tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3459921617789919050..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: nothanks.co.uk; iphalloffame.comVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-60046186913721539552007-04-22T07:40:00.000+01:002007-04-22T07:40:00.000+01:00Indeed you are right that most traffic is not from...Indeed you are right that most traffic is not from guessed domains - and many guesses are also "right". Howevr there is a heck of a lot of traffic - so a slice of 10-15% is a lot. Just look at Google or Yahoo's bottom line - for it is they who benefit most from the ads that are most often placed on these sites.<BR/><BR/>I also agree the figures are surprising - but they generate a lot of money by PPC revenue (and other means if a "proper" site is developed) - so I think they have some substance.<BR/><BR/>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/30/technology/domains_biz20_1205/index.htm<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type-in_traffic<BR/><BR/>Like I said, prices are going up, not down. Perhaps not as crazy as in the dot.com era - but it is a more mature market with values based on revenues, not wild guesswork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-48735988862139412312007-04-21T23:17:00.000+01:002007-04-21T23:17:00.000+01:00If 10-15% of web traffic comes from guessed type-i...If 10-15% of web traffic comes from guessed type-ins (and whose figures are these, anyway?), then 85-90% of web traffic <B>doesn't</B> come from guessed type-ins. My hunch is that the people who do that are those folk who learned the habit before search engines became as sophisticated as they are now, and that 10-15% - even if it is right - is probably plummeting even as I type this comment.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1938443988294496942007-04-21T18:46:00.000+01:002007-04-21T18:46:00.000+01:00I agree with your displeasure at this type of unso...I agree with your displeasure at this type of unsolicited approach - particularly for such a poor name! However your analysis of the value of good generic domains is very badly wrong. <BR/><BR/>Surprisingly perhaps, somewhere between 10-15% of web trafic comes from guessed "type ins" - while a memorable and appropriate generic domain (diy.com for B&Q) has significant intrinsic value for marketing a site. Prices are going up, not down, for good domains. <BR/><BR/>Beware though typosquatters for things that are not generic - they can get value from your goodwill. A bit of Russian ipcat.com anyone? Current going cheap, with an alleged bid of $630.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-50969024288042999772007-04-20T14:27:00.000+01:002007-04-20T14:27:00.000+01:00Others may disagree about descriptive domains. pa...Others may disagree about descriptive domains. patents.com and patents.net are for sale and apparently the latest bid is $US 350,000 (cash). See http://www.patents.com/forsale/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-86596629549558216562007-04-20T09:33:00.000+01:002007-04-20T09:33:00.000+01:00Darn, its a shame Joff insists on the nomination b...Darn, its a shame Joff insists on the nomination being human; otherwise I would have nominated a certain Kat.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone remember that taxi driver who accidentally got interviewed on BBC News 24 on the finer points of an IP dispute involving Apple. I nominate him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com