Comments on: Marchex lists their domains for sale http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024 News and Views from the Domain Name Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dan http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68528 Dan Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:38:23 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68528 Sales fell by 44 percent 2Q http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009606257_webmarchex05.html results http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Marchex+Reports+Second+Quarter+2009+Financial+Results/4849015.html well they better start acting and try selling whatever names they have for reasonable prices. Otherwise the man with the big hammer comes and smashes it all to pieces. Dan Sales fell by 44 percent 2Q

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009606257_webmarchex05.html

results

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Marchex+Reports+Second+Quarter+2009+Financial+Results/4849015.html

well they better start acting and try selling whatever names they have for reasonable prices. Otherwise the man with the big hammer comes and smashes it all to pieces.

Dan

]]> By: Investor Joe http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68513 Investor Joe Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:46:05 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68513 Sams right. They have 200,000 names over $500 million in cash injected into their company and they still make a loss! This means a lot! Also a good test is go to mdnhinc.com pick any of thei listed domain names and type it into google. The results speaks for themselves. Their names are worth nothing. Sams right. They have 200,000 names over $500 million in cash injected into their company and they still make a loss! This means a lot!

Also a good test is go to mdnhinc.com pick any of thei listed domain names and type it into google. The results speaks for themselves. Their names are worth nothing.

]]> By: Sam http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68495 Sam Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:55:29 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68495 Be serious - they've had these domains for a while now, used them up for all their worth. I'd say with all the SEM they blasted these pages with in the past that anyone whose purchasing them may find out that a lot are blacklisted by Google - so it may take a moment to get your SEO plan working. In the end - the reason why they are selling these domains is because they can't make money from them....but nor can anyone without a content plan to make the site worth anything in the first place. The days on one stop sites with cool names is done. It's about your businesses ability to monetize, your content, apps, and how well you execute SEO and online marketing It doens't need to be angry.com, it could be angry123.com - it you have the right content and biz model - you can make money without a pretty name. Sam Be serious – they’ve had these domains for a while now, used them up for all their worth. I’d say with all the SEM they blasted these pages with in the past that anyone whose purchasing them may find out that a lot are blacklisted by Google – so it may take a moment to get your SEO plan working.

In the end – the reason why they are selling these domains is because they can’t make money from them….but nor can anyone without a content plan to make the site worth anything in the first place.

The days on one stop sites with cool names is done. It’s about your businesses ability to monetize, your content, apps, and how well you execute SEO and online marketing It doens’t need to be angry.com, it could be angry123.com – it you have the right content and biz model – you can make money without a pretty name.

Sam

]]> By: buy steroids http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68392 buy steroids Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:13:39 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68392 personally im looking to buy premium domains, the way i see it is ist all about the revenue possible to generate as to budget, if a domain has pr4 - 5 and revenue is 4- 8k /month then the asking price should be based on that, its that simple and can be good value, regards dale. personally im looking to buy premium domains,
the way i see it is ist all about the revenue
possible to generate as to budget,
if a domain has pr4 – 5 and revenue is 4- 8k /month
then the asking price should be based on that,
its that simple and can be good value,

regards dale.

]]> By: Henry http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68390 Henry Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:58:13 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68390 Interesting article and responses. However, many seem to be missing a point or two here. There's more than meets the eye. If you pay attention, you will notice that they are not selling any high RPC domain names out of their portfolio, shortail or longtail. It seems to me they are pruning and consolidating. It does not matter, 1 word, 2 words, or 3 words domain name, if it cannot make enough money to justify its expense, it's not worth keeping. In time domainers will learn to pay great attention to the product or service viability of any given name before spending their money on it, no matter how short or long it is, character-wise or word-wise. Traffic quality anyone? Many focus on keyword density of a given page. How about the keyword density of the domain name itself especially when it comes to click through rate, conversion rate, and search revenue? How does it relate to products and services people actually search for? Is it targeted or not? For example, many of the high bid search terms out there are not the shortest of search terms. Just some things to think about! Regards to all. Interesting article and responses. However, many seem to be missing a point or two here. There’s more than meets the eye.

If you pay attention, you will notice that they are not selling any high RPC domain names out of their portfolio, shortail or longtail. It seems to me they are pruning and consolidating. It does not matter, 1 word, 2 words, or 3 words domain name, if it cannot make enough money to justify its expense, it’s not worth keeping.

In time domainers will learn to pay great attention to the product or service viability of any given name before spending their money on it, no matter how short or long it is, character-wise or word-wise.

Traffic quality anyone? Many focus on keyword density of a given page. How about the keyword density of the domain name itself especially when it comes to click through rate, conversion rate, and search revenue? How does it relate to products and services people actually search for? Is it targeted or not? For example, many of the high bid search terms out there are not the shortest of search terms.

Just some things to think about!

Regards to all.

]]> By: JoshP http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68389 JoshP Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:21:44 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68389 I bet you know just the auction platform too ;) I bet you know just the auction platform too ;)

]]> By: Monte http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68385 Monte Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68385 http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/02/16/daily38.html Marchex reports $129M Q4 loss No use trying to talk good of a company losing this much money! whatever their current strategy is it clearly has not been working. They would better to list all their names for sale and get what they can for them in a very competitive market. You might note many of the mdnh inc names / marchex names are now just monetized via Google Syndication. This should tell you they have realized their own monetization and development plans where not working. But say they just sell each name for $1000 they will be far ahead of where they are now. Crazy "NO" it makes more sense to be making a profit than making a loss! http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/02/16/daily38.html

Marchex reports $129M Q4 loss

No use trying to talk good of a company losing this much money! whatever their current strategy is it clearly has not been working.

They would better to list all their names for sale and get what they can for them in a very competitive market.

You might note many of the mdnh inc names / marchex names are now just monetized via Google Syndication. This should tell you they have realized their own monetization and development plans where not working.

But say they just sell each name for $1000 they will be far ahead of where they are now. Crazy “NO” it makes more sense to be making a profit than making a loss!

]]> By: Miles Brean http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68384 Miles Brean Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:35:21 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68384 http://www.google.com/search?q=marchex%20loss&hl=en&ned=au&tab=nw Massive losses! http://www.google.com/search?q=marchex%20loss&hl=en&ned=au&tab=nw

Massive losses!

]]> By: Beachie http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68382 Beachie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:23:36 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68382 @snoopy sales@ireit.com @snoopy

sales@ireit.com

]]> By: Snoopy http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/marchex-lists-domains-sale/6024/comment-page-1#comment-68379 Snoopy Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:49:05 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=6024#comment-68379 "iREIT’s asking prices are steep" They are still in business? “iREIT’s asking prices are steep”

They are still in business?

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