Need a mentor (I'm a beginner)

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Best of luck friend!..and Welcome!

Hello @Seundavid .. and welcome to NamePros!

The scope of everything you need to learn about domaining as someone new is really beyond what you can ask someone to guide you through completely .. particularly when there is already so much information available for you to learn from for free. I suggest you take some time to go through all the corners of NamePros .. as well as check out many of the blogs (you can check out mine at NameCult) and podcasts (@DomainSherpa is very helpful, as is @DomainNameWire). Then if you have specific concepts or questions you don't understand, if the question/topic does not already exist, definitely free free to start a new discussion on your question/topic in the appropriate section of NamePros!

Best of luck to you!

Seundavid said:

Hello Guys,
I want to venture into this domain business. I'm a beginner, just starting out, I need someone to guide me through.
Cheers

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I've said this before: If anyone here privately offers to be your mentor for a fee or partnering with domain buys or sells, DON'T DO IT !

Trolls and con artists hang out in every forum and will be happy to take your money to teach you their "expertise".

Welcome aboard. You can find some very experienced and wise domain experts out here. I, with only a tech background and being poor in Mktg/Valuation find this site most valuable to scale my skills. You can do this as well.

If you have not already discovered it, excellent resources on NPs in the Beginners section..

https://www.namepros.com/threads/popular-beginner-discussions.844937/

I put together a long list of domain investor beginning advice which may be helpful.

https://agreatnameforyou.blogspot.com/2018/08/advice-to-domain-investors.html

If your funds allow, DNAcademy will teach you well. Otherwise as @Ategy.com posted DomainSherpa episodes and follow DomainNameWire.

There are hundreds of posts at NameTalent, some geared to beginners, such as this Guide to Getting Started With NameBio.

The very best wishes for success.

Bob

Welcome @Seundavid - nice to have you at NamePros! In addition to all the tips offered above, it's good to understand that domain investing is a slow process and rarely leads to instant wealth. Be sure to buy slowly and carefully - you'll learn a lot from your early purchases.
Happy domaining to you -

Determine the " domain aspect " that interests you personally and search out as much as possible that is specific or relates to your interests and abilities.

Read posts about your interests and likely you will see several posters whose interests are similar to yours and some have posted info and ideas relative to your interests.

Post your domain questions in threads that are specific to your interests.

Welcome to NamePros!

I don't think you need a mentor. You simply need to educate yourself, do research like everybody else. There are no shortcuts. If you don't have the time, patience and inclination and expect quick results, you'd rather think twice.

Hello Seundavid,

Welcome to NamePros!

Here are some links that may help you navigate the forum.

We have many resources that are designed to help you get started:

• Domain Beginners section contains lots of valuable information and FAQs.
• Popular Content for Beginners is a list of some of our best threads for beginners.
• Meet and Greet section is a great place to meet other domainers and mentors.

Domain Name Discussions is the most popular place in the entire industry to discuss domains with domainers and ask questions.

Additionally, the following guides will help you navigate the marketplace to sell your domains:

• The Marketplace Guide will help you with listing your domains for sale on NamePros.
• The Domain Name Listing Guide will help explain the different sections on NamePros for domain sales and how to use them.
• The Auction Guide will help walk you through starting an auction on NamePros.

Last but not least, please check out our brief welcome guide that shows you all the great resources we have on NamePros:

NamePros Resources Guide

Please feel free to contact us anytime if you need anything. I'm always happy to help and answer any questions that you may have.

I look forward to seeing you around!

Peace,
Kenny

Hello and welcome to NamePros!

Halloa. Read.

Welcome to NamePros - best of luck in meeting your goals!

Welcome to Namepros @Seundavid

Hello @Seundavid !

Welcome to NamePros!

Welcome,I'm also new. can someone please tell me what I should price premiumteaching.com ?
Thank you!

Welcome

Seundavid said:

Hello Guys,
I want to venture into this domain business. I'm a beginner, just starting out, I need someone to guide me through.
Cheers

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Did you find a mentor? And if so, how did that work out for you. I'm brand new here and I'm learning my options and would benefit from your experiences. Thank you.

Welcome to Namepros @Seundavid

I've discovered a few tricks over the past 6 of domaining months, and now look back at the names I used to reg and cringe lol.

Some tips for you buddy:

Always check the history of a domain name. I do this for my own reasons, but you can determine when it was first registered, how many times it's been dropped and picked up, how it was used and server etc. Greater the age the better the google rank, if many people have dropped and purchased... well you can make your own inference here, people also believe use may impact value.

Check for deleted and expired domain lists. We call them drops... I think. Your hand register may land you something unique and never registered, or you might come across an expired/deleted wonder, but using lists help you zone in on value that may have been overseen, or someone simply couldn't afford to reg and had to choose between the dropped domain, and their other domains.

Check the Cost-PerClick (CPC) as we're ultimately selling to advertiser. That is, people who want customers. The cost per click data can be found through Google, or domain valuation tools. DomainIndex will give you this information, though I'm not sure how accurate this is.

Check the broad term search for keywords and exact search for key words global and local traffic. Simply adding the letter 'S' onto a valuable word can impact the traffic, and at the end of the day, traffic is a significant variable that determines the marketability of the domain.

Sales prices for specific words will help, not guarantee, bu willt help you determine the expected return for keywords within your domain. Take the words Credit, Home, Job. The sales data for these show a higher sale price, with more domains hitting the 15k-20k mark than their alternatives like Debt, House, Jobs. You can check sales prices at DNPric.es. It's one of few places. Again, this is just one of many tools, but it's good too see. The words Socio or Globally, have a rubbish sales history, which is why a lot of names are probably available to hand reg. I don't bother with words like this.

If you're going to do brandable domain names, try to make the word sound like the correct spelling, or try to make sure the words are commonly searched terms, and brandable at the same time. I try to find high traffic words, or potentially high traffic words that are brandable. Something like CityCenter or GreenRecycling would work well for a brandable domain. I don't own these, but just to give you an idea as you're starting. Later you'll learn how to match words and stuff.

gTLD's and search results correlate and so your name needs to work together. Make sure the gTLD you use works with the keyword you use, because it affects search results. Market.center or Job.agencywork because people type those words into search engines, and search engines read the domains like this. That's my understanding, so it's important not to get trigger happy with keywords... Because there are thousands of them out there all competing with each other in search engines.

If you're looking to monetize through traffic, try to maximize domain name utility. Try searching for names that somehow connect with as many as possible within your portfolio. High traffic names are good, don't get me wrong, but it's the potential for shared utility that will have their value appreciate.

Look, that'll get you going hahaha. The domain names you have now aren't exactly premium in my eyes, but I'm still learning too. This post is to show you that a strategy, and method, is required if you're going to source something significant.

Goodluck champ!

p.s. I just registered SecurityTokenExchange.org about a week ago for $12 auction and registration fee. I found this in a deleted/expired (can't remember) drop list. This site works with my other domains. So be sure to check them out.