{"id":357,"date":"2017-02-17T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T01:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scorpionagency.com\/blog\/?p=357"},"modified":"2017-07-05T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T21:48:29","slug":"brandable-domains-part-1-of-6-are-they-worth-the-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scorpionagency.com\/blog\/brandable-domains-part-1-of-6-are-they-worth-the-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandable Domains (Part 1 of 4) &#8211; Are they worth the investment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/scorpionagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/brandables.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scorpionagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/brandables.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scorpionagency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/brandables-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is part 1 of 4 in a series about brandable domain investments. I see the question asked all the time whether or not brandable domains are worth investing into. I think the standard answer for every niche is that there are both good and bad investments within each target market.<\/p>\n<p>The key to every investment starts with lots of research to help ensure you make the right choices. I&#8217;ll cover more of that later in the series. For now, in part 1, let&#8217;s justify that brandables are worthy investments by looking at some past sales history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good brandable investments <\/strong>(Solid brandables with clear value)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Athlon.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $100,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>GoDirect.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $25,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maca.com<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; SOLD $150,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nimby.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD &#8211; $45,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Koko.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $100.440<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moki.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $66,100<\/li>\n<li><strong>SportsWorld.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $150,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>StormShield.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $30,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mera.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $132,500<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tonix.com<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 SOLD $120,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimplePay.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $25,800<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snax.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $85,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vroom.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $75,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questionable brandable investments <\/strong>(Unpredictable sales of questionable brandables)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>StoryPulse.com &#8211; <\/b>SOLD $2.795<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>ActiveDegree.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $26<\/li>\n<li><strong>DevelopDock.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $20<\/li>\n<li><b>Editorr.com<\/b> &#8211; SOLD $1,675<\/li>\n<li><strong>NinjaBlock.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $39<\/li>\n<li><b>Puristo.com &#8211; <\/b>SOLD $1,999<\/li>\n<li><strong>DuraPura.com<\/strong> &#8211; SOLD $20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad brandable investments <\/strong>(Clearly bad investments)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NewAware.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>SilverDiamondGold.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>60secs.net<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>MidHit.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>AcroSpot.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guaranteeddebt.com<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>HerdHype.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<li><strong>BestUrlPromote.com<\/strong> &#8211; UnSOLD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we can see by the above three categories of brandable sales attempts, it draws a much clearer picture about the potential of the brandable markets. It also shows that there is such a thing as premium brandables (Seen in sales that are 5 or 6+ digits). There is a clear demand for brandable domains from small start-ups to large corporations expanding their product lines.<\/p>\n<p>The questionable brandable sales seen above outlines the investments that fall on the fence and could go either way. Most of these type investments backfire, however, since it is a numbers game, you are bound to make a few sales out of a portfolio full of these type brandables. Most, as you can see, wind up in a low to high $xx range, which still brings you a profit over registration costs, but won&#8217;t be helping you buy a new car or house anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>The obvious here is the bad brandables above. I&#8217;m sure you can agree after looking at the type of domains in the good and the questionable lists, that this batch of brandables probably won&#8217;t see much in the way of profits.<\/p>\n<p>Simple comparisons like this are a great way to start getting a feel for where the value and demand is in the brandable niche markets. Keep in mind that every niche has sub-niches, so each one of the above listed brandable domains that sold, has a separate direction of research to consider.<\/p>\n<p>My suggestion, for those just getting started with brandables is to start with a sub-niche you already have knowledge in. For instance, if you have worked around coffee all your life and spent much of your time comparing your coffee shop to competitors, you&#8217;ll more than likely be able to come up with some great coffee shop brand ideas. Invest into 2 to 5 max to get started and target small start-up coffee shops, coffee bloggers, etc. to get your feet wet with potential end-users. You can apply this simple strategy with any niche.<\/p>\n<p>The above should give you the basic idea. However, in the next article I write (Part 2 of 4), I will cover more about identifying brandables and methods of inspiration. I should hopefully have that ready within the next couple days for publishing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like what you&#8217;re reading?<\/strong> You can subscribe for instant notifications as soon as a new article is published in the top right of this page. If you are on a mobile device, you can scroll down and subscribe below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part 1 of 4 in a series about brandable domain investments. 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