell. Good letters
TPPO.com Reserve almost met here
QMUD.com I think first letter Q in 4L provide value with the keyword Quantum being so hot
OMCB.com Top tier letters
Sedo
Ragly.com Nice brandable
Not much value here today. Tomorrow is a new day
Catched
Ape.house Great name for the BAYC clubhouse
EMA.es Nothing more guaranteed than a LLL.es getting bids on Catched
Shark.fan Dot fan is a good way to show you are a fansite out of the gate
Cook.pro Taken in 300+ extensions
Mate.pro I see a dating site here. No bids
MegaMind.xyz Another one with no bids
Remix.ec Tornado Cash type site. No bids
Godaddy Domains with Bids
HumanSpirit.com One of the strongest things in the world
AiRoll.com Ai certainly is on a roll
699.cc It happens every week but NNN.cc crush every time
IceWallet.com All keyword+wallet.coms have value
CryptoRegister.com News site or tax site
CardBlack.com AMEX made black cards premium
CoverHero.com Sounds like a betting site
StableGoods.com Stablecoins have given this added value
RecoveryAssistance.com A ton of things to recover for people
PLRM.com Top letters. Nice to see these crossing 4 figures regularly at auction
InvestingWisely.com Always a goal
TravellersInn.com. Upgrade name for many
FindJobsNearMe.com the Near Me naming has proven to be fruitful
Godaddy Premium Auction Started. Here are my favorites so far
Names I like
Domaining.io
WebEngine.com
SushiRolls.com
Cheese.net
Sailor.io
MusicTools.com
Xinja.com
iAgents.com
TheCombine.com
Godaddy Names with 1 or NO Bids
Other GoDaddy Names With More Than One Bid
02686.com
1-UpLounge.com
11679.com
33c.cc
3765.net
777wk.com
8b88.com
AddictionHelpNow.com
bfxt.com
bwpe.com
casinoxplorer.com
ChelseaManning.org
CogWorks.com
CommercialLocksmith.com
CulinaryCoverage.com
dddbet.com
fdua.com
FeedsYouNeed.com
flxevents.com
GameFestival.com
HoustonWomensClinic.com
icctech.com
ihostcasinos.com
jkto.com
KindCredit.com
kk5.net
kys.cc
lenvolrestaurant.com
MarbleTourismAssociation.org
Metaphysics.io
MyHolding.com
OverStyle.com
patentize.com
PioneerValleyBrew.com
ProxyBazar.com
RawGo.com
Requesting.net
SeoDiva.com
SermonNotes.com
SlidingPanels.com
SoCash.io
SocialPlaces.com
spokanecountyraceway.com
SwagMagazine.com
SweetPaperTrail.com
TalentForge.com
TaxResidency.com
TechTalksHindi.com
ThaiCookery.com
timemachinetoys.com
trutor.com
unimon.com
usaenlinea.com
uxsc.com
VinylCarWrapShop.com
vria.org
WarriorParents.com
WebHealthMantra.com
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