The Opportunity in Investing in High Quality Generic Domain Names
Most people outside the domain investment industry believe that during these difficult economic times, the industry is dead. However, the facts continue to disprove such sentiments. The domain industry is still very much alive and kicking. Despite the world tumbling into a financial crisis in late 2008, domain marketplaces continue to report impressive domain name trading. There are many examples of high quality generic dot com domain names that have sold for millions or high figures. The fact remains that investing in quality dot com domain names has and continues to enrich many people in a relatively short period of time.
Detractors of domain investing point to volatility and the roller coaster effect. Some in the media have unkind words for “domainers” and, the practice of buy low sell high seems to be shunned. This leads one to wonder at investments that are more “acceptable”, case in point, the stock market. What can possibly be more volatile than Wall Street or real estate given what has happened all over the world as a result of the global financial crisis. In fact, solid domain names portfolios have hardly lost any value; many went up, and the same cannot be said of stocks or real estate.
In fact, currently, few other investments can beat a portfolio of high quality generic dot com domain names in terms of appreciation. Luckily, too, the domain name industry today is no longer characterized by sheer speculation rampant in the late 90s and early this decade. The market now is better organized with sellers, buyers, and marketplaces. Domain name values are now based on supply and demand.
Any savvy investor knows that at the moment, high quality generic dot com domain names are a lucrative opportunity with the potential to net handsome profits. The demand for quality domain names continues to grow as more and more people realize this.
In summary, high quality generic dot com domain names are a profitable long term strategy for a few simple reasons. To begin with, high quality domain names are limited. Thus, there is an obvious supply and demand concern in the major industries. Secondly, new opportunities are arising in new areas. Many people all over the world, including the remotest locations, are going online at a frenetic rate. Non-English speaking countries are joining the bandwagon as well; the opportunities are massive. Finally, the domain name secondary market is big and growing.