Comments on: Backdrop for this Week’s Domain Auctions is Shaky http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/25/backdrop-for-this-weeks-domain-auctions-is-shaky/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:02:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Domain Name Wire » News » Stars May Align for Moniker Domain Name Auction at 3PM Today - The Domain Industry's News Source http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/25/backdrop-for-this-weeks-domain-auctions-is-shaky/comment-page-1/#comment-249653 Domain Name Wire » News » Stars May Align for Moniker Domain Name Auction at 3PM Today - The Domain Industry's News Source Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:52:30 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2485#comment-249653 [...] 3PM TodaySedo Great Domains Auction Ends Today 2 PM EDTI've Got Domain Renewal Fatigue; 5 Days to GoBackdrop for this Week's Domain Auctions is ShakyAftermarket.com Sells $150,000 in Live Domain AuctionRick Latona Domain Name Auction Nets [...]

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]]> By: Richard Meyer http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/25/backdrop-for-this-weeks-domain-auctions-is-shaky/comment-page-1/#comment-249529 Richard Meyer Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:22:00 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2485#comment-249529 "A year or two from now we may look back on this week and think that the buyers were brilliant. They got domains at good prices." (DomainNameWire) Didn't Buffett say that you want to buy the farm land during a drought, not during a banner crop yield? (paraphrasing) I'm sure the uncertainty of the U.S. economy is affecting domain purchases. But, I also believe one of the major underlying problems effecting domain sales is the declining PPC and Adsense revenue. The adversarial relationship between domainers and Google/Yahoo continues to create doubt about the potential growth of that revenue stream in the future. Domainers know they are not getting a fair (honest?) share of the revenue from G/Y so they are focusing more on full blown domain development rather than additional domain inventory with unknown revenue possibilities. But, I agree there have been many excellent purchases at the recent auctions. Case in point is the recent purchase of Aftermarket.com a few months ago. Look at the branding being developed for this domain. Monte, good luck on the sale today. There are a number of great domains on the list. (I hope this is not a double post. The first one didn't post.) “A year or two from now we may look back on this week and think that the buyers were brilliant. They got domains at good prices.”
(DomainNameWire)

Didn’t Buffett say that you want to buy the farm land during a drought, not during a banner crop yield? (paraphrasing)

I’m sure the uncertainty of the U.S. economy is affecting domain purchases.

But, I also believe one of the major underlying problems effecting domain sales is the declining PPC and Adsense revenue.

The adversarial relationship between domainers and Google/Yahoo continues to create doubt about the potential growth of that revenue stream in the future.

Domainers know they are not getting a fair (honest?) share of the revenue from G/Y so they are focusing more on full blown domain development rather than additional domain inventory with unknown revenue possibilities.

But, I agree there have been many excellent purchases at the recent auctions.

Case in point is the recent purchase of Aftermarket.com a few months ago. Look at the branding being developed for this domain.

Monte, good luck on the sale today. There are a number of great domains on the list.

(I hope this is not a double post. The first one didn’t post.)

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