analysis Why I bought 300 domains in one month !?

Rob Monster said:

If you get an inbound, you can set the free email forwarder so that any email to that domain comes to you. Then contact the CEO of your target enterprise and ask him what he wants done with those emails.

It can be a conversation starter.

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Are you saying, you can make it so no matter what email someone uses, as long as it ends in your domain, it will get forwarded to you?

For example, if you owned domain.com and whether someone emailed [email protected] or [email protected], it would get forwarded to you?

If so, how do you do this? Thanks!

MattDomainNames said:

Are you saying, you can make it so no matter what email someone uses, as long as it ends in your domain, it will get forwarded to you?

For example, if you owned domain.com and whether someone emailed [email protected] or [email protected], it would get forwarded to you?

If so, how do you do this? Thanks!

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Sure, use free email forwarding:

https://www.epik.com/support/knowledgebase/email-forwarding/

And then set up a "Catch All" where all emails get forwarded.

great help - thx Rob

IMO I would have acquired 3-5 higher quality names, than 300 handregs. The registrars will love you next year.
But this is my wisdom a decade later of being an investor, as I started with handregs also...

some of my registered domains were registered before and dropped

Addawhah.com

Michael Ehrhardt said:

some of my registered domains were registered before and dropped

Addawhah.com

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A wise move indeed.

We all do it....

...and some were new registered but really good

OnlinebankGroup.com

Michael Ehrhardt said:

...and some were new registered but really good

OnlinebankGroup.com

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Why do you think this is a GOOD NAME? SMH

Soofi said:

Why do you think this is a GOOD NAME? SMH

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this name is an excellent name got feedbacks

i got first offers
traffic is good

just logical : smart banks will soon build a online bank group

it,s a must have

Michael Ehrhardt said:

this name is an excellent name got feedbacks

i got first offers
traffic is good

just logical : smart banks will soon build a online bank group

it,s a must have

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First offers?

Would you be kind enough to share a screenshot of one of those "first offers"?

Soofi said:

First offers?

Would you be kind enough to share a screenshot of one of those "first offers"?

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you are funny

join me on Linkedin

Michael Ehrhardt said:

you are funny

join me on Linkedin

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I am trying to understand what am I missing

Soofi said:

I am trying to understand what am I missing

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yes , i know

and i just got : One Line Bank .com

Onelinebank.com

Online - Oneline

Michael Ehrhardt said:

wich do you recommend ?

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I use Bodis and I like it. I have received decent traffic for the 100 odd domains listed there and clicks as well. I find it pretty useful to maintain it as a domain register for all my domains.

3% click through ratio is standard even in PPC. So if you get a 3% CTR its good in my opinion.

Below given is my YTD data. I generally do not use it for parking money but to see how much traffic I am getting on a domain. the money I get may be useful for renewing a domain or two max.

thx a lot

maxtorz said:

IMO I would have acquired 3-5 higher quality names, than 300 handregs. The registrars will love you next year.
But this is my wisdom a decade later of being an investor, as I started with handregs also...

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I still have quite a few handregs, decided to take on the Dynadot offer in October on that. Also wanted to dip a toe into more niches, especially consumer niches where there is demand but less $ than in B2B.

Notably though, the software I use scans millions of names before deciding for just a few, and I also drop a lot, where I am unsure.

It's too early to say whether they are a success or not, but I got inquiries right off the bat although I didn't want (yet) to sell at market rate. Otherwise I'd be in the green already.

Examples: ActiveBra, 24Dentists, DefiantSurvivor, DeluxeBoots, ClearLingerie, ExquisiteRings, ColdestCooler, OptimizeInventory, IntelligentVacuum, 24Cameras (ALL IN KING) etc. Some are really brandable, other are very short and easy to remember such as the 24's.

My bet on these is not necessarily for current year, so yeah registrars will be quite happy; but I'm betting on long term they will pay off as each is targeting a specific kind of buyer, just need time to add more value and scarcity to them.

Edit: Tell me these are bad handregs.

oskaaay said:

It interesting if I respond robotic well am a human being and respond manually to any thread I choose to

On the domain parking exit, I read an article recently here on Nampros, I think from tldinvestor website but can't recall the exact title to search it out for you now to read through.

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About Half the domaining game is in reading, interpreting and researching, and not been "active". I will advise you spend more time to read and interpret calmly.

I recently read your thread where you stated domaining should be taken as a yearly Investment, referencing a thread. But the poster was clearly talking about "speculative" domain names.

The statement about "big players leaving domain parking" is an hasty generalisation.
I don't know the thread you get that information from, but I am doubting that wasn't how the poster put it.

No big player will leave domain parking if they have names that guarantee extra income. I have been hearing "domain parking is dead" since I entered domaining, yet I made some cool extra income parking a couple of names between '16 and '18.

Also Not everything you read on namepros is the gospel truth of domaining.

Ayodeji said:

About Half the domaining game is in reading, interpreting and researching, and not been "active". I will advise you spend more time to read and interpret calmly.

I recently read your thread where you stated domaining should be taken as a yearly Investment, referencing a thread. But the poster was clearly talking about "speculative" domain names.

The statement about "big players leaving domain parking" is an hasty generalisation.
I don't know the thread you get that information from, but I am doubting that wasn't how the poster put it.

No big player will leave domain parking if they have names that guarantee extra income. I have been hearing "domain parking is dead" since I entered domaining, yet I made some cool extra income parking a couple of names between '16 and '18.

Also Not everything you read on namepros is the gospel truth of domaining.

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Thanks, but mind you, I did not spell it out that domaining should be taking as a yearly investment but instead pointing to the fact that even if you had made mistakes in some domains you invested in, you can drop it after a year without renewal instead of carrying such burden for long. Please read the thread over again https://www.namepros.com/threads/open-letter-to-pro-domainers-on-namepros.1166873/ to grab the import of my statements.

Just as you misinterpreted my thread, any domainer could fall to same error including myself while reading other peoples thread. No one is exempted from this.

As regards to parking, be realistic @Ayodeji . You need a good and huge investment into domains that have a lot of traffic to make sense of domain parking today and going forward unlike it used to be. This is not a recommended means of income for newbie domainers who can't part away capital for domains with huge traffic.

Previously, parked domains enjoyed much organic traffic from search engines like Google especially if it is EMD (Exact Match Domain) for a high volume search term or keyword(S).
That is not same today as Google algorithm can sieve out easily parked domains which are seen not to add any value to the search result pages nor the users.

I don't know how long you have been in it but except you patching it up with paid traffic, you will agree sincerely that the earning potential of parked domains are nose-diving and not on a positive uptrend.

It is a bubble that has burst!!!

oskaaay said:

Thanks, but mind you, I did not spell it out that domaining should be taking as a yearly investment but instead pointing to the fact that even if you had made mistakes in some domains you invested in, you can drop it after a year without renewal instead of carrying such burden for long. Please read the thread over again https://www.namepros.com/threads/open-letter-to-pro-domainers-on-namepros.1166873/ to grab the import of my statements.

Just as you misinterpreted my thread, any domainer could fall to same error including myself while reading other peoples thread. No one is exempted from this.

As regards to parking, be realistic @Ayodeji . You need a good and huge investment into domains that have a lot of traffic to make sense of domain parking today and going forward unlike it used to be. This is not a recommended means of income for newbie domainers who can't part away capital for domains with huge traffic.

Previously, parked domains enjoyed much organic traffic from search engines like Google especially if it is EMD (Exact Match Domain) for a high volume search term or keyword(S).
That is not same today as Google algorithm can sieve out easily parked domains which are seen not to add any value to the search result pages nor the users.

I don't know how long you have been in it but except you patching it up with paid traffic, you will agree sincerely that the earning potential of parked domains are nose-diving and not on a positive uptrend.

It is a bubble that has burst!!!

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There is nothing to misinterprete in your statement "a domain is a yearly experiment".

Any new domainer that reads and applies that is likely to start on a wrong track.

I agree with the reduced parking revenue and organic traffics statement. But that the party is over for you doesn't mean it is over for the "big players" and others.

Ayodeji said:

There is nothing to misinterprete in your statement "a domain is a yearly experiment".

Any new domainer that reads and applies that is likely to start on a wrong track.

I agree with the reduced parking revenue and organic traffics statement. But that the party is over for you doesn't mean it is over for the "big players" and others.

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As I said earlier, kindly read the statement before that phrase on my thread well br., picking out just that to suit your justification of me giving wrong advice to starter domainers is not balanced.

Read it over again br.
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So, will encourage pro domainers - Please, don't always throw a blanket ban on other domainers portfolio especially starters.

It's good you let them know that some of their choices may not be right but at the same time let them realize if they do their homework well and discover something not known by most including yourself worthy enough for them to take the risk, then they should do in as much as they are ready to bear the consequences.

Mind you, just like @Bob Hawkes stated in this thread https://www.namepros.com/threads/an-inquiry-come-a-day-after-handreg-a-name.1166010/page-2 , a domain is just a year experiment.

If you see that it does not worth it, you have a whole 12months to test the market and easily drop it just by simply avoiding renewal.

You have not trapped except if you go overboard with reg for 5 to 10years at a go which a smart domainer will not do for uncertain domain names.
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On the parking, it cool you agree to the fact that its no more a game as usual.

After all the OP of this thread isn't a big gamer ready to spend millions to get huge traffic domains for parking. Thus, my reply shouldn't be pointed as not be of value to his check whether domain parking is still as viable as it used to be.

At the same time, I agree you can still make money parking domains like you claimed but not as viable as it use to be -simple!

Guys - Focus

Ayodeji said:

Not everything you read on namepros is the gospel truth of domaining.

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Couldn't have said it better.

Buying 300 domains at one time seems risky to me, sounds like not enough research was done. I am currently only purchasing 1-2 domains per month after doing quite a bit of research first. If I do hand register it might be 1 or two on top of that but that is about it.

300 domains sounds like a pretty big renewal cost if you wait a year to promote them, quality traffic does not arrive on its own.

It will be interesting to see how this works for you in a year.

I'm rooting for you.... hopefully you will do well

MapleDots said:

Buying 300 domains at one time seems risky to me, sounds like not enough research was done.

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It definitely is risky (I reg'd 'bout 500 in October).

Enough research? In my case, yes and no. Half of the domains are sellable. Other half is more venture in the unknown and only a few in that part will actually sell as per my expectations.

Side note you can do "after research" and see if you did good or bad. But 300 domains is less than 3k. If you sell 1-2 in a year at retail pricing, you're going to cover any holes. AS long as you don't end in red, it's alright and you will at least gain precious experience from the mass action.