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Does anyone expect to get rich from ,ca?
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My first thought too, so many domain sales go unreported in all extensions, and probably the number and dollar amount dwarfs what does get reported.

Personally I don't expect to get rich in .ca, what it has done for me is be a good side business to bring in extra income. My main work is in the natural resources industry which is notoriously up and down, and goes through recessions like in 2008-2010 period. I've had times when domain sales and even some social media username sales have really helped out with the family finances. Having a hand in the 'old' economy and in the tech economy has actually been pretty good, they complement each other as they have never usually both been down at the same time in the past 20 years.

That said, I do think it's possible to get rich in .ca, if by that you mean score a big sale or bundle of sales to really move the needle in your life (eg: pay off a mortgage or big debt, money towards buying a house or car, taking a dream vacation, more peace of mind for retirement, etc). All depends on what everyone considers rich, but a big domain sale is always possible if you have the right domain and the right buyer comes along.
 
Does anyone expect to get rich from ,ca?

I don't think it's possible to truly "get rich" in .CA by starting right now, and anyone making any real money is creating a large portion of revenue from premium domains they bought low years (or decades) ago and have been holding for a long time. The .CA market is limited to Canada and is tiny, tiny, tiny - like microscopic - and sales can be extremely random. Plus, the Canadian companies are notoriously cheap.

I view .CA investing as as a challenging side-business that (with a high level of effort and skill) can create some level of cashflow. It used to be relatively easy to buy quality domains for virtually nothing and then turn those in cash, but those days are long gone. Now if you want a good domain on the TBR, be prepared to pay, pay, pay and then pay again.

Back in the day, when you could hand-register premium domains, the investor system worked quite well, but to me (and I have post-grad designations in Finance and Accounting), the numbers in 2023 no longer make sense on a 1-to-1 domain basis. Lately, wholesale prices on .CA have been going through the roof and IMO they are currently at a point where it's extremely difficult to turn a profit using only newly-acquired domains. Due to this I foresee a major .CA fallout in the coming years as more people really start figuring out they are not making money.

I still play a bit because I sell an old domain and then use that money to overpay for TBR domains that I really like, just to get them. It's not smart business, and I know this, but when in Rome... But that same trick is tough sledding for newcomers who don't have a existing portfolio that is creating wealth based on the low wholesale prices of 2000-2015.

If you want to make any real money, concentrate on .COM or some of the open ccTLDs (that are effectively gTLDs) displaying growth like .IO or .AI. Then the buyer can be anyone in the world and that really opens up your possibilities. And if you work at it, you can still pick up good stuff cheap, like quality 2-word .COMs and short LLL or 1-words on open ccTLDs. You can also experiment more with fads like GPT, AI, etc. where those are dead in the water unsellable in .CA.

But that just makes it a bit easier to make a few sales, not a "Get Rich Quick" plan of merit.
 
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Take the example this week of backyardsuites.ca selling at Sedo for $2000 US. Sometimes I look at those kind of sales and think If I could get that price for each of my domains of similar or better quality, yes I'd be rich! Even getting two sales like that per month makes a difference. Just checked and that domain is only registered in .com and .ca, nothing else! Despite the slow market lately (at least to me), the positives are that online technology and commerce keeps advancing, Canada keeps growing its population, and no one has come up with a replacement for domains yet. So if you think you have a good quality portfolio of .ca domains, just try to hold on if these conditions hold in the years ahead.
 
As to the size of the Canadian economy/market, I usually think of it as the rough value of the California economy, dollar-wise and population wise. I read long ago that Canada and California are a good rough comparison. So if you were a global company selling product in the USA, and were restricted from California, how big a hit would that be? Not the end of the world, but also not a market you want to be kept out of. This is part of the .ca value proposition in that it is the best way to show a Canadian presence and to protect your interests in Canada, and give Canadian customers more confidence in dealing with you.
 
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"Rich" is a very subjective term.

I brokered an unreported .CA sale last year for $308,000 CAD - my client had purchased the domain for $600 in 2014, and then he was just in the right place at the right time - a US buyer with a 1/4 million $USD to spend.

My client actually did pay off their mortgage with the sale, and I'm sure there are others that have done the same.

Maybe not "rich" but definitely "richer"
 
I brokered an unreported .CA sale last year for $308,000 CAD - my client had purchased the domain for $600 in 2014

How much you think that same domain would sell for at TBR auction today?
 
It's unfortunate these big .ca sales go unreported, though I understand why when NDA's are asked for. I don't think I'd hold up a good five or six figure sale by refusing an NDA, however much I don't like it.

The DNJournal weekly sales report has a minimum reportable value of $2000 US, I'll start a thread to see how many are or are not reporting these sales in the past year or two. Just out of curiousity.
 
"Rich" is a very subjective term.

I brokered an unreported .CA sale last year for $308,000 CAD - my client had purchased the domain for $600 in 2014, and then he was just in the right place at the right time - a US buyer with a 1/4 million $USD to spend.

My client actually did pay off their mortgage with the sale, and I'm sure there are others that have done the same.

Maybe not "rich" but definitely "richer"
They probably bought that $600 domain from me in 2014! :LOL: joking not joking..
 
Gives you an idea of how many sales get reported, probably applies to .ca as well.

I think we all know that, but Reported Sales are still good barometer of how the overall market is doing, especially related to other TLDs.

I don't think there is any unregulated market where you ever get to see 100% of transactions. Fine art, antiquities, pop culture collectibles, et al - lots of transactions behind closed doors, but those taking place on public venues are still extremely valuable to help gauge the overall market.
 
This is a great example of what I was talking about - if you really want to Get Rich, then start researching the GtLD-like ccTLDs that are open to anyone in the world to buy. Scour every tiny sales venue, look for deals at auction, hand-reg where you can, and build up a portfolio.

You just need one buyer and when it's 8+ billion vs 37 million potential buyers, it's no contest.

 

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