I let my trash drop..

[julian]

people reg it..

then they pay to list it on domainlore..

or list it on sedo..

who's the fool here? :ds

 

[RobM]

At least it's free to list at sedo.

 

[accelerator]

Never look back, just try and market your current domains better.

http://www.domainsherpa.com/joe-uddeme-outboundsales-interview/

Rgds

 

[monaghan]

Virtually everything I let drop doesn't get caught, you must have better trash than me

 

[namealot]

One person's trash is another's rubbish

 

[websaway]

people reg it..

then they pay to list it on domainlore..

or list it on sedo..

who's the fool here? :ds

can you give some real examples ?

 

[Skinner]

Bear in mind someone thought Flamingo, Mango and many others was trash too

 

[Admin]

It's always a difficult judgement call.

I would say lately that 20% of what I drop gets caught, it used to be much higher.

Admin

 

[stender]

I'd like to think mine gets caught but don't look.

 

[monaghan]

I often take a quick look to see if my drop/don't drop call was good or bad, part of the continual learning process.

 

[Brassneck]

I often take a quick look to see if my drop/don't drop call was good or bad, part of the continual learning process.

Even if somebody else catches it doesn't mean to say it was a bad decision to let go.....

 

[Skinner]

Always hurts when you see your drops sell tho, I only look when I see them sell or offered on otherwise I don't look

 

[monaghan]

Even if somebody else catches it doesn't mean to say it was a bad decision to let go.....

Of course not, but it does help the learning if it was something I considered marginal, bottom line is that if it's not making me money or has potential to do so, then dropping is right regardless of whether it is caught.

 

[Retired_Member39]

Makes you wonder if the domains were that worthless. 1) why would someone with 6 years plus domain experience have acquired them in the first place, 2) why would you of held on to them for many years .

 

[Brassneck]

Makes you wonder if the domains were that worthless. 1) why would someone with 6 years plus domain experience have acquired them in the first place, 2) why would you of held on to them for many years .

6 years ago it was pretty easy to flip domains to resellers to make a quick profit - e.g. fresh catches would often change hands quickly for mid XX to low XXX. That avenue is pretty much closed now apart from odd sale on domainlore. With no reseller market it doesn't make much sense to hold on to domains which previously you might have been able to resell.

Stephen.

 

[Edwin]

Plus before Google dialled back the EMD benefit, very specific domains (1 product or even 1 sub-type of 1 product) with good exacts were handy for some people as quickie affiliate sites. Not so much these days.

 

[Retired_Member39]

6 years ago it was pretty easy to flip domains to resellers to make a quick profit - e.g. fresh catches would often change hands quickly for mid XX to low XXX. That avenue is pretty much closed now apart from odd sale on domainlore. With no reseller market it doesn't make much sense to hold on to domains which previously you might have been able to resell.

Stephen.

That does surprise me abit. I mean you would think that the growth of e commerce over the years and the greater need for business's to have an online presence would mean domains would still be worth at least what they were 4/5 years ago. Not to mention business in the digital world is surely still on the up and the population of the UK is increasing slowly.

Maybe when the .uk issue is resolved there will be better times again.

 

[Brassneck]

That does surprise me abit. I mean you would think that the growth of e commerce over the years and the greater need for business's to have an online presence would mean domains would still be worth at least what they were 4/5 years ago. Not to mention business in the digital world is surely still on the up and the population of the UK is increasing slowly.

That's exactly what I used to think but sadly doesn't reallly seem to have happened apart from maybe the very top end of the market.

 

[websaway]

That does surprise me abit. I mean you would think that the growth of e commerce over the years and the greater need for business's to have an online presence would mean domains would still be worth at least what they were 4/5 years ago. Not to mention business in the digital world is surely still on the up and the population of the UK is increasing slowly.

Maybe when the .uk issue is resolved there will be better times again.

Over the last year not many people would be prepared to invest real time and effort into building a business on a co.uk domain.
The investment of signage and stationery together with forms of media advertising could be wiped out depending on the decision Nominet make.
But as Edwin said that's not the whole story, things change at increasing speed and as things change so people view things differently, However, millions of names worldwide are dropped every year and have done since the late 90's, so if it's not one thing it's another.
I think the thing that comes out of all this is that quality not quantity has always been the way to go, and short descriptive pronounceable easy recall and logo friendly are the ideal qualities to assure stability in a domains value.

I once read that "little hinges swing big doors" and that applies to a good quality domain.

 

[Bailey]

I've often had a look at my drops - and I'd guestimate the immediate pick-up is about 50% mind you I do drop some real clangers sometimes. I'm never too worried about my .co.uk drops. .COM's oversights are a different matter then, I go outside and publicly flog-myself.

I think my early days (2000/2001) mistake was in registering .com & co.uk pairs, thinking it mattered and then renewing regardless. Certainly don't do that anymore