Hollyhocks And Latin Domains
There are lots of Hollyhocks outside my window at the moment, outside of several windows actually. Beautiful, statuesque, flowers with fantastic variety in color, are just one of the inspirations of summer.
According to Wikipedia there are sixty species of Hollyhock and the latin name of the most common is Alcea rosea.
All plants have latin names and this got me thinking about latin words as domains.
The first question that sprang to mind was do they have an intrinsic value like normal dictionary words? Assuming that they do, there would surely be loads of opportunity for domainers and even if the dot coms were taken, .co.uk may still be available; AlceaRosea.com is gone but the .co.uk equivalent is (at the time of writing) still available.
This post is really based on a passing thought, but it just goes to show that if you look around you, there are still many more untapped possibilities waiting for the domainer.
3 Comments | Tags: Possible Niches
16 Jul 2008 - 12:49
Hi Marcus,
If you want to get a lot of traffic, you should go for words (or phrases) that people use in their everyday conversations rather than Latin words. I have got nothing against latin, but I think, what is the probability of me typing in AlceaRosea.com on my address bar? AlceaRosea did not mean anything to me before i read your post, and there was no chance for me typing that in an address bar, whereas, Hollyhocks , I know what that is!
Hollyhocks.com would make more sense..if I was looking for info on this plant.
on the other hand , “Veni, vidi, vici” which is also latin ,has been popularised by Julius, and holds some value today as a .com
Just my humble opinion, of course.
Regards,
16 Jul 2008 - 14:36
@Hi Ritesh: Yes, I love to get traffic domains, they’re the most valuable to me and most people and I totally get your point.
The reason almost all dictionary words are taken as dot coms, is because they are regarded more as rare collectibles and their value is based on that rather than them getting traffic. I just wondered whether Latin words had the same intrinsic collectible value since many modern words are derived from them, I should have put that in my post.
I used to wonder why anyone would want to register something like integument.com for example, (never heard of it before opening the dictionary, just now), but none-the-less it was regged in 1999 and is due to expire in 2016, so someone is treasuring it almost like a collectible piece of artwork/painting.
16 Jul 2008 - 15:51
hi again. I see what you mean by ‘collectible domains’s ..
I recently registered one that was dropped and had a big sentimental value, for me at least.
integument however (just read the dictionary too!) means something that covers or encloses; especially : an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts
and integument.com owned by integument technologies, a
manufacturer of engineered fluoropolymer coatings, fluoropolymer sealers, linings, liners, films and tapes. They manufacture elastomeric coatings, elastomeric sealants, and abrasion resistant linings to suit almost any industrial corrosive, abrasive, non-stick or high-temperature environment.
I think they made the right choice for their domain
although not obvious!