Busy — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:32:16 +0000

You might want to check if that name is registered (trademarked) as it's also a brand/make.
Like anything in life it's really only worth what someone is willing to pay. It could earn you a lot being a single word but if the word is known for other things may not be worth much - test the waters.

No longer about redemption period

fifeclub — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:01:21 +0000

Update: I got it
Note: This thread isn't about redemption period any longer but I didn't want to start a new thread.

I got the domain and I didn't use a backorder service. Other than an update, now that I can tell you what it is, I now want to ask your opinion on the value of my new one-word domain.

The word is preditor and the tld is .net (I didn't want to put them together because everytime I mention sites of mine, WMF shows up in search results.) It's short, aggressive sounding, and is the popular name of countless businesses, products, and sports teams. So the word may be popular, but that isn't why I looked for it in the first place.

I'm a television producer who also edits. The industry term for such a person is a preditor so it fit with my plans to create a website for my profession². I have since discovered that this is also a term used to describe professionals in the computer programming industry, as they are referred to as programmer/editors.

So I have reason to use the domain if I want, but if I don't use my new name for my intended purpose, do you think it has some value on the open market? If so, how much (not dollar values but just a lot or a little)? And what marketplace do you recommend?

²Note: I asked many other professionals in my field and found that although that term preditor is commonly known, it wasn't even close to universally known. About 75% knew, so 25% didn't/wouldn't understand the significance of the domain name. So I'll probably use a different domain which I also bought for my idea.