http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/10/ca-domain-names-get-em-while-theyre-hot/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/10/ca-domain-names-get-em-while-theyre-hot/#comment-1441 Anonymous Sun, 14 May 2006 08:52:52 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1504#comment-1441 I’ve heard a lot of stories about domain name importance. However, check out the figures below - here are the top five most expensive domain sales in the last few years: Business.com – $7.5 million AsSeenOnTv.com – $5.1 million Altavista.com – $3.3 million Wine.com – $2.9 million Autos.com – $2.2 million I am not sure how such an investment – paying millions of USD for a simple name – can be recovered and used to produce profit. There was a story about Coca-Cola, which said that if the company lost all its infrastructure, but kept the name and brand characteristics, it could bounce back in about 4 years. However, if the company managers were left with all the infrastructure, but lost the Coca-Cola name, the company would be very likely to go bankrupt. Do you think this is also true for domain names? Regards, Michael Rad <a href="http://www.web2earn.com" rel="nofollow"> Web2earn.com – learn how to make money online</a> I’ve heard a lot of stories about domain name importance. However, check out the figures below - here are the top five most expensive domain sales in the last few years:
Business.com – $7.5 million
AsSeenOnTv.com – $5.1 million
Altavista.com – $3.3 million
Wine.com – $2.9 million
Autos.com – $2.2 million
I am not sure how such an investment – paying millions of USD for a simple name – can be recovered and used to produce profit. There was a story about Coca-Cola, which said that if the company lost all its infrastructure, but kept the name and brand characteristics, it could bounce back in about 4 years. However, if the company managers were left with all the infrastructure, but lost the Coca-Cola name, the company would be very likely to go bankrupt. Do you think this is also true for domain names?
Regards,
Michael Rad
Web2earn.com – learn how to make money online

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/05/10/ca-domain-names-get-em-while-theyre-hot/#comment-1440 Anonymous Wed, 10 May 2006 12:52:40 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1504#comment-1440 YPG got a good deal, even though only about 30 of the 400 domains are quality. Generic domains have inherent value and credibility with consumers, businesses, and industry leaders in the vertical markets they represent. It is also a major shift from the days (no so long ago) when domain holders (even holders of pure generics) were viewed as nothing but "squatters". As a point of clarification - they were bought from emall.ca, not email.ca. YPG got a good deal, even though only about 30 of the 400 domains are quality. Generic domains have inherent value and credibility with consumers, businesses, and industry leaders in the vertical markets they represent.
It is also a major shift from the days (no so long ago) when domain holders (even holders of pure generics) were viewed as nothing but “squatters”.
As a point of clarification - they were bought from emall.ca, not email.ca.

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