Friday, July 23, 2010

Domaining: How to make money buying and selling domain names

Domaining is one of the lowest risk internet ventures you can do.  The biggest risk is that you will register a lousy domain, but your loss is limited to the registration fees so the risk is very low.

When I hear a common phrase I check to see if the .com is registered.  If it isn't, I register it.  Simple.

Of course, not all phrases are worth something.  The phrase needs to be in common use, or catchy.  Shorter is better.  .com only, I would not buy a .net, .org, etc.  Avoid hyphenated domains.

I very rarely buy a domain that is already owned by someone else for the simple reason that they are usually overpriced so there is no room for profit on resale.

Selling domains is difficult.  Domains are not a liquid investment.  You usually must hang on to a domain until the right buyer approaches you, so don't count on fast cash.

Some domains I have for sale include tole.com, WebmasterResources.com, KeywordDensity.com, CelebrityDNA.com, and others.

1 comment:

  1. Hello, I'm starting to build up quite a portfolio of domains and so far have made little effort into selling them on.

    You mention in your post, "Selling domains is difficult.", "You usually must hang on to a domain until the right buyer approaches you, so don't count on fast cash."

    Can you share any other insights into selling domains, becoming a domain broker or have any recommended domain brokers?

    Thanks
    JR

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