Making Money from Parked Domains

December 12th, 2004

Let me tell you a true story. A friend of my who likes to collect domain names was describing a few that he had acquired. While he has a wide range of domains in various categories, these particular domains were all related to web hosting.
Some of the domain names were similar to existing web hosting [...]

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Gain fame playin domain game!

December 5th, 2004

As of June 2001, over 22.7 million “.com” top level domains (or “TLDs”) have been registered. In other words, the Internet consists of close to 23,000,000 dot-coms,which,in turn, are 76% of all TLDs. It means that you’re more likely to win the lottery than find a good domain name.
Due to their increasing scarcity, domain names [...]

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Tips & tricks to getting money from your domain name

December 4th, 2004

Would you like to be that lucky person who sells their domain for thousands or even a million dollars? It IS possible to find quality domains and resell them for huge amounts of money. The time is ripe for acquiring top domains and selling them. Now that the Internet Boom is behind us, valuable names [...]

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Who is Really Making the Expired Domains Money?

November 16th, 2004

What is an expired Domain Name? An expired Domain Name is a Domain Name which was previously registered but the owner did not re-register it. If a Domain Name expires, it becomes available for anyone to register.
Why are Expired Domains so Popular?
One reason is that if the domain name itself has a lot of link [...]

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Buy & Sell Domain Name, Make Money!

October 21st, 2004

You definitely heard that the Domain Name “Business.com” sold for whopping price of $8 million. That makes the most expensive Domain Name. You may not be able to make that sum by selling your current good domain name. But you should assume that having a good domain name means having the right to print money!
Below [...]

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How To Choose An Asking Price For A Domain Name

October 21st, 2004

Many domain name auction services won’t accept bids for less than US$500 or US$1000. However, domain names are increasingly priced for tens of thousands of dollars. Some examples: TV.com sold for US$15,000 and Business.com sold for US$150,000 (reported by CNET – News.com June 1997).
When negotiating to sell your domain name, it’s best to get a [...]

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Who is Really Making the Expired Domains Money?

October 21st, 2004

What is an expired Domain Name? An expired Domain Name is a Domain Name which was previously registered but the owner did not re-register it. If a Domain Name expires, it becomes available for anyone to register. Why are Expired Domains so Popular?
One reason is that if the domain name itself has a lot of [...]

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New Trend Shows Domain Branding More Important Than Ever Before

October 1st, 2004

On Feb. 6th, 2003, websidestory Inc., [websidestory.com], a web analyzation company released a report showing that the majority of websites are now visited by direct navigation, instead of using search engines and web links.
Direct Web Navigation is when a visitor locates a site by typing the domain directly into the browser or from a using [...]

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Global Domain Sales

September 26th, 2004

Domain name growth is starting to recover, but we are a long way from the rapid growth we saw in 1998 –2000.
I am confident that the market for domain names will move back into a growth phase in the next two or three years time, its true that the dot com boom was a “bubble”, [...]

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Transfering Domain Names

September 26th, 2004

Are you getting the service that you require from your domain registrar? Actually, thinking about it for a minute, it might be a better question to ask, do you even know what services are available? Are you aware that you can shop around and get better prices, more features and far better customer service?
Guess what? [...]

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