[Hidden-tech] PR for A Domain Auction MusicRevolution.com?

[Ross Grant]

Jordan,

Thanks for your quick analysis of domain sales. Very useful in  
approaching this field.

I'd be interested in learning what musicrevolution.com ends up selling  
for.

Ross

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Ross Grant
dearross at fluencycreative.com
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On May 11, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Jordan Lee Wagner wrote:

> You might get better exposure listing it at Sedo and AfterNIC rather  
> than GoDaddy.  However, I don't think you'll get any bids anyway.   
> Your minimum bid of $5,000 is way too high.
>
> The name would have to be a generic (e.g., MusicStudio.com  or  
> MusicTeachers.com) rather than a brandable (e.g., MusicMaven.com or  
> MusicRevolution.com) to command a four digit price.  And fifteen  
> letters is on the long side for a brandable.
>
> The best indication of a domain's value is what similar names have  
> sold for.  Here are all the reported sales of two-word dot-coms  
> beginning with 'music', and between 12 and 16 letters long:
>
> domain                     price         date             location
> musicstorage.com    $626    2008-11-25    snapnames.com
> musicreviews.com    $19,500    2008-10-30    snapnames.com
> musicandsport.com    $60    2008-10-07    afternic.com
> musiciansreview.com    $60    2008-10-06    afternic.com
> musicinformation.com    $760    2008-09-27    namejet.com
> musiciansearch.com    $1,000    2008-09-13    namejet.com
> musicregister.com    $420    2008-05-03    sedo.com
> musicandmore.com    $343    2008-04-21    namejet.com
> musiccanteen.com    $665    2008-04-16    tdnam.com
> musicsurfing.com    $488    2008-03-16    NameJet.com
> musicdownloadmp3.com    $70    2008-02-13    sedo.com
> music-technology.com    $2,100    2007-03-27    BuyDomain
> musicansfreind.com    TYPO  $860    2007-01-13    TDNAM
> musicunderwater.com    $1,239    2006-11-25    TDNAM
>
> And here are all the reported sales of two-word dot-coms ending with  
> 'revolution', and between 12 and 18 letters long:
>
> ourevolution.com    $500    2009-04-22    afternic.com
> flashrevolution.com    $93    2008-08-10    snapnames.com
> godrevolution.com    $248    2008-05-14    afternic.com
> financerevolution.com    $500    2008-04-02    sedo.com
> tamilrevolution.com    $670    2008-03-27    tdnam.com
> mortgagefreerevolution.com    $400    2008-02-15    sedo.com
> youthrevolution.com    $1,188    2006-10-09    Afternic
>
> As you can see, $5,000 is not a realistic minimum bid.  To extract  
> the full value of this good brand name, it's necessary to have a  
> product; i.e., build a website; either an online musical community,  
> or a store.  Demonstrate the plan for making money with the brand;  
> then sell it as a going business.
>
> Jordan Lee Wagner
> Trupod Internet Services (domain brokerage)
> domains at trupod.com
> 617-953-6787
>

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