Comments on: Predictions for the year … http://www.techsoapbox.com/predictions-for-the-year/ Soapboxing every damn day Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ahmed http://www.techsoapbox.com/predictions-for-the-year/#comment-29713 Ahmed Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:21:43 +0000 http://www.techsoapbox.com/predictions-for-the-year/#comment-29713 Well its all connected Hany - I think as (if?) the US economy starts to struggle/slow down, the amount of money to go into domains will go down. The flip argument is that values will go up even faster as people look for something to invest in that isn't real estate nor stocks. Still - as the #s inch up higher and higher, the # of buyers available become less. A lot of domain buyers today are still domainers buying from other domainers - acceptable Xs have gone from 8 all the way upto 20. How far are domainers willing to gamble? Well its all connected Hany - I think as (if?) the US economy starts to struggle/slow down, the amount of money to go into domains will go down.

The flip argument is that values will go up even faster as people look for something to invest in that isn’t real estate nor stocks.

Still - as the #s inch up higher and higher, the # of buyers available become less. A lot of domain buyers today are still domainers buying from other domainers - acceptable Xs have gone from 8 all the way upto 20. How far are domainers willing to gamble?

]]> By: Hany http://www.techsoapbox.com/predictions-for-the-year/#comment-29463 Hany Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:10:37 +0000 http://www.techsoapbox.com/predictions-for-the-year/#comment-29463 I agree that Yahoo should be given more credit than most people today will give them. They have the most popular email and portal system out there...and are overall also the most visited site. About domains, you really think domain values will finally start to cool down? I have been hearing people predict that for years and years...and while I do hope it happens (as I agree that the domain market is currently too crazy) I just don't see what's so different about this year. Care to elaborate? I agree that Yahoo should be given more credit than most people today will give them. They have the most popular email and portal system out there…and are overall also the most visited site.

About domains, you really think domain values will finally start to cool down? I have been hearing people predict that for years and years…and while I do hope it happens (as I agree that the domain market is currently too crazy) I just don’t see what’s so different about this year. Care to elaborate?

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