When you acquire a domain name, are you ever so sure that you would end up selling it for a profit?
I sometimes do but not most of the time. It could also be that I acquire low to medium-quality non-liquid names. But some of the domainers have developed what I would call 'domaining sense' and they know what they are getting into. It is only a matter of time and they know that the name would sell easily!
Unfortunately, that is not the case with me and I still struggle. I think there is a long learning curve in developing such a sense.
There is definetly a learning curve... The key is ... you shouldnt be registering just because you need to add to your portfolio... you should be searching daily but only ... register when they REALLY EXCITE YOU...
Dont fall for the plural when it should be singular trap... dont fall for the kind of good but not exactly the right wording ( woodburn.com vs burnwood.com (the second one is worth more
becuase you verb noun
you dont noun verb)
)
The thing about it ... is its all about lexical ability... At the simplest level it's about having an understanding of the english language and the subtle differences between how some words mean different things with others...
You dont want to register a domain name just to register it... you want to be wary of every domain name unless it's impossible for you to not register it...
Try this... in about 2 hours check the expired .coms... and start filtering... remove all hyphinated / numbers | max length 12 or so...... max words 2.... then go from there
only allow domains with SOME keyword searches ... only allow domains with SOME trustflow ... the options are there for you ... there are 50k domains maybe 100 of them will be gaurenteed sells at the right price...
also think of it like this... If you put yourself in the shoes of the developer it's impossible to not find some good ones...
i always try to alteast come up with a business or site that could work with that domain in my head.... AKA im not gonna just start registering names like twoDoves.com because other people sell names like that... I could never think of a concrete business that would use that name so its pointless.
something like domain catcher .com on the other hand has an implied usecase so -> it's alot easier to sell to someone whos actually developing something like that... because they look at it completely different... all their energy goes into developing... So at the end of the day A solid name is an easy sell to someone who makes big bucks / and is always strapped for time because they just want something good to go with their project.