Average domain # in portfolios

[MisterD]

For an average joe like me ( that is that I still have my day job!!! ) and according that I dont have 5k per domain to buy ( so would only need 4-5 domains name and moneterize them quickly ) what is the average number of domains I would need in order to at least make a decent earning at the end of the month? Decent for me currently would be around the 1000$/month that would be decent for a newbie like me.

Dont know if this could help out in your answer but I am a developper since ages.. so I got all the technical / programming side of the game. ( maybe that could help out moneterize quickly or spend less? )

And also, if you dont mind, please include the number of domains you own ( so I could get an idea also )

Thanks all for your input

 

[netmeg]

I don't think it's a question of numbers, more like a question of how good the domain is. You could probably make $1k per month off a single domain, if it was the right domain. I have 482 domains, of which I have around 400 parked, and I'm lucky to make $10 per month at this point; they're all brand new, and I bought them because I either intend to develop them into something that will pay, or because I think they will be valuable in the next few years, but not necessarily right now.

If your goal is to try to create a somewhat stable income stream right away, then buying bunches of domains to park wouldn't necessarily be the path I'd suggest.

 

[kemjika11]

well if you've got the technical/programmer skills to apply and improve efficiency in monetizing your names, then you should quickly churn that up and use it fully. The thing with income domain names is they usually aren't fresh regs(at least not for small minnow revenue), so they are not costing you $7, $8, $10 per name(and if they did, i wouldn't buy because they are not reliable). To make $1000, you would have to spend high $xx,xxx at least. I think it all boils down to how much you can afford. The more money you are willing to put in, the more returns and reward you'll get from domain names, or else creative, profitable fresh regs is your way to go.

 

[MisterD]

I don't think it's a question of numbers, more like a question of how good the domain is. You could probably make $1k per month off a single domain, if it was the right domain.

yeah well like I said, according to the fact that I cant buy a 5k domain name and knowing right away that it will earn quickly.

I have 482 domains, of which I have around 400 parked, and I'm lucky to make $10 per month at this point;

humm.. was having the impression that the earning would be much higher from 500 domain names! even if brand new.

Thanks for you input

well if you've got the technical/programmer skills to apply and improve efficiency in monetizing your names, then you should quickly churn that up and use it fully. The thing with income domain names is they usually aren't fresh regs(at least not for small minnow revenue), so they are not costing you $7, $8, $10 per name(and if they did, i wouldn't buy because they are not reliable). To make $1000, you would have to spend high $xx,xxx at least.

wiii... hehe high xx,xxx is way out of my path for the moment! What about if I get let's say 100 domains for a start, develop 50 of them to a one page content, seo'd them, once traffic comes on then park them and dev the 50 others to get traffic on while the first 50 are parked and rotate that way. I've readed that technic. Is that really something that pay's off?

Thanks guy's for the input

 

[geb9696]

The vast majority of the money I make comes from www.collegeanalysts.com which is a blog that my best friend and I started about the stock market. We have been building up traffic to were we are getting over 12k uniques a month. i would recommend buying one or two domain names about a topic that you really enjoy. Then develope a website on it. You say you know how to develope and have limited money so I would say this is probably the best thing to do. You should read this http://www.dmueller.com/2007/09/28/...to-become-a-successful-domain-investor-today/

 

[MisterD]

The vast majority of the money I make comes from www.collegeanalysts.com which is a blog that my best friend and I started about the stock market. We have been building up traffic to were we are getting over 12k uniques a month. i would recommend buying one or two domain names about a topic that you really enjoy. Then develope a website on it. You say you know how to develope and have limited money so I would say this is probably the best thing to do. You should read this http://www.dmueller.com/2007/09/28/...to-become-a-successful-domain-investor-today/

Thanks for that link. pretty informative stuff.

 

[Fka200]

I agree with deb geb if you are looking to make money.

I currently own around 780 or so domains. I stopped buying ASCII (domains that use characters a-z 0-9) back in August 2006 when I started seeing the amount of growth with IDNs (International Domain Names).

I was buying LLLL.com/LNL/LLN... you know the standard stuff that people say are going to be worth money... I wasn't making more than $30/month with about 300 domain names... with what I have now... I'm making a LOT more / day. I dropped a majority of my English domains and am keeping my premium IDN domains. Kinda hard to explain, but it's all in the quality of the domain more than the # of domains owned. Just remember to do research. Had I bought IDNs earlier, I would have higher quality IDN domains thus making more. Had I started domaining earlier... I would have ASCII gems worth millions... it's all in the timing, investment (money and labor), and patience.

Goodluck! Just try not to waste money. I really regret some of my earlier purchases...

Yah, if you can develop them, you'll do much better. I have sites that get up to 70K uniques per day - those are the money makers. Not my parked ones.

Yep! Development is key for some domains.

 

[netmeg]

Yah, if you can develop them, you'll do much better. I have sites that get up to 70K uniques per day - those are the money makers. Not my parked ones.

 

[MisterD]

Just remember to do research.

Thanks for your input. Yes well actually, this is exactly what I am doing currently. Learning the basis ( Altough am not new to some basic stuff like registering domains.. push.. history of domains, basics of domain values and some stuff ) I am really serious in getting into domaining in a serious way as am kinda tired ( or bored.. ) of developping. Need some new goal in another game! I have some sites with adsense and had some affiliations sites also using CJ.

But what I really want now is more moving into domains only, if I have to develop some of them in order to gain traffic that would be doable but if I could simply build a steady income stream from domaining only well that will be it.
:hehe:

I really appreciate this forum, those are unvaluable input that I am reading here and on the other sections. I had back in the days a rush like I am having now.. but went into it like a crazy moron... buying plenty of "wow what a flash!! " new names and put up blogs on them and running all over with everything without even knowing exactly what I was doing or should I say without having a plan in the begining.. was after the big "tchi tching" to hit me all of a sudden.. well.. no "tchi tching" hitted me back then! I've more likely added some "tchi tching" into namecheap's bank account..

Anyhow , this is what I am doing this time. Reading, reading and reading but especially reading previous domainer's experience. That's gold information.

 

[kokbaw]

I only buy LLLL.com or 0000.com now.Would get more profit later.

 

[MisterD]

I only buy LLLL.com or 0000.com now.Would get more profit later.

mind expanding a bit on that sentence? What do you mean?
Thanks

 

[mrizos]

I'm making about $8.00 a day on my blog via adsense. I just offer information on how to remove any malware.

 

[NPKJB]

I'm making about $8.00 a day on my blog via adsense. I just offer information on how to remove any malware.

I'd definitely take $8 per day on one of my sites. Do you put a lot of time into your blog? I'm thinking that might be the way to go instead of using Whypark.

Is WordPress hosting your site or did you install the software on your server?

 

[MisterD]

I'm making about $8.00 a day on my blog via adsense. I just offer information on how to remove any malware.

That's a nice amount, how many visitors you got dayly on that blog and is it up since long?

 

[Fka200]

mind expanding a bit on that sentence? What do you mean?
Thanks

He is buying LLLL.com (Letter-Letter-Letter-Letter.com domains) and NNNN.com (Number-Number-Number-Number.com domains)

Letters A-Z
Numbers 0-9

 

[MisterD]

He is buying LLLL.com (Letter-Letter-Letter-Letter.com domains) and NNNN.com (Number-Number-Number-Number.com domains)

Letters A-Z
Numbers 0-9

yes thanks. I catched that.. what I meant by expanding is he is saying

Would get more profit later.

Why later? is there a trend in the futur for those domain names?

 

[mrizos]

I'd definitely take $8 per day on one of my sites. Do you put a lot of time into your blog? I'm thinking that might be the way to go instead of using Whypark.

Is WordPress hosting your site or did you install the software on your server?

Not alot time writing (I write one or two posts a day), but I do alot of SEO.

That's a nice amount, how many visitors you got dayly on that blog and is it up since long?

About 60 uniques a day. Some of that 8 bucks is from adsense referrals.

 

[MisterD]

About 60 uniques a day. Some of that 8 bucks is from adsense referrals.

Than this seem's to be a very nice and high paying niche.

 

[mrizos]

Than this seem's to be a very nice and high paying niche.

It's what i do full time, so it's easy to write about. It's weird though, I have my major down days and major up days...

 

[MisterD]

It's what i do full time

you mean full time on this site or full time writting/blogging. Cause I doubt you could live with 8$/day althought it's a nice earning from adsense for one site at 60 visits a day.


I've decided to get 3-4 domains I have on ice up running with some articles.. will see how adsense will go with them