calories.com 4 sale at $600,000...overpriced? - Page 2 - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

avatar33 · 01-17-2012, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardine

You don't buy calories.com for it being an EMD. You buy calories.com because it's really brandable.

You don't spend $600k for a domain with the primary goal of ranking for a single term.

I think all this discussion about search volume and profitability for the keyword 'calories' is kinda irrelevant for a domain like this.

THIS

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Kerkat · 01-17-2012, 07:38 PM

There are a lot of high rollers on this forum and a lot of people in this thread who think this is underpriced.

So why is it still for sale?

gmario · 01-19-2012, 11:48 PM

let me know who buys it, so I can shake their hand lol

kingfish · 01-20-2012, 12:07 AM

I think it's underpriced

poisonsembrace · 01-20-2012, 02:13 AM

Underpriced? You're dreaming. Even 3d.com only sold for 500k and that is arguably a better domain.

Paper_Chase · 01-20-2012, 02:20 AM

Definitely Underpriced!

Whoever buys it doesn't even have to worry about creating products to monetize it. Simply keep it as a content site with email list, active facebook page, and twitter account. Publish new articles, product reviews, recipes, and cooking videos daily. The media buyers slanging whatever berry is hot will pay CPM's up the ass to advertise on it.

If someone has 600k laying around to purchase the domain, they must have at least 3-4 million more to bankroll the development of the site. I think it's a great investment.

habeeb · 01-20-2012, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berto

Haha here goes the thread derailment. And I'm about to get back to work so I won't be getting back.

Let me preface this by saying I HATE the term "weight loss". Yes, you can "lose weight" by putting yourself in caloric deficit (calories in < calories out). You can also "lose weight" by taking diuretics or putting yourself in a sauna and sweating out water weight.

But first off, none of these are sustainable, second, they are not healthy in the long-term, and third, they are NOT ATTRACTIVE.

Caloric deficits via eating processed shit and sugar = people who are "SKINNY FAT". The most unattractive kind of person if you ask me.

Yeah, that one professor lost all sorts of weight eating nothing but donuts... but he also fried his liver and catabolized his muscle tissue in the process. Most women would not be attracted to his body over a guy who was "muscular fat". Of course, we'd like to be neither of these.....

While calories should be part of the equation to keep you in check, it's not everything. Bodyfat percentage / the mirror are more important, and simply dropping calories is not how you look good, especially if you're doing so with a slim fast style diet that's loaded with nothing but sugar.

Also, a calorie is not just a calorie. Hell, a carb is not just even a carb! Your body handles different compounds with different biochemical processes.

Go ahead and eat straight fructose all day long and tell me how your liver's doing in a year. It will be shot compared to the guy who gets his "calories" from whole foods

Blah blah blah.

Someone watched "Forks Over Knives" and thinks they know everything about biology now. Lol'd.

Read:

Fat loss depends on energy deficit only, inde... [Ann Nutr Metab. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI

Yuckystuff · 01-20-2012, 12:39 PM

A thread full of marketers convinced the domain is underpriced, yet it remains unsold at that price. By definition then, it is clearly not underpriced, because someone would have arbitraged the deal if it were.

You might think it's worth exactly $600k and that it will take awhile to find the right buyer, or that it is overpriced which is why it hasn't sold, but to think it's underpriced defies the actual market situation.

Sons, I am disappoint.

ebtek · 01-20-2012, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berto

Oh man would I give my left nut for that domain. If I had time I could probably get investment, but then I'd not be in control of my life.

Funny thing is, if I owned it, I'd try to promote diet plans that go AGAINST the whole "Calories in < Calories Out" BS. Would be the ultimately awesome hypocrisy.

Regrettably you left nut is not worth 600k

moltar · 01-20-2012, 04:49 PM

I'd say underpriced considering the potential. Imagine "calories in [insert food here]" then fill it with optimized content (e.g. calories.com/chicken/). These people are trying to diet -> diet offer

Fatbat · 01-20-2012, 07:16 PM

Consider some of the very best domain in the world have sold for only 1-2 million and this isn't one of the best domains in the world. It is good but I'd personally say it's worth something more in the 100-200k range based on previous sales.

As someone else pointed out... it's worth only as much as someone is willing to pay for it. It hasn't sold yet.

Imagine if some diet company decided they wanted to focus a major ad campaign around calories.com... the sky's the limits.

I'm curious as to why the OP asked the question in the first place? Looking to make an acquisition?

DNJournal.com Year to Date Domain Sales Charts

lincolndsp · 01-21-2012, 06:38 AM

each domain is unique, so it takes one man with a big idea and large resources and it will be gone, forever most likely

dudu.com just sold for $1mil
so the logic why it's still off the market is because the 'market' is still not ready for that pricetag yet
, $300k sounds more realistic (psychologically) for today for a startup to fork out

Rick Schwartz bought property.com for $750k and a few years later sold it for $4mil, still opportunities out there

bodiddley · 01-21-2012, 07:48 PM

About a year ago, Gay.com came out with a dating offer and I thought it would convert like crazy given the domain.

Tried it out on Facebook, lost $100 quickly and currently it has a .04 EPC on Commission Junction.

How much would you guys pay for Gay.com if it was available? LOL

Yuckystuff · 01-21-2012, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodiddley

About a year ago, Gay.com came out with a dating offer and I thought it would convert like crazy given the domain.

Tried it out on Facebook, lost $100 quickly and currently it has a .04 EPC on Commission Junction.

How much would you guys pay for Gay.com if it was available? LOL

The domain name has nothing to do with a shitty sales funnel and backend processing.

Charto911 · 01-24-2012, 01:29 AM

Ill split the asking price with another member and build it out to complement my upcoming fat loss product. Also think about the offers beyond just CB ads or affiliate products but everything from L.A. fitness to whole foods looking to buy ad space at high CPM since the demographics would be spot on with the site.

RandTheRand · 01-24-2012, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chipmunk

It's a solid domain for sure. If someone pays 600k, then it's worth the price to that person or company. The reality is that a domain is only truly worth what someone will pay for it.

-=Chipmunk=-

Completely agree, no other way to put it

01-17-2012, 07:38 PM	#52 (permalink)
Kerkat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 113 iTrader: 1 / 100%	There are a lot of high rollers on this forum and a lot of people in this thread who think this is underpriced. So why is it still for sale? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-19-2012, 11:48 PM	#53 (permalink)
gmario Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 66 iTrader: 0 / 0%	let me know who buys it, so I can shake their hand lol Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-20-2012, 12:07 AM	#54 (permalink)
kingfish Champion of Awesome Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,501 iTrader: 9 / 100%	I think it's underpriced Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

01-20-2012, 02:13 AM	#55 (permalink)
poisonsembrace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 874 iTrader: 0 / 50%	Underpriced? You're dreaming. Even 3d.com only sold for 500k and that is arguably a better domain. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-20-2012, 02:20 AM	#56 (permalink)
Paper_Chase Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 421 iTrader: 15 / 100%	Definitely Underpriced! Whoever buys it doesn't even have to worry about creating products to monetize it. Simply keep it as a content site with email list, active facebook page, and twitter account. Publish new articles, product reviews, recipes, and cooking videos daily. The media buyers slanging whatever berry is hot will pay CPM's up the ass to advertise on it. If someone has 600k laying around to purchase the domain, they must have at least 3-4 million more to bankroll the development of the site. I think it's a great investment. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-20-2012, 12:39 PM	#58 (permalink)
Yuckystuff WF Bronze Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Gone Baby Gone Posts: 276 iTrader: 0 / 0%	A thread full of marketers convinced the domain is underpriced, yet it remains unsold at that price. By definition then, it is clearly not underpriced, because someone would have arbitraged the deal if it were. You might think it's worth exactly $600k and that it will take awhile to find the right buyer, or that it is overpriced which is why it hasn't sold, but to think it's underpriced defies the actual market situation. Sons, I am disappoint. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-20-2012, 04:49 PM	#60 (permalink)
moltar Violating Airspace Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 851 iTrader: 17 / 100%	I'd say underpriced considering the potential. Imagine "calories in [insert food here]" then fill it with optimized content (e.g. calories.com/chicken/). These people are trying to diet -> diet offer Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-20-2012, 07:16 PM	#61 (permalink)
Fatbat Advertise Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Costa del Sol, Spain Posts: 4,091 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Consider some of the very best domain in the world have sold for only 1-2 million and this isn't one of the best domains in the world. It is good but I'd personally say it's worth something more in the 100-200k range based on previous sales. As someone else pointed out... it's worth only as much as someone is willing to pay for it. It hasn't sold yet. Imagine if some diet company decided they wanted to focus a major ad campaign around calories.com... the sky's the limits. I'm curious as to why the OP asked the question in the first place? Looking to make an acquisition? DNJournal.com Year to Date Domain Sales Charts Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ BRAD SHAW - GRAPHIC DESIGN [ WEB - PRINT - IDENTITY ] >>>

01-21-2012, 06:38 AM	#62 (permalink)
lincolndsp Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: www Posts: 492 iTrader: 19 / 100%	each domain is unique, so it takes one man with a big idea and large resources and it will be gone, forever most likely dudu.com just sold for $1mil so the logic why it's still off the market is because the 'market' is still not ready for that pricetag yet , $300k sounds more realistic (psychologically) for today for a startup to fork out Rick Schwartz bought property.com for $750k and a few years later sold it for $4mil, still opportunities out there Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by lincolndsp; 01-21-2012 at 06:58 AM..

01-21-2012, 07:48 PM	#63 (permalink)
bodiddley Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 80 iTrader: 0 / 0%	About a year ago, Gay.com came out with a dating offer and I thought it would convert like crazy given the domain. Tried it out on Facebook, lost $100 quickly and currently it has a .04 EPC on Commission Junction. How much would you guys pay for Gay.com if it was available? LOL Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-24-2012, 01:29 AM	#65 (permalink)
Charto911 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 399 iTrader: 43 / 98%	Ill split the asking price with another member and build it out to complement my upcoming fat loss product. Also think about the offers beyond just CB ads or affiliate products but everything from L.A. fitness to whole foods looking to buy ad space at high CPM since the demographics would be spot on with the site. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ I help fix peoples fucked up reputation

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