Wanted: Domain Appraisal Geo domains

[keano]

Hi all,

Any idea what ballpark figure you reckon these would go for as a job lot?

antigua[dot]me
majorca[dot]me
tenerife[dot]me
lanzarote[dot]me
sicily[dot]me
sardinia[dot]me

Thanks folks.

 

[doodlebug]

tbh on .me I would say nothing. you won't sell them on here.

Sorry mate but that's my opinion :-|

 

[RSK3000]

These are nice geo domains with lots and lots of potential. The .me extension works well and, obviously, these domains would be great for building tourist sites for these areas. - see, for example,

http://poplarbluff.missouri.me/
http://farmington.missouri.me/

As to price, its a tough one because its a relatively new extension. Valuation is less than a .com, but more than a .net.

Two uk country code domains - Majorca and Tenerife - were sold for a substantial five figure sum. http://www.pfft.co.uk/2010/03/creating-tenerife-co-uk/#more-373 I think that these domains are worth 5 figures each (£ s). However, this might not be the best place to sell them and selling them together reduces the amount you can expect, substantially.

 

[doodlebug]

5 figures on .me and .me worth more than .net

Shows how other members views vary, ah well :|

 

[RSK3000]

...because its easier to build a brand around a geo .me than a geo .net, in my opinion.

 

[cabr]

...because its easier to build a brand around a geo .me than a geo .net, in my opinion.

I disagree, but I think I know what you mean.. often people will type .com instead of .net, and the .com will be stealing a large portion of traffic whereas it is less likely that they will type .com instead of .me?

 

[doodlebug]

I disagree, but I think I know what you mean.. often people will type .com instead of .net, and the .com will be stealing a large portion of traffic whereas it is less likely that they will type .com instead of .me?

How do you figure that ?

Leakage is leakage

 

[HariSeldon]

and the .com will be stealing a large portion of traffic whereas it is less likely that they will type .com instead of .me?

I'm a broken record on this subject but IMO (based on anecdotal evidence) this is simply not the case.

The number of people who type in a full domain name rather than use Google/Bing to search is minimal.

The number of people who type in a domain and type in the wrong extension to that domain is a tiny percentage of an already tiny number.

It's a myth that .com's steal a large portion of traffic from other extensions.

If anything, in the UK, if someone was trying to remember a domain name they're more likely to try .co.uk first and similarly if it were me I'd be more inclined to try .me.uk ahead of .me; I don't think I've ever seen a .me in the SERPS but have seen plenty of .me.uk's just lately.

 

[RSK3000]

I disagree, but I think I know what you mean.. often people will type .com instead of .net, and the .com will be stealing a large portion of traffic whereas it is less likely that they will type .com instead of .me?

I agree. Intuitively I think its true to say that there is significant leakage from a geo .net (and .me) to .com, and possibly leakage to .co.uk depending on the domain.

The reason for my valuation is this.

Dot .net has little penetration in most peoples consciousness. So I consider a geo .net to be little better than a brandable, which is what a geo .me is.

Bruce Marler mentioned the power of geo .me when he talked about his development of Oklahoma.me and Missouri.me in this interview on Webmaster radio, last year...
http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/domain-masters/2009/geo-domains-and-dotme/

It was interesting because he talked about how he turned the .me extension from a liability to an asset. He did this by marketing the 'me' bit as well i.e saying this site is the site for you and me, 'it belongs to me', 'its 'my' site for finding out whats on' etc, etc. Its just quirky marketing, but it works. By comparison what does a .net geo say? It says 'couldnt afford the .com'!!!

 

[keano]

Really appreciate the commentary on this thread. Very interesting. Perhaps my .me's are worth some decent money afterall...

 

[stevef1fan]

Out of interest, are there any decent post-hype, recent .me geo domain sales on record ?

I held a few similar names with very high exact matches, I let them lapse as I didn't get a sniff of an offer.

I was tempted by numerous offers showing on a certain .me marketplace - it was only after further research I found that the owner was actually putting offers against his own names ! ! I challenged him on this, but to no reply.

Now the sales hype has died down, and the best hacks have been funnelled onto the marketplace (buy.me etc.), is there much resale value in .me geo domains ? ?

Or are they only worth anything as development projects, or if you live in Montenegro ? !

The market seems somewhat dilluted with endless, meaningless extensions and an apparent lack of real interest for these, apart from by speculators ! ...

Cheers.

 

[GlasgowBob]

I own scotland, glasgow and edinburgh dot me and have had a few offers of low\mid £££ for each which I think is fair until they are developed but I'm not interested in selling.

.me is an unknown entity and will be for years until there are some well developed sites kicking about.

I will get round to developing soon and if big G likes it then I it should be worth more than I have been offered.

 

[namealot]

geo paris .me $6,011 was the highest cloud $22,500 the highest other... I cant think of any this year ? but here is a list of all the ones I had recorded (someone might want it can't think why though )

Hem $385 May 09
Kaiser $316 May 09
SPX $200 May 09
UConnect $304 May 09
URA $100 May 09
Biz $6,825 May 09
Tenders $200 May 09
FemDom $510 May 09
Muenzen $82 May 09
Pup $225 May 09
Ramp $90 May 09
CLK $160 May 09
ROStock $85 May 09
Chick $210 Apr 09
MathS $240 Apr 09
Refund $2,500 Apr 09
Heidelberg $109 Apr 09
AutoMobil $150 Apr 09
Echo $350 Apr 09
Cuddle $511 Apr 09
Crowd $110 Jun 09
Lotteries $139 Jun 09
Share $5,000 Jun 09
Beer $4,299 Jun 09
PokerPass $84 Jun 09
Dip $126 Jun 09
Trust $10,799 Jun 09
Publish $11,100 Jun 09
Copy $4,999 Jun 09
Catch $1,799 Jun 09
Transfer $5,000 Jun 09
Romana $60 Jun 09
Paris $6,011 Jun 09
Poison $94 Jun 09
Ninjas $300 May 09
Albino $70 May 09
Led $453 May 09
Olive $500 May 09
CIEL $1,500 May 09
Schaufenster $150 May 09
Natura $171 Jul 09
Virgins $175 Jul 09
Tutors $200 Jul 09
CountrySinger $200 Jul 09
Zap $1,780 Jul 09
Relet $1,000 Jul 09
Remind $7,700 Jul 09
Iconize $282 Jul 09
TexasHoldemPoker $84 Jun 09
Network $2,000 Jun 09
VideoDate $300 Jun 09
Finda $100 Jun 09
JENS $278 Jun 09
FuckIn $69 Jun 09
David $1,211 Jun 09
Gallery $1,209 Jun 09
Invite $12,000 Jun 09
Kick $3,000 Jun 09
Teach $20,100 Jun 09
SeoConsult $60 Jun 09
Mama $220 Sep 09
Deflower $70 Sep 09
TextOS $1,400 Sep 09
Creating $500 Sep 09
BackStab $70 Sep 09
Coge $100 Aug 09
Athena $571 Aug 09
GoldMarket $110 Aug 09
BTE $110 Aug 09
ElektroAuto $85 Aug 09
Merge $1,900 Aug 09
SmartPhone $260 Aug 09
Sic $300 Aug 09
Savvy $70 Aug 09
Loyal $70 Aug 09
Cloud $22,500 Aug 09
Deputy $300 Jul 09
GartenMoebel $424 Jul 09
Thai $711 Jul 09
Zhang $150 Jul 09
World $4,805 Nov 09
Loud $371 Nov 09
Parkour $700 Nov 09
Clans $90 Nov 09
Rate $3,105 Nov 09
StockWatch $60 Oct 09
LocalSearch $119 Oct 09
Youngster $70 Oct 09
Bangalore $200 Oct 09
Threads $60 Oct 09
Regala $500 Oct 09
Link $2,700 Oct 09
Composting $70 Oct 09
KER $210 Oct 09
AXI $100 Sep 09
Bang $10,750 Sep 09
PanamaCity $75 Sep 09
GangBang $746 Sep 09
FOO $200 Sep 09
Revolutionize $100 Sep 09

 

[doodlebug]

SEOconsult.me > seems abit counter productive, what would they know about SEO if they're using a .me ?

I wonder if they advice their clients to use .me domains, seems a bit daft :?

 

[stevef1fan]

Very interesting stuff.

Scotland is certainly a powerful domain even with a somewhat obscure extension.

I know the likes of Godaddy/sedo were promoting dot me domains really hard last year, with the 'exclusive' auctions.

Many sales in 2010 ??

I have OnlineBookings dot me, which I thought was quite good.

Nothing so far ....

 

[RSK3000]

Some .me sales reported in DNJournal this week......

Trade.me $18,501
Map.me $14,500.
Join.me at $45,000
http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm
But this thread is about geos. Dot Me s, are one of the few ccTLD extensions that go particularly well with geos (.tv is the other).

 

[stevef1fan]

Wow, join.me - very nice. So commercial and versatile.

The hacks certainly sell well. I'd like to see some decent geo sales to be convinced re. resale values.

No big geo sales in namealot's list.. (ok Bangalore, Panama City etc. but very small sales)

Oh well, only time will tell re. geos. But with more and more extensions appearing I do wonder, even with dot me's personal connotations...

I have zakynthos.me - 20 quid anyone ? Please form an orderly queue...

***Just read about Paris.me, but yes, could have been Paris Hilton, and if not it does seem a one off !

 

[stevef1fan]

Apologies, that will teach me for reading a thread the wrong way round !

I just read your comments regarding Majorca and Tenerife, RSK3000.

five figures for .me geos ?

So it seems there's been the odd decent geo sale then.

Only time will tell for sure though regarding the extension...

ps. Zakynthos.me is still for sale