Forum Madness On Geo Domains

Posted by Steve under General on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 9:57 pm

Today has been an eventful day in the geo domain industry. I started my day by visiting DomainState.com because I saw a few referral links coming in from the popular forum. So of course, the topic started there is the famous question now, Are geo domains overrated?

If you want to truly be entertained, check it out. You will find some great information lost in the sea of madness in the 11 page and growing forum post. You just have to sift through all the garbage to find it.

It is amazing how many people will try and discredit an individual for providing factual information in an open setting. As I have said before, I do not force geo domains on anyone, but merely lay information on the table for others digest when they are ready.

The success here, is that DomainState.com has added a Geo Domain section today for domainers to discuss topics.

Great stuff! DomainState.com is an outstanding forum, but some of the members are out in left field. This does not take away any value from DomainState.com, as I use it often to keep up on stuff.

7 Responses to “Forum Madness On Geo Domains”

owen frager Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 22:05 pm
Just wait until the The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and others like them realize there are better places to spend their $188 million annual budgets then on cryptic domains like govegas.com
NY Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 22:20 pm
Exactly Frager! They can have LasVegas.TV for a cool million bucks. Or they can find the owner of Vegas.TV that paid $350,000 in 2004 and squeeze it out of his/her hands!

On the other hand, *some people have already figured it out. Greenspun Media (Vegas.com/LasVegas.com), went out and registered LAS.TV, check it out. But what I can’t figure out is how (abc)Nebraska.TV is getting 4 times the traffic of Nebraska.com…not to mention a very similar situation with Tulsa.TV and Tulsa.com. Boston.TV ironically has a deal with Boston.com, go figure. A few for the road…(abc)Macon.TV, NHL.TV and (landmark)HamptonRoads.TV seem to be enjoying their new brands…
Jamie Parks Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 23:57 pm
I still can’t understand the big debate that’s tidaling in over geodomains at the moment. These type domains are bright lighthouses that are anchoring themselves deeply into the geosea.

Investing in geodomains is a no brainer to me because the branding efforts behind these names have been going on for decades, if not centuries. That fact alone should be proof enough that these names are loaded with ‘real’ value, and far from over-rated.

My below thoughts are specifically geared with development in mind, but this shouldn’t go to say that those who wish to stick to ‘pure domaining’ could not stand to benefit.

Other than city/state/country.XYC (extension of your choice), I believe that there is real value in street/hwy/freeway/areaoftown.XYC’s

Although the population count might not seem to be that important when calculating value of street.XYC I think it could still be a useful indicator when determining which city to search in when mining for street.XYC’s.

The reason that I like street.XYC, is because I believe that there may be a richer, more personal, neighborhood like, community centric theme that is thread throughout this sector of geodomains. They may seem like a small splash in the geosea but I really have a hunch about these type domains.

Seems like it would be a do-able task to approach all of the businesses on any given street, with my laptop in hand, and demonstrate to them exactly what it is that I’m building and my vision behind it - and why they should advertise. Probably an easier sell if there neighbors have already hopped on board.

Anyway, street.XYC is more than likely old news to most of you, and may seem like more work, but it’s been on my mind for a few months and I’m interested to hear what other (experienced) geodomainer’s think about this strategy.

Keep up the great work Steve, love what you’re doing.
M. Menius Says:
June 3rd, 2008 at 16:23 pm
@ Jamie Parks (”I still can’t understand the big debate that’s tidaling in over geodomains at the moment.”)

Unjustified criticisms indicate a self-serving agenda at work. There really is no true “debate”, just kind of a weird envy that drives the negative comments. Quality geodomains have always been automatic winners and those who are interested in them have no apologies to make. Some had the foresight to get in on the action early. Now, years later, critics are compelled to strike out as the geodomain community begins to rally around and move forward with these great names.

The bothersome aspect is how easily the critics strike out at geodomainers’ interests. Sideline critics simply lose credibility the longer and harder they try to defend an empty case against geo’s.

If someone doesn’t like geodomains, why not just move on? Actually making a public spectacle against geodomains reveals something about the critic. Whatever happened to encouraging someone else’s interest … even if it’s not your own? That might require a generous or unselfish spirit though.
Jamie Parks Says:
June 4th, 2008 at 01:22 am
“If someone doesn’t like geodomains, why not just move on? Actually making a public spectacle against geodomains reveals something about the critic. Whatever happened to encouraging someone else’s interest … even if it’s not your own? That might require a generous or unselfish spirit though.”

@M. Menius - Well put. I hope people (domainers especially) can hear what you’re really saying - that the spirit of the web is at stake when leaders start bashing each other. This, the era of wide-eyed “Web2.0″ optimism, is a time for innovation and renewed opportunity for everyone. What happened to the days when web masters and web developers would encourage and congratulate each other, and delight in seeing IT all coming together?? Have some among us lost focus?

There’s just no excuse for anyone these days to act like they are the god of this dynamic decentralized network known as the web. For even they at one time we’re newcomers, enlightened travelers, basking in the unknown until the wee morning hours, discovering treasures and new friends from galaxies far away.
Gordon Says:
June 4th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I’m all for GEO domains, but understand the concerns / views people have.

And I totally understand why someone would want to see specific examples.

It’s one thing to say local advertising is hot (which it certainly is) or that online advertising is hot (which it certainly is) but it’s also ok for someone to say “show me a GEO site, built in the past 3 years by a single person (or small company) on an average city name that is netting $5k per month”.

I’m sure they are out there - but let’s see some examples so we can all benefit. Go beyond the tourist A+ domains and share some sites bringing in real cash. This kind of information would be invaluable on a number of different levels.

***SMO***

Gordon,

We will get there eventually. What people do not understand is that someone is not going to share the revenue that their business makes with a bunch of complete strangers. Most geo domain owners in the “real world” are not domainers, but business owners. Many domainers do not seem to get this.

Would you be willing to share your business financial status of a geo domain you built out with a group of strangers if you were not a domainer? So to ask for this is a bit unrealistic at this time.

First we have to build a respectable trade organization so that geo domain owners from all over the world will be willing to share their stories.

These success stories exist all over, just look around. Seems everyone wants a complete plan delivered to them so they can get motivated. Developed geo domains are businesses, so there are many ways to make them successful depending on an individuals goals to meet local demand. Find the motivation by believing in your business plan, not what someone else has done.

Examples are great, but in the end, it is your work that counts and will determine if you are successful with your geo domain.
Tommy Butler Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 08:00 am
Hi Gordon

I Can answer your question for you
give me a week and will show you a completed geo plan that makes over $5000 a month by a one man business.

Just now we are sorting one or 2 problems but hope to have them sorted asap.

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