Assessing
Value
We are
approached endlessly about selling one domain or another. Each
of our sites will produce a 6 or 7 figure annual return with no
labor or upkeep. Therefore, we are not motivated to sell our properties.
However, we will consider joint ventures with qualified Web savvy
folks with a proven track record.
Did
you know that many domains have outperformed
EVERY single stock in the entire stock market?
It's
a fact. No stock on the entire stock exchange, anywhere in the
world, has increased in value more or faster! While others have
bought and sold domains in the short term, our focus is long term
buying of their PRIME property.
After 4 years, our first phase is complete. The present phase
will take up to 10 years as we match content to the audience.
Domains
are increasing in value faster than
ANY other commodity EVER known to man.
A domain
purchased for $100 in 1995 sold for $7,500,000.00 in 2000... What
is the percentage markup in just 4 years? It's a $75,000 return
for every $1 invested! And folks get excited about going to Vegas
and getting 35-1 on roulette?
Others have sold for even higher margins and still others remain
unsold as their values exceed $100 million!! What other commodity
or stock EVER went from $100 to $7,500,000 in just 4 years? Microsoft?
Dell? Amazon? eBay? Oil? Gold? Diamonds? Land? It has never happened
before.
Some of our sites are undeveloped. But unlike most, they bring
in profits! These sites will improve as content is added. But
just like a 5 year old child... you can't blame them for not being
20! You must be patient as the child, or in this case until the
Net, matures.
The
Issue of Profits
While Wall St. may not have cared in too much in years past, we
foresee a major shift in thinking. Profits DO count!
A business plan without profits is no business plan. Christmas
1999 online was bigger than ever before... but overall, they blew
it big time!! The money is now moving away from "gambling"
on dotcom stocks and moving the safer infrastructure companies.
The reality is most online retailers are far from being well-oiled
machines. In fact, MOST e-commerce based sites are not capable
of completing the sale even with a customer having a credit card
in hand.
We rate sites for profitability -- the ability to close the sale
-- NOTHING else counts!
Most online enterprises are learning things NOW that we determined
in 1996 and 1997. The dotcom companies advertising on TV lost
BIG money. That kind of advertising does not convert, and they
overpaid by unimaginable margins! Its the first sign of
a rookie. Overlooking an online ad machine harvesting "targeted
hits", they failed to realize how wasteful they were. They
focused on market share. I bought Times Square! That produced
market share and more!!
The
value of domain appraisals.....
Worthless. Theres little benefit in getting your domains
appraised by unskilled people that REALLY don't have a clue about
what makes a domain valuable. If they told you the TRUTH, most
people would demand their money back. They will give you a ridiculously
inflated price so that you can run around and make a fool of yourself.
We review nearly 2000 .com addresses a day, and 99.9% have NO
value whatsoever, despite those worthless and bogus appraisals.
Our #1 Tip... Start simple and build up. Throwing money
at something and seeing what develops is NOT the answer. Creating
work is easy, creating revenue streams is much more difficult
-- targeted eyeballs looking for specific places to go and spend
money.
One thing continually comes up... the .cc, .net, etc. Keep it
simple... This is a dotcom world so don't try to kid yourself
looking for the second coming. Put your energy into searching
for the dotcom.