Wanted: Domain Appraisal event (org) --/uk

[woopwoop]

event
org
uk


what do you think? My main business is in events and promotions which is one reason that I bought it - just difficult to place a value on it.

Of course the word is premium, org.uk hurts it, the org could stand for organiser - - event organizer uk?

Anyone care to put a value on it?

reseller / reasonable end user value

My appraisal would be mid-high xxx reseller, mid-high xxxx reasonable end user price...

what do you think?

 

[woopwoop]

any thoughts?

 

[julian]

imo not good really - who types just the word 'event' in who would want your service?

if it was .co.uk might be (spits) brandable to some end user

but you might be able to use it for mini site etc.

 

[binny]

Can't see that reaching four figures to reseller or end user tbh but if you're going to use it yourself then why worry?

 

[retired_member16]

I dont think I would take it if I saw it free to reg. Perhaps im just picky, I dont know.

 

[woopwoop]

imo not good really - who types just the word 'event' in who would want your service?

Not sure what you mean. This was really a play on 'event organiser' which is pretty big business. Not necessarily type ins - obviously because few people outside domaining would even know about the .org.uk suffix. But I was under the impression that the serps liked .co.uk as much as .org.uk's - so depending on development and content - could rank pretty high.

if it was .co.uk might be (spits) brandable to some end user

why the spits? event.co.uk would be an amazing name. tell me you wouldn't at least drop a grand or two on that?

Can't see that reaching four figures to reseller or end user tbh but if you're going to use it yourself then why worry?

Not worrying just keen to hear others opinions.
I have a bunch of similar names. One other related .org.uk has basic content plus a few adsense units and brings in $4 per day. Nothing to retire on but it is still about £600+ a year

I agree that xxxx for reseller is not going to happen, but I think some end users may look at it - depending on the cctld.

Has anyone else done well in either developing .org.uk's or selling them?

 

[woopwoop]

I dont think I would take it if I saw it free to reg. Perhaps im just picky, I dont know.

obviously because of the .org.uk though right? Or are you with Julian that event.co.uk is almost as bad?

Firestars, do you have any .org.uk's - would be interesting to know if anyone bothers with them anymore - I only have about 6, but they're each making me between 50c - $5 per day (£90-$900 per year - that's nothing to sneeze at)

I think it shows that many are undervalued even in terms of possible revenue from google and ranking.

When I get time I'll try and do something with this domain and see how it compares

 

[retired_member16]

I have one .org.uk - hemp.

I think that Hemp has a future so I took it. Otherwise I wouldnt look twice at them.

You are right, I dont like it because its a .org.uk - it just doesnt sit right with me for a company to trade behind it. Not because its a .org but because it just looks cheap. Perhaps because Im in the domain 'game' ?

Maybe we need to straw poll some non-domainers?

 

[jimmc]

Sorry people a dot.org.uk is very much at the bottom of the pile. Its scraping the barrel and (should) only be used by uk charities.

No-one in their right mind would click on one and if you have any you best try to develop it for traffic as it has no commercial value....

 

[mat]

As I keep saying I think the only use org.uk and me.uk have are when they are keyword rich names ready to rank well in the search engines and bring in the wonga, then they have some value!

I have sold a good few .org.uk's and me.uk's but they suited the purpose perfectly, Get clicks from search engines and make money, they really dont work as brandables and company names as said above.

I think I may actually hold the record for the highest me.uk sale at £150?? :mrgreen: which shows that some do get sold!

Really nice org.uk's tend to get a couple of hundred if you are lucky but certainly not thousands unless the traffic and income warrents that kind of price.

I think in this case EVENTS.org.uk would of worked alot better.

Mat

 

[woopwoop]

Sorry people a dot.org.uk is very much at the bottom of the pile.

Part of domaining is looking far in the future, and hopefully buying something cheap now, that may be worth something in future.

To be honest I think that the bottom of the pile is .biz followed by .mobi

Like with anything if people start to develop sites with different extensions it'll overall increase the value of them.

Its scraping the barrel and (should) only be used by uk charities.

And what do charities do apart from collect money? they have events... fundraising events...

No-one in their right mind would click on one and if you have any you best try to develop it for traffic as it has no commercial value....

who clicks on a domain! You click on links and type in domains.

this last bit that I'm quoting you makes no sense... If a .org.uk has good traffic, traffic is ad-money... which itself is commercial.

I'm not gonna tell you the niches that my few .org.uk's are in - but like I explained above they make money - so even if I sold at monthly revenue x 18 that's profit from something that cost a fiver... I think that people need to open their minds a little.

jimmc of course .co.uk's are better and I have many more of them - but sometimes you make money doing something that few others are.

I'm interested if people still agree that the SERPS see .org.uk's and .co.uk's as equals in weighting them.

 

[julian]

The thing is its all just speculation... if you had events .org.uk would be a lot better, worth bashing up a decent mini site.

Part of domaining is looking far in the future, and hopefully buying something cheap now, that may be worth something in future.

To be honest I think that the bottom of the pile is .biz followed by .mobi

Like with anything if people start to develop sites with different extensions it'll overall increase the value of them.



And what do charities do apart from collect money? they have events... fundraising events...



who clicks on a domain! You click on links and type in domains.

this last bit that I'm quoting you makes no sense... If a .org.uk has good traffic, traffic is ad-money... which itself is commercial.

I'm not gonna tell you the niches that my few .org.uk's are in - but like I explained above they make money - so even if I sold at monthly revenue x 18 that's profit from something that cost a fiver... I think that people need to open their minds a little.

jimmc of course .co.uk's are better and I have many more of them - but sometimes you make money doing something that few others are.

I'm interested if people still agree that the SERPS see .org.uk's and .co.uk's as equals in weighting them.

 

[julian]

Buying a .org.uk for the puposes of purely making money via serps is completley different from buying a domain for a company name - its like the difference between buying a Rolex and a Casio, they both have their uses. The Casio can't match the heritage but it can match the watch.

I buy .org.uks to make money from minisites I have no interest if it would be ok for a company name etc, its meaningless in the context im using it in.

agreed .org.uk is not as good for company image.

You are right, I dont like it because its a .org.uk - it just doesnt sit right with me for a company to trade behind it. Not because its a .org but because it just looks cheap. Perhaps because Im in the domain 'game' ?

 

[julian]

you clearly seem to know feck all...

I sold .a org.uk for £750 and bought one for 3k last year.

Theres plenty of £250 region .org.uk sales going on all the time.

Sorry people a dot.org.uk is very much at the bottom of the pile. Its scraping the barrel and (should) only be used by uk charities.

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[retired_member25]

I am a fan of the .org.uk but personally only if they have direct monetisation potential - event // org.uk IMO would be hard work to monetise as it would require some sort of directory building, marketing towards promoters.. fine if you have the time and dedication, but would that time and dedication ultimately draw monetary dividends? I'm not convinced.

I'd value the name on it's own as low XX

 

[woopwoop]

Thanks guys for all your comments, it's put a bit more light on the situation from a domainers point of view I guess

Maybe I value it higher as I'm in events - but I think nowadays a couple of hundred quid for a domain is nothing and this one might be a nice one for an event organiser (which I think that the singular is better, and the org.uk fits the meaning and use too)

I guess we'll see how it goes.