Selling subdomains

[smashfactory]

can you sell subdomains of your name? like if i had red.com, could i sell hot.red.com and really.red.com, and how would that be hosted? if my host allowed subdomain set up, could i offer hosting off the main domain?

and, i guess that puts you in the spot where you could not sell the main domain because of the other sites right?

how does that all work?

 

[cache]

yes,
you can sell the subdomain (for example, web.com ), but it is risky.

 

[earnbussi]

well i don't think people would be interested in buying those as many websites offer free subdomains... and people like the word free...
right

 

[filter]

some people like quality, and will pay for it. If they can't afford the whole enchilada, *maybe* a subdomain of a sufficiently high-quality domain would attract some buyers.
Would have to be a solid, substantial presence though - regging the name for the next 10 years would be just the tip of the iceberg of steps necessary to address concerns about longevity. Seems like a lot of work to build and brand - not sure if it would be the best option for the vast majority of domains, but maybe there are a few that make sense to "develop" a subdomain leasing business around ...

 

[lzy]

I suppose the only one people would be interested is .com.xx names (.xx country extension). Not as easy as it sounds though. :imho:

 

[sashas]

check out the guys at CentralNic.net
They sell subdomains of US.com, No.com, EU.com, etc.

Its risky because your name essentially depends on the domain name owner. i wouldn't go this route.

 

[lzy]

check out the guys at CentralNic.net
They sell subdomains of US.com, No.com, EU.com, etc.

Its risky because your name essentially depends on the domain name owner. i wouldn't go this route.

I think she's looking to sell subdomains, not buy them, so there really isn't much risk for her. :hehe:

 

[sashas]

The name has to be really ultra generic to sell subdomains. And it has to be something "cool". Loans.com wouldn't work well as a subdomain :hehe:
I think Geo names could work well as subdomains. If I lived in New York, I wouldn't mind owning MyName.NewYork.com, or [email protected]thing that CoolHotmail is doing with email addresses

 

[gazzip]

yes,
you can sell the subdomain (for example, web.com ), but it is risky.

Yes it is Risky if you are the buyer - I got an email saying they are cancelling all their web.com subdomains.

Shown in this thread > http://www.namepros.com/domain-name...old-network.html?highlight=.us.com+subdomains


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I think she's looking to sell subdomains, not buy them, so there really isn't much risk for her. :hehe:

Yeah but I think you would need some good lawyers on your side to avoid possibly getting sued.
If a company built a business on one of your sub domains (like .web.com) and built up alot of traffic, customer base etc I would think some of them would put up a fight if - one day, you decided to bail out.


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[accent]

Yeah, leasing would be more secure for the domain owner. But then who wants to develop on a name that may not last? Maybe something for advertising promos where they already know it is temporary:
*****.free.com
*****.sample.com
*****.contest.com

People buy condominiums, seems like subdomains is a similar idea.

 

[smashfactory]

thanks for all the feedback- yeah i was looking to sell not buy- had an idea with one of my domains and wasnt sure all what was involved- might not be the way to go

 

[networkmsia]

If you wanna make it BIG, you gotta think out of the box.

Example
If I own a domain like blog.com, then I would surely start selling subdomains for 1 dollar a year.

and I would provide free blog hosting like blogspot.com, and a good blogging interface for them.

A domain like blog dot com will surely receive thousands and thousands of type in traffic monthly. and who knows perhaps 50,000 people will buy my subdomain.