I love domain curation lists/sides - many of them do one curation sell out and never do another, and when they launch or get featured on product hunt it is rare to get anything of value. But, those who keep going, especially those that have a niche are great to follow long term.
Having a mailing list and doing it long term is where its at.
I will say, that some of these names are nice, but, overpriced for general investment.
Despite common belief, domains don't have much innate value - especially if it isn't a .com and generic words are actually really hard to brand. That's why people go to Google and DuckDuckGo instead of Search.com
The value of a domain comes from how much someone wants it, how easy it is to brand and brand is a measure of memorability and uniqueness. A good brand domain is easily worth the prices listed, but, other domains that are generic terms are often sold either as:
A) Secondary domains - an easy to remember term redirecting into the main site.
B) Speculation - It has the potential to be bought out in the future by a large company as a secondary domain.
C) Microsites - Large companies buying the generic term to have a landing page or an educational site feeding into their main brand.
D) Dud Buyers - Buyers who don't understand that generic terms aren't good domains by themselves.
The problem is, for it to be worth $6k - $8k then that's not a startup or new product that is buying it, it is someone established with an established name which means they don't have a strong need for that specific term. If the price is too high they can find something similar enough for a lower price.
The ways to combat that are:
1) Brand Package - Include an entire brand package for that price for brands looking to reinvent.
2) Lower Price - Most domain curators I follow sell for $95 - $195 per domain on early listing that is sent out to their buyers, and then if it doesn't sell in 24 hours its put up at the $1k - $3k mark (this model promotes scarcity)
3) Lease - Don't sell the domains but lease them out to interested parties longer term, allowing lower early payments, stable earnings income over time and keeping the equity of the underlying asset.
4) Microsites - For obvious niches, like Podcasting.io create a microsite thats focused on lead capture and rent the site out to those who make money in the podcasting services business such as hosts or podcast specific ad networks.
You've went to a lot of trouble finding some good domains, but, your current model isn't likely to turn into a longer term, more stable business, and we need more good domain curators out there.
(Feel free to connect if you want to chat more about the industry or any of these ideas)
@adamscochran Thanks Adam for stopping by. Unfortunately, I do not own these domains so I cannot offer Brand Package, Lower price or Lease them. Will be happy to connect.
Really like this idea, especially useful for people looking for unique domains for side projects. I left some comments here in relation to your main CTA button on your landing page - https://app.usebubbles.com/136a5... - should help increase conversions! Cheers.
@b3rgman Hey Karl, thank for stopping by. http://GeekyDomains.com is a list of (mostly) one-word dictionary domain names, while they are curating mostly two-words or inventive domain names (zlipa.com). I might add some other domain names if they sound brandable and are suggestive (FeedbaQ.io), but the focus is on one-word domain names. I believe that Lift.io is a bargain for $8K - it s one syllable, short, dictionary domain name. It is hard to buy such a gem for less than a few grand.