Nice read - Thanks a ton for sharing, I feel as though this article/post has been very valuable to me as a semi-noob. I have never purchased any typo domains, but you have inspired me sir - Thanks again!
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There are times, that my post will make no sense whatsoever, so just move along please.
for your first question yes you can check the TM go here http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe...state=p9tok.1.1 then look for SEARCH in your right side click on it , then find and click on "New User Form Search (Basic)" then you can type the domain name or keyword you like and hit search you will find DEAD or LIVE TMs , but an advise from a friend , " dont play with TMs" ,
for your second question i don't know if there is a website to create typos and show you ovt score in same time , for software there is one in my sig you can check the demo
One thing I figured I'd mention about typos of sites is about selling them. You may wonder "why are typos priced a lot less than generic names getting the same traffic?" or "why does anyone ever sell typos for a year and a half to 2 years revenue?"
There are 2 very simple reasons:
1. Typos of active sites are about the last domains that you would want to develop a website on. Generic names getting traffic can be developed on on the other hand, and so the traffic can be retained and grown. That's why whenever anyone asks for an appraisal of a typo, I generally say "it's worth what it makes in PPC", because there generally isn't much worth otherwise. There are very few exceptions to this, and that's generally if the site you're typoing is an often used phrase, and your typo is has a clever homonym for one of the words. I can't even think of a case of this off the top of my head, but the key thing to ask yourself is "would anyone remember this site name and come back if I had a site on it?" The answer is generally only yes if your name is a brandable misspelling in some way.
2. Your success is tied to another site's success; your failure is tied to another site's failure. I know first hand about both ends of this stick. I've gotten typos of poker/gambling sites that initially did poorly and are now making up a majority of my PPC revenue. I've also gotten typos of a couple sites that were literally worthless within the year of registration, because either the site stopped using the URL (like with UltimateBet .tv), or they simply got shut down (like with Vegas21Club .com and .net). If I had sold those for even 1 year's worth of revenue, I would have made a good sale, but I couldn't have known that back then. Basically, it's a risk either way: Risky to hold onto them and wait for the money, hoping the site doesn't go down, and risky to sell them when the site could grow in popularity and make you look silly for selling. Since they are risky to hold however, the prices for them go down. Big buyers of traffic names generally don't like when fate is out of their own hands. At the very least with genereic names, a long-term trend needs to happen for them to lose a considerable amount of traffic to the name.
I'm very happy to see this thread still alive and helping people, and I thank -TV- for helping out as well. If any of you have experiences with typos that you can share, like what's been working for you and what hasn't, feel free to do so in this thread.
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Zoiks! What can I say. This is a pressure cooker. Guys - I'm with The ICA (Internet Commerce Association). We are doing our darnedest to establish domain name ownership as a credible, legitimate, and utilitarian industry - but TMs, or domains likened to them, have the effect of blemishing the whole industry. I've attached a link from Sedo.com's "domain law" section to elaborate and keep you out of trouble. http://www.sedo.com/legal/index.php...id=&language=us
The important thing is to know that buying and selling domain names is perfectly legal, as long as the domain being sold does not infringe on the trademark rights of a third party. Today, the vast majority of domain investors operate within this legally-acceptable territory. However, in some cases a domain owner is unaware of, or chooses to ignore, the legal constraints. Fortunately, in these cases, a trademark holder has numerous channels for addressing their ownership dispute. These resources are described below.
Domain name sellers should be aware that it is their responsibility to ensure that their domain name is free from possible trademark infringements before listing it for sale. Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Use the links and information provided here to inform yourself about your rights and the legalities governing domain name ownership to reduce the risk that you will lose your domain.
Trademark holders should be aware that possessing a trademark for a given term does not automatically mean that you have a legitimate legal claim to a domain name. Possession of a valid trademark is only one of three requirements that you need to meet to win ownership of a domain name via ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the policy governing ownership disputes for the generic TLDs (.com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info) or the U.S. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. sec. 1125).
Just as important are the requirements that (1) the domain registrant have no legitimate interests in the domain and that (2) they evidenced bad faith in registering the domain. Both elements require evidence beyond the mere registration of a domain. Please take the time to inform yourself about the UDRP and other legalities governing domain names using the resources provided below.
Before you make a complaint, make sure that you have consulted a qualified trademark attorney with experience in domain names. Legal disputes should generally be considered a last option: the cost for a UDRP case is $1,500 plus legal expenses, and there is no guarantee that you will win (for a complete schedule of UDRP fees, click here).
If you sue and lose, your chances of then being able to purchase the domain from the current owner is greatly reduced. In addition, frivolous UDRP claims against domain owners can result in a finding of reverse domain hijacking - a practice in which trademark holders engage in a bad-faith attempt to use the UDRP to wrongfully strip the legitimate registrant and user of a desired domain name simply because the complainant holds a trademark in that name or one similar to it.
Can I make a suggestion? You don't want the top listed typos you want several of the 3-4,000 hits typos. The reason for that is that no one else wants them but if you get 10 of them and then bid 10 cents each on them you get the ppc benefit.
question, when you guys say a site is getting like 4dollar clicks, does that mean everytime someone clicks you get 4dollars? Or is it split somehow or what?
and is there a daily average you guys are getting for typos, like say 1dollar a day for a site is average, 2 dollars is good, 3 is really good
or something like that? or is it more in the cent range
Actually I was looking through obscure words to check out and possibly register, when I came upon a math site that listed every word known to man that described a number or math equation. Here is something that I took note of for obvious reasons:
A googol is the large number 10 to the hundreth power, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros (in decimal representation). The term was coined in 1920 by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner. Kasner popularized the concept in his book Mathematics and the Imagination.
The googol is of no particular significance in mathematics, but is useful when comparing with other incredibly large quantities such as the number of subatomic particles in the visible universe or the number of possible chess games. Kasner created it to illustrate the difference between an unimaginably large number and infinity, and in this role it is sometimes used in teaching mathematics.
Google, the Internet search engine, was named after this number. Larry Page, one of the founders, was fascinated with mathematics and Googol, even during high school. They ended up with "Google" due to a spelling mistake.
Just an interesting tidbit I wanted to share.
Also Crooky, do you ever just open notepad or word and start typing the different popular domain names to see what typos you naturally generate?
Yea, Google is one of many examples of names that are brandable misspellings of words. Anyone remember the BEATles?
As far as typing out words/names and seeing my own typos, in general I don't, but a good friend of mine that makes a living off of typos does...that's one way he gets his. IMO though, that's a small part of the battle. The main issue is finding good opportunities to get typos and make money from them, and most of his time is spent researching new sites and words/concepts that come out. Me, I've mainly gotten lucky and seen a commercial for a fairly new poker/gambling site at the right time.
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May I ask approximately what can a person expect to see come in on average with a good typo portfolio? $x,xxx? From what I can tell, those that have some good traffic names can live off of parking them.
DomainMayhem.com it depends of what kind of domains you have.
If you have domains with high paying keywords you dont need good traffic if you dont, than you need traffic to generate a good ctr.
For me Domaining its an hobbie but I can tell you that i'm a typoholyc and almost 98% of my domains are typos
Do i make $x.xxx per month??? I WISH! LOL
I do it per year
Silly question, Typo Guru, aka Steve, but how do you know which of the bodog typos generates the best response? By the Overture tool? I'm thinking so, but one of the posters to your great piece said that Overture often unravels misspellings.
Also, I knew that domain name sellers used to offer a service called "tasting," whereby one could purchase a name for several days and then return it if he or she wanted. This allowed domainers to determine if a particular domain name was worth keeping, but I do believe tasting is no longer allowed.
I HAD all those typos of Bodog. As it turns out, they reared their ugly head and took them all, but to be honest, they weren't getting TONS of traffic anyways, so I'll live. But yea, I had gotten all those typos and I said how they did based on how much traffic they got.
Tasting is still allowed, but the time you can keep the name is only 5 days...depending on what you're getting typos of, it might not be enough time. I've had poker typos make me over $100/yr on about 5-10 uniques a month...5 days won't tell me squat!
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typos you just need to keep working on them until you have a good portfolio hehehe i know it sound crazy but it will pay at the end , get ride of what don't bring enough to cover the registration of the name per month and keep the other ones etc.. that is how to build , for the game of reg and get ride off in 5 days i think i do agree on what nametrader said even tho i don't use that strategy as Mr "CALLMONEY" <-- (hi by the way long time no see bro lol FaxReport 2007 is soon out ) but 5 days is not enough some times some of the typo i did get started to kick in after a 5+ , and some in the next day
can somebody please write in order which kind of typo is ok, good, better, the best?
1. wwwkeyword
2.missed letter keyword
3. misspelled keyword
4. added letter +keyword
5. any other?
thanks in adwance.
i am asking if i have a choice to register a 1 typo, and all of them are available for wery nice site, which about should i think first?
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I just spent over $100 buying about 13 misspelled domain names. I checked my stats today and most of the domains didn't get any hits. 3 or 4 domains got about 1 visitor per day. Not very useful. Guess I better try and get better misspelled domains next time. It's so hard as most of the good ones are taken and it's hard to come up with mispellings of popular domains that aren't already taken.
What about a replacement for the Overture bid tool, now that Overture is defunct? I know that many people use Word Tracker, but I'm looking for a Yahoo Search Marketing bid tool that works like Google's Adwords sandbox tool...
Hello Everyone,
I came across the site and have found so much useful information. I want to thank you all for posting. I can't tell you how helpful it is for someone new to this.
I wanted to know if you can tell me where to search typos and the best place to register them. I looked at a site called DomainTools.com and I like the fact that you can just click on all the Typos at once and register them. It seems very easy. Do you know if I would have to pay an additional fee to put up a landing page ?
Please provide me with the best place to register the domains and where I can put up the landing page for free.
Thank you all in advance! I am saving many names over the next few days and really want to make the best choice of sites to use.
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