Are there still opportunities in the domain name market? How can we seize them?

With the development and changes in the online market, domain names are no longer just for webmasters building websites. Many people are also investing in domain names. Scarcity makes things valuable. The number of domain extensions isn't important; the number of premium domains is.

High prices for mainstream domains are leading to a shift to non-mainstream options.

The growing popularity of domain name investment has led many investors to enter this vibrant market. However, the current prices for mainstream .COM domains have reached a prohibitive level for many newcomers. It's difficult for them to manage the risks, and they could end up paying a high tuition fee. Therefore, the extremely low cost and seemingly stable returns of non-mainstream domain names have attracted many newcomers.

However, there are dozens of non-mainstream domain names, such as tm, tt, gs, gg, and so on. If some companies suddenly introduce hundreds of English words, the market becomes even more complex. Newcomers simply don't know which domains are good investments and which are risky. Consequently, they often follow the trend, acquiring or registering domains with the most recent high-volume suffixes. This is highly undesirable. When investing in non-mainstream domain names, you shouldn't blindly invest in them; instead, you should select high-quality domains.

The number of high-quality domains is limited.

The definition of a high-quality domain is simple: it consists of the following three points:

First, short characters. For numeric domains with non-mainstream suffixes, single characters are considered top-quality, two characters are considered premium, three characters are considered good quality, and four characters are considered ordinary. If you're not absolutely sure, avoid multi-digit domains.

Second, rare and unique domains. Some multi-digit domains with non-mainstream suffixes are also considered high-quality, such as 88888, 99999, and 66666. These are rare and therefore considered high-quality, but excessively long characters are also useless.

Third, meaning is king. This category of high-quality domains is difficult to define, as each person values their own meaning. However, one thing remains constant: only practical domain names will be acquired by end-users, and only domain names with broad meanings have a greater chance of being sold to end-users. Domain names with a high probability of being acquired by end-users are considered high-quality.