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  • DomBuyer
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2002
    • 2595

    #1

    SEO.com domain sells for $5M

    Sold to Mike Mann's VC company.

    Heady times!

    http://blog.domaintools.com/
  • martinsc
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jun 2005
    • 27043

    #2
    damn, that's a great domain...
    Make Money

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    • DomBuyer
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2002
      • 2595

      #3
      http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/06/16/s...lion/#comments

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      • webair
        Confirmed User
        • Feb 2002
        • 8531

        #4
        well worth it


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        • Chris
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • May 2003
          • 27880

          #5
          hahah on that blog it had this listed that sold


          Zango.net $1,603 Hmmm, Zango.com might take these guys out.
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          • polish_aristocrat
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jul 2002
            • 40377

            #6
            5 million? for what exactly?

            only the domain isnt really worth $5M
            I don't use ICQ anymore.

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            • DomBuyer
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2002
              • 2595

              #7
              A twist to this story is that in February the owner of the domain tried to cold call the name to SEO industry people @ $500k, and of course got laughed out of the room.

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              • djroof
                JuicyDevils.gr Owner
                • Jan 2004
                • 25504

                #8
                real biz.........

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                • DomBuyer
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 2595

                  #9
                  And here's where it might hurt for some of you: Only 30 uniques a day and $5 in revenue.

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                  • Michaelious
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 6720

                    #10
                    They certainly made some money out of that

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                    • ffmihai
                      keep walking...
                      • Jun 2002
                      • 7177

                      #11
                      the guy knows his bussiness

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                      • tranza
                        ICQ: 197-556-237
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 57559

                        #12
                        Seems way overpriced to me.....
                        I'm just a newbie.

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                        • DomBuyer
                          Confirmed User
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 2595

                          #13
                          This on the heels of condo.com selling for $10M a few weeks ago.

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                          • shuki
                            Confirmed User
                            • Aug 2004
                            • 3070

                            #14
                            Wow another big sale!
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                            • woj
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                              • Jul 2002
                              • 47880

                              #15
                              wow, amazing...
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                              • fris
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                                • Aug 2002
                                • 55785

                                #16
                                thats a lot ;)
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                                • crockett
                                  in a van by the river
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 76818

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by DomBuyer
                                  And here's where it might hurt for some of you: Only 30 uniques a day and $5 in revenue.
                                  It's a good name, but honestly 5 million is crazy for a name like that. Sure it's a awesome name in it's nice circle, but really how many average Joe's' on the net have a clue as to what SEO means. Or better yet how many would even care.

                                  IMO 500k was probably a realistic number but maybe even 250k. Some idiot paying 5 million for that domain, is why the internet bubble is going to burst again.
                                  In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                  • tomud
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jun 2002
                                    • 7993

                                    #18
                                    $5,000,000 ? much too much...

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                                    • NinjaSteve
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 11089

                                      #19
                                      That's a hefty price.
                                      ...

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                                      • webcrawler
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Aug 2004
                                        • 2692

                                        #20
                                        "Web Targeted is now SEO.com"

                                        5M for the whole company perhaps.

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                                        • Nicky
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 30071

                                          #21
                                          If it was only for the domain it's way overpriced

                                          gfynicky @ gmail.com

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                                          • CaptainHowdy
                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                            • Dec 2004
                                            • 94102

                                            #22
                                            Definetively worth that much...

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                                            • DomBuyer
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 2595

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by webcrawler
                                              "Web Targeted is now SEO.com"

                                              5M for the whole company perhaps.
                                              Nope. Domain only.

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                                              • sextoyking
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Dec 2001
                                                • 6034

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by DomBuyer
                                                This on the heels of condo.com selling for $10M a few weeks ago.
                                                Didn't see this one DB, whois history is all the same - mabey they haven't updated it yet?
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                                                • Marshal
                                                  Biz Dev and SEO
                                                  • Jun 2005
                                                  • 15225

                                                  #25
                                                  huh, too bad i didn't buy back it in 1995...
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                                                  • webair
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Feb 2002
                                                    • 8531

                                                    #26
                                                    i use to own interland.com shouldnt have sold it to them =))

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                                                    • sextoyking
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2001
                                                      • 6034

                                                      #27
                                                      Mike,

                                                      I have hostingforums.com - we should do something... mabey like a wht type of site?

                                                      have had alot of offers for it, but don't really want to sell - would love to develop with a partner.

                                                      thanks

                                                      Todd
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                                                      • camuk19
                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                        • May 2007
                                                        • 221

                                                        #28
                                                        Holy crap, nice sale. But 5m though...not sure if it could gain that back easily, although reselling the domain in the years to come could increase its value as domains become scarce.

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                                                        • DaddyHalbucks
                                                          A freakin' legend!
                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 18975

                                                          #29
                                                          I got this nice one:

                                                          SEOdude.com

                                                          ;)
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                                                          • matrixxx
                                                            Registered User
                                                            • Jun 2007
                                                            • 34

                                                            #30
                                                            Getting back to the heady days of business.com

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                                                            • DomBuyer
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                              • 2595

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by sextoyking
                                                              Didn't see this one DB, whois history is all the same - mabey they haven't updated it yet?
                                                              Yea, we were discussing that on another board. Dunno, could be partial payments, whois doesn't change until full payment. Hard to tell. Wicked site up there though--and they're trying to do social networking type site.

                                                              http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...73&newsLang=en

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                                                              • sextoyking
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Dec 2001
                                                                • 6034

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by DomBuyer
                                                                Yea, we were discussing that on another board. Dunno, could be partial payments, whois doesn't change until full payment. Hard to tell. Wicked site up there though--and they're trying to do social networking type site.

                                                                http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...73&newsLang=en


                                                                I was thinking that, but a very nice site
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                                                                • Barefootsies
                                                                  Choice is an Illusion
                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                  • 42635

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by DomBuyer
                                                                  A twist to this story is that in February the owner of the domain tried to cold call the name to SEO industry people @ $500k, and of course got laughed out of the room.
                                                                  Funny.

                                                                  I've heard of the same, and felt it with a domain myself. Truly priceless when it goes on to generate more revenue.

                                                                  Guess it comes down to the LAST laugh... all the way to the bank.

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                                                                  • nico-t
                                                                    emperor of my world
                                                                    • Aug 2004
                                                                    • 29901

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by DomBuyer
                                                                    Nope. Domain only.
                                                                    retarded buyer id say

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                                                                    • The Dawg
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Apr 2002
                                                                      • 2438

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Condo.com looks nice.

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