If you frequent various domainer message boards, you’ve probably noticed an overabundance of LLLL.com sales. These domains are usually a random combination of four letters, many of which wouldn’t carry any value to any non-domainer.
As someone who doesn’t buy/sell LLLL.com domains, it can often be frustrating digging through those message board posts looking for domains that I may be interested in. I put LLLL.com in the speculative category, and we generally don’t invest in speculative domains due to the risk involved.
With that said, many of the people that invested in LLLL.com domains in 2006 and 2007 are now making good money flipping them for anywhere from 500-1000% profit. Are these domains just a fad or are they a solid investment? The Daily Domainer recently tackled this subject in their recent post, LLLL.com Domains: Gone Wild or Geniune Opportunity?
As suggested in their post, all LLLL.com domains are gone and they aren’t making any new ones, and that alone creates value. My problem has always been that who is the end-user? I need to see a potential end-user to invest in a domain, otherwise I feel like I am simply paying renewal fees only to flip it to another domainer for a minor profit. While you can profit that way, is it worth all that effort? The only potential end-user I can find for these domains that are not pronouncable are upstart radio and tv stations that might want to use their call letters as their domain name.
What do you think? Are LLLL.com domains a solid long-term investment or just a fad that will fade out over the coming year?
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