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For a relatively small industry, domain name investing is extremely diverse when you think about it. There are thousands of active investors, and probably hundreds of ways to make money through domain investing. Various niches offer different entry price points, different risk levels and differing rates of return on your initial investment.

So what are the top 7 domain investment niches? There are many opinions on this, but I wanted to share what I think are the top 7 niches right now, in no particular order. Do you have your own suggestions? As with all NamePros articles, we encourage you to voice your opinion in the comments section below.


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1. Chinese Premiums

A section of the market that you cannot help but take notice of is the Chinese premium niche. Throughout 2015 in particular, many investors hopped on the bandwagon to try and make the most of China's buying spree. Although the market has dampened somewhat in 2016, there are still plenty of opportunities in short domain names.


2. Brandables

Another incredibly popular domain investing niche is the brandable market. There are plenty of investors who post consistent profits through brandable names. We published a guide to brandable domains with Michael Krell earlier this year for those interested in this niche.


3. New gTLDs

Can these be considered to be a niche? I am classing new gTLD investments as a niche. There is some debate as to whether there is any future in the new gTLD program, and whether any extensions can establish themselves globally alongside .COM.


4. Technology

Virtual reality, augmented reality and cloud computing are three popular technology categories that many investors have used as inspiration to acquire new names. A good tech name can have many end users taking interest, especially as more funding is applied to the technology.


5. Trends

There are plenty of investors who focus specifically on spotting future trends, and registering or acquiring associated domain names in advance. Trends such as marijuana, drones and even political domains can be profitable. DomainGang.com has been documenting Rick Schwartz's new political domain registrations.


6. Geo Domains

Geographical names have been popular for a long time. Domain investors including myself have made profitable flips by acquiring geo domains such as NewYorkHomes.com and selling them on to end users who can use them to improve their online image.


7. Keywords

Keyword domains have been extremely popular in the past, since the right keywords in a domain name could improve the search engine rankings for a website. As Google has changed their algorithm, the power of keyword domains has declined, but they are still proving to be fairly popular.

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What are your top domain name niches?
 
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I agree that the top niche for any domainer is the one he understands. I've lost money chasing trends, and reg'ing names that didn't hit the spot in new niches.

Also, I think you need to differentiate between Investing - ie aquiring names for a long term portfolio, and trading - ie finding names for a quick and profitable sale.

Something to reflect on - the quick sale may well go to a long term investor rather than an end user.
 
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I agree that the top niche for any domainer is the one he understands. I've lost money chasing trends, and reg'ing names that didn't hit the spot in new niches.

Also, I think you need to differentiate between Investing - ie aquiring names for a long term portfolio, and trading - ie finding names for a quick and profitable sale.

Something to reflect on - the quick sale may well go to a long term investor rather than an end user.
ahh...wise words @Kuffy I'm in awe... :)
 
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I tend to stick to what I know also - not had luck with "trends". I've had good luck in crypto itself, but not crypto names, lol.

For me it's music and art-related, with some software and internet marketing type names. Increasingly, I'm carving a space in .shop names, so I do agree that the New gTLDs are a niche and within that, subniches. I'm primarily a developer though, so 99% of what I buy or reg, I have a specific site/product in mind.
 
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Thanks for all the peoples who contributed to this thread. Well, in the current time, can you guys share your successful niches? Any guesses about future trends?
 
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