IR.net: 1 million visitors + $XX,XXX revenue per year

wman · Apr 24, 2008

IR.net

Considering offers for IR.net / ir.net

IR has more than 120 different meanings according to http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ir including Infrared, Iran, Investor Relations, Im Ruhestand (German: Retired), Information Revolution, Inland Revenue (UK IRS), Interracial, and lots more.
IR is the ISO country code and top-level domain of Iran. IR.net attracts more than 80,000 visitors per month who are mistyping the net.ir extension of that country.
IR = "go" (infinitive) in Spanish.
Some very large companies are using this acronym.
You could start your own 3rd level "Iranian country code" e.g. domain.ir.net

Traffic: 83,400+ visitors per month ( >1 million per year). 99.63% pure type-ins... one of the most amazing traffic domains I've ever seen!

Revenue: About $38 per day on Sedo Pro ( >$1,100 per month). Screenshot below:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2725/irnetis4.gif

BIN $166,000 (12 year multiple)

Payment by Escrow.com or Sedo Escrow. Buyer covers fees.

Traffic test available at $40/day prepaid.

Current best offer: $21,000. Also negotiating with several parties at a 5 year multiple level so far.

wman · Apr 25, 2008

I received lots of questions and below are a few comments to address them.

Traffic source
Most of IR.net's visitors are simply mistyping _______.net.ir domains (the Iranian .net TLD) as _______.ir.net. According to Webalizer stats 99.63% of the traffic comes from type-ins.

Thanks to its nature the traffic is very consistent at an average of 2,800 visitors per day. I expect that to double over the next decade (Internet penetration rate in Iran is currently at 27.50% of the population, up from 0.4% in late 2000.)

Clarification about BIN
Current BIN is only 12 years of revenue. There is solid interest at the 5 year multiple level, however I probably won't sell that low. As a premium LL .net domain with many different meanings, IR.net would be a $25k+ domain without any traffic whatsoever. Combined with the traffic and revenue, investors can acquire a unique top-quality gem that's very difficult to find on the market nowadays.