What should I do?

[humandesigner]

Hello,

I've been playing with registrars database quite a lot recently, and being a quite imaginative person, I now have a long list of cool and short domain names that aren't taken yet.

Do you think I should bother buying them and try to resell them? Or will it be useless?

What's your opinion? What would you do?

[Webwork]

Look at the number of domains that have been registered that have subsequently been dropped. Last I checked the number of deleted domains was in the 25,000,000 range. That's a fair indication of how speculative registrations work.

My advice? Unless it's an industry keyword domain or a 2 word industry keyword phrase domain chances are you are dreaming.

It's the lottery mentality that drives a lot of registrations. If you've got money to burn you can play. If you don't then hold onto your money and invest it in something else more likely to yield a return.

[caveman]

Short and valuable: FreeWidgets.com

Short and stupid: Frigets.com (cross between 'free' and 'widgets').

You won't find many of the first type still available for registering. Playing with the domain name tools is still fun however. ;-)

[larryhatch]

I'd say imagination in the word. There are probably some really good domain names left,
hidden in the underbrush. I would be very selective and not cast a wide net to preserve capital. -Larry

[mcavic]

If you've got the cash, I'd say go for it, but don't go wild. A good domain is a great buy under $10. You can't expect to turn it around quickly, but I've sold 2 domains without advertising. I just parked and waited a few months.

[humandesigner]

Thanks for all the replies :)

The main reasons why I was asking that reside in the fact that someone offered me 400 USD for <snip>.com, a domain I own. Also, I recently registered a cool six-letter one whose name triggers 0 result in google which, in my opinion, makes the future promotion better (what do you think?).

I have a list of others short and catchy domain names that I won't use for my sites ... so ... it might be a good idea to register a couple of them and see how it turns out.

Just as an anecdote, I saw a domain name in sale at 1 200 000 USD yesterday. Weird.

[edited by: Woz at 9:26 am (utc) on May 25, 2005]
[edit reason] No Specifics please, see Tos#13 [/edit]

[caveman]

If you really think you got something, not currently registered, then spend $50 and register your favorite 6 or 8 names, and see what happens. Best way to learn, other than talking to others with experience.