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What are some of the WORST domain names you've ever bought?

by Michael D Forbes
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Hi All!

I just let several really bad domain names expire in the last few weeks.

What do I mean by really bad?

They were so bad that I'm embarrassed that I ever thought they had potential. "What was I thinking!!?" was the first thing that came to mind when renewal time came around.

What are some of the worst domains you ever bought, and later regretted, and why did you think they were bad?

One of my worst?

Ohfiliate.com - you know, kind of like affiliate.com? Get it? Hmmmm, no one else did either.

Lesson learned - if you have to explain your domain name, its a stinker.

Maybe this can help others avoid the same kind of money wasting.
#bought #domain #names #worst
  • Profile picture of the author JohnWiz
    Lifeislol.com

    Don't ask me why.

    Was possibly my worst investment ever.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael D Forbes
      Originally Posted by JohnWiz View Post

      Lifeislol.com

      Don't ask me why.

      Was possibly my worst investment ever.
      In terms of cost, if that's your worst investment, you're doing well!

      I'm such a sucker for goofy domain names, that actually doesn't seem so bad to me, but I enjoy laughing a lot, sooooo....

      I also bought several 7-10 year old domains at a "bargain", that promptly lost their age upon transfer. Suddenly, I didn't see a whole lot of value in them.
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnWiz
        If the goofy domains are bringing you laughter and happiness, I guess they're probably worth it

        Originally Posted by Micheal D Forbes View Post

        In terms of cost, if that's your worst investment, you're doing well!

        I'm such a sucker for goofy domain names, that actually doesn't seem so bad to me, but I enjoy laughing a lot, sooooo....

        I also bought several 7-10 year old domains at a "bargain", that promptly lost their age upon transfer. Suddenly, I didn't see a whole lot of value in them.
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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          old-pharts.com

          Don't ask - I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea. It was a brain bubble moment.
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          • Profile picture of the author money fan
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            Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

            old-pharts.com

            Don't ask - I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea. It was a brain bubble moment.
            Sorry but i have to say it: LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author Sparhawke
    I don't think domains should lose their age really, since people should go off the date it was first registered, it tends to be the better quality ones that get registered the most.

    It is not someones fault if they buy a domain and it loses its age, and it is also not in the least bit fair. You have wonderful domains that have no value due to this and really bad ones that do, it is all a complete mess of a lottery.

    I have not really bought any terrible domains for major money, but I tend to buy .info instead so can generally get the occasional stunner, like my purchase last week, hairdressing.info
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    income-xpress.com was a flop. lol not sure what we were thinking when we bought that one.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnWiz
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      income-xpress.com was a flop. lol not sure what we were thinking when we bought that one.
      lol at least the idea was there
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  • Profile picture of the author Willie Crawford
    MentalLaxative.com

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  • Profile picture of the author seogame
    LOL.. its funny to see such domain names...
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  • Profile picture of the author charliesheen
    cant seem to understand why .us domains rank so badly?! does anyone have the slightest guess?
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    • Profile picture of the author Rich Struck
      Originally Posted by charliesheen View Post

      cant seem to understand why .us domains rank so badly?! does anyone have the slightest guess?
      I have some that do okay and some that don't. I buy them simply because the good .coms are gone.
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  • Profile picture of the author WizIMS
    Google.com :S Don't ask me wth I was thinking..
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  • Profile picture of the author dougb
    Well I wanted to build a popular forum for internet marketers to share like any other forum, well........ cyber-cafe.com was definitely not a good choice in names.

    I'm sure the blanks can be filled in on how that turned out
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    My first site name was "infomarketinguniverse.com". It had a notebook background and I was selling an ebook package.... with my bonus being 36 more ebooks lol. That site went to the crapper immediately.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gail_Curran
      I bought keepmomoffthestreet . com. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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    adult domains
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    I let so many crappy domains go that I'd be embarrassed to list them. Typical newbie stuff. I've learned my lesson since then. A lot of money wasted on bad domains.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael D Forbes
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      I'd be embarrassed to list them. A lot of money wasted on bad domains.
      Aw come on Suzanne, play the game... time to fess up!
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        old-pharts.com

        Don't ask - I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea. It was a brain bubble moment.
        ding ding ding. #1

        Originally Posted by Willie Crawford View Post

        MentalLaxative.com

        Willie
        ding ding ding #2

        Originally Posted by packerfan View Post

        Well I bough 80 at once on a plan to build an empire. I think I put 10 minutes into the plan...

        Now I'm spending out the wazoo to get content up so I can flip the stupid things.

        And if anyone wants to buy verycheapcarinsuranceforyoungdrivers .com, net, org, biz, info let me know... I had big plans for that one.
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        Originally Posted by Gail_Curran View Post

        I bought keepmomoffthestreet . com. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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        lol. Mom has a problem with being on the streets? #4

        Originally Posted by Micheal D Forbes View Post

        Aw come on Suzanne, play the game... time to fess up!

        ha ha. Dabbled with some adult issues. That's all I'm saying.
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        • Profile picture of the author Sparhawke
          Originally Posted by Rich Struck View Post

          Originally Posted by charliesheen View Post

          cant seem to understand why .us domains rank so badly?! does anyone have the slightest guess?
          I have some that do okay and some that don't. I buy them simply because the good .coms are gone.
          They do not tend to do well in the search engines because no one bothers to link to them, Americans hate their own extension therefore it will always be hard to rank for...I do not live in America but I am guessing to find a business that actively uses it is as hard to find a corporate bank using .biz :p
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  • Profile picture of the author zaco
    Ganged.com lol I wanted to go into the adult niche then I changed my mind..bad decision haha
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    Ones involving misguided speculation that never materialized
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  • Profile picture of the author KimboJim
    I just almost bought makethatmone.org. I wanted (and got!) the real domain I wanted, makethatmoney.org.

    That's my worst almost-buy, but I've never bought any domains I regretted.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    I think the only non-keyworded domain I have is buzzylinks.com, and I use that one (among others) to test scripts, themes, etc etc. So thats the ugly one.

    Oh and I have my name one too ahaha But thats a good one.
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  • Profile picture of the author noangel
    Long, long ago, I wanted a personal page and thought myplace.com sounded nice.
    So I checked it's availability and it was taken.

    I was upset and thought what else can I think of... so I thought hmmm, what about
    myspace.com... and it was available... and then thought, nah... I don't need it!

    Duh!
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  • Profile picture of the author Bettersignupnow
    Fa-ce-bo-ok.com had 560,000,000 monthly searches when I bought it. I was going to use it as an acronym for Free Always Creates Excitement By Offering Others Knowledge.

    Then I got busy with the real world
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    • Profile picture of the author HypeText
      Back in the 90's I was a Mortgage Banker. I bought:

      LendersClearinghouse.com

      Then I realized I couldnt print my email address on my business cards because there wasnt enough space! lol

      Lendersclearinghouse.com was the only domain I ever really regretted buying...but at least I made money with it so it wasnt so bad in the long run.
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  • Profile picture of the author teleam
    This one comes to mind Zkord.com I had that for a couple of years and regret it.
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    • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
      dumpthatad.co.uk I bought because I used to run a quirky offline advertising sheet called Dump That Ad and thought about putting it on the Internet.

      Another was a domain with a spelling mistake. I used sterio instead of stereo and didn't realise for a month. I was annoyed with myself for a short time until I realised that it had worked out to be a profitable mistake.
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  • Profile picture of the author ezmystic
    a couple of terrible .info names, I should have at least got the terrible .com version -- brain was somewhere else
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