I currently use the most affordable way to develop + monetize domains easily on a large scale.
The answer is: NamePros Landing Pages
Checklist:
- Completely FREE to use (No commissions or fee's)
- No hosting costs (Utilizing NamePros servers)
- Fully customizable (Just 1 page, but you can use HTML to customize them)
- Unique Content (You are in control over your own content)
- Personalized Monetization (You can use banners, links, affiliate, royalties, commissions, rent space, etc.)
- SEM/SEO (You can optimize each lander as much as you want to for SERPs)
- No Tech Admin needed (NamePros makes sure the servers are primed, updated, and secure)
- No SSL costs (NP Landers utilize NamePros SSL Certificate)
Granted, it's not a full blown website solution, but it is a solution that would take a fraction of the time to flesh out in bulk. You can even add a feature for a consistent footer on all landers without having to update each one manually:
See it here
With just 8 NamePros landing pages right now myself,
they have generated $400 in revenue in 4-months (No domains sold yet using them, just monetized revenue from my landing pages) - Still a WIN in my book.
To each their own. I moved away from mini site development due to time constraints maintaining the code over the years and pivoted to NamePros landers. Haven't looked back since and I'll be adding more domains moving forward.
Everyone does it differently.