Poll Results
Q. How do you invest in domains?
Total Votes: 41987
1.
Go all-in with buying one premium domain
 22.30% |
(9364/41987) |
2.
Buy many lower value domains to spread my risk
 77.70% |
(32623/41987) |
Q. Which will be worth more three years from now? Assume that the left of the dot is the same word.
Total Votes: 551
1.
.COM
| 98.55% |
(543/551) |
2.
Another TLD
| 1.45% |
(8/551) |
Q. What is most important when selecting a domain for branding a business?
Total Votes: 277
1.
Catchy or cute name
| 94.58% |
(262/277) |
2.
Easy to remember, say, and spell
| 2.17% |
(6/277) |
3.
Communicates what your business is about
 2.17% |
(6/277) |
4.
Has existing traffic related to your type of business
 0.36% |
(1/277) |
5.
Does not matter because other marketing activities is what will make it successful
 0.72% |
(2/277) |
Q. What is the most important factor of pricing a domain name for sale?
Total Votes: 232
1.
A multiple of historical earnings
| 89.22% |
(207/232) |
2.
A value on historical traffic
| 1.72% |
(4/232) |
3.
Reference past offers
| 0.00% |
(0/232) |
4.
Comparable sales
| 3.02% |
(7/232) |
5.
Appraisal service
| 0.43% |
(1/232) |
6.
What I think it is worth to the end-user
 2.16% |
(5/232) |
7.
What I want to make on the domain
| 3.45% |
(8/232) |
Q. Do you price your domains in advance of getting buyer interest?
Total Votes: 246
1.
Always!
| 84.15% |
(207/246) |
2.
Just some are worth the effort.
| 13.82% |
(34/246) |
3.
No way. I want to see what the market offers.
| 2.03% |
(5/246) |
Q. What is your biggest challenge as a domain investor?
Total Votes: 263
1.
Tracking my inventory
| 92.02% |
(242/263) |
2.
Getting a positive ROI
| 3.42% |
(9/263) |
3.
Finding good industry partners
| 0.38% |
(1/263) |
4.
Knowing what to invest in
| 2.66% |
(7/263) |
5.
No challenges for me
| 1.52% |
(4/263) |
Q. Will you renew your new gTLD domains?
Total Votes: 162
1.
I will renew all of them
| 64.20% |
(104/162) |
2.
I will renew most of them
| 9.88% |
(16/162) |
3.
I will drop all of them
| 6.17% |
(10/162) |
4.
I will drop most of them
| 5.56% |
(9/162) |
5.
I didnt register any
| 14.20% |
(23/162) |
Q. How do you price your domains for sale?
Total Votes: 60
1.
A multiple of historical earnings
| 23.33% |
(14/60) |
2.
A value on historical traffic
| 11.67% |
(7/60) |
3.
Reference past offers
| 8.33% |
(5/60) |
4.
Comparable sales
| 15.00% |
(9/60) |
5.
Appraisal service
| 11.67% |
(7/60) |
6.
Pull a number out of the air
| 20.00% |
(12/60) |
7.
All of the above
| 10.00% |
(6/60) |
Q. When buying a domain, which would you prefer?
Total Votes: 98
1.
Fixed price domain (BUY NOW)
| 68.37% |
(67/98) |
2.
Negotiate price directly with seller
| 7.14% |
(7/98) |
3.
Make offer/counter offer online
| 14.29% |
(14/98) |
4.
Bid on domain in auction
| 10.20% |
(10/98) |
Q. What is the most important factor for you in choosing a domain?
Total Votes: 36
1.
What is left of the dot
| 22.22% |
(8/36) |
2.
What is right of the dot
| 19.44% |
(7/36) |
3.
They are equally important
| 58.33% |
(21/36) |
Q. Which is most important in selecting a domain registrar?
Total Votes: 30
1.
Lowest possible fees
| 53.33% |
(16/30) |
2.
Features and functionality
| 13.33% |
(4/30) |
3.
Customer service
| 6.67% |
(2/30) |
4.
Security of your domains
| 23.33% |
(7/30) |
5.
Other
| 3.33% |
(1/30) |
Q. What do you think of Bitcoins?
Total Votes: 1
1.
I think it is a valid form of currency and the usage will grow.
| 100.00% |
(1/1) |
2.
I think it is too risky and will eventually go away.
| 0.00% |
(0/1) |
3.
What is a Bitcoin?
| 0.00% |
(0/1) |
Q. Would you invest in IDN domains?
Total Votes: 27
1.
YES! They have a huge investment upside as the global market expands expanding
| 51.85% |
(14/27) |
2.
No! Too risky
| 33.33% |
(9/27) |
3.
Maybe, but I need to understand them better.
| 14.81% |
(4/27) |
Q. Besides .COM, which of the current TLDs is your favorite?
Total Votes: 65
1.
.BIZ
| 15.38% |
(10/65) |
2.
.CO
| 12.31% |
(8/65) |
3.
.INFO
| 4.62% |
(3/65) |
4.
.NET
| 36.92% |
(24/65) |
5.
.ORG
| 16.92% |
(11/65) |
6.
.US
| 4.62% |
(3/65) |
7.
New gTLD
| 9.23% |
(6/65) |
Q. Direct navigation traffic is key to domain pay-per-click networks. How frequently do you use direct navigation to find content online?
Total Votes: 23
1.
Frequently
| 60.87% |
(14/23) |
2.
Occasionally
| 13.04% |
(3/23) |
3.
Seldom
| 4.35% |
(1/23) |
4.
Never
| 21.74% |
(5/23) |
Q. Besides domain registrations, I prefer to work with a registrar that also offers this service?
Total Votes: 41
1.
Hosting
| 65.85% |
(27/41) |
2.
Marketplace for buying/selling domains
| 12.20% |
(5/41) |
3.
Domain Parking
| 2.44% |
(1/41) |
4.
Free Webpage with For Sale message
| 9.76% |
(4/41) |
5.
Other
| 9.76% |
(4/41) |
Q. If you had $100k to invest in domains, which investment strategy would you prefer?
Total Votes: 40
1.
Go all-in with buying one premium domain
| 62.50% |
(25/40) |
2.
Buy many domains to spread my risk
| 37.50% |
(15/40) |
Q. What is your preferred method of buying a domain?
Total Votes: 30
1.
From a broker who mediates between me and the seller
| 40.00% |
(12/30) |
2.
From an auction or listing service
| 10.00% |
(3/30) |
3.
Direct from seller
| 16.67% |
(5/30) |
4.
Drop catch expired domain service
| 10.00% |
(3/30) |
5.
New registration
| 23.33% |
(7/30) |
Q. Would you invest in the new gTLDs?
Total Votes: 133
1.
YES! They have a huge investment upside and many great keywords are available.
| 69.92% |
(93/133) |
2.
No! Too risky.
| 12.03% |
(16/133) |
3.
Maybe, but I need to understand them better.
| 18.05% |
(24/133) |
Q. What is the most important factor for you in choosing a domain to invest in?
Total Votes: 80
1.
Traffic
| 58.75% |
(47/80) |
2.
Revenue
| 16.25% |
(13/80) |
3.
PR
| 0.00% |
(0/80) |
4.
Backlinks
| 0.00% |
(0/80) |
5.
Age
| 1.25% |
(1/80) |
6.
Brandability
| 11.25% |
(9/80) |
7.
Resell value
| 12.50% |
(10/80) |
Q. Which of these domains in the TRAFFIC Silent Auction hosted on the Above.com Marketplace will most likely end up with the highest sale price?
Total Votes: 61
1.
3dCopying.com
| 29.51% |
(18/61) |
2.
BeachLots.com
| 8.20% |
(5/61) |
3.
BulkAdvertising.com
| 9.84% |
(6/61) |
4.
JointVenture.net
| 9.84% |
(6/61) |
5.
Menswatch.com
| 18.03% |
(11/61) |
6.
Tablets.co
| 24.59% |
(15/61) |