In case you were thinking about picking up some domains in the near future, it looks like Dotster is currently offering a 25% discount on domain names. This Easter discount is available on any .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, and .us domains and is good through March 25th, 2008.
If you decide to take advantage of this deal, you’ll want to use coupon code EASTER25.
I think for most domainers, one of the most anticipated things each week is DNJournal’s release of domain sales. There are a lot of factors that go into determining a domain value, but one of the best ways to do this is to compare your domain to similar domains that have sold recently.
In this weeks edition, there was somewhat of a surprise to me with Casino.de taking the top spot at $625,060.00. If you don’t find a dot com at the top, you might think that a dot net is probably in that top spot. It isn’t often that you find a country code there. With that said, the German country code has been well received by their country, so that could explain the high dollar figure it earned. For those wondering, the highest German domain sale was Poker.de for $957,937.00 last July.
Only one other confirmed sale over the benchmark of $100,000.00 was completed with Tests.com selling for $176,505.00. Relative.com, Psychiatrists.com, and Niche.com followed that up with sales between $85,000.00 and $100,000.00.
Other interesting sales:
Even to a veteran domainer it can sometimes be difficult to know exactly how many country-code top level domains (ccTLD’s) there are out there.
If you are a new domainer and are looking at investing in ccTLD’s, there are some things you need to look into. Here are two things I look at before investing in a ccTLD:
I’ve also thrown together a list of domain suffixes for your reference and the country they are associated with. More ccTLD are becoming available every year (.me due out soon), so I will do my best to keep this list updated:
If probably doesn’t matter in most cases because you’ll want to use a dropcatcher, but have you ever wondered what time of day domains actually drop?
I recently ran across this information so I figured I would share!
Domain Drop Times (all Central Standard Time)
In case you usually view this site through a feed reader, you may not know about our coupon page, which is one of the most popular pages here at Slick Domains. On this page we attempt to keep an up-to-date list of coupon codes that are available from a few of the registrars that accept coupons.
If you use GoDaddy, our list also includes coupon codes that are good for renewals, so check it out and bookmark it for future reference.
I know I’m a little late on covering this sale, but in case you missed it, it looks like Geaney.com recently acquired SS.com for $1.25 million.
Sound like a lot for a LL.com domain? Probably. But according to another report, it looks like the very next day they turned down an offer of $2.5 million for this same domain. Others are kicking themselves for letting this one get away at that price, which I think goes to show just how solid of an investment an LL.com is. Just imagine the possibilities for it!
Here are some examples of possible uses that are listed for the domain:
SuperStars.com, SuperStar.com, SmartStocks.com, SmartStrategy.com, SmartStrategies.com SmartSpecies.com, StraightSex.com, SeeSiberia.com, SoccerSeries.com, SingStar.com, SuperSuccess.com, StarShots.com, SpaceStars.com, SpaceShuttle.com, StarService.com, SleepSound.com, StopSnore.com, SafeSex.com, SafeSecurity.com, ShortSkirts.com, SpiritualSpirituality.com, SecureServers.com, SecureServer.com, SpiritualSenses.com, SafeSecurities.com, SexySkirts.com, SexyShoes.com, SexSlaves.com, SexSlave.com, SwimSafe.com, SneakySounds.com, SneakSpy.com, StarSeries.com, SportsStars.com SuperSeven.com, SuperSix.com, SexyStrippers.com, StripSearch.com, StarSearch.com, SexStories.com, SuperSaturday.com, SuperSunday.com, SunSet.com, SunSets.com, StarSpace.com, SunSystems.com, StreetSearch.com, SaySorry.com, SuperSeries.com, SportsSeries.com, SuperSmooth.com, SuperStrategies.com, SexySingles.com, SmartSoftware.com, SystemsSoftware.com, SmartSearch.com, StraightSingles.com, SecretService.com, SexStars.com, StreetSmart.com, SmartSoft.com, SpeedSearch.com, SuperSearch.com, SmartSystems.com, SpecialServices.com, SocialSecurity.com
And that is just a small number of the possibilities…
If I had to guess, I would think that this sale will cause a domino effect among LL.com domains, although not necessarily at that high of a price. They are possibly one of the best investments a domainer can make.
Both LL.com and LLL.com domains have tremendous branding potential, and large corporations with long names are needing a smaller and more managable domain to operate under. The value of both are only going to continue to go up in the coming years.
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