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Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 30th 2010

The following names are up for auction tonight and must have bids by 11 PM EST. Today we have 5 domains which all have over 40 bids prior to close. Some of the items below will definitely break the 5k mark.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

Fernandes.com

$7,500

Very common last name, several famous persons with this name

1994 reg, over 2k domains with "fernandez" in the name

 

SatelliteTech.com

$500

Proper keyword order, Satellite repair techs are always in demand

Brandable, some search volume

available in .net .org

Filters.net

$5,000

Very powerful market and broad reach from air filters to spam filters

Almost 10 million broad search volume monthly

plural

EdPC.com

$2,500

Brandable Quad L with all premium letters, Can be for Education, Computer or Legal

High usage acronym, 1996 reg

 

LondonStores.com

$700

Decent phrase for stores in London or a search directory

Location based, prime city

not a search term

We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close next week with a linkback from this url.

 

Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 29th 2010

The following names are up for auction tonight and must have bids by 11 PM EST. Today we have 5 domains which all have over 40 bids prior to close. Lots of LLL enter the list this evening.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

GBT.com

$12,000

LLL com, Broad corporate usage, easy turnover

Registered in all extensions, aged

 

OfficeSkills.com

$1,500

Proper keyword order, search term, good PPC

Over 15k phrase search volume, 1996 reg

Only 2k exact search

Descanso.com

$1,200

"Rest" in Spanish and also the term for roadside gravemarkers

Over 500 domains with the word "descanso" and over 50k exact search globally

non-english

Achi.com

$800

Pronounceable Quad L with all premium letters, some search volume

High usage acronym, 1996 reg

 

MoveU.com

$700

Decent brandable for a moving company, or a good 5 L website

Very commonly used and easy to remember

not a search term

We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close next week with a linkback from this url.

   

Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 28th 2010

The following names are up for auction tonight and must have bids by 11 PM EST. Today we have 6 domains which all have over 40 bids prior to close. Lots of LLL enter the list this evening.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

WindowGlazing.com

$1,400

Good demand, proper key phrasing, over 3k exact global search

Registered in most extensions, aged

Double-Glazing more popular

BWIA.com

$2,500

Quad L premium, heavy common corporate usage, 1997 reg

Moniker of Airlines, Corporations and Industrial Systems

 

ZYG.net

$1,200

LLL with non-premium mixed

1998 reg. Pronounceable

2 non-premium letters

WDX.net

$800

LLL with non-premium mixed

Common acronym, 1999 reg

2 non-premium letters

ABJ.org

$500

LLL with non-premium mixed

Common acronym, 1998 reg

J has limited value at end of name

MoulinRouge.net

$1,200

Popular title and famous location in Paris. .Net does very well in Europe

Over 150k monthly exact local search, over 3m global broad search

Evil modern musical

We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close next week with a linkback from this url.

   

Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 27th 2010

The following names are up for auction tonight and must have bids by 11 PM EST. Today we have 5 names which look to have some bidders. The list is not as good as we would like to see as most of the names are brandables.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

BigSport.com

$1,800

Sport domains are difficult to come by. This is a decent, brandable property

Easy to remember, registered in all extensions, aged 1996, short, some traffic

'BigSports' would be better

TheCrab.com

$800

Simple, brandable name for a seafood restaurant, redneck bar or gripe site

Over 200 domains start with "The Crab", common search term

Not the cream of "The" crop

iPanama.com

$2,000

i+country domain, some traffic, non-typo, memorable

Nice travel destination and prime real estate

Lower travel demand

SNGN.com

$600

Quad L with all premium letters

Common acronym in some domains

can't pronounce

HoustonPainter.com

$500

City+Job common value domain

Decent broad search volume, easy to remember, decriptive

low exact search

We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close with a link on this page.

   

Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 26th 2010

The following names are up for auction tonight and must have bids by 11 PM EST. Today we have 7 names which look to have strong bids.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

ITCourses.com

$7,500

High demand IT keyword and industry. Highest search volume over any other "course" tech domain

Easy to remember, registered in all extensions, aged, short, descriptive, search phrase

'classes' has higher search

CDK.net

$3,500

3 Letter gem, high demand, low availability

Over 700 .com domains start with CDK, over 200 end with CDK

non-premuim K

AmericanSign
Language.com

$3,500

40,000 Exact Term search monthly. Proper keyword order

ASL is US-based and earns well on web sites selling courses/classes

under $1 cpc

Findik.com

$4,000

Turkish word for Nuts. Top Turkish export with high US and global import demand.

Hazelnut, or "Adi Findik", literally translates as "The Nut" in Turkish.

non-English search term

WAIZ.com

$1,200

4 Letter, pronouncable, memorable

Good serp results, radio station call sign

Z ending letter

Kranks.com

$2,000

Last name. Popularized by "Christmas with the Kranks".

Heavy search volume, good brnadable domain

Bad Movie

A good mix excellent keyword domains with search volume, brandables and rare LLL names. We'll post the results of the above auctions next week.

Note: iPanama.com was previously listed here accidentally. It is on the May 27th auction page.

   

Namejet Pre-Release Pending Auctions for May 24th 2010

Expiring Names - NameJet

Domain Names with final bids due today:

The following list of names are due to be finalized this evening and already have bids. Our bidding methodology involves several factors:

  • Must already have an existing bid
  • Likely to close in auction over $500
  • Has search volume, 3/4 letter, or premium words
  • Mix of valuation from several appraisal sources
Here is today's list of Namejet names likely to have an impact on your day. Please note that Namemon does not bid on Namejet names listed here. Full explanation of valuation is including with each name.

Domain

Expected

Valuation Factors

Other Notes

Weakness

LaserPrint.com

$1,900

Large Phrase-based valuation, Great for a printer corp

Easy to remember, registered in all extensions, aged,

Exact search volume low

CargoSecurity.com

$1,500

Upcoming niche for Airlines and Trucking, common company name

Regged in most extensions, common phrasing, proper order

Search volume

DBIC.com

$1,000

4 Letter all premium

Common acronym

unpronounceable

SantaCruzMortgage.com

$2,500

Lending domain, $20 CPC

Frequent term usage

low exact search

SleepInstitute.com

$4,000

Very strong medical segment gaining traction

Very high Search results, common corp name

not a search term

ZAEL.com

$2,200

4 Letter, pronouncable, memorable

Good serp results

Z starting letter

Results of the above auctions will be posted next week after they close.

 

   

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