Comments on: Analyzing Your Domain Portfolio http://www.elliotsblog.com/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kyle Eslick http://www.elliotsblog.com/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio#comment-3306 Kyle Eslick Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:04:44 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/03/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio/#comment-3306 Great post Elliot! I think it is great that you took the time to do this for an upstart domainer. I was thinking about running my portfolio by someone who has been doing this for longer at some point to get a feel for what I'm doing right and what I'm not doing right. I think it is a great way to grow and learn, as well as cut my losses on a few bad domain choices. Great post Elliot!

I think it is great that you took the time to do this for an upstart domainer. I was thinking about running my portfolio by someone who has been doing this for longer at some point to get a feel for what I’m doing right and what I’m not doing right. I think it is a great way to grow and learn, as well as cut my losses on a few bad domain choices.

]]> By: Damir http://www.elliotsblog.com/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio#comment-3298 Damir Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:22:19 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/03/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio/#comment-3298 When it comes to the domain name portfolio it is good to have a variety of domain names. Variety is the Spice in Life When it comes to the domain name portfolio it is good to have a variety of domain names.

Variety is the Spice in Life

]]> By: Gordon http://www.elliotsblog.com/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio#comment-3297 Gordon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:25:19 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/03/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio/#comment-3297 Great post (you are always a week ahead of me on these...) #1 Rule for domains if you aren't going for type in traffic: Can someone build a site on that name? Is someone who is going to be spending real money and real time on a site every going to use one of your clunky sounding names? Sit back and think about if the name would look good in an advertisement, or if you told your friends the name would they say "huh?". 75% (if not more) of the names for sale on the forums wouldn't pass the "can someone build a site on it" test. I've dumped a lot of my names this way. Great post (you are always a week ahead of me on these…)

#1 Rule for domains if you aren’t going for type in traffic:

Can someone build a site on that name? Is someone who is going to be spending real money and real time on a site every going to use one of your clunky sounding names? Sit back and think about if the name would look good in an advertisement, or if you told your friends the name would they say “huh?”.

75% (if not more) of the names for sale on the forums wouldn’t pass the “can someone build a site on it” test. I’ve dumped a lot of my names this way.

]]> By: Art http://www.elliotsblog.com/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio#comment-3296 Art Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:14:13 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/03/analyzing-your-domain-portfolio/#comment-3296 Couldn't agree more. When i look at my portfolio, i can see when i was thinking as domainer and when i was thinking as consumer/marketer. Needless to say, as i gain more experience in this field, and i look at my domains now, i see some domain that are a waste and some that i got just right. Good thing i am marketer/ consumer more then domainer, so i got a good share of potentially good names and a few good ones from the get go. Couldn’t agree more. When i look at my portfolio, i can see when i was thinking as domainer and when i was thinking as consumer/marketer. Needless to say, as i gain more experience in this field, and i look at my domains now, i see some domain that are a waste and some that i got just right. Good thing i am marketer/ consumer more then domainer, so i got a good share of potentially good names and a few good ones from the get go.

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