thanks a million and quick question

phlegma · 02-26-2008, 03:31 PM

Definitely shed light for a beginner like me. Thanks!

livecrunch · 02-28-2008, 02:20 PM

Great tutorial in first post. I wish you would of mention anything about buying keywords domains and park them....i would like to explore that too...

any1 has any idea if that is a good way to start?

like for example

1200 searches at least was for keyword "young video models nadia" i bought .com and parked ....

do you think i would generate any money for it?

madhatter · 03-05-2008, 01:08 PM

thanks for taking the time to write that up, excellent information!

guthrie · 03-11-2008, 12:47 PM

Hi Reece,

Thanks for your perfect intro to domaining! Great for someone
like me. My question...what's the low-down on hyphenated
domains? You see alot of them out there; Do they sort of make
their own market or what?

Guthrie

DotMeDomains · 03-30-2008, 10:27 AM

Great stuff! I'd have to say even before reading your post here, I felt I'm on the same page as you as... even if I am still a fairly new domainer myself.

Thanks for the great read. I'm adding your blog to my bookmark of course.

My question is, how do you feel about 3 things a domainer can do with his/her domains? Parking, Selling immediately and Developing...

Which ones do you do? What are the pros and cons of each? And which are more profitable in the long run?

I'm developing 3 domains at the moment but I'm also looking to sell them immediately for an attracive price if there are takers...

Many thanks again.

-REECE- · 03-31-2008, 11:18 PM

Hi DotMeDomains,

I'm very much against parking and often don't even bother parking many of the domains I own. So selling + developing are the way to go!

I do alot more selling than developing currently, although I'm hoping to change that in the near future. Development is costly not only financially, but also in terms of time (hours that could have been used selling domains).

Hands down the most profitable is development if you have a really good idea... Facebook alone is probably worth more than every domainer on here's domains combined!

I've been working on my first major development for the past 4 months now. Site design is easy, it's the content which really takes alot of time to come up with. Plenty of great webmasters in developing countries can be outsourced for $5-$10/hour, but it takes more than good looks for a site to really take off. Hiring (good) content writers is extremely expensive and most domainers (who aren't necessarily good content writers) are stuck doing this themselves -- probably explains why we see so few developed domains.

We need not look further than the domain industry to see some very successful companies that were once "little guys" like us: Sedo, Afternic, Godaddy, or how about eBay?

The odds are stacked against anyone trying to replicate that level of success, but one thing I can say for certain is that a heck of alot more people have become millionaires from developed sites than from parking revenue.

Originally Posted by DotMeDomains

Great stuff! I'd have to say even before reading your post here, I felt I'm on the same page as you as... even if I am still a fairly new domainer myself.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/404593-an-intro-to-domain-name-investing.html

Thanks for the great read. I'm adding your blog to my bookmark of course.

My question is, how do you feel about 3 things a domainer can do with his/her domains? Parking, Selling immediately and Developing...

Which ones do you do? What are the pros and cons of each? And which are more profitable in the long run?

I'm developing 3 domains at the moment but I'm also looking to sell them immediately for an attracive price if there are takers...

Many thanks again.

numb2k3 · 04-02-2008, 11:31 PM

Wow! the best guide I've ever read. Thanks! btw, I'm new at this. Still have 5 domains

Rogor · 04-08-2008, 12:26 AM

thanks for your time and willingness to help. It is much appreciated.

deshabhishek007 · 04-10-2008, 01:56 PM

lovely Bookmarked it!!

-REECE- · 04-11-2008, 04:10 AM

I'm glad you guys are finding it helpful

I'm going to be updating the guide a fair bit over the next week or so, so please do check back then and there should be alot more information explaining premium letters and what various terms like CVCVC, LLLL, AABB (and about 20+ more!) mean.

Beesoy · 04-13-2008, 06:48 AM

Reece, good stuff! Your posts made me stop and ponder on why I should go ahead into the domaining business.

Cicero · 05-04-2008, 01:24 AM

Very intresting article Reece. Keep up the work

interestedenough · 05-04-2008, 07:14 AM

Excellent article. I tried to give you a rep point for it, and this is what NP told me: "We're glad that you're fond of this member, but please give some rep points to some other members before giving it to Reece again."

Thanks

worddomains · 05-04-2008, 07:42 AM

Adding that to my favorites good article thanks for posting the info for everyone.

thebrokenbox · 05-10-2008, 05:46 PM

Amazing guide! Really helped me learn even more about domaining!

Thanks for this.

ej2008 · 05-14-2008, 09:57 AM

my confidence is growing simply because I read your post, thanks for taking the time to share this with the noobs.

aswinstanley · 05-19-2008, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the excellent advice.

I have just started buying domains for about a month. I have 40 now - all parked. I will now be much more careful and calculated in buying domains after reading this thread amongst others on Namepros.

I will probably develop a couple of domains with a view to getting adwords on them. Can you recommend a host? I have heard of a couple of free hosting services.

I also have a couple of questions:

How can i make a judgment on whether my parked domains are getting better than average revenue? Is there anywhere to make comparisons of the clicks/PPC/RPM of sold domains?
My average is:
TotalViews - 214
TotalClicks - 30
CTR - 14.02%
AveragePPC - £ 0.14
RPM - £ 20.03

Also how much traffic is generated to a .com from people just typing words into the address bar of a browser and why do the browsers always by default take you to the .com name? Why not the local tld? (when a UK user types londonhotels the browser takes him to londonhotels.com not londonhotels.co.uk). Do you think browsers in the future do the same?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=404593

I will still continue to read Namepros to find answers, but I might as well ask too.

Thanks in advance,

Adam.

DecepShaun · 05-31-2008, 12:00 PM

Very nice article Reece, it's given me some food for thought, +rep from me.

and aswinstanley has some very good questions

@ aswinstanley, there's no problem with asking, in fact asking is key, just make sure to search first.

nextname · 06-08-2008, 09:59 AM

A definite help to newbies like me! I should have considered checking out the forums prior to buying several domain names. I still have a lot to ask but rather than filling up the forums with questions that may have already been addressed somewhere, I would read more of the other forums as well. Way to go!

TordB.com · 06-10-2008, 01:30 PM

I liked it

. What does a "liquid" domain mean?

Blitz · 06-10-2008, 01:45 PM

Thanks Reece. I was starting to get frustrated with the quality of my domain name purchases. Your info will definitely help.

A. Williams · 06-13-2008, 07:40 AM

thank you so much for the detailed description.....its really worth reading the post.

TordB.com · 06-13-2008, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by TordB.com

I liked it

. What does a "liquid" domain mean?

Anybody who knows?

mozzeratti · 06-16-2008, 12:03 PM

I actually saw this article mentioned OFF of NP.
Great guide, well worth the read!

.

ah_nikhil · 06-17-2008, 08:30 PM

i am very new to all these...
can u suggest where i can do somework n buy a .com for free????

02-28-2008, 02:20 PM	#52 (permalink)
livecrunch NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 77	Great tutorial in first post. I wish you would of mention anything about buying keywords domains and park them....i would like to explore that too... any1 has any idea if that is a good way to start? like for example 1200 searches at least was for keyword "young video models nadia" i bought .com and parked .... do you think i would generate any money for it? __________________ Founder of Tech Blog: www.mwd.com

03-11-2008, 12:47 PM	#54 (permalink)
guthrie First Time Poster! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	thanks a million and quick question Hi Reece, Thanks for your perfect intro to domaining! Great for someone like me. My question...what's the low-down on hyphenated domains? You see alot of them out there; Do they sort of make their own market or what? Guthrie

03-30-2008, 10:27 AM	#55 (permalink)
DotMeDomains New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manila Posts: 12	Question Great stuff! I'd have to say even before reading your post here, I felt I'm on the same page as you as... even if I am still a fairly new domainer myself. Thanks for the great read. I'm adding your blog to my bookmark of course. My question is, how do you feel about 3 things a domainer can do with his/her domains? Parking, Selling immediately and Developing... Which ones do you do? What are the pros and cons of each? And which are more profitable in the long run? I'm developing 3 domains at the moment but I'm also looking to sell them immediately for an attracive price if there are takers... Many thanks again.

04-11-2008, 04:10 AM	THREAD STARTER #60 (permalink)
-REECE- NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 8,996	I'm glad you guys are finding it helpful I'm going to be updating the guide a fair bit over the next week or so, so please do check back then and there should be alot more information explaining premium letters and what various terms like CVCVC, LLLL, AABB (and about 20+ more!) mean. Last edited by Reece; 04-11-2008 at 04:16 AM.

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02-26-2008, 03:31 PM	#51 (permalink)
phlegma New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10	Definitely shed light for a beginner like me. Thanks!

03-05-2008, 01:08 PM	#53 (permalink)
madhatter First Time Poster! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	thanks for taking the time to write that up, excellent information!

04-02-2008, 11:31 PM	#57 (permalink)
numb2k3 NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 39	Wow! the best guide I've ever read. Thanks! btw, I'm new at this. Still have 5 domains

04-08-2008, 12:26 AM	#58 (permalink)
Rogor NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 252	thanks for your time and willingness to help. It is much appreciated.

04-10-2008, 01:56 PM	#59 (permalink)
deshabhishek007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NGP Posts: 243	lovely Bookmarked it!!

04-13-2008, 06:48 AM	#61 (permalink)
Beesoy New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Reece, good stuff! Your posts made me stop and ponder on why I should go ahead into the domaining business.

05-04-2008, 07:14 AM	#63 (permalink)
interestedenough NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 390	Excellent article. I tried to give you a rep point for it, and this is what NP told me: "We're glad that you're fond of this member, but please give some rep points to some other members before giving it to Reece again." Thanks

05-04-2008, 07:42 AM	#64 (permalink)
worddomains NamePros Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44	Adding that to my favorites good article thanks for posting the info for everyone.

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05-14-2008, 09:57 AM	#66 (permalink)
ej2008 NamePros Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Colorodo Posts: 32	my confidence is growing simply because I read your post, thanks for taking the time to share this with the noobs.

05-19-2008, 02:54 PM	#67 (permalink)
aswinstanley NamePros Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 33	Thanks from a UK noob... Thanks for the excellent advice. I have just started buying domains for about a month. I have 40 now - all parked. I will now be much more careful and calculated in buying domains after reading this thread amongst others on Namepros. I will probably develop a couple of domains with a view to getting adwords on them. Can you recommend a host? I have heard of a couple of free hosting services. I also have a couple of questions: How can i make a judgment on whether my parked domains are getting better than average revenue? Is there anywhere to make comparisons of the clicks/PPC/RPM of sold domains? My average is: TotalViews - 214 TotalClicks - 30 CTR - 14.02% AveragePPC - £ 0.14 RPM - £ 20.03 Also how much traffic is generated to a .com from people just typing words into the address bar of a browser and why do the browsers always by default take you to the .com name? Why not the local tld? (when a UK user types londonhotels the browser takes him to londonhotels.com not londonhotels.co.uk). Do you think browsers in the future do the same? ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=404593 I will still continue to read Namepros to find answers, but I might as well ask too. Thanks in advance, Adam. __________________ <Removed - Review site rules.>

05-31-2008, 12:00 PM	#68 (permalink)
DecepShaun NamePros Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Future Posts: 50	Very nice article Reece, it's given me some food for thought, +rep from me. and aswinstanley has some very good questions @ aswinstanley, there's no problem with asking, in fact asking is key, just make sure to search first.

06-08-2008, 09:59 AM	#69 (permalink)
nextname First Time Poster! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	A definite help to newbies like me! I should have considered checking out the forums prior to buying several domain names. I still have a lot to ask but rather than filling up the forums with questions that may have already been addressed somewhere, I would read more of the other forums as well. Way to go!

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TordB.com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 236	I liked it . What does a "liquid" domain mean? __________________ Thanks for answering my questions :)

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Blitz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,298	Thanks Reece. I was starting to get frustrated with the quality of my domain name purchases. Your info will definitely help.

06-13-2008, 07:40 AM	#72 (permalink)
A. Williams New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10	thank you so much for the detailed description.....its really worth reading the post.

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