Numberplates and domain names in the 90's
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Did anyone purchase domain names or number plates back in the 90's? I wished in the 1990's i took note of domain names in particular. I was one of those fools who laughed at thought it was all a waste of time. Crazy how names like cars.com pizza.com clothes.com and so on could of been purchased for a few quid when first available to the public.
Since then, I am always on the look out for anything worth investing in, whether it be tangible or non tangible goods. My mate suggested me to invest in bitcoins but i wouldn't touch that with a barge pole. That bubble will burst soon.
If only there was a time machine, if only...
Since then, I am always on the look out for anything worth investing in, whether it be tangible or non tangible goods. My mate suggested me to invest in bitcoins but i wouldn't touch that with a barge pole. That bubble will burst soon.
If only there was a time machine, if only...
Got one of mine in 1997 but it's a .dk (I was living there at the time) and not a .com or .co.uk because I wasn't that bothered.
I enquired about my surname.co.uk a couple of years ago and the domain-sitter wanted to either rent it to me for £1500 a month, or sell it for £25,000. It isn't a particularly common surname but is a proper noun. I laughed. He still owns it.
I enquired about my surname.co.uk a couple of years ago and the domain-sitter wanted to either rent it to me for £1500 a month, or sell it for £25,000. It isn't a particularly common surname but is a proper noun. I laughed. He still owns it.
It doesn't make any difference to Google listings.
If you type in "Pizza" it comes up with everything but pizza.com, for example.
In terms of people remembering it then maybe it'd worth having but then people generally type in the name in Google/Bing.
Even if you had taxicambridge.com it doesn't mean it'll get more hits.
If you type in "Pizza" it comes up with everything but pizza.com, for example.
In terms of people remembering it then maybe it'd worth having but then people generally type in the name in Google/Bing.
Even if you had taxicambridge.com it doesn't mean it'll get more hits.
The domain name certainly did make a difference to SEO a few years ago, but that is entirely down to how Google or any other search engine ranks pages, and that can change obviously. It's certainly not the only factor though. "Branding" and how the domain relates to the content can affect it. Pizza.com for example is an expensive domain name, but with no actual content relating to what people are after when they search for it, same for cars.com.
There is still direct search benefit, likewise on social media which all adds to the mix.
.uk is being launched in June and will be the final thing possible so will be a settlement of the 'local' market.
Basically if you have piston.co.uk you will be entitled to piston.uk , those with .org.uk .me.uk etc wont.
There are of course loads of new .stuff being released as well, but I am sticking on the same shelf with .mobi .tel .info .biz and the like
Going back to the OP, good stuff in the 90's is good stuff now in both plates and domains. Much like most things really.
.uk is being launched in June and will be the final thing possible so will be a settlement of the 'local' market.
Basically if you have piston.co.uk you will be entitled to piston.uk , those with .org.uk .me.uk etc wont.
There are of course loads of new .stuff being released as well, but I am sticking on the same shelf with .mobi .tel .info .biz and the like
Going back to the OP, good stuff in the 90's is good stuff now in both plates and domains. Much like most things really.
very true about domain names, but then again when it comes to domain names and business's branding it is important.
Take pizza.com for example. Many well known pizza companies out there like Pizza Hut, Papa Jones to name a few, whilst their own domain names like pizzahut.com papajones.com are important you have to understand proper generic domain names such as pizza.com, cars.com attract ALOT of direct traffic. And many companies would pay thousands and millions to buy these domain names and redirect them to their websites.
A friend of mine has a decent portfolio of domain names and he parks them, doesn't have to work. Lives comfortably off the income receive for domain parking. 90% of his traffic comes from direct type ins.
Couple of years ago pizza.com could of easily ranked on page one due to it's direct name which had a good weight with google but due to it's algorithm changes you would have work hard to get it righr at the top. content and user friendly sites is king these days,
Made some decent buck off adsense for my websites, when google rolled out panda, my sites got hit hard. Sold up quick, too much hassle trying to work out what needed to be done to recover rankings.
Take pizza.com for example. Many well known pizza companies out there like Pizza Hut, Papa Jones to name a few, whilst their own domain names like pizzahut.com papajones.com are important you have to understand proper generic domain names such as pizza.com, cars.com attract ALOT of direct traffic. And many companies would pay thousands and millions to buy these domain names and redirect them to their websites.
A friend of mine has a decent portfolio of domain names and he parks them, doesn't have to work. Lives comfortably off the income receive for domain parking. 90% of his traffic comes from direct type ins.
Couple of years ago pizza.com could of easily ranked on page one due to it's direct name which had a good weight with google but due to it's algorithm changes you would have work hard to get it righr at the top. content and user friendly sites is king these days,
Made some decent buck off adsense for my websites, when google rolled out panda, my sites got hit hard. Sold up quick, too much hassle trying to work out what needed to be done to recover rankings.
robuk said:
.uk is being launched in June and will be the final thing possible so will be a settlement of the 'local' market.
Basically if you have piston.co.uk you will be entitled to piston.uk , those with .org.uk .me.uk etc wont.
That is just Nominet trying to make more money, it actually causes more trouble than it is worth for existing co.uk customers and shouldn't really be happening.Basically if you have piston.co.uk you will be entitled to piston.uk , those with .org.uk .me.uk etc wont.
You're not, they're worthless. The only people that will say it's a good idea are those that sell domains.
.uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
.uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
Knew a bloke in Preston who did that.
Used to buy mobile phone accessories off him for a few things for a shop. He was down in a basement on Priorgate I think in Preston. Had loads of them printed out round his desk. Big John he was called. Had a merc with a keyring engine start fitted, remember him showing me that.
Used to buy mobile phone accessories off him for a few things for a shop. He was down in a basement on Priorgate I think in Preston. Had loads of them printed out round his desk. Big John he was called. Had a merc with a keyring engine start fitted, remember him showing me that.
rxtx said:
You're not, they're worthless. The only people that will say it's a good idea are those that sell domains.
.uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
But .uk may also cause those of us with a little knowledge and understanding but who aren't following the news to assume it is a typo, the same way an email address without an @ or .something is obviously wrong..uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
There was a share in the early 1999 dot come boom, that went up 75k% in one year, xcelaera.com
'In 1999, an obscure Cayman-Islands based realty firm refashioned itself into Xcelera.com, a dot-com holding company. The stock immediately skyrocketed--to a peak value near $12 billion (in Mar. '00).
The magnitude of this runup is truly staggering, and perhaps unparalleled. In articles such as NY Observer journalist Christopher Byron wrote [boldface added] "...Xcelera’s stock price soared from 30 cents per share to $223 per share--which is to say, rose by more than 74,000 percent in value--which is, I would suspect, the "greatest one-year rise of any exchange-listed stock in the history of Wall Street."1
To illustrate, a lucky shareholder with an initial $100 investment would have seen that amount quickly balloon to $74,000!'
http://georgenichols.com/publishedwritings/xla/ind...
'In 1999, an obscure Cayman-Islands based realty firm refashioned itself into Xcelera.com, a dot-com holding company. The stock immediately skyrocketed--to a peak value near $12 billion (in Mar. '00).
The magnitude of this runup is truly staggering, and perhaps unparalleled. In articles such as NY Observer journalist Christopher Byron wrote [boldface added] "...Xcelera’s stock price soared from 30 cents per share to $223 per share--which is to say, rose by more than 74,000 percent in value--which is, I would suspect, the "greatest one-year rise of any exchange-listed stock in the history of Wall Street."1
To illustrate, a lucky shareholder with an initial $100 investment would have seen that amount quickly balloon to $74,000!'
http://georgenichols.com/publishedwritings/xla/ind...
I bought www.sucksqueezebangblow.co.uk years ago and haven't done anything with it since.
I think it appeals to multiple target audiences
I don't expect to retire on selling it but it's a good conversation piece.
I am glad that I bought my own name in .co.uk format,I also own both .com and .co.uk versions of my company name.
I think it appeals to multiple target audiences
I don't expect to retire on selling it but it's a good conversation piece.
I am glad that I bought my own name in .co.uk format,I also own both .com and .co.uk versions of my company name.
Among others, I've had a .biz domain since 2002 (just looked it up as I couldn't remember).
The number of websites that reject a .biz email address as invalid is still absurd - I can only assume all these other new fangled .cobblers names will have the same problem...
Agree that most of the people that but them will do solely to protect their existing domains, and have them forward to their existing one used by their business. Cash cow then.
The number of websites that reject a .biz email address as invalid is still absurd - I can only assume all these other new fangled .cobblers names will have the same problem...
Agree that most of the people that but them will do solely to protect their existing domains, and have them forward to their existing one used by their business. Cash cow then.
rxtx said:
You're not, they're worthless. The only people that will say it's a good idea are those that sell domains.
.uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
I agree the .what .ever .next that are coming out are worthless..uk is a waste of everyone's time in particular because it seems important, but isn't. It just forces everyone that cares with a .co.uk to pay for the .uk in order to protect their brand/site. Nominet's cash cow.
.co.uk to .uk move is more significant and due to the nature of it will gain traction and in time will become defacto like .co.uk is now.
I totally agree its a pain in the arse and a £ generator for Nominet though!
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