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The fact that business.com cost $345,000,000 makes me weep. I mean, look at it! I guess the old real estate saying is true: "location, location, location"...
by erikstarck 16y ago
The fact that business.com cost $345,000,000 makes me weep. I mean, look at it!
I guess the old real estate saying is true: "location, location, location"...
- MatthewPhillips 16y agoI'm still waiting for domain valuations to eventually plummet, as it just doesn't seem that people navigate to sites that way. The only thing that it provides is lower barriers to come back for a second visit.
- brfox 16y agoI used to be more likely to click a link on Google if the domain name looked more authoritative. So, a lot of those common names with high prices would seem to be valuable for that reason. And, I think Google ranks sites higher if the domain name has the keyword in it. These days with so much spam, I try to avoid domain names with my search keyword in them.
- haploid 16y ago"And, I think Google ranks sites higher if the domain name has the keyword in it." There is some effect, but it's not that significant. Bing, on the other hand, seems to weight domain names very highly.
- haploid 16y ago"it just doesn't seem that people navigate to sites that way" It may not "seem" that way, but our data suggests strongly otherwise.
- vaksel 16y agowon't happen why? Simple..exact match bonus. An exact match domain has a much MUCH easier time getting to the #1 spot in search results. This is why creditcards.com outranks all of the big banks.
- ohashi 16y agoWasn't a domain only sale. The domain alone sold for 7.5 million.