How to start 'domaining'?

[jdab]

Posting in the newbies forum as I would consider myself a newbie.

I have had an interest in domain names for a while, but could only dream of making sales of $x,xxx+.

In this day and age and with the lack of available .com/.net etc domain names, do you think it's possible for someone like me to get involved in the industry?

I'm not in any way looking to make a living out of this, but it would be nice to earn a few bucks here and there.

 

[wot]

But what would happen if they were to register a trademark after I registered the domain? Would I be safe?

Unlikely to be a problem,particularly if you had a mini site on it. Cheap and easy to do.

You may even get an offer you can't refuse. But most domainers are still waiting for that godfather!

 

[vicky4712]

Still there're lot of premium quality 2-3 word generic domains which're not taken and have a better chance of selling in today's market.If you're considering entering this business you'll have to search for such domains and be patient till you find an end user interested in buying your domain.

 

[DnEbook]

How about the one in his signature?

Ha ha

Save your money, don't buy a book. Don't support people hawking their domaining e-books.

This ebook has been free for the last two or three years with many people happily downloading it at no costs ……..i must be a real bum to ask a whole couple of dollars after offering it for free for so long

 

[DnEbook]

I think the best way to start is to read all "Domaining MBA Monday" posts at Morgan Linton's blog.

http://morganlinton.com/?s=Domaining MBA Monday

Or you could read his unpaid blog about .xyz …. ummmm

 

[forge]

This ebook has been free for the last two or three years with many people happily downloading it at no costs ……..i must be a real bum to ask a whole couple of dollars after offering it for free for so long

I admit I didn't due my research, what you've done is generous just that in my experience most are far from it. Personally I've never felt the need to read other domainers' tomes, but again I commend you for putting your stuff out there for a pittance.

 

[DnEbook]

I admit I didn't due my research, what you've done is generous just that in my experience most are far from it. Personally I've never felt the need to read other domainers' tomes, but again I commend you for putting your stuff out there for a pittance.

Cheers

 

[forge]

Cheers

due my research? Make that DO my research! I was 1/2 asleep or else thinking of 'due diligence'.

 

[The New Guy]

1. Spend time searching for godaddy coupons. Sure, you'll spend just as much time complaining about their service later, and you could use the time chasing coupons doing silly stuff like research, but a 2.99 coupon is a 2.99 coupon.

2. Think of two or three popular words and throw them together.
For example: 'Cloud' is popular. So is 'Bitcoin'. And everybody likes pizza. So why not register cloudbitcoinbpizza.com and cover all your bases at once?

3. Don't worry about grammar or proper use of plural vs singular. 'BuyGarbagesOnline.com' makes perfect sense and could be worth millions.

4. Trademarks, schmademarks. Were you able to register 'NikeIphonecases.com'? Good for you! It's a surefire winner, and anyone who says "trademark issues" is just a H8R who wishes they had thought of it first.

5. If the unthinkable happens and the domains you registered 11 months ago didn't sell, go on various domain forums / ebay and unload them for whatever you can get in order to keep going. Maybe a package deal for cloudbitcoinbpizza.com, BuyGarbagesOnline.com, NikeIphonecases.com and a triple-hyphenated domain to be named later. Sell all of them for $4 and after paypal fees you'll have enough left to buy a new domain that might make you rich - as long as you can find a $2.99 godaddy coupon!

 

[HeyNow]

Posting in the newbies forum as I would consider myself a newbie.

I have had an interest in domain names for a while, but could only dream of making sales of $x,xxx+.

In this day and age and with the lack of available .com/.net etc domain names, do you think it's possible for someone like me to get involved in the industry?

I'm not in any way looking to make a living out of this, but it would be nice to earn a few bucks here and there.

1) Perform Google search for "domain shill bidding scandal," then read the various articles - there are many.
2) Perform Google search for "Godaddy VP caught bidding against customers" and read the resulting article(s).
3) Beware of domain "news" websites that hold industry scoundrels in high esteem.
4) Realize that these forums are mostly to cheer-lead for positive domain activity, so remember that as you read unbelievable, logic-defying posts.

Okay, now you're set with a little more knowledge of real value.

 

[carob]

Some good advice here. This is a risky and also pretty dirty business.

My advice? Save up some money for a holiday in Vegas. Put all the money in cash on your kitchen table. Ask yourself what you could buy with that money or what you could do for fun with it, or whether it would be fun throwing it out the window on a sunny, windy day. Then if you feel prepared to lose all of it with nothing to show for it, start spending some of it on domains and be prepared to lose all of it.

Most people lose money on domains and then give up, the registrars and the big players are the winners. But a few others beat the odds, or at least enjoy themselves trying. Good luck.

 

[forge]

4) Realize that these forums are mostly to cheer-lead for positive domain activity, so remember that as you read unbelievable, logic-defying posts.

In good part true, and after awhile all the cheerleading starts to backfire and cause much disillusionment about this supposed domaining "industry".

You can take it all as seriously or non-seriously as you like.

 

[sfex2000]

I am more newbie than you do, I have no idea how to get start, sigh help~~

 

[jdab]

I am more newbie than you do, I have no idea how to get start, sigh help~~

Do you own any domain names currently?

 

[sfex2000]

Do you own any domain names currently?

I have some domain name on sales right now, but I created it all by myself not bought from anybody, just to test out the stuff

 

[tomcarl]

That sh*t was epic. Thanks for the laugh.

@The New Guy

 

[motasemayyad]

I am a newbie too ... And registered QuteZ.com ... and now I am stuck ...

 

[Name Trader]

What was your plan for this domain when you registered it?

 

[The New Guy]

What was your plan for this domain when you registered it?

Step 1: Register domain
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit!

 

[DU]

Step 1: Register domain
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit!

This probably belongs in the "what would you do differently thread" but I think
Step 1. Collect Underpants

Would be better.

What was your plan for this domain when you registered it?

But it's really the new domainer mantra

Step 1. Buy a brandable (QuteZ.com.. pronounced Kyute-zee)
Step 2. ?
Step 3. Profit... because it's brandable.

Perhaps we should defined brandable.

 

[The New Guy]

But it's really the new domainer mantra

Step 1. Buy a brandable (QuteZ.com.. pronounced Kyute-zee)
Step 2. ?
Step 3. Profit... because it's brandable.

Perhaps we should defined brandable.

Brandable: nounjative
A domain name possessing one or more of the following qualities:
1: Shorter that 20 letters, numbers, or hyphens
2: Easily pronounceable, or pronounceable after a brief explanation of how to pronounce it
3: Costing less than $10 but theoretically able to sell for 100 to 1000 times that (if a branding site accepts it)
4: Nothing you would ever use for a site, but there must be someone out there that will like it, right?