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5 years of hand-registering 'brandable' domains. $4k spent, $0 sales.

Domain Names by tomchan 5 replies 603 views
tomchan

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#1

Been doing this fun little project for 5 years now. Hand-registering what I thought were brandable domains, you know, the kind with made-up words that sound startup-y. $4k total spent across maybe 120 domains. Renewals killed me. Listed on every marketplace I could find. Zero sales. Not a single one.

total_spent = 4000
sales = 0
regret = "infinite"

The worst part? I kept thinking "this one feels different" every single time. Classic sunk cost. Anyway, figured I'd share the failure in case anyone else is tempted. Domain investing is not a fun little project, turns out.

works on my bench ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
GO

Member

1 #2

I feel this in her soul

I also burned money on domains that sounded cool and nobody wanted

Five years is a long time to learn but at least you learned brother

NO

Member

#3

Assume compromise: your threat model here was "someone will want this." attack surface included your wallet. blast radius: $4k. zero trust in your own taste going forward.

Threat model every purchase. If you cannot articulate the buyer, there is no buyer.

uma

Member

99.99% or bust

#4

Not work? $4k is alot for experiment? Maybe stick with NAT vps for fun little project instead?

436 days. reboot is surrender.
Emre10

Member

#5

Your domains still active? I check your list maybe one useful for my project since 2 years I look for brandable

Important: I not pay premium but I cover your registration cost if something fit

No pressure since you already down money

liam_funky

Member

Vancouver

#6

I had the exact same thing with domains

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