Are NEW Domain names worthless?

From my limited knowledge from tid bits I have read from here and there, if it isn't .com, the value of a domain goes down, rapidly! Then you have .net and .org, all three of these are classed as top level domains, google it, these are preferred extensions. That is why them three extensions are preferred over others, hope that helped a little and why it is valued so low.

Thanks, but I'm not expecting them to fetch 100s of dollars.
If I was only to get $40 to $60 off of each of them, I'd call it a success!

One thing I've learned about starting anything, you have to start low and work your way up.

I agree with But as per your budget and expectations i can say goahead but you should notice one thing..

You will need to do almost same design+dev+market invest for websites.. Whatever extensions they have... So before going for it please consider your investment in this regard as well

Okay, thanks

Just a quick example

WhatisTax.info would be one of the domain names, According to Google, the Key Phrase 'What is Tax' is a low competitive but highly searched (68,000,000 Global monthly searches) key phrase. So would that have any bearing on the price of the domain name?

I agree that you should only really focus on .com, .net or .org domain names.

A great website I use is call Domain Name Search | Register Your Domain Name Now I can go through about 100 combinations under 1-2 minutes. Seriously. I always try to find exact keywords for what ever product I'm going to build.
I don't think .info will ever be really valuable unless you get a domain name under 4 characters.

Here's the key concept, which isn't easy to grasp at all (it took me a loooo-o-o-o-oong time! ): domain-names do not in themselves have value above and beyond their reg-fees.

What they're "worth" to a vendor depends on that vendor's market, and that vendor's market depends on his/her own skills at identifying and approaching potentially interested parties to whom, because of their own business, the domain may be worth more than it is to others.

It's true that aged domains can fetch more, on resale, but all the 200-ish domain-names I've ever sold at a profit have been brand new.

That's your problem, right there.

There's a reason those were all available.

All of that fades into insignificance, when they're ".info's".

Ok, I won't laugh, but I admit I would have done, if you hadn't specifically requested otherwise. Those appraisals are meaningless. A domain is worth to you what you can sell it for.

Agreed.

Here are two ways you can start learning ...

1. For resale, buy ".com's" only, at least until you have plenty of successful experience.

2. Get yourself on this list: http://domainprofitsacademy.com/subscribe (Gene Pimentel is the person whose advice, on these subjects, you should value, respect and acquire!).

If you mean by appraised, estibot or some other software, they haven't been appraised. Software appraisals are worthless. If the new domains you bought were so hot, they wouldn't have been available, even in info. It won't be easy to dump a bunch of new .infos unless they were premium, and by premium, I mean one word dictionary terms.

I've registered ans sold domain names virtually every day for the past 9 years. Very, very few have an "age" factor. No traffic, no PR, no backlinks. Raw domains. As Alexa stated, most domain names have no real value over their registration fee. The value is created by researching and locating potential buyers who really want the name, or who understand how it can be used to further their business.

The domains are only worth what somebody is willing to pay. As others have mentioned, you really need to find the right person looking for what you have to offer.

I had some fool sent me an email asking me if I was interested in shopytime.com. Clearly this person was just like you, because they purchased the domain back in November and is trying to flip it for a profit. Maybe he'll find some sucker who thinks this is a good domain name and they can build it up. My stance is this, if I wasn't looking for it to begin with, I won't buy it. If I was looking to build a shopping website then maybe I would consider it.

Good luck to you. Without targeting direct potential buyers, you will waste a lot of your time trying to sell domains for little profit.

Age is seen as the 'big deal' as with time often comes pagerank, which places the site higher in Google rankings, and therefore increases the value.

If you want to flip the sites you do have and move on one suggestion would be to get a site up with some relevant content (you'll be able to find people on fiverr.com who can do this for you) and sell them on to people who want a 'readymade' site.

A domain name with 4 years of age or aboce is great, and the less characters the better witha .com, .net and .org extension.

The value of your domain included :
- Name of domain
- How much do you pay for Marketing/ads of this domain
- How long do you build your business.
So, don't bother the .com or .net or any extensions. Keep building business, community, your domain value will increase large.

I have asked that question in the past and one top marketer I admire once said, It's .com for a reason. There might be value in the others and ever situation is unique. My friend sold a .net to a organization that was going to sue him for using their name to market a juice product. He took the site down and made a few bucks but that is an isolated example. Get something ranking and there's the value!

If you want to flip domain, don't flip another domain than .com, .net, .org except it have great pagerank, quality backlinks, or have great domain name.

Hey, you need to AVOID .info domains, period. Listen, I work for a reseller company doing domain research....

If you are NEW to this market, you need to just chill out a little bit and not buy ANYTHING for awhile...it's a pretty good chance your judgement of what is a good domain and what is not a good domain is SERIOUSLY FLAWED, ok?

So why not just learn about domains for a good solid YEAR? I know that sounds like a long time, but it will save you a LOT of money and heartache and I promise by the end of that year you will know MUCH MORE than you do right now and you will develop a decent "eye" for quality domains and can capitalize on the good ones.

Take your time here. Don't rush to make bank in this business. It's a VERY TOUGH business, I can tell you in all honesty.

Definitely not. Build them up if you can or get aged ones if you prefer.

Firstly to answer the question in the title of your post, No! New domain names are not worthless if they are some really quality domains. Secondly, .info domains will rarely give you any profits as it is the least preferred domain extension (when compared to .com; .net; and .org). So your first priority should be to find .com ones, because they can do really well. If not .com, then at least net or org ones, because they have chances to be sold well. Another important thing is to keep in mind that you should select "Exact Match" while collecting keyword search data because with that turned off, it is NOT rare to find even domains with a few hundred million monthly searches.

Oh and, just to inspire and motivate you, I would like to tell you about a domain flipping success. Did you know? GamesForGirls.com was sold for $500,000 dollars, with just the domain (no website at all)... Insane right?