CVCV stands for consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel
LLLL stands for letter, letter, letter, letter
actually these r 4 letters domains dot com... we refer to them as LLLL but we can have CVCV, VCVC, CVVC, VCCV, 3 vowels and 1 consonant, 4 vowels or 4 consonants
1. focus on just a small handful of subjects or types of domains to specialize in and get to know that field well...
2. don't be in a hurry to flip...
3. read the DNJournal.com religiously... every page on the entire site... and get to the new weekly sales report every Wednesday.... you'll learn what's selling for what by reading there... it's the most wonderful website for domainers on the entire internet...
4. network with other domainers... we are a great bunch... and most help each other whenever possible... for example... I have some domainer friends that I know are looking for certain "topic" domains that I am not interested in... and if/when I happen upon something in their field - I make sure they KNOW about it... so they can run reg. it for their own portfolio's --- obviously I can't do that for more than a very small handful of my closests buds... and I am already at my max there... but it's nice to have a close inner circle...
5. don't be swayed into buying oddball extensions... unless that's your specialty and you KNOW that market EXTREMELY well... that's the easiest one to lose your shirt in...
6. stay on top of the industry news in the field...
7. I keep a chart of the various Registrar Accounts I have... with my usernames and passwords to each... and rep's name etc... and I log in to those accounts each month at the end of the month - for the following month and take a day... to go through and do the upcoming renewals for the month approaching... I sort via the Registrars EXPIRE date feature... and work down the list... I always go 45 days worth on the renewals... in case I have some due within the first 5 days of the following month and for whatever unseen reason may not get logged in in time at the end of the month to do the process... so I have a 15 day leeway... I generally shoot for the 25th of each month to do the log-ins / Renewals... may sound like a hassel... but with 1000's of domains on dozens of registrars... it's what I have found works well for me...then I don't have to bother keeping other software updated... etc... and I do save a copy monthly of the entire roster of my portfolio on each registrar and a domain count per registrar... so no names mysteriously come up missing... LOL...
Wishing anyone reading... all the best in their domaining career...
I love what I do... it's so much fun... it's a ton of hard work...
but I wouldn't want to be doing anything other than what I am doing...
I LOVE it...
~DomainBELL (Patricia)
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Yes this is a great tip , i usually just take the summers off so i can Vacation in peace and not have to worry about renewing. And if im not on Vay-K i will just develop my stockpile so i don't find myself expanding the portfolio. Its a hard task to do when there are so many bad domains that are regged and we are playing in gold mines.
My Tip would be to look at the International Sector of the Domain Business
Debt can be useful, but use it wisely. Don't pile up credit card debt by hand-regging hundreds of bad domains that get no traffic and have little re-sale potential. Of course this implies that you must study up on just what is a good and bad domain name. So when it is ok to go into debt? When you're buying a proven commodity. Shop around for a domain (ideally a dictionary dot com) with proven traffic and earnings. Try to find a seller who really needs to sell, so that you can offer as low a multiple as possible. Calculate how much it will cost to service your debt, versus how much the domain name will earn you on a monthly basis. If the domain name will be profitable, you have a winner on your hands. And of course you can always re-sell it for a profit in the future, as valuations are always rising.
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Excellent reading. Thank you for this wonderful free professional lesson. How could anyone ad to your great thread Sharon? Another educational domain blog I enjoyed was at. http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/08/30...ahn-of-moniker/
Whenever I make a sale that is $xxx or above, I put part of the proceeds towards renewal fees of names that I know I want to renew, but may not even be close to their renewal dates. This lessens the chance of having one of those heavy renewal months later on down the road.
Hi all,
Newbie here, I must say that I am guilty of many of the things you all mentioned here, Reece's post was almost like a scolding. Thanks Reece. I did get a little too excited when I first started out, I basically just did research on most commonly used words and basically attacked all sides of the spectrum with domain names I thought would be great. Some of them are, I have not spent a lot of money, but I can already tell that I may have a couple of fluff names. So yes great advice here. I had forgotten what I promised myself I would do first, and that was to read and research as much as possible before jumping in, so this is a good time for me to stop buying and start focusing on specific areas as many of you recommended.
This is a really great forum, I went to a different forum a couple of weeks ago and found out that you had to pay to post, so I lost hope on getting info from places like that so I just jumped in. But again, I have not spent a lot of money at all, and I actually feel pretty positive about most of the names I've registered.
I'll be here a while so please keep feeding me the info.
Thank you all for your generous input.
I highly recommend taking it slow. Domaining will still be around a month or two from now, so jump in when you're sure you've acquired the requisite knowledge to do so successfully
Holdem8,
have you used whypark's services? I visited the site and sure it sounds good, but how reliable is this? they say you set up the site easily and they take care of the rest. Do you know of any sites you can provide that use this service? I'd like to test how searching for them goes. Good info though, like I said it sounds like a great idea. Though for a newbie like myself $99 is not cheap.
I had a best tip from one of the best domainer around when i sold him a name and i never forget this and thanks him a lot.. I asked him "how to pick a name"?
Per someone who has purchased over 200 names in a little over a year:
1. Search for names at Moniker. I have never had a domain I searched for at Moniker magically be taken the next day or week. Well once, but it was due to a llll.net semi-rush, not Moniker. Other sites I cannot say the same for.
2. Buy from either Namecheap, Godaddy, or Moniker. Godaddy can have spectacular promos. Namecheap gives free whois guard. Moniker is dirt cheap on .nets and offers more extensions. (By the way, privacy protection is free at Godaddy right now with a purchase of 5+ domains).
3. Buy only .coms to start out with. There's usually a reason the other extensions are available. When you have a better feel for the market, then you'll have better standing to decide whether you want to plunge into the lower extensions.
4. If other extensions are taken and the .com isn't, that's a good sign.
5. You need to develop a sense of distinction between a good buy and the alternative. Sometimes good names can be had for a discount, but other times if someone is claiming they have a really great name but are selling it for $70, think to yourself, why would someone sell such a great name that makes $12/month (or whatever the claims) for $70?
6. I don't think GEO specific or industry specific domains should be sold through auctions. Why? Most people don't see their value because they don't know the industry. This greatly increases the chances you'll sell your domain for less than had you negotiated with someone within the industry.
7. If you buy something pay for it ASAP. If you sell something, push it ASAP after payment.
8. Domains can be a very slippery slope when it comes to cost. If you're hand regging, $8 doesn't sound like very much but it adds up fast, especially when renewals come.
9. Keep a very detailed excel sheet of all your domains, registrar, purchase price, sell price, and whether it's parked or a site.
10. If your domains aren't parked, put a contact email somewhere on the site so someone can contact you if they are interested.
Last thing is I personally pay close attention to the more tenured posters at this site and would recommend that as part of your researching.
Just remember to set auto-renew off. The free whois privacy is only good for 1 year - after that you'll be renewing at regular rate, so you'll be paying almost double price for a domain if you want to keep the privacy.
So you may want to transfer out a few weeks before renewal time if you need the privacy option...
Newbie here, after I read some tips I understand that already found a right domain community with good people cares each others.. I will keep read and read..
Hi Reece.. nice to meet you.. this is ma first day on school .. forgive me.. dunno this is the best way to say hello to all people here..
Why should I buy a premium domain name?
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How do I choose a good domain name?
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2. Importance of Keywords: If search engines are a major source of traffic to your site, make sure that your domain includes one or more of your principal keywords—this can help you get a good ranking on these terms.
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4. Target User Group: Different domain names will appeal to different groups. For example, a B2B site will generally do best with a descriptive domain name so that a visitor immediately knows what the site is about (EX: Naming.com, Corporation.com). A mass-audience B2C site will generally do better with a catchy, brandable domain name (EX: Yahoo.com, Amazon.com, Google.com).
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6. Length: Shorter domain names are better if the domain name is going to be typed-in often (brandable domains, mass-market domains, major websites). A shorter domain means reduced risk of typo errors, easier memorability, faster type-ins, and more flexibility in promoting the domain. For these reasons, most businesses who can afford it buy a domain of five characters or less. Two and three character domains are the choice of major corporations (GE.com, AA.com, ML.com, AOL.com, MSN.com, etc…), and come with a price tag to match. At the other extreme, an informational site that receives most of its traffic from search engines will do fine with a domain of two or even three words.
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