Use Internet Traffic to Find “Category” Domain Names

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When it comes to my domain name portfolio, I generally stick to buying category keyword .com domain names. There’s nothing wrong with brandables (and they can sell for a lot of money), but that isn’t where my focus is.

Whenever I go out or do any reading, I am always thinking about potential domain names. I look through lists of names offered by brokers and marketplaces, and I sometimes consult a dictionary and thesaurus to find potential acquisition targets.

I was updating an incorrectly categorized domain name at Internet Traffic this weekend, when I thought of

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Want to Participate in a Hand Registration Contest?

Elliot Silver
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Inspired by the “Domain Sherpa Challenge” that Mike Cyger gave to Mark, I thought it would be fun to hold a hand registration contest on my blog, and I am seeking 4 additional domain investors who are interested in participating in the contest.

Here’s how the contest will work:

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The Knot is Wrong About Domain Names

Elliot Silver
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On several occasions, I’ve helped friends register or acquire a domain name for their wedding websites. A domain name like JackAndJill.com is obviously easier to remember than a longer url from a wedding site like TheKnot.com or WeddingChannel.com, and it certainly looks better on wedding invitations, save the dates, and other wedding reminders.

This afternoon, I was looking at TheKnot.com website to help a friend with her wedding website, and the company is providing some incorrect information on its FAQ page about domain names. According to

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Create a Domain Monitor List

Elliot Silver
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Oftentimes, after closing a nice domain sale to an end user buyer, I’ll research similar domain names to see if I can buy something to re-sell to that person or company. I figure that if this buyer is willing to pay retail pricing for the domain name I offered, I could probably sell other domain names to the company  at a similar price level (assuming it wasn’t an inquiry related to a specific product or service).

Most of the time, the domain names that have aftermarket value are already owned by others, and sometimes they are developed websites. Depending on the owners of interesting domain names and how they are being used, I might

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Offer Back End Upside to Close an Acquisition

Elliot Silver
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Most of us have been in a negotiation where we just can’t close a deal to buy a domain name, despite being fairly close to closing. When you’re at a standstill on an acquisition negotiation, I want to make a suggestion to help close a deal, especially if the seller is apprehensive about selling to a domain investor.

You might consider offering the domain owner some back end upside to the offer to entice him to sell. Perhaps you can offer a

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This Is Why Your Name is Bad (But I Want to Buy It)

Elliot Silver
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A friend and I were discussing a couple of names we each own in the hopes of working out a cash + domain deal. We sent a few emails back and forth and had a couple of Skype conversations about the domain names that would be included in a deal deal. Half of the time was spent discussing why each other’s names weren’t all that good… I love playing the game of devaluing domain names.

I’ve played and seen this “game” played many times in negotiations. I want to buy a domain name or someone wants to buy my domain name, and when it comes time to figuring out the price, there is often resistance and sometimes friction. To get a better price on the domain name, the buyer may spend time telling the seller why the domain name is worth less than the seller’s asking price, and the seller does the opposite.

Some examples of this “devaluing” include:

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